Biography

Van Tran Nguyen is a Vietnamese American artist-scholar, filmmaker, curator, and multimedia artist. In 2017, Tran Nguyen received an MFA from the State University of New York, at Buffalo. Then in 2021, she earned her doctorate in the Philosophy of Electronic Art at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Her short film, ERIE COUNTY SMILE released in 2021, is available for public access via the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Her first full-length feature film, The MOTHERLOAD, will be released in 2025. She is an Early Career Fellow at the UCLA Center on Race & Digital Justice (2024-2025) and recipient of The Vilcek Foundation's 2024 New American Perspectives in Filmmaking grant. She joined Georgetown University in the fall of 2024 as the Assistant Professor of Performing Arts. Dr. Tran Nguyen teaches courses across theory and practice including digital filmmaking and performance.