Critical Distance DIRECTORY Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn

Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn is a visual artist and doctoral fellow in the Art, Technology, and Design program at Konstfack and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden (expected completion in 2026). Her research has gained significant attention as part of the growing global discussion on a more nuanced understanding of photography and its production in local contexts outside the Western world. She has given lectures at the Saigon Social Sciences Hub (Ho Chi Minh City, 2023); Matca in Hanoi & IC Visual Labs in Bristol (online, 2023); National Gallery Singapore (online, 2022); Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art (Paris, 2022); and the Musée du quai Branly (Paris, 2022), where she co-authored an article with Édouard de Saint-Ours in the exhibition catalog Les débuts de la Photographie (2023, by Musée du quai Branly & Actes Sud).

Nguyễn’s work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre (Kingston, Ontario, 2022); the Borås Art Biennial (Borås, Sweden, 2021); Bonniers Konsthall (Stockholm, Sweden, 2021); MA*GA Museum (Gallarate, Italy, 2021); Trinity Square Video (Toronto, 2019); CAMPLE LINE (Thornhill, Scotland, 2019); and the Sharjah Art Foundation (Sharjah, UAE 2018), among others.