Intertwined Roosting Souls
bare copper wire
2024

About

Caesar Nguyen is a multidisciplinary artist who originally started making art in the soulless suburbs of Houston. From there he kept himself occupied with art making and never stopped. Initially wanting to pursue a career within the entertainment industry, he found solace by embracing the organic and geometric things in life while attending Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design for his BFA in Fine Art / New Studio Practice. Currently, his work investigates tumultuous relationships and identity through experimentation of media.In my art, I aim to bridge the gap between digital mediums and traditional means to portray the contrasting experience of growing up Asian American in a predominantly White area. Finding inspiration in geometry and movement, my work challenges the rigid nature of math and unpredictability of art making.Currently, I have been experimenting with laser cutters while finishing up a residency, Creative Allies, which aims to provide art classes to MPS schools without an art program.

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EDUCATION2026 BFA, Fine Art: New Studio Practice, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WIAWARDS2022 MIAD Presidential Scholarship, Milwaukee, WI2022 LCAD Merit Based Scholarship, Laguna Beach, CA2022 UArts Distinguished Scholar, Philadelphia, PAEXHIBITIONS2024 Please Excuse My Dope Asian Swag, MIAD Community Center, Milwaukee, WI2024 Sense of Place, Gray Area Hawthorn Contemporary, Milwaukee, WI2023 FYE Student Exhibit, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI2023 Life and Death, Gallerium, Online Exhibit2023 GROTA Visions Art Exhibit, Groundworks, Tucson, AZRESIDENCIES2024 Creative Allies: Artist in ResidencePUBLICATIONS2023 Life and Death, The Book of Arts, Life and Death IssueNON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE2018-Present ”TRAIL MIX” Webcomic (hosted on WEBTOONS and Tapas)2021-2023 ”Bahnt’s Ballad” Webcomic (hosted on WEBTOONS and Tapas)

3D Work

2D Work

Digital illustration