The Mermaid Blues | Andria Nguyen

themermaidbluesartist@gmail.com

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana

Live/Work

Houston, Texas

Education

✙ 2009-2013

University of Houston - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, Painting

Group Exhibitions & Markets

✙ 2022

Sensation Play, Insomnia Gallery/Hardy & Nance Street Studios. Houston, TX

✙ 2019

Remember You Will Die: A Memento Mori Show, Texas Art Asylum. Houston, TX.

Texas Fright Nite, Drink Of Ages Pub. Houston, TX.

FUSION ANTHOLOGY: Art Market, Re:HAB on the Bayou. Houston, TX

Houston's Most Wanted II, Emancipation Glass Smoke Shop. Houston, TX

Houston's Most Wanted, Emancipation Glass Smoke Shop. Houston, TX

Art Never Broke My Heart, Red Eye Gallery. Houston, TX

✙ 2018

MIXTAPE #1: Emerging Works, Hardy and Nance Street Studios. Houston, Texas

Halloween Art Pop Up + Costume Contest, Superb Studio. Houston, Texas

Hallowday Bonanzaree, Super Happy Fun Land. Houston, Texas

Inktober: October Art Show, Space Montrose, Houston, Texas

Pancakes & Booze Art Show, Warehouse Live. Houston, Texas

Networked Art Show and Tell, 45 Art Center, Houston, Texas

Lean On Me: A Houston Subculture Art & Photography Show, Insomnia Gallery, Houston, Texas

✙ 2017

JMV Only, JoMar Visions, Houston, Texas

Horror & Honor, JoMar Visions, Houston, Texas

RAW: FIXATE, Stereo Live, Houston, Texas

Open Mic + Art, Avant Garden, Houston, Texas

Black, White, & In Between, JoMar Visions, Houston, Texas

Folk and Art Tales, JoMar Visions, Houston Texas

Inner Pulsation, JoMar Visions, Houston, Texas

Hidden Agendas , Winbern Mess Hall, Houston, Texas

Facets of a Mirror, JoMar Visions, Houston, Texas

10” x 10” Art Show, Hardy and Nance Street Studios, Houston, Texas

✙ 2015

Art Crawl, Hardy and Nance Street Studios, Houston, Texas

✙ 2014

Zarate x Zen, Hardy and Nance Street Studios, Houston, Texas

✙ 2013

Holiday Mini-Mart & Party, Art League Houston, Houston, Texas

✙ 2012

The Fifth Annual UH Libraries’ Student Art Exhibition, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

Residencies

✙ 2017-2018

Artist in Residence, JoMar Visions, Houston, TX

✙ 2014-2015

Artist in Residence, Hardy and Nance Street Studios, Houston, Texas

Art Fairs

✙ 2017

Tacos, Music, & Art Festival, Old Town Spring, Texas

Publications

✙ 2018

“Art & Life with Andria Nguyen”, Voyage Houston, Houston, Texas

✙ 2012

“Successful Art Splash by Students”, The Daily Cougar, Houston, Texas