The Poetry Project

Tammy Nguyen

A portrait of artist Tammy Nguyen in her studio.
© Annie Ling

Tammy Nguyen (b. 1984, San Francisco, CA, lives and works in Easton, CT) creates paintings, drawings, artist books, prints, and zines that explore the intersections between geopolitics, ecology, and lesser-known histories. A story teller, Nguyen’s multidisciplinary practice takes two forms—her more traditional fine arts practice, which encompasses her lush, dense paintings, as well as her prints, drawings, and unique artist books, and her publishing practice, embodied through her imprint, Passenger Pigeon Press, which creates and distributes Martha’s Quarterly, a subscription of artist books and interdisciplinary collaborations. Nguyen will have her first solo show in Korea with Lehmann Maupin in March 2023, and is currently preparing for a solo exhibition at the ICA/Boston in the fall.