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Mystical Forest

Artist: Nguyen, Christine

Medium: Dye sublimation on aluminum

County Department: Mental Health

Supervisorial District: 3

About the Artwork:

Christine Nguyen created three artworks for the Sheila Kuehl Family Wellness Center that provide a meditative and harmonious environment, celebrating spirit, healing and recovery. Inspired by the flora and fauna of San Fernando and the surrounding region, the works create a playful and inspirational imaginary world that gives a sense of wonder to clients, visitors and staff. Mystical Forest is a 16’ tall photo-based mural in the children’s waiting area is composed of multiple panels and was fabricated using a dye sublimation process on aluminum sheets. It depicts an imaginary magical forest populated by creatures and geometric shapes. The sky features floating islands and flocks of bird-like creatures. Mysterious, fantastical caves and other worlds exist just beneath the forest floor.

About the Artist:

Christine Nguyen resides in Lafayette, CO. She received her B.F.A from California State University, Long Beach and M.F.A from University of California, Irvine. Solo exhibitions of her work have been featured at the Hammer Museum (Project), Michael Kohn Gallery, Andrewshire Gallery in Los Angeles, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, St. Augustine, FL, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong and Galerie Quynh, Vietnam. Her work has also been included in group exhibitions at the Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany; Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach; Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena; San Art, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Sprueth Magers Projekte, Munich, Germany; Dancing Elephants Project, Bogota, Columbia and Churner and Churner, New York. To learn more, visit: http://www.lephant.com