Khoi Nguyen is a product of the late 20th century Renaissance and mid-century Vietnamese diaspora. A photographer whose work now incorporates video, small sculpture, multimedia, and installation, he defies anyone to pigeonhole him into any one medium.
Khoi’s interest in photography began as a fascination with tiny spy cameras, and with spying in general. He started shooting with a small 110 pocket camera at the age of 6 and taught himself photography until his first photography class at the age of 20. He has since earned an AA degree in Commercial Photography at Seattle Central Community College, a BFA in Photography at the University of Washington, a BA in Interdisciplinary Art at the University of Washington, and an MFA in Photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. He began his college career studying electrical engineering.
Khoi enjoys long walks on the beach (and on sidewalks), building and enjoying tube-based audio systems, shaving with a straight razor, and cooking and eating delicious foods – lots of it. He is also a competent rock climber. Khoi believes in the transformative power that the mastery of craft can provide. He hopes his students will take the lessons they learn at YIF use them to succeed in the world.
