Darlene Nguyen-Ely

(Vietnamese (born 1968))

Darlene Nguyen-Ely is a Washington-based artist who creates wood and mixed-media sculptures that explore material and form. Nguyen-Ely was eight years old when she escaped Saigon and the Vietnam War in 1975 with an uncle, brother, and sister. A key influence on her art is her memories from her homeland and childhood in Vietnam. Her art is also an e