Ngo

Ngo was born in Chicago, Ill., but was transplanted to Arizona as a young child. She grew up learning
an appreciation for contrasting photography in high school. Ngo returned to Chicago after high school
and became immersed in the diverse art and culture of the city. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree with an emphasis on Painting and Art History from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in
2001. Once again, she returned to Arizona where she resides with her husband and their two dogs.
Ngo's husband, a culinary artist, and her often travel abroad together for further inspiration.

"Windswept"
40" x 30"
Acrylic on Canvas

"Champagne Morning"
40" x 60"
Mixed Media on Canvas

Ngo enjoys painting in mixed mediums and on many grounds, including canvas, paper, masonite, plexiglas, and metal. Her
awareness of the play of light and shadow and its effect on color plays an important role in her work today. The dichotomy of the
natural desert landscape of Arizona versus the urban downtown environment of Chicago led her to a certain "no rules" style of
painting. Currently her paintings have a certain raw, playful, and sometimes unfinished quality in which the work holds a kind of
potential energy, excitement and freedom. She often creates problems on the canvas, and then through her painting solves them.
With every painting, there are an infinite number of approaches and decisions to be made. She is fascinated by the discoveries
made while creating each new piece of art, and allows her style to change often in order to keep her painterly freedom.

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