Julien Nguyen was born in 1990 in Washington DC, and lives and works in Los Angeles. Featured in Forbes "30 under 30" list, Nguyen completed his undergraduate degree at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (2012), and subsequently received his Meisterschulle from Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Städelschule, Frankfurt, Germany (2015). His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Freedman Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles, CA, (2016); Neue Alte Bruecke, Frankfurt, Germany (2015); Svetlana, New York, NY, (2015); and Kunstverein Munich, Munich, Germany (2014). His work has been included in group exhibitions such as the 2017 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, (2017); Parked Like Serious Oysters, MMK, Frankfurt, Germany (2015); and Lost Boys, Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland (2013).