Multimedia Artist - Illustrator & Designer

Tan Nhat
Nguyen

Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Currently resides in Manhattan, NY

I make narrative-driven images across oil painting, editorial illustration, animation, and photography. Trained first in the foundational discipline of a Vietnamese design school and now studying B.F.A. Illustration at the School of Visual Arts, I aim to bring industrial and market-ready discipline to any production.

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My work lives where the story behind the artwork matters the most. That is where the inspirations, the motivations, the cultural heritages, the verbal messages live before being transferred into visual communication. I've found that once the concept is clear, the visuals arrive in a flood: compositions, colors, forms, more than I can hold. And when you're flooded like that, one medium is never enough. So I reach for as many as the story demands: painting, illustration, animation, writing — until the message is fully seen. Therefore, one word to describe me? AMBITIOUS."

01 — Education & Experience

FROM SAIGON TO NEW YORK

My training runs in one unbroken line, from print-and-layout foundations in Saigon to fine-art storytelling here in New York. I've been at this craft since high school and haven't stopped since. Expand each card to see where it took me.

02 — Tools & Skills

MY CREATIVE TOOLKIT

Everything I reach for when a story needs telling: digital software, traditional media, a camera, and two languages. The more an idea asks for, the more I bring to it.

Digital & Software

graphic design · Illustration · photo manipulation · keyframe animation · 10+ more...

Adobe Creative Suite

Digital Tablet Painting

Keyframe 2D & 3D Animation

Layout, Grid & Composition

UI&UX Design with Webflow

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Animate
Adobe Media Encoder
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Dimension
Blender
Cinema 4D
Capture One
DaVinci Resolve
Webflow
Figma
Rive
Spline
Wacom Center
Adobe Acrobat
Freeform
Microsoft Office
Notes
Claude

Traditional Media

oil · gouache · charcoal · graphite · Markers

Oil Techniques

Charcoal

Color Theory

Chiaroscuro & Value

Photography

portrait shot · group shot · street photograph

Mirrorless & DSLR Operation

Photo Editing

Off-Camera Lighting Setup

Studio Model Direction

03 — Recognition

HONORS & CERTIFICATIONS

A few honors I've picked up so far: in photography, design, and for working across both my languages. Small proof that the work connects beyond my own studio.

Certificate
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Jun 2025

WA Superintendent of Public Instruction

Award
CTE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
May 2025

Outstanding Engineer | Battleground Public Schools

Certificate
WASHINGTON STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY
Jun 2025

Vietnamese & English | Battleground Public Schools

Award
OUTSTANDING MULTILINGUAL LEARNER
MAY 2025

Prairie High School Program