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Ann Phong was born in Saigon, Vietnam. In 1981, she had a chance to escape Vietnam by boat. After a year of living in refugee camps in Malaysia and the Philippines, Phong settled in Southern California.
In 1995, Phong received her master’s degree from California State University, Fullerton. Phong has actively participated in more than 50 solo and group shows in galleries and museums, and her work has been widely exhibited in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Houston, Vancouver, Paris and even as far as Japan.
Phong currently teaches art at California State University, Pomona. Since 2007, Phong has been invited by the College Board of Education as one of the readers for AP Studio Art for high school students, and by Praxis Art for teaching credential program. She has also been invited to speak at many high schools, colleges, universities, galleries and museums on the subject of her own work and the work of other Vietnamese American artists. |
