Solo Exhibitions
2023. In Search of a Thinking Animal. Vatican Micro Gallery at Studio-e. Seattle, Washington
2022. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. Spaceworks Tacoma. Tacoma, Washington
2020. Home Here. Shunpike Arts. Seattle, Washington
2019. Under Maintenance. Shunpike Arts at the Meydenbauer Center. Bellevue, Washington
2018. Permeable Moment. Inscape Arts and Cultural Center Residency. Seattle, Washington
2017. Tropicana. Hubbell Street Galleries. San Francisco, California
Awards
2016. APAture Festival Featured Visual Artist, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, California
2014-2017. Diversity Scholarship with California College of the Arts
2014-2017. Faculty Scholarship with California College of the Arts
Public Art Commissions
2024. Raindrop Run, for Seattle Public Utilities’ Shape Our Water, Seattle, Washington
2023. Waterways, Commissioned by the City of Edmonds.
2021. El Pueblo Unido, Commissioned by the City of Ellensburg.
2021. Art in the Parks, Commissioned by Lake Sammamish State Park,
2021. Your Story Our Story Museum: Redmond. Commissioned by the City of Redmond for Redmond Lights.
2021. Set in Motion. Art show displayed on Seattle city busses curated by the Henry Art Gallery. Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
2021. Pictures. Commissioned artwork made in collaboration with residents at a Homes for Good housing facility. Homes for Good, Eugene, Oregon.
Select Group Exhibitions
2024. My Favorite Things. Fruitsuper, Seattle, Washington
2024. 13 Angles. SRISA Gallery, Florence, Italy
2024. Artist of Color Expo and Symposium. Shunpike, Seattle, Washington
2024. Assembly. Lloyd Center Mall, Portland, Oregon
2024. My Favorite Things. Fruitsuper, Seattle, Washington
2023. Surge: Mapping Transition, Displacement, and Agency in Times of Climate Change. Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, Washington
2023. Soft Power, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington
2023. Art+Flight, Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington
2023. Soft Touch, Museum of Museums, Seattle, Washington
2022. SAM Remix, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
2022. AUGMENT Seattle, Seattle, Washington
2022. Howl. Forest For the Trees, Seattle, Washington
2021-2022. BAM Architecture and Design Biennial, juried group exhibition. Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, Washington.
2021. Almost Home, exhibition with artist Natalie Dotzauer. Gallery One, Ellensburg, Washington.
2019-2020. New Years All Year Round, group exhibition. Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Seattle, Washington
2018. Summer Soulstice, pop up exhibition in festival. Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington
2017. Remnants of the Diaspora, group show. San Francisco State University, San Francisco,
California
2017. Reorient(Asian), group show. Junior High Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2017. Asian Images 2017: Artists From the Grassroots, group show. Stanford University, Stanford, California
2017. Materialisms, group show. Layer Studios, Oakland, California
2016. No Thank You, duo show with Kristen Wong. Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, California
2016. APAture, annual multidisciplinary arts festival. Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, California
2016. Parking Lot Art Fair. Fort Mason, San Francisco California
2015. Animas Vivas. Dia de los Muertos themed group show. Hayward Area Historical Society, Hayward, California.
Social Practice:
2024 - ongoing. Institute of Horse Girl Research. Portland, Oregon
2024. Sky Play by Taking Our Time collective. Mocks Crest Park, Portland, Oregon.
2024 - ongoing. Silk Road Trips, curated road trips for Asian women. Washington and Oregon
2024. Traces, Places, social practice mural for Portland State University. Portland, Oregon
Residencies
2022. Deception Pass State Park Inaugural Artist In Residence, Deception Pass, Washington
2021. Centrum, Port Townsend, Washington
2020. Rockland Arts, Bremerton, Washington
2018. Inscape Arts and Cultural Center, Seattle, Washington
2018. Caldera Arts, Sisters, Oregon
Notable Collections
Odessa Brown Children's Clinic. Othello Square, Seattle, Washington.
Seattle Convention Center. Seattle, Washington.
Ellensburg High School. Ellensburg, Washington.
Press
2023. “Seattle artist Nina Vichayapai featured in Art+Flight exhibit at Museum of Flight” by Kiyomi Kishaba for the International Examiner.
2022. “Where Art Tastes Like Himalayan Blackberries and Lemon Balm” by Jas Keimig for the Stranger.
2022. “Seattle event AUGMENT aims to show that art and tech can get along” by Gayle Clemans for the Seattle Times.
2022. “Deception Pass welcomes first resident artist” by Karina Andrew for the South Whidbey Record.
2022. ““Fruits of an Imagined Geography” is ripe with layers of meaning” by Fiona Dang for the International Examiner.
2017. “What Inclusive Feminism Looks Like, In 7 Images” by Nina Bahadur for the Huffington Post
Lectures, Presentations, Panels:
2024. Roots as Research. Artist talk for Paper Whale, Bellingham, Washington
2023. Discussion Panelist for Surge: Mapping Transition, Displacement, and Agency in Times of Climate Change, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, Washington
2023. Artist Talk at Deception Pass State Park, Deception Pass, Washington
2021. Panelist for Henry Art Gallery’s Set in Motion Discussion, Henry Art Gallery, Washington
2018. Artist Talk at Caldera Arts, Sisters, Oregon
University Service
2024- ongoing. Teaching Assistant, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
2024- ongoing. Social Practice Club Executive Officer, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
2024- ongoing. Social Forms of Art Journal Editor, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Teaching Artist Workshops
2024. Seed Paper Workshop for Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
2024. Seed Paper Workshop for Camp Craftaway, Seattle, Washington
2024. Bug Sculpture Self Portrait workshop for Anida Yoeu Ali’s Hybrid Skin, Mythical Presence Exhibition, Asian Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
2024. Seed Paper and Meditation workshop with Kat Chen for Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, Portland, Oregon
2023. Seed Paper Workshop for Adobe Design Teams, virtual
2023. Seed Paper Workshop for the Museum of Flight, Tukwila, Washington
2023. Seed Paper Workshop for EQ Offices, Seattle, Washington
2022. Seed Paper Workshop for Mini-Mart City Park, Seattle, Washington
2022. Tidepool Walk and Watercolor Workshop, Deception Pass State Park, Washington
2022. Flower Flag Workshop with Flower Flower, Seattle, Washington
2021. Felt Ornament Workshop with AmCE Arts, Seattle, Washington
2019. Teaching Artist Assistant for Caldera Arts Summer Camp program, Caldera Arts, Sisters, Oregon
2018-2019. Teaching Artist with Kids Create, Seattle, Washington
2018. Comfort Food and Culture Cooking Workshop, Caldera Arts, Sisters, Oregon
Museum Education
2017-2019. School Tour Docent at Seattle Art Museum. Seattle, Washington
2017-2019. Education Guide at Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. Seattle, Washington
Professional Development
2020. Eastside Seattle’s Public Art Intensive. A four-week program on public art in which attendees were selected to participate in. Hosted by the City of Redmond in Redmond, Washington.
Education
2023 (in-progress). Master of Fine Arts in Art and Social Practice. Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
2017. BFA in Painting and Drawing, minor in Visual Studies, with high distinction. California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California
Contact
Nvichayapai@gmail.com
