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Snow Ngo
Snow Ngo was born in Vietnam and came to the United States when she was 7 years old. Her love for drawing was first inspired by the Vietnamese soap operas she had seen on television in Vietnam. She pursued fashion design at Otis College of Art and Design for two and a half years until she realized that it was not what she wanted to do. Then, she decided to transfer to California State University, San Bernardino to study Art Education. During her undergrad, Snow had two art shows at the university and earned a scholarship for art education. Later, she studied and earned her Single Subject Credential in Art. Having always enjoyed being around children, she has recently begun substitute teaching at two different school districts and is longing to teach art at a middle or secondary school.
Snow not only enjoys teaching but creates her own artworks. She paints with acrylic, oils, and watercolor. Her older paintings have personal meanings to her, which represented relationship issues and criticizing how women are viewed through the media. Her realistic and impressionistic paintings have powerful messages that evoke strong emotions from the viewer. Then, she experimented and came to like abstract expressionism; her paintings have vibrant colors and textures. The paintings showed the struggles of balancing obstacles in Snow’s life and trying to stay positive at the same time. Will you let the darkness crush and break you, or do you overcome life’s obstacles and persevere? Her art lets the viewers decide for themselves.
Artist Statement: “There are people who relieve their stress or emotions by communicating with friends and write in their diaries. I use both these practices and tell a story through my paintings. I have been through many struggles in my life; this has made me become a stronger person. The purpose of my artwork is to communicate or have the audience relate to the struggles that I went through. The sense of mood can be shown through the person’s facial expression, surrounding environment, and colors. The technique that I used is important in my artwork. The lines, colors, textures and mediums make up the whole aspect of my work. The dark colors and messy brushstrokes represent sadness, anger, and depression; the cool colors and smooth brushstrokes demonstrate happiness, excitement, and liveliness.
The feelings and ideas that reoccur in my artwork portray different emotions and struggles that I have experienced in my life and have made me the person that I am today. This is a way for me to relieve the pain or express opinions on a situation. The struggles in my life consist of failed relationships, failure in reaching dreams, dealing with peers, depression and facing the outside world. Also, I feel strongly about women being criticized through the media. This has affected many teens and adults in thinking they should look or feel a certain way. My recent experimentation with watercolor expresses a theme of balancing the struggles of life with positive attitude and thoughts. This lets the viewers make their own decision on the path they want to follow.
EDUCATION 2009-2011 Cal State University, San Bernardino, CA Single Subject Credential in Art 2008-2009 CSU, San Bernardino, CA B.A. in Art Education (emphasis in painting) 2005-2008 Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles (Major Fashion Design) 2002-2005 Victor Valley College, Victorville, CA (AA degree in Fine Arts- Honor Roll) EXHIBITIONS 2008“Exclusive Premiere: Group Show” Student Gallery at CSU San Bernardino, CA 2009 “Hello My Name is…” Student Gallery at CSU San Bernardino, CA |
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* None of the artworks may be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Artist