Gallery Guide, "Dream / Mong: Veronica Pham"

GALLERY GUIDE JULY 10 – SEPTEMBER 12, 2026

Con cóc làm giấy / The frog making paper, 2026, BCA Center installation

Within Exists Animals and Languages, 2026, BCA Center installation

In Dream / Mộng Veronica Pham explores the ephemeral nature of the human subconscious through the delicate medium of paper. Pham creates a diverse new body of work, that ranges from paper collage to wall-mounted sculptures inspired by her Vietnamese heritage and cultural traditions. Through folklore and humor Pham reflects on identity, family history, and the experience of living between cultures. The artist delves deeply into her past experiences and personal dreamlife, to create whimsically surreal spaces that invite the viewer to imagine new ways of belonging.

CHECKLIST Within Exists Animals and Languages, 2026 Dó handmade paper 16 x 23", 12 units

Con cóc làm giấy / The frog making paper 1/6, 2025 Artist book with handmade dó paper 5.75 x 6 x 6", 6 tunnel books

$1500

Price available upon request

Offering House, 2026 Handmade paper, transparent paper, thread, personal objects, mahjong table, ceramic, spices, herbs, and foraged iron 8 x 10 x 10' Price available upon request

All works courtesy of the Artist

Veronica Y. Pham (b. 1993) is an educator and designer whose creative practice explores themes such as process, generational labor, and identity through papermaking and fiber arts informed by Vietnamese and Chinese traditions. For Pham, material serves as a means to investigate the environment and ecosystem through a visual and kinetic language. She received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and BFA from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. Recently, she was presented the St. Botolph Club Amelia Peabody award in sculpture, and has exhibited nationally and internationally at the San Francisco Center for the Book, CA; Trúc Chỉ Gallery, Huế, Vietnam; Merwin and Wakeley Gallery, Bloomington, IL; Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA; Center for Visual Research Gallery at Cedar Crest College, Allenton, PA; Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH; and Art at the Kent, Calais, VT. Pham has been published in Hand Papermaking magazine and co-authored the book, Hand Papermaking Traditions in Việt Nam. The artist has taught several papermaking and fiber arts workshops, working with natural materials such as milkweed and hemp.

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