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Khang Pham-New

Vietnam/Canada

Khang Pham-New was born in war-torn Vietnam in 1968. This was the same year as the Tet offensive. When Pham-New was 12, he and his two uncles escaped as members of the “Boat People” exodus. Pham-New arrived in a refugee camp in Malaysia and was adopted by an Australian couple living in Canada. He was encouraged in his burgeoning love of art by his parents and his art teacher and eventually became a professional artist. In 1999, Khang traveled back to Vietnam and met his natural parents in order to re-connect with his cultural roots. He has since set up a studio in Vietnam and taken Vietnamese apprentices in the art of Stone carving. http://www.khang-pham.com.