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Angie Nguyen
Visual Artist | Art Director | Photographer | Content Creator
B.F.A., Simon Fraser University School of Contemporary Arts
Angie Nguyen is a Vancouver-based visual artist and art director specializing in movement photography that captures the fluidity and power of expression. Her work focuses on circus artists, athletes, and performers, transforming kinetic energy into striking visual narratives. Through bold compositions, she elevates the stories of her collaborators, bridging performance art and visual storytelling for creative campaigns, music performances, and interdisciplinary projects.
Artistic Practice & Vision
Rooted in collaboration, Angie’s photography explores the intersection of physicality and identity. Her background in visual arts, circus performance, and sport media production informs her approach, balancing technical precision with an intuitive sense of motion.
Whether documenting the grace of flow artists, the intensity of elite athletes, or the vibrancy of live performances, she seeks to freeze moments where discipline and artistry collide.​​
Selected Works
Angie’s work has been showcased in exhibitions, multimedia projects and online campaigns collaborating with performers, producers, and cultural organizations. These partnerships highlight her commitment to pushing the boundaries of visual storytelling—capturing movement, emotion, and approaching post-production in surreal ways.
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Carry Me Home
Les 7 Doigts, Showcap Entertainment and Redcap VR present first-ever multi-reality show in Vancouver (2022)Visual Documentation of unprecedented motion caption technology and performing circus arts.
East of the Sun Jazz Concert
Jasmine Jazz ensemble performed at the Anvil Theatre and Annex Theatre. (2024)
Created project visuals and brought together the international music group SEUM from Korea, the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble, and Jodi Proznik Trio in an East-meets-West jazz collaboration.
Movement in Mourning
Circo Collective A documentary portrait series capturing movement through a pandemic, showing the struggles with identity, stillness, and creative survival through collaborative photography.
Twisted Bloom
Photoshoot with dynamic performance duo (2024)
Documented a contortion hand balancing duo in Vancouver's Downtown East Side’s circus arts community.
Vancity Vice
Vancity Vice Flag Football Team at USA Flag World Tournament (2025)
Visual storytelling for campaigns featuring the speed, agility, and dedication of the players from Team Canada Flag Football and BCAFFL.
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Defying Frame
Aerial Artists at Underground Circus
Featuring geometric and free from sculptural apparatus, by Peter Boulanger for boundary-pushing aerial and acrobatic performances (2020-21)
Bang Danjos
Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble performs at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre, featuring Chinese, Bluegrass and Japanese Banjos.
Creative management of a cross-cultural concert that honors the 125th Anniversary of the Japanese Consulate in Vancouver and spotlighting international guest artist Hiroshi Yamaguchi. (2013)
"I live in motion—a 4’11” circus acrobat and competitive flag football player, constantly defying expectations of scale and strength. My photography mirrors this kinetic life: a pursuit of the fleeting moments where bodies transcend limits, where tradition collides with rebellion, and where raw athleticism becomes art.
I don’t just capture movement—I understand it. The grit of a mid-air catch, the tremble of a musician’s hands, the unspoken trust between performers—this is my language. My camera acts as both witness and conspirator, transforming sweat and spontaneity into surreal narratives. Through layered edits, I amplify the hidden poetry in physical extremes: a weightless dancer becomes a constellation; a bloodied football jersey echoes ancient drapery.
My work thrives in collaboration with boundary-pushing artists—circus performers, experimental musicians, and athletes who treat their bodies as kinetic sculpture. Every image is a testament to resilience, a refusal to stay grounded.
Because the world tells small bodies to take up less space, I picked up a camera and shot back."
Angie
Angie Nguyen
Angie's photography explores the interplay of movement, identity, and composition, redefining the documentation of live performance.
Now poised for gallery exhibition, her work presents a curated study of movement as a universal language, featuring:
The Body in Motion – Aerialists in flight, athletes in dynamic action, dancers suspended in time.
Cultural Hybridity – Performers blending disciplines, mirroring Vancouver’s multicultural essence.
Surreal Storytelling – Dreamlike features that transcend traditional photography.
In addition to her photography, Angie has hosted community outreach workshops for ArtStarts in Schools with The Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble—Vancouver’s first traditional Chinese music group, performing on ancient instruments. To learn more about her creative management work, visit the Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society.
She has also supported the mission of the Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM), a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing an inclusive, culturally diverse music hub. Through her visual content and design work, she contributed to their vision while mentoring emerging arts administrators under DKAM Arts Management, fostering connections across music and art communities.
Her projects have been made possible with support from the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, the City of Vancouver, and Diane Kadota Arts Management.
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