KV Duong is an ethnically Chinese artist with a transnational background—born in Vietnam, raised in Canada, and now living and working in Britain. He examines the complexities of Vietnamese queer identity, migration and cultural assimilation through personal and familial history.
During his MA studies at the Royal College in London, UK, he created works on latex, highlighting its historical connection to French colonial rubber plantations in Vietnam, while simultaneously embracing its sensuality and symbolic association with the queer experience. The recurring motif of a door or portal signifies access and the limitations imposed by societal constructs, particularly those associated with colonial and LGBTQ+ history.
Duong’s recent solo exhibitions include: ‘Between This Body and The World,’ Harlesden High Street, London, UK (2024), ‘No Place Like Home,’ Museum of The Home, London, UK (2023); and ‘Too Foreign for Home,’ Too Foreign for Here,’ Migration Museum, London, UK (2022).