About

Bio:

Francisco Pham is an artist born to Vietnamese immigrants in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, but was raised in Baltimore, MD and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and is attending the New York Academy of Art for his Master’s degree. His art primarily mixes Eastern and Western painting iconography to express his cultural and religious identity.

Education:

  • 2027 (in progress)

    • MFA in Painting, NYAA, New York, NY.

  • 2024

    • BFA in Painting, MICA, Baltimore, MD. 

Awards:

  • 2017

    • Scholastics Silver Key - Dining at the Mall

    • Scholastics Silver Key - The Span of Hundred Years of Human Existence 

  • 2018

    • Scholastics Honorable Mention - Asian Exploration 

    • Scholastics Gold Key - In A Span of A Hundred Years

    • Scholastics Silver Key - Moving

    • Scholastics Honorable Mention - Exile From Modernism

    • Scholastics Honorable Mention - Nightmares

    • Scholastics Honorable Mention - Ox Head and Horse Face

    • Scholastics Honorable Mention - Pets

Scholarships: 

  • 2018 - 2023

    • Creative Vision Award

    • Presidential Scholarship

    • MICA Grant

    • MICA Recognition Award

  • 2025 - 2026

    • MFA Academy Scholar Award Scholarship

    • Will Cotton Scholarship

Group Exhibitions:

  • 2021

    • Onward, Lazarus 2 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD.

  • 2022

    • Alumni Exhibition 2022, Carver Center Gallery, Carver Center for Arts and Technology, Towson, MD.

    • Second Thesis Defense Show, Lazarus 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD.

    • Arrival, Lazarus 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD. 

    • Preface, Lazarus 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD.

    • Preview 13, Fox 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD. 

  • 2023

    • Waking in The Blue, Fox 2 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD.

    • Art Walk 2023, Fox 2 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD.

    • Fire and Ice Art Exhibition, Adytum Collective, Beethoven Apartments, Baltimore, MD. 

    • Alumni Exhibition 2023, Carver Center Gallery, Carver Center for Arts and Technology, Towson, MD.

    • Home, Adytum Collective, Beethoven Apartments, Baltimore, MD.

    • Spirituality, Biafarin Artist Management, Gallerium Online Smart Exhibitions. 

  • 2024

    • Spring Cleaning 2024, Good Company Art, Peabody Heights Brewery, Baltimore, MD. 

    • Alumni Exhibition 2024, Carver Center Gallery, Carver Center for Arts and Technology, Towson, MD.

    • Asians in Maryland 2024, Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson University, Towson, MD.

    • Asians in Maryland 2024 Satellite Exhibition, Fine Arts & Music Department, Enoch Pratt Free Library: Central Branch, Baltimore, MD.

    • The Cat’s Meow, Found Studio Shop, Baltimore, MD. 

    • Holiday Showcase 2024, Night Owl Gallery, Baltimore, MD.

Solo Exhibitions: 

  • 2024

    • September Featured Artist, Night Owl Gallery, The Royal Blue, Baltimore, MD.

  • 2025

    • Hidden Gods, Gallery Blue Door, Baltimore, MD.

Illustrations:

  • 2025

    • Art City Blend, Dear Globe Coffee Roasters - Twelve Earthly Branches