Quick Info
| Profession | Photographer, artist and professor |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 1962 |
| Birthplace | Hue, Vietnam |
| Date of Death | 28/10/2026 |
Latest News about Pipo Nguyen-Duy
28/10/2026
Oberlin College professor Pipo Nguyen-Duy, 64, and his wife Tran Thi Phong, 47, were found fatally shot inside a home on South Pleasant Street in Oberlin, Ohio. College president Carmen Twillie Ambar publicly mourned him as a beloved professor of studio art and photography who had taught at the college since 1998. A suspect was taken into custody and charged in connection with the killings, and the college arranged counseling for students and staff.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Vietnamese-born American photographer and artist, known for internationally exhibited photographic work and for teaching studio art and photography at Oberlin College and Conservatory. He was found fatally shot at a home in Oberlin, Ohio, on 28/10/2026. |
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| Immigration | Came to the United States as a political refugee from Vietnam in 1975. |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Bachelor of Arts | Economics, Carleton College |
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| Master of Arts | Photography, University of New Mexico |
| Master of Fine Arts | Photography, University of New Mexico |
Personal Life
| Spouse | Tran Thi Phong |
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| Death | Was found fatally shot at a home in Oberlin, Ohio, together with his wife, in October 2026. Authorities linked the shootings to a domestic dispute and a man later charged in connection with the deaths was reported to be his son. |
Family
| Spouse | Tran Thi Phong |
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Career
| Academic Positions | Professor of studio art and photography at Oberlin College and Conservatory, where he taught from 1998. |
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| Awards and Grants | Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography (Oberlin reports it was awarded in 2011), National Endowment for the Arts grant, En Foco Grant, Professional Development Grant from the College Arts Association, and a National Graduate Fellowship from the American Photography Institute, among others. |
| Notable Works | "(My) East of Eden", a project revisiting childhood memories of Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and "The Garden", a series of photographs of abandoned greenhouses in Ohio. |
| Exhibitions | Internationally exhibited; his work is held in public collections in the United States, Europe and Asia. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Originally trained in economics before turning to photography. | |
| 2. Began the "(My) East of Eden" project while working on a Guggenheim-supported documentation of Vietnamese war amputees. | |
| 3. His "Monet's Garden" cyanotype series is among his recognised bodies of work. |
