“The Noise of Serenity”: First Solo Exhibition of Painter Mint Nguyen in Milan

January 30, 2026

Caterina Majocchi

Opening of the exhibition “The Noise of Serenity” at the Galleria degli Artisti, Thursday, February 5 at 6:00 PM

“I seize the moment and feel the desire to share it,” Mint Nguyen says of her art. Her canvases reveal poetic details, most of them hidden from the gaze of ordinary observers.

Les Roses Danseuses

In a chaotic Milan, distorted by traffic at the end of a rainy day, the artist lingers on the rain-soaked flowers of a garden (Roses et Rosée), their petals heavy with water and turned downward. These rose petals resist gravity with effort and pride, demonstrating that challenges can add depth and character to beauty.

The irresistible charm of rain-drenched rose petals returns in Les Roses Danseuses: the blossoms face the ground, overturned by the weight of the water that makes them even more full and lush. Yet they twirl gracefully, driven by the breeze like ballerinas’ tutus as the sun peeks through. One can hear the sound of raindrops striking the petals and see them magically bounce beyond the canvas, creating a three-dimensional effect of great balance that engages all the senses, conveying the emotion of a fleeting beauty made eternal by art.

The instant of a breath pauses in a profound sense of peace. The luminous, material composition is built from thousands of brushstrokes and layers of acrylic color, applied with patience and meticulous precision, favoring the technique of pointillism. The works are so tactile that one can “see them with the tips of one’s fingers.”

The Café Book

Mint Nguyen is a Canadian painter of Vietnamese origin who lives between Milan and Montréal. Her style intertwines elements of impressionism, abstraction, and realism. Strongly influenced by pointillism and artists such as Georges Seurat, her works are visual meditations: the eyes plunge into the canvas, getting lost in the discovery of ever-new details that stimulate not only sight but also hearing, smell, and taste, irresistibly drawing the fingertips toward the surface of the canvas itself, dense with texture and expressive power. Thousands of distinct dots converge into a harmonious whole and dance gracefully in an atmosphere of quiet, in the balance of Yin and Yang.

The artist’s journey began in childhood, when she drew under the gentle guidance of her painter aunt, whose influence planted the first seeds of creative freedom and personal expression. Although life initially led her down more traditional paths—including a successful career in graphic design and entrepreneurship—Mint never abandoned her first love: painting. Today she dedicates herself entirely to her art, drawing from a life rich in experience, reflection, and transformation.

Her inspiration arises from diverse sources—a fleeting glance, a vivid dream, a melody, or fashion design—but her creative process is always intuitive. She begins working without expectations, allowing the painting to gradually reveal itself. This openness enables her to channel moods, energy, and atmosphere in a way that feels deeply personal and, at the same time, universally relatable.

The Transformation

Themes such as inner peace, human connection, and the discreet complexity of nature recur consistently in her work. Whether depicting a solitary figure immersed in thought or a lush garden teeming with life, Mint captures fleeting moments and transforms them into visual meditations that transcend the instant and become timeless reflections.

The Transformation is a prime example: a vast field of flowers shifting from lighter, more vibrant colors in the foreground to blues and purples fading into a distant horizon, suggesting a deep azure body of water at the center. One dives in and disappears into a profound, fragrant, and redemptive connection with nature. Transformation occurs; we resurface as renewed individuals, restored in body and mind, rediscovering the meaning that allows us to move forward resolutely in life, recognizing ourselves as part of an organic whole.

The Girl in Mexican Braids

Now emerging on the professional art scene with a striking collection of large-format canvases, Mint is focusing her energy on expanding her audience, sharing her vision through exhibitions and building relationships with galleries and artistic communities.

Her mission is simple yet profound: to create space for emotion and beauty, and to awaken in each viewer personal sensations, emotions, and thoughts. After all, no deep and articulated thought exists that does not arise from the perception of beauty capable of stirring emotion.

We will have the opportunity to admire Mint Nguyen’s works at the Galleria degli Artisti on Via Nirone in Milan from February 5 to 16—a historic gallery between Sant’Ambrogio and Corso Magenta that has hosted hundreds of high-level artists over the decades.

Among the works on display, in addition to those mentioned, is The Girl in Mexican Braids: a young woman with braided hair, casting an oblique glance backward, searching with slanted eyes for something from which it is difficult to pull away. Also featured are two abstract works: The Entry Out, Abstract – Green, an attempt to return to a lost dream amid green entanglements, and The Divine, Abstract – Purple & Red. A declaration of vibrant refinement and opulence, inspired by the sophisticated lifestyle of Milan’s Fashion Quadrilateral, the epicenter of luxury.

Mint reveals to us hidden corners of Milan. The Lovers’ Garden—a private, secret, and lush garden concealed behind the city’s gray yet elegant facades. The Café Book is an invitation to meet, share stories, and experience wonder; a fascinating venue discovered by the artist in Milan, only hinted at on the left side of the work, where a “painting within the painting” appears—distinct yet harmonized with the entire image thanks to the myriad colored dots that unify the elements into an organic whole. Trees and a rose garden in the foreground stand out against the backdrop of one of the skyscrapers shaping today’s Milanese skyline.

Other works complete the exhibition, some of which were completed in recent months.

View articale in its original language (Italian): https://www.milanopost.info/2026/01/30/the-noise-of-serenity-prima-personale-della-pittrice-mint-nguyen-a-milano/