Dr. Lap-Xuan Do-Nguyen
Details
College: School of Communication & Design
Department: School of Communication & Design
Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
lapxuan.donguyen@rmit.edu.vn
ORCID: 0000-0002-2930-4062
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Collaborative projects
- Industry Projects
- Mentoring (long-term)
- Mentoring (short-term)
About
Dr. Đỗ Nguyễn Lập Xuân is an art-led researcher and educator working across artistic practice, pedagogical research, and the creative industries. She holds a PhD in Art, Design and Media from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Her research explores practice-based approaches to community engagement, knowledge production, and alternative learning structures. Her interdisciplinary practice engages questions of identity, displacement, marginalisation, and visual communication through performance, installation, digital formats, and socially engaged art. Her work has been exhibited locally and internationally and featured in scholarly publications worldwide.
Research fields
- 3606 Visual arts
- 3604 Performing arts
- 390101 Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy
- 420101 Arts therapy
- 330405 Public participation and community engagement
- 360104 Visual cultures
- 4701 Communication and media studies
UN sustainable development goals
- 4 Quality Education
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Academic positions
- Lecturer
- Ton Duc Thang University
- Industrial Fine Arts
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2024 – 2025
- Lecturer
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture
- Industrial Fine Arts
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2022 – 2026
- Visiting Lecturer
- Saigon Technology University
- Industrial Fine Arts
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2012 – 2025
- Teaching Assistant
- Nanyang Technological University
- School of Art, Design and Media
- Singapore, Singapore
- 2009 – 2009
Non-academic positions
- Co-founder and Art Director
- Coeverything Art Space
- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- 2017 – 2018
- Associate Creative Director
- SQUARE Communication Group
- Biz-eyes
- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- 2016 – 2018
- Concept Developer
- Biz-eyes Creative Communication Agency
- PR
- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- 2012 – 2014
- Artist
- Independent
- Vietnam
- 2011 – Present
- Design Lead
- Khai Tri Co.,Ltd
- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- 2010 – 2015
Teaching interests
Dr. Do Nguyen Lap Xuan is an experienced instructor whose teaching philosophy centers on nurturing student growth, encouraging learner initiative, and fostering developmental learning. She has extensive experience lecturing across both public and private sectors, training early-career agency professionals, and advocating for community knowledge sharing through artistic engagements.