Name: Julien Nguyen
Age: 30
Hometown: Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Currently Lives: In a one-bedroom apartment in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles that doubles as his studio.
Claim to Fame: Mr. Nguyen is a Vietnamese American artist who depicts friends, lovers and mythical creatures in the tradition of Italian Renaissance painters. His work, which is also influenced by science fiction and video game design, gained a wider fan base through collaborations with the avant-garde fashion label Ottolinger. Two of his works, “Executive Function” and “Executive Solutions,” which depict nymphs and demons on the front page of The New York Times, were included in the 2017 Whitney Biennial.
Big Break: In 2016, when Mr. Nguyen was preparing for an art show, he met Christa Bösch and Cosima Gadient, the founders of Ottolinger, through mutual friends. “We became fast friends and had some…
