Việt Lê’s creative and critical practice as a queer, disabled artist focuses on sexualities, spiritualities–the physical and the metaphysical. Focused on global south indigenous shamanisms and knowledge traditions, Dr. Lê’s non-profit foundation SEA sạ seeks to share resources and wisdom among artists, healers, researchers and healers. Việt Lê is the author of Return Engagements: (Duke University Press, 2021, which received the 2023 Outstanding Book Award from the Association of Asian American Studies), and collaborated with Latipa on the art book White Gaze (Sming Sming Books | Candor Art, 2019, second edition). Việt Lê is Professor Emeritus/a at California College of the Arts. A 2022-24 Headlands Bay Area Fellow and ‘22 Stanford CCSRE Mellon Arts Fellow, Lê’s recent solo shows include đến đền đến (Sàn Art | Sài Gòn 2025),thương (w/ artist and poet Ly Hoàng Ly: Armory Gallery, Virginia Tech; UVA Chapel, University of Virginia, 2025), Việt Namaste (Headlands Center for the Arts, 2024) and an upcoming residency and solo show at Artpace San Antonio (2026).
Global Performance + Sound Lab 