BIOGRAPHY

Brother Simon-Hoa (Cuong) was born in Vietnam.  He came to the United States at the end of the Vietnam War.  A monk of Saint John's Abbey, he is a practicing artist and filmmaker and presently teaches art and video at Saint John's University and College of Saint Benedict.

Education

M.F.A.      Film and Video, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia.

B.F.A.      Painting, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore.

B.A.          Religious Studies, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.

B.A.          Philosophy, Saint John's Seminary College, Camarillo, California.

Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor, Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. 2003-present