Jeena Shin

Jeena Shin (born 1973) is a New Zealand painter. Her work is geometric in style, and often monochromatic. Many of her projects are large scale and painted directly on the walls of public galleries.

Jeena Shin
Born1973 (age 47–48)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationUniversity of Auckland
RMIT University, Melbourne
Known forpainting
MovementModernism
AwardsC Art Trust Award (2014)
Websitejeenashin.com

Early life and education

Shin was born in Seoul, South Korea. Shin received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Auckland in 1997 and a Masters of Fine Arts from RMIT University, Melbourne in 2000.[1] In 2011 she participated in the 'International Residency Exchange Programs' at the Art Studio of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in South Korea.[2]

Shin is resident in Auckland, New Zealand.

Exhibitions

In 2016 she was included in the exhibition Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.[3] Notable exhibitions at Two Rooms (Auckland) have included Reflection Reflection (2012), Motus (2014), and Over Under Sideways Down (2015–6 with Selina Foote and Jan van de Ploeg).[4] In 2009, she was commissioned to create a large-scale wall painting 23 metres (75 ft) x 7 metres (23 ft) at Dunedin Public Art Gallery.[5]

Awards

In 2014, Shin was the inaugural winner of the C Art Trust Award.[6]

References
  1. "Jeena Shin - Auckland Art Fair". Auckland Art Fair. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. "[2011 Changdong & Goyang] TRANSLATED". www.mmca.go.kr (in Korean). South Korea: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. "Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. "Jeena Shin - Exhibitions at leading galleries | Ocula". 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. Noted. "Jeena Shin interview - The Listener". Noted. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. "The C Art Trust › 2014 artist – Jeena Shin". The C Art Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

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