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
- Name
- Jeena Shin
- Born
- 1973
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Movement
- Modernism
- Awards
- C Art Trust Award (2014)
- Field
- painting
- Training
- University of Auckland RMIT University, Melbourne
- Nationality
- South Korea · New Zealand
- Occupation
- painter
- Education
- RMIT University · University of Auckland
- Languages
- Korean
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Biography
Biography
Jeena Shin studied at RMIT University and University of Auckland. The recorded working language is Korean. The field of work recorded is painting. Work by Jeena Shin is recorded in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jeena Shin • Born — 1973 • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Movement — Modernism • Awards — C Art Trust Award (2014) • Field — painting • Training — University of Auckland RMIT University, Melbourne • Website — jeenashin.com
Early life and education
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. 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. Shin is resident in Auckland, New Zealand.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
In 2016 she was included in the exhibition Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. 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). In 2009, she was commissioned to create a large-scale wall painting 23 m x 7 m at Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Awards
In 2014, Shin was the inaugural winner of the C Art Trust Award.
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- 1.Jeena Shin - Auckland Art Fair. Auckland Art Fair.
- 2.National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. TRANSLATED. www.mmca.go.kr.
- 3.Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show. Auckland Art Gallery.
- 4.Jeena Shin - Exhibitions at leading galleries Ocula. 8 September 2017.
- 5.Noted. Jeena Shin interview - The Listener.
- 6.The C Art Trust › 2014 artist – Jeena Shin. The C Art Trust.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
- Fine Arts Library, University of Auckland
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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