Jeena Shin
New Zealand painter
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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 | |
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| Born | 1973 (age 52–53) |
| Education | University of Auckland RMIT University, Melbourne |
| Known for | painting |
| Movement | Modernism |
| Awards | C Art Trust Award (2014) |
| Website | jeenashin |
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]
