Biography: She is from South Korea and obtained her B.F.A in South Korea. She has also studied at the Art Students League of NY, U.S. and Cercle Artistic de Sa nt Lluc in Barcelona, Spain after receiving her M.F.A in painting from The Graduate School of Figurative Art of the New York Academy of Art in 2001. Ms. An has had solo exhibitions at the following venues: 2017 1351 Amsterdam Ave, supported by Chashama, NY 2017 The Belske Art Wall, Closter Public Library, NJ 2014 The Bergen Performing Arts Center, NJ 2013 The Azarian McCullough Art Gallery of St. Thomas Aquinas College, NY 2010 The M. Christina Geis Gallery of Georgian Court University, NJ 2009 The Monmouth Museum, NJ 2007 The Greenwich Cafe Gallery in Greenwich Village, NY 2004 The La Bolsa Cafe Gallery in Barcelona, Spain She has also participated in about 120 invitational and juried two person and group exhibitions throughout the USA, Italy, Spain, Japan and South Korea since arriving in the U.S. in 1995. These would include: The George Segal Gallery at Montclair University, NJ The Stockton Art Gallery at Richard Stockton University, NJ The Noyes Museum, NJ The New Jersey State Museum The Kupferberg Holocaust Museum, NY The Monmouth Museum, NJ The Houston Museum of Natural Science The Trenton City Museum, NJ The Cork Gallery in Lincoln Center, NY She has received more than 32 awards from national competitions including: 2018 The Spring Residency Program of the ESKFF at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ. 2011 A fellowship grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts 2005 Best of Show for Focus on the Figure at Hopper House, New York 2004 Best of Show & Merit from the Heartland Exhibition of the City of Merriam, Kansas 2003 The Xavier Gonzalez & Edwards Grant for Painting from the Artists League of NY Ms. An's work has been reviewed and published in more than 50 critical articles throughout the U.S, Spain, South Korea , the U.K, Italy, Germany and Australia. She was invited to be the figurative artist of Ne w Jersey by “figure 50.” Her Face series, “Winds of Hope,” was featured in Creator.VICE in 2017. Publications (News Links & Interviews): 2017 ON ART AND AESTHETICS Exploring creativity and beauty across different media. Scholarly and journalistic. Lushly illustrated. Passionately global. Published by TULIKA B. London Face series, "Winds of Hope," is featured in Creator.VICE, published by Diana Shi. NY 2015 @arteaunclick Friday, July 24 News sitters ShinYoung An buff.ly/1VDK9UL by Mila Abbey/Jose L. Callega, Rome, Italy Enlarged the Screen Featured in 60americans.com by Noah Becker, Terrence Sanders and Alexander Venet Interview: http://m-u-s-e-u-m.org/shinyoung-an/ by Shabnam Piryaei Interview: https://thenewspro.org/?p=10648 NewsPro 2014 Live Interview: TBS eFM, Korea's leading English only radio station, S. Korea NewsPro - September 17 http://thenewspro.org/?p=7424 featured in the New This Week 7-14-2014 Collection on Saatchi Art's homepage by Rebecca Wilson. Art2day http://www.art2day.co.uk/artist-search.html - face series of Shin-Young An's work Key words: Media- Newspaper-Portrait-Shock-Power-Women -Social Issues-Narrative-Imagination by Jamie Rogers, Croydon, UK 2013 Peeling Garlic is visible on figure50.com and represented the figure artist of the New Jersey State of US 9/25/13. The first edition of Women in Art Volume 1 (features 512 Great female artists and their works from ancient times -the earliest works dating back to 1100 - and the Middle Ages to the present. ) - selling on www.women-in-art.com/shop invited and published on March 15, by Oliver Fuchs, Austria Interview: Theartzine.Wordpress 3/6/13 by Pittrotelli, Italy DropYourArt & Winds of Change published on feb 24, by Gemengde technieken, Olieverf , Amsterdam, Dutch 2012 Pondly 12/12/the-printed-word-by-shin-young-an/ By Hyathiz on December 29, in Concept Art www.junk-culture.com newspaper-art-by-shin-young-an Posted by Junkculture Tuesday, August 28 junglegymmagazine- newspaper-art-by-shin-young-an/ Aug 2 Interview: Lodown Magazine December, 2012 issue by Sven Fortmann in Berlin, Germany Interview: Empty Kingdom October 12, 2012 posted by the Blind Architect Interview: The Raw Book November 1, 2012 by Alicia Chon designalmic.com posted by Designalmic In EDITOR'S Picks. Paintings "New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition"-The Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton College Spanish Press sinembargo.mx By: Editorial / HOWEVER - September 1, 2012, Spain Art gallery - Hyper-Realism Painting posted on September 1, 2012 by naver blog, S. Korea juxtapoz.com Daily Life painted by Shin-Young An posted on line Sunday August 26, 2012 England Press Emptykingdom By Konahrtist - August 25, 2012 flavorwire Intriguing Photo-realistic Paintings on Newspapers by Caroline Stanley. Posted on Aug 31, 2012 APP(Asburry Park Press), NJ "Beyond the printed word" Aug 16, 2012 written by Marie Naples Maber NewsKann-Korean American New York New Jersey on 12-03-18 by Minho Lee 2011 KoreaDaily New York Newspaper on Monday, 7. 11.11 AANYAA blogspot Posted by New York Academy of Art, July 01, 2011 Undo.net “We Can’t Deny Reality” 2.11.2011 by COMUNICATO STAMPA 2010 Village Voice by Robert Shuster, Jul 20 2010 2009 Independent News Emerging Artist: Shin-Young An 7/23/2009, NJ Women Paintings of Women The Expedition & Beyond Friday, Nov 20, 2009 by ALIA EL-BERMANI The Tribeca Trib - July/August 2009 - Clipping the Last Fingernail Art for the Art School's Sake -The New York Academy of Art's annual summer show 2008 Allied Artists of America-95th Award winner of the Len G, Everett Memorial Award -Tied 2008 Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine www.juxtapoz.com, Nov 6th The Artist’s Magazine-December, 2008 Issue-The Best Art of 2008- -“Honorable Mention Award” for Self-Portrait -Tied -in Portrait/Figure Category 2007 Audubon - Award Winner of Graphics and Work image Man with Crossed Arms The Trenton Times, Arts & Leisure "The Best of The Best" April 29, 2007-“Clipping the Third Fingernail” "Blossom: The Art of Flowers” Published by the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation. -Catalogue Available at http://susanblackfoundation.org/2006finalists.html 2006 “Best of New York Artists & Artisans 2006” Published by Kennedy Promotions -Edited by Adam P. Kennedy and Renee’ Kennedy 2005 An Invitational Artist for the art book “El Retarto” published by Idea Books in Barcelona, Spain 2004 2003 Grant & Scholarship competition Awards on Linea vol.8, Journal of the Art Students League of NY “Gallery of Korean” on the Monthly Korean Magazine for January issue Awards and Grants: 2018 The Spring Residency Program of the ESKFF at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ. 2011 A Fellowship Grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation 2010 6th 2010 Artslant Showcase Juried winner 2009 Third Place Award-Art Kudos International Exhibition www.artkudos.com/2009/558_1.html 2008 Len G. Everett Memorial Award -95th Annual Exhibition-the Allied Artists of America Inc (NY) Colonel George J. Morales Memorial Award 80th of the American Artists Professional League(NY) Colonel George J. Morales Memorial Award-112th Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art club (NY) Honorable Mention Award in Figure & Portrait Category December 2008 Issue of The Artist’s Magazine Honorable Mention in the Faces of Winter-Bendheim Gallery-Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (CT) Marsha Holst Memorial Award-28th Annual Juried Exhibition-Ridgewood Art Institute (NJ) 2007 Dorothy Barberies Memorial Award-11th Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art club (NY) Art Students League Award-65th Audubon Artists Inc. Salmagundi Club (NY) Art Students League Award-76th Annual Exhibition of Hudson Valley Art Association (NY) Honorable Mention-Ellarslie Open XXV Trenton City Museum, Trenton (NJ) Honorable Mention & Merit Awards-Faces of Spring 07-Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (CT) 2006 Anna Hyatt Huntington Bronze Medal Award-110th Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Inc (NY) Merit Award, Faces of Winter 06-Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists & Bendheim Gallery (CT) Jerry’s Artarama Gift Certificate Award-26th Juried Show-Ridgewood Art Institute (NJ) 2005 Best of Show for Focus on the Figure, Hopper House (NY) The Nancy Sloan Scholarship-the Art Students League of NY Best of New York Artists & Artisans 2005, Third place, Kennedy Promotions The Hudson Valley Art Association Award-25th Juried Show-Ridgewood Art Institute(NJ) 2004 The American Artists Fund Award-26th American Artists Professional League (NY) The Winsor & Newton Materials Award-Audubon Artists (NY) Third Place for Oils/Acrylics, The New Rochelle Art Association (NY) Best of Show & Award of Merit-Hartland Artist Exhibition-City of Merriam (Kansas ) The Moshe Bahiri Award-24th Juried Show-Ridgewood Art Institute (NJ) 2003 Xavier Gonzalez & Ethel Edwards Grant-9 months Travel and Study in Spain-The Art Students League of NY. Juror’s Second Place Award-Halpert Biennial-Turchin Center of Visual Arts, Appalachian State University (NC) Award of Excellence-“Healing Power of Art”-Manhattan Art International (NY) 2002 Len G. Everett Memorial Award for the Advancement of American Art-Allied Artists of America Inc (NY) 1999-2001 Merit Scholarships from Graduate School of Figurative Art of the New York Academy of Art (NY) |
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Tied
Len G. Everett Memorial Award for the Advancement of American Art from Allied Artists of America in 2008 |
The Twilight
Len G. Everett Memorial Award for the Advancement of American Art from Allied Artists of America in 2002 |
A River Breeze
Anna Hyatt Huntington Bronze Medal Award-110th Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art of NY in 2006 |