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— Studio Artists: 2004

Shin Il Kim

EDUCATION

2001 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, USA

2001 MFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA

1999 BFA, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
ARKO Art Center-Arts Council Korea, Seoul, Korea

2005
Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Ilju ArtHouse, Seoul, Korea

2004
Insa Art Space-the Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea

2002
Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2006
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Special Exhibition-Young Korean Artists, Seoul, Korea 
Singapore Biennale 2006, Singapore
Galerie Quang, Juste Un Trait, Curator Vanessa Quang, Paris, France
Magazine4 Vorarlberger Kunstverein, Steiler Konter – Die Ausstellung, curator Peter Lang, Bregenz, Austria
Basis, Shin il Kim and Dirk Krecker, curator Felix Ruher, Frankfurt, Germany 
Palau de la Virreina-La Capella, berlintendenzen, Curator Dennys Matos and Lorena Perez, Barcelona, Spain
Kim Chong Young Sculpture Museum, TranSpace-there is no sculpture, Seoul, Korea
The Drawing Center, Analog Animation, New York, USA
Singapore History Museum, The Peninsula, Curator Heman Chong with Rodney LaTourelle, Singapore
Macy Gallery-Columbia University, Cultural Identity in Korean Computer-Mediated Art, Curator, Graeme Sullivan and Borim Song, New York, USA
Ikejiri Institute of Design, Media Parade, Tokyo, Japan

2005
Queens Museum of Art, The Gift: Building a Collection for the Queens Museum, New York, USA
New Museum of Contemporary Art, 7th The Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, New York, USA
Marronnier Art Center-The Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Power Station, Seoul, Korea
Portland Museum of Art, Portland Biennial 2005, Portland, Maine, USA
ISE Cultural Foundation Gallery, Breaking the 4th Wall:Hors Cadrage, Curator Alexandra Chang, New York, USA

2004
Queens Museum of Art, Queens International 2004, Queens, NY, USA
Asian American Art Centre, The Topography of Absence, Curator Katarina Wong, New York, USA
Schmidt Gallery at Florida Atlantic University, Me, Myself & I, Curator Renee Riccardo and Paul Laster, Florida, USA
Smack Mellon Gallery, 9x, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gwangju Biennale 2004, Gwangju, Korea
Bronx Museum of the Arts, AIM 24, Bronx, New York, USA
Axel Raben Gallery, Paper Chase, Curator Renee Riccardo, New York, USA

2003
Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A
Portland Museum of Art, Portland Biennial, Portland, Maine, USA
Art in General, Art in General’s 5th Annual Video Marathon, New York, USA

2002
Korean Cultural Center, Parallel Connections, LA, California, USA

2001
Visual Art Museum, Ninth New York Digital Salon, New York, USA

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

CUE Foundation artist in residency program, New York, USA-upcoming

2006
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Swing Space award, New York, USA

2005-6
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien International Studio Program, Sponsored by Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Berlin, Germany

2004
The Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, USA
Jerome Foundation New York City Media Arts Program Grant, USA
Seventh Annual ALTOIDS Curiously Strong Collection, USA
Artist Studio Residency and Emerging Artist Fellowship at Smack Mellon, New York, USA

2003
New York State Council on the Arts, State Media Artist Distribution Grant, New York, USA
Artist in the Marketplace (AIM 24), Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, USA
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s residency at The Woolworth Building, New York, USA

2001
Skowhegan Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship, New York, USA
Paula Rhodes Memorial Award, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA

SELECTED REVIEWS

2006
JoongAng Newspaper, September 8, culture article written by Jae-Suk Chung reporter, Seoul, Korea
The Jakarta Post, Singapore hit by first-ever Biennale, September 10, Contributor Carla Bianpoen, Indonesia
Frankurter Allgemeine Zeitung, review written by Christoph Schuette, June 23, Frankfurt, Germany
Art in Culture Magazine, review written by art historian and critic Tae-Mahn Choi, April, Seoul, Korea
Radio Interview with Barbara Wiegand, broadcasted on February 01 at Channel 93.1, Galerie
Rundgang, Berlin, Germany

2005
Art Asia Pacific, Breaking the 4th Wall: Hors Cadrage, review written by Shinyoung Chung, No, 45 Summer, New York, USA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ‘An Original, witty take on perception, reality’, review written by Catherine Fox, May 01, Atlanta, Georgia
Creative Loafing, ‘I see, therefore I am’, review written by Felicia Feaster, May
Art in Culture Magazine, review written by Curator Suhjung Hur, March, Seoul, Korea
WHO Magazine, review written by Sena Park, March, Seoul, Korea 
The Seattle Times, review, ‘Altoids’: A refreshing mixture of work by talked-about young artists, written by art critic Sheila Farr, January 23, Seattle

2004
Art Nexus, No.5 Volume 3, AIM 24-review written by Julia P. Herzberg, New York
Art in Culture Magazine, review written by Curator Sun Hee Jang, May, Seoul, Korea
The New York Times, ‘A Chance to fill up on visual treats’ review written by Benjamin Genocchio, April 25, New York
Auditorium Magazine, art article written by Young Wan Park, April, Seoul Korea
Newsday, ‘Profile-Shin il Kim’ written by Sheila McKenna, March 02, New York, New York

2003
Interview, NY1, ‘Artist-In-Residency Program, Formerly Housed In WTC, Finds New Home’, broadcasted on June 24 & 25, 2003, New York, New York
Art Paper, reviews written by Diana McClintock, March/April 

2002
Creative Loafing, ‘Self-Examination’, review written by Felicia Feaster, October
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ‘Images speak to personal, world views’, review written by Jerry Cullum, October, Atlanta, Georgia

COLLECTIONS

Arte Y Naturaleza, Spain
e-flux, EVR (e-flux video rental)
Queens Museum of Art, New York
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, ALTOIDS Curiously Strong Collection
Arts Council Korea
Private Collections

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