Based in Jakarta, Jiwoo Shin a second-generation Korean artist, builds abstract paintings that are constructed in a calculated yet intuitive manner by layering, removing, and blending collectively whilst investigating texture, contrast and luminosity. She has received her BFA in General Fine Art at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland. Her passion for art education has led her to intern at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and serve as an Academic Coach at MICA, Baltimore Maryland. She showcased her solo exhibition ‘Unveiling Luminosity’ (2021) in Baltimore, Maryland and her work has been featured in multiple group shows and fairs: ‘Art Jakarta 2023’, ‘Liminality: 2022’, in New York, ‘Her Ideas, Her Stories: Women Artists Exhibit’ (2022), in Maryland, ‘PAFA Crosscurrents Juried Exhibition’ (2019) in Pennsylvania and many more. Her works are also owned by various private collections across Jakarta, Maryland, Michigan, Florida and Washington DC.

 
Email: jiwooskyshin@gmail.com
Instagram:
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EDUCATION
2022 BFA in General Fine Art, Minor in Painting (summa cum laude)
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, Maryland, USA

PROJECTS AND EXHIBITIONS
2024
Art Moments Jakarta 2024, Grand Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Jakarta, Indonesia
‘OMG? RED! ^D^’, Kendys Gallery, Jakarta Art Hub, Wisma Geha, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Gardens 2024, Hutan Kota Plataran, Jakarta, Indonesia
‘Closed Alpha Testing’, Kendys Gallery, Jakarta Art Hub, Wisma Geha, Jakarta, Indonesia

2023
Art Jakarta 2023, Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia
Living Art - CreART 2023, Menara Astra, Jakarta, Indonesia
SPACE, Andis Gallery, Jakarta Art Hub, Wisma Geha, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Moments Jakarta 2023, Grand Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Moments Bali 2023, Intercontinental Resort Bali, Bali, Indonesia

2022
CreART 2022, Menara Astra, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Moments Jakarta 2022, Grand Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Jakarta, Indonesia
NextGen 9.0, Gibbs Street Gallery, VisArts, Rockville, MD, USA
ABSTRACTIONS, The Yard Eastern Market, Washington DC, USA
Art Walk 2022 BFA Thesis Show, Gateway Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Liminality: 2022 Visual Arts Exhibition of Asian Artists in America, Time Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Remembrance, Resilience, Power and Pride, Asia North 2022 Exhibition, Baltimore Station North Arts District, Baltimore, MD, USA
Her Ideas, Her Stories: Women Artists Exhibit, Hal Gomer Gallery, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD, USA
Artists’ Gallery 2022 Juried Show, Artists’ Gallery of Ellicott City, MD, USA
Preview #12, Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD, USA

2021
Solo Exhibition ‘Unveiling Luminosity’ Gateway Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Art Moments Jakarta Online, Jakarta, Indonesia

2020
MICA x GWU Corcoran Students Exhibition, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, DC, USA
Collection of Contemporary Indonesian Artists, Lotte Shopping Avenue, Jakarta, Indonesia

2019
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) Crosscurrents Juried Exhibition, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Commission for Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Remington permanent collection, Baltimore, MD, USA

2016
JATI Art Show, Elcanna Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia 


WORK EXPERIENCES
2022 Education Division Intern, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA
2021, 2020 Art Teacher, Tomato Art School, Jakarta, Indonesia
2020 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, MICA, Baltimore, MD, USA
2020 Academic Coach, Learning Resource Center, MICA, Baltimore, MD, USA
2019 Art Teacher and Assistant, Greensum Art Academy, Seoul, Korea 

AWARDS
2022 Honorable Mention Award, Artists’ Gallery of Ellicott City Juried Show 2022
2021 Maryland Institute College of Art Dean’s List Fall 2021
2020 Maryland Institute College of Art Dean’s List Fall 2017 - Spring 2020
2019 Creative Partnership Award, Maryland Institute College of Art
2019 MICA Competitive Scholarship 2019 - 2020
2019 MICA Competitive Scholarship 2018 - 2019
2017 Presidential Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2017 International Award of Excellence, Maryland Institute College of Art






JIWOO SHIN