b.1983 South Korea


In his paintings, KwangHo Shin attempts to capture the complex relationship between the expression of emotion and the experience of the mind. With roots in Abstract Expressionism, he employs intense and vibrant oils juxtaposed with charcoal to distort the facial features of his subjects and confront them psychologically.

The artist deliberately refuses the depiction of precise form and proportion in an effort to transcend conventional representation and in turn confronts a more visceral type of portraiture. Faces are deconstructed but retain the power of expression as the artist reimagines them in a patchwork of carefully yet energetically applied strokes of color. Shin’s paintings convey the inner psychological processes of his subjects but also remind the viewer of the artist’s presence. “The fear of the blank canvas is dissolved as the colors take shape and are formed on the picture plane.... This moment is the process of bringing out something from the Artist’s inner spirit - it is the climax of the creative energy,” states writer Yu MyeongJin.

Shin graduated from the Keimyung University, Daegu Korea in 2009 with a BFA and has since been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions including Goethe Institute Korea Gallery, Berlin (2011); Gallery Jung, Seoul (2013); ArtRaum Berlin Galerie, Berlin (2013); Bien Gallery, Seoul (2013). Shin has been featured as “One to Watch”, a distinction awarded by the Saatchi Gallery to promising emerging artists.

KwangHo Shin
b. 1983, South Korea


Education

2009 Keimyung University of Fine Art, Korea


Select Solo Exhibitions

2016 UNIX Gallery New York, NY
Suseong Artpia Center, Daegu, South Korea
2014 “Creation Under Collapse.” U NIX Gallery New York, NY
“Invitation Exhibit.” PHOENIX GALERIE , Köln, Germany
2013 KwangHo Shin, UNIX Gallery, Miami, FL
Bien Gallery, Seoul, South Korea ArtRaum Berlin Galerie, Berlin, Germany AP
Gallery, Seoul, South Korea Gallery A, Seongnam, South Korea Jungsoo
Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2011 3rd Daegu Young Art Festival, Green Cable Television
Station Art Hall, Daegu, South Korea
Daegu Art Square Studio 3rd open studio –
“Memorized Emotion.” Daegu, Daegu Art Square Studio
2010 Young Artist of Suseong Artpia - Emotion of novel, Daegu, Suseong Artpia
Multi Arthall

Select Exhibitions

2018 #UNIX, UNIX Gallery, NY
2017 “Future Anesthetics.” UNIX Gallery, New York, NY
2016 “You Canʼt Always Get What You Want.” UNIX Galley, New York, NY
“Summer Of Lust.” UNIX Gallery, Houston, TX
“In Visual Dialogue.” UNIX Gallery, New York, NY Holiday, UNIX Gallery,
Houston, TX
2015 @4411 Montrose, UNIX Gallery, Houston, TX
“Efflorescence.” UNIX Gallery, New York, NY

Select Exhibitions

2018 #UNIX, UNIX Gallery, NY
2017 “Future Anesthetics.” UNIX Gallery, New York, NY
2016 “You Canʼt Always Get What You Want.” UNIX Galley, New York, NY
“Summer Of Lust.” UNIX Gallery, Houston, TX
“In Visual Dialogue.” UNIX Gallery, New York, NY Holiday, UNIX Gallery,
Houston, TX
2015 @4411 Montrose, UNIX Gallery, Houston, TX
“Efflorescence.” UNIX Gallery, New York, NY
“Winter Collective.” UNIX Gallery, New York, NY
2013 Ausstellung 2013 im ArtRaum Berlin Galerie 44 Künstler mit 88 Bildern, Berlin,
Germany
“Art Market.” Gallery Jung, Seoul, South Korea
2011 “Share Of The Time.” Goethe Institute, Korea Gallery, Berlin, Germany
“Next Generation Daegu.” Metro Gallery, Daegu, South Korea

Select Exhibitions

2010 “Process Of Gesture.” Space Gachang, Daegu, South Korea
2009 “Budding Flower.1” Daegu, J-One Gallery Atr Daegu
2009 Young Artist-Scout Project, Daegu, South Korea


Residency

2011 Daegu Art Center, Residence Artist