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Portrait of a young artist in Bushwick: Me, 2006, color pencil on paper, 23" x 16 1/2"

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Gallery ONE ::
Portrait collections: Nights always have been long and good
Opening: Sunday, October 12, 1 - 4pm

curator Lynn Stein
October 12 - December 21, 2008

RoCA is proud to present Haegeen Kim in a one-person exhibition, portrait collections: nights always have been long and good in Gallery One. Using pencil, charcoal, pastel, gouache and watercolor on paper, Kim creates playful and intense portraits of unknown and known artists. Her greatest influence comes from the Flemish painter, Hans Memling's and portrait paintings of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. Ever since she came across a book containing collections of portrait paintings from the Joseon Dynasty, these portraits have forever lingered in her head and become a continuous source of inspiration for her work.

Kim uses personal photographs, other photo documentation, fashion magazines, gossip magazines, comics and portraits by old masters to create her drawings. Her techniques of subtle and vivid details are used to portray individuals with an insightful twist.

Gorilla woman: Self-portrait, 2005, color pencil on paper, 16 1/2" x 23"

BIO
Kim currently lives in Brooklyn, New York creating freelance mural paintings. She was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Seoul, Korea. After graduating from Ehwa Woman’s University in Korea, Kim studied at The Corcoran School of Art and Design in Washington D.C. and received her MFA in sculpture at the Virginia Commonwealth University. She has participated in artists residency programs, including Abrons Art Center/Henry Street Settlement (2005-6, New York) and The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2006, Maine) among many others, and also received The Pollock-Krasner Grant (2006, New York) and Emerging Korean/American Artist Award from AHL Foundation (2006, New York).

Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) gratefully acknowledges support from the Arts Fund for Rockland, a project of the Arts Council of Rockland, as well as the County of Rockland, the Town of Clarkstown, NY Council for the Humanities, Orange & Rockland Utilities, 1-866-I Don't Know, Center Members and Donors.

This program is made possible, in part, with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a public agency.

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