Author: Roselina Hung
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Exhibition: It’s Not Me You See
I will be showing some drawings in a group exhibition at HOT ART Wet City in Vancouver. It’s Not Me You See is a group show that explores glitched or obscured identity. In a time of constant surveillance, the ability to disappear completely while remaining in plain view is a pipe dream. Erika Altosaar, Holton Brock, Randy Grskovic,…
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Press: SAD Mag
My print, i still dream about you (cats), is in the new issue of SAD Mag, which is out now. The Cat Issue (No. 18) is a 48-page full-colour magazine filled with original art, photography, and stories. My image appears as a full page print. It’s also available as an open edition art print. SAD Mag Cat Issue…
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Catalogue: Pretty Boys, You Owe Me
The New Gallery has published a catalogue for the exhibition, Pretty Boys, You Owe Me, which I was in last year with Stacy Lundeen. The catalogue is available for sale from The New Gallery’s online shop, or as a free downloadable PDF. The catalogue includes images from the exhibition; Beauty and Repetition, a text by Karly Mortimer; and Owing Me Softly, a conversation…
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Interview: Sad Mag
I was interviewed by Alice Fleerackers for Sad Mag, in conjunction with their upcoming Cat Issue. My print, “i still dream about you”, is being featured in the magazine, due out in the next month or two. For the month of February, all new subscribers to Sad Mag will be entered to win a print…
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Print Edition: i still dream about you (cats)
[one_half] [/one_half][one_half]i still dream about you (cats) is a digital collage made from my original pencil crayon drawings, and it will appear in the upcoming Cat issue of Sad Mag. I am releasing an open edition archival digital print of i still dream about you (cats), and until the end of the year, I will be donating…
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Exhibition: Pretty Boys, You Owe Me
I will be showing my series, pretty boys kill me, in a two-person exhibition with Stacy Lundeen, at The New Gallery in Calgary, Alberta. Pretty Boys, You Owe Me unites two artists who both work with text, self-deprecation, and lust. Karly Mortimer’s accompanying essay elaborates on the role of narcissism and obsession in romantic relationships.…
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Press: Ricepaper Magazine
My painting, Liger, Liger (Chimera), from my recent exhibition Of Myth and Men, is featured on the cover of Ricepaper magazine. Ricepaper magazine is a Canadian magazine which has showcased Asian Canadian literature, culture, and the arts since 1994. Ricepaper is a quarterly magazine that is distributed coast-to-coast, publishing the new voices coming out of the Asian Canadian arts and literary community. Ricepaper continues to be the…
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Solo Exhibition: Of Myth and Men – Extended
My solo exhibition of paintings Of Myth and Men has been extended at Initial Gallery. The show will now run until Saturday, July 19th. Initial Gallery, 2339 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC June 19 – July 19, 2014 Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 pm
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Exhibition: Love Is Dead (…And You Killed It)
I will be showing a new limited edition print from my pretty boys kill me series as part of Love is Dead (…And You Killed It) in Los Angeles, California. This group exhibition is a one night only event that features over a dozen artists exploring the concept of how, in our desire to connect with others, we have turned to technology. Is…
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Solo Exhibition: Of Myth and Men
Initial Gallery is pleased to present Of Myth and Men featuring recent oil paintings by Vancouver-based artist Roselina Hung. Combining art-historical and well-known mythological motifs with self-reflective imagery Hung’s fantastical oil paintings toy with modern myth-making. The artist, herself often portrayed in obvious disguise, interacts with characters and symbols pulled from mythological story lines and…
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Press: Canadian Art
My solo exhibition, Of Myth and Men, at Initial Gallery, has been chosen as one of this week’s must-sees by Canadian Art online.
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Press: WE Vancouver, Vancouver Courier & Vancouver Sun
Of Myth and Men has been selected by the Vancouver Courier and the Vancouver Sun as must-sees this week. I was also interviewed by Kelsey Klassen in WE Vancouver. The full interview can be read here.
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Press: The Georgia Straight
My upcoming solo exhibition Of Myth and Men, at Initial Gallery, has been mentioned in the June 12, 2014 edition of The Georgia Straight. Highlighted in the Arts section as a must-see event in the Summer in the City issue, Janet Smith writes, “We can’t wait to see rising Vancouver painter Roselina Hung’s Of Myth and Men show at the…
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Press: Inside Vancouver
Inside Vancouver’s Shawn Conner has written about my exhibition Of Myth and Men, which opens next Thursday, June 19th, at Initial Gallery. Conner writes, “For her new series Of Myth and Men, [Roselina Hung] draws on her own personal history by inserting herself into scenes evoking Greek myth and even the Old Testament. Joining Hung in the paintings are other…
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Of Myth and Men
Of Myth and Men is both a visually and thematically collage-like series of oil paintings. I mix art-historical images from Greek and Old Testament myths with romantic, familial and platonic relationships from my own life. I have chosen to work with popular myths that I personally identify with but that have also been repeatedly painted throughout history. A…
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Press: University of the Arts London – Canada
I was interviewed by the University of Arts London – Canada Office as a former student of Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Charlotte Phillips of UAL Canada visited me in my studio and interviewed me about my work and experiences in London. The full interview can be read on here: Portrait of…