Author: Roselina Hung
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Exhibition: F L O E / New Work
I’m finishing up my residency at SIM in Reykjavik, Iceland, and I will be showing a new drawing from my “pretty boys kill me” series, as well as launching a 12-page book I’ve published here. F L O E / New Work SIM Residency Seljavegur 32, Reykjavik 101, Iceland 5 – 7 pm, September 27…
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Exhibition: Splash Art Preview Exhibition
This year, I have donated a piece to the Arts Umbrella fundraising event Splash. My screen print, The Dance, will be on display at the preview exhibition prior to the fundraiser, where it will be part of the silent auction. Splash Art Preview Exhibition Pendulum Gallery 885 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia September 24…
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Exhibition: Scenes of Selves, Occasions for Ruses
I will be exhibiting a selection of my self-portrait paintings at the Surrey Art Gallery, as part of a group exhibition. Curated by Jordan Strom, this exhibition will examine self-representation in relations to the idea of the archive at the beginning of the twenty-first century. I will be showing alongside artists Jim Andrews, Eryne Donahue,…
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Indiegogo: pretty boys kill me – Reykjavik, Iceland
I am currently running a campaign on Indiegogo to help raise funds for me to attend the SIM Residency in Reykjavik, Iceland, this September. While I’m there, I will be working on my new drawing project, pretty boys kill me. In return for contributions, I am giving away art, from prints to original drawings and commissioned paintings.…
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Exhibition: Scenes of Selves, Occasions for Ruses
I will be exhibiting in the group exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery this fall. The works in the exhibition examine the relationship between self representation and the archive against a backdrop of early 21st century mainstream self portraiture through systems of social media and new photographic technologies. I will be showing alongside artists including Suzy Lake…
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Press: Portrait Magazine
My painting Coda: Self-Portrait in the Studio, which is currently on tour as part of the Kingston Prize, has been featured in the Feb/May 2012 issue of PORTRAIT: Magazine of Australian & International Portraiture, a quarterly journal published by the National Portrait Gallery of Australia. My painting was selected by the magazine for the Kingston Prize…
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Residency: SÍM Reykjavik
I will be taking part in the Samband íslenskra myndlistarmanna artist residency, in Reykjavik, Iceland this fall. Run by SÍM, The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, the residency welcomes around 12 artists every month to their studios in the city centre, bringing Icelandic and international artists together to work in close company. Artist in Residence SÍM…
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In Blue
In September and October of 2011, I took part in an artist residency at the Ox-Bow School of Arts, in Saugatuck, Michigan. These photos were taken in the Old Inn on the school grounds, where students would stay during the summer months. I was instantly attracted to the blue colours in the rooms, from the…
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Exhibition: The Kingston Prize 2011
The Kingston Prize is a biennial national competition for portrait painting by Canadian artists. 30 finalists were chosen from 451 entries by a distinguished jury. The prize will be awarded on November 10 at the Gala Preview at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. My self-portrait “Coda: Self-portrait in the studio” will first be exhibited…
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2011 Kingston Prize Shortlist
I’m very happy to announce that I have been selected as one of thirty finalists for the Kingston Art Prize, Canada’s National Portraiture award. I was lucky enough to be selected two years ago, and my painting traveled across Canada with the prize’s touring exhibition. My painting, Coda: Self-portrait in the studio, will be traveling with…
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Exhibition: Chain Letter
I will be exhibiting a piece in Chain Letter, a global group show, curated by Christian Cummings and Doug Harvey, based on admiration. It is being held in 11 cities around the world, and her work will be shown at the main location in Los Angeles. Inclusion in the exhibition is based on invitation by someone who…
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Exhibition: TWIGS PAPER FOAM
I will be exhibiting a piece in TWIGS PAPER FOAM, an exhibition created by 221A Artist Run Centre in conjunction with the Continuing Studies deparment of Emily Carr University of Art and Design. TWIGS PAPER FOAM Emily Carr Concourse Gallery 1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC One Night Only: Saturday, June 25 Hours: 6 –…
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Residency: Ox-Bow
I will be taking part in an artist residency program at Ox-Bow, in Saugatuck, Michigan in the fall of 2011. Ox-Bow has been in operation for over 100 years, in close partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is situated in the midst of 115-acres of natural forests, dunes, and a lagoon…
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British Columbia Arts Council
I would like to thank the British Columbia Arts Council for their financial assistance. I was awarded a Professional Development Assistance grant for my residency at The Banff Centre.
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we could be lovers
According to Pliny the Elder, the invention of drawing/painting occurred when a Corinthian maiden traced the profile of her lover using charcoal and the shadow of his face on a wall. He was about to depart for war, and it was a way to remember him by. During my What’s Love Got to Do With…