CV Caryn Koh Rev 3.0 (2020)
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Caryn Koh (formal name: Koh Hooi San) Born: 1987 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Diploma in Fine Art, Dasein Art Academy, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Caryn Koh is a qualified medical doctor who who left medicine to rediscover her passion in the visual arts. She has since obtained her Diploma in Fine Arts from Dasein Art Academy, and is part of the loose collective Titikmerah, based in Publika, Kuala Lumpur. She currently resides in the U.K. Caryn is intrigued by the human mould, the physique as well as the emotional and psychological make-up of individuals. Within this construct, she believes the various human interconnections, be they by blood or otherwise, creates another dynamic to our being. She is most well-known for her Sekolah (School) Series of illustrations in pen and color pencil, the national school uniform a metaphor for the limitations set upon us by others. These have been drawn in various situations based on Caryn’s own personal experiences, or thoughts at the moment on current affairs that resonate with her. In terms of artwork mediums and formats, Caryn is one who isn’t afraid to experiment. Her body of work up to now has covered various forms, from drawings to large scale murals, installations, audio and video-based art. Awards 2020 Cancer Research Malaysia Mask Design Winner Psychology In Seattle Artist Grant 2020 2018 Shortlist, The Derwent Art Prize, United Kingdom 2017 Outstanding Achievement Award in Fine Art, Dasein Art Academy Shortlist, UOB Painting of the Year Award, Emerging Artist 2016 2nd Place, Tanjong Heritage Competition (Printmaking) Shortlisted, Nando’s Art Initiative 2016 – “Your Art, Your Story” Solo Exhibitions 2020 Within These Walls, Mams Gallery, Swindon, United Kingdom 2019 Bonds, Titikmerah Collective, TTDI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2018 as deep as I could remember, as far as I could see, Artemis Art, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Artemis Corporation Sdn Bhd (848708-W) Lot 21 & 22 Level G4 Publika@Dutamas, Block C5 Solaris Dutamas, No. 1 Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Telephone: +60 3 6211-1891 Mobile: +60 19 664-7088 (Jamal) or +60 12 373-2188 (U.C.) URL: artemisartgallerY.com facebook.com/ArtemisArt.KL Twitter: ArtemisArtKL Instagram: ArtemisArt_KL Group Exhibitions (selected) 2020 ING Discerning Eye Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom Portrait for NHS Heroes Online Google Exhibition, United Kingdom Traversing 175 Galeri Prima, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Belang Penang State Art Gallery, George Town, Penang, Malaysia 2019 Nothing Gold Can Stay MODEKA Creative Space, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines (in collaboration with Artemis Art) Art Expo Malaysia 2019 MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (with Artemis Art) Sama Sama White Box, MAP@Publika, Kuala Lumpur, (jointly hosted by Artemis Art, Fergana Art & Segaris Malaysia Art Center) Xavier Art Fest 2019 Xavier School, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines (with Artemis Art) Swindon Open Studios Mams Gallery, Swindon, United Kingdom Get-Go (Titikmerah Collective exhibition) The Back Room, Zhongshan Building, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Art Taichung 2019 Millennium Hotel, Taichung, Taiwan (with Artemis Art) Small Small World (小小世界) Artemis Art, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia And The Award Goes To… Artemis Art, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2018 Publika Art Show The Boulevard, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Derwent Art Prize Mall Galleries (London) and Derwent Pencil Museum (Keswick, Lake District), United Kingdom Ulverston Fine Festival Ulverston, Lake District, United Kingdom Collection Exhibition Space2Create, Kendal, Cumbria, United Kingdom Masks and Stories Artemis Art, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia RRRAWRRR – Maybank Emerging Balai Seni Maybank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Women’s Artist Exhibition Softones Galeri Titikmerah, Art Row, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Collection Exhibition Space2Create, Kendal, Cumbria, United Kingdom Catharsis University Malaya Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Lakes International Festival Coach House, Ford Park, Ulverston, Cumbria, 2017 United Kingdom Asia Illustrations Collection Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Space of Time International Women’s George Town Festival, Whiteaways Acade, George Exchange Exhibition Town, Penang, Malaysia Revision 3.0 (November 2020) Page 2 of 5 2017 (cont.) Primer for A Language Artemis Art, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Collective Individuals II Urbanscapes House, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Collective Individuals Hin Bus Depot Art Centre, George Town, Penang Unsung Heroines Black Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mampu Art Market II ChinaHouse, George Town, Penang. XS Galeri Titikmerah, Art Row, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2016 ONExONE II Galeri Titikmerah, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Mapfest Mural Exhibition White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Futurama Damansara Performing Arts Centre, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Mampu Art Market Hin Bus Depot Art Centre, George Town, Penang, Malaysia Shell’s 125th Anniversary Mural Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Exhibition #EhWauBulan Red Bull Art Showcase White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ‘Your Art, Your Story’ - Nando’s Art Publika, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Initiative 2016 GAUL Collaborative Group Exhibition Hin Bus Depot Art Centre, George Town, Penang Anonymous Art Lostgens Contemporary Art Space, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ONExONE Galeri Titikmerah, Art Row, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, 2015 Malaysia International Women’s Day Group Suria Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Exhibition Lumpur, Malaysia ‘The End’ 321 Studios, Art Row, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Young Women Making Change (YWMC) ASEAN People’s Forum, Wisma Malaysian Exhibition Chinese Association, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ‘BeMyProtector’ Human Trafficking Exhibition, around Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley, Malaysia Secret Crack Hin Bus Art Depot Centre, Penang, Malaysia Potluck Thursdvy’s Café, Taman Tun Datuk Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Secret Hub Impact Hub, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Coffee Art Fringe Festival Asia White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Exhibition (CAFFA) Revision 3.0 (November 2020) Page 3 of 5 Commissions & Public Art Projects (selected) 2020 Penang International Container Art Surrounding Penang, Malaysia (her work is located Festival at Aspen Vision City, Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia 2017 Illustrator for Micromalaysians Buku Fixi Publications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Instructor for Oil Painting Artesque My, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mural Painting for Riding Colors Project Kalipay Negrense Foundation, Bacalod, Negros, Philippines Mural Painting Hin Bus Depot Art Centre, George Town, Penang Mural Painting for Sunway’s Clean Air Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya, Selangor Campaign 2016 Illustration Backdrop for Fulbright ETA Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Program Exchange (MACEE), National Library Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Instructor for Charcoal Drawing Workshop Lorem Ipsum Cafe, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mural Painting Collaboration with IM4U Shelter Home, OUG, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Art For Grabs in Collaboration with KL Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Alternative Book Fest Mural Painting ART4U IM4U Launch Day Puchong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Live Painting for Red Bull Art Initiative Dasein Art Academy, Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Shell 125th Anniversary Art Initiative Mural Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and Kuala Lumpur, Painting Malaysia 2015 MH370 Tribute Collaboration Live Painting 321 Studios, Art Row, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, with artists Sliz, Aleff Ahmad, Alena Malaysia Murang Chocolate Design for Senimankakao Taman Tun Datuk Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Art For Grabs in collaboration with Sisters Malaysia Day, School, Jaya One, Petaling Jaya, In Islam Malaysia Post-It Art Initiative Installation Teach for Malaysia, Blue Bridge, Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014 Installation Art and Murals collaboration Festival Belia Putrajaya, Malaysia with Biji- Biji Initiative Mural Painting for Biji-Biji Initiative Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Workshop Riding Colors Orphanage Mural Painting United Learning Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Project (with Spanish artist Adrian Torres) Mural Painting 1Malaysia 4 Youth (IM4U) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia National Art Movement Revision 3.0 (November 2020) Page 4 of 5 Media Coverage (selected) 2020 Container installations breathe new life to urban art in Penang, The Star, January 13 2020 (https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2020/01/13/container-installations-breathe-new-life-to-urban-art-in- penang) 2018 Schooled in art, Front Row, on The Bigger Picture, BFM 89.9, October 24 2018 (https://www.bfm.my/schooled-in-art) UK-based artist Caryn Koh faces ghosts of the past through her art, by Dinesh Kuma Maganathan, The Star, October 24 2018 (https://www.star2.com/culture/2018/10/24/artist-caryn-koh-solo-exhibition/) Dr. Artist, Kwong Wah Online, April 8 2018 (http://www.kwongwah.com.my/?p=496966) Luah isu wanita dalam karya lukisan, by Rozdan Mazalan, Berita Harian, March 12 2018 (https://www.bharian.com.my/wanita/lain-lain/2018/03/398677/luah-isu-wanita-dalam-karya-lukisan) 2017 From Kuala Lumpur to Dalton, by David Crossley, Ulverston Now, December 2017 (https://issuu.com/chrisplumb/docs/un017_20-_20loresfinal) Connections Between Making and Reading Art, by Terence Toh, The Star (Star 2 section), September 12 2017 (http://www.star2.com/culture/arts/2017/09/12/primer-for-a-language/) Down to a Fine Art, by Yee Jie Min, The Sun Daily, March 15 2017 (http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2194330)