Jini Park
Multidisciplinary Artist — Los Angeles, CA
Jini Park is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily in painting, screen printing, and mixed media. As a first-generation Korean immigrant, her practice explores cultural inheritance, identity, and human existence beyond societal constraints. She merges traditional Korean techniques with contemporary Western methodologies to examine the tension between tradition and modernity, seeking an identity that is fluid, evolving, and unrestricted. Her work aims to liberate herself and others from the burdens of the past while honoring the histories that have shaped them.
Education
2016 – 2020
Virginia Commonwealth University — School of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting + Printmaking
Minor in Art History · Richmond, VA
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Memoir to the Underrepresented
DTLA Art Night, Los Angeles, CA · Group Exhibition
2024
Korean Diaspora Worldwide Network Exhibition
Group Exhibition
2020
Connecting the Roots
The Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA · Group Exhibition
2019
House of Grant
Berkeley, CA · Group Exhibition
2017 – 2020
VCUarts Departmental Exhibitions
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Residencies
Eutopia Art Residency
Greece
Nomad Spirit
Mongolia
Nocefresca
Sardinia, Italy
Residencies in Barcelona, Argentina, Peru, Chile & Ecuador
Honors & Awards
VCUarts Dean's Honor List
Virginia Commonwealth University
Peachtree Scholarship Award
Painting + Printmaking Department, VCU
University Student Scholar
Academic Achievement Awards
2017, 2018, 2019
Leadership & Community
2019 – 2020
Prolific Nonspecific
Founder, Director & Lead Designer · Los Angeles, CA
2023 – Present
Korean Diaspora Worldwide Network
Mentor
2016 – 2020
VCUarts Departmental Roles & Ambassador
Virginia Commonwealth University
Publications & Press
Amendment — Literature and Art Journal
Featured artist
2022
Cell Reports
Graphical abstract
VCU University Public Affairs
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