Eleen Lin |
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Medium: Painting Studio Location: LIC Art Center - Studio# 407 44-02 23rd Street Website:: www.eleenlin.com Artist Bio: Born in Taiwan and grew up in Thailand, Eleen Lin holds an MFA in Painting from Yale University School of Art, a BA from Slade School of Fine Art, UK. Her work reiterates classical literature into contemporized cross-cultural narratives. The multivalent reimagination explores the inadequacies of translation and representation within different cultures and eras, while also expresses ideas of diaspora, memory, and sexuality. Lin's current series retells the story of Moby Dick. Many elements in this American classic relate to her experience as an immigrant artist: the cultural diversity of the crewmates, the disorientated journey from the USA to Asia, the segregation from society, and the mysticism of travel. These paintings celebrate how the globalized world brings us closer together to create a collective consciousness shared across cultural divides. Lin's work has been exhibited in Guangdong Museum of Art, China; Queens Museum of Art, NY; Gwangju Museum of Art, Korea; and galleries throughout Austria, Thailand, Taiwan, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States. She has been awarded Elizabeth Canfield Hicks Award, Sanyu Scholarships, and has participated with NYFA Immigrant Artist Projects, Fountainhead residency as well as the AIM program from the Bronx Museum of Art. Lin currently live and work in New York. All images and text copyright Eleen Lin |
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