Jung-A Han is a Korean-Irish artist who was born in Seoul, South Korea. Han moved to Ireland in January 1999. She studied MA in Art in IADT Dun Laoghaire and BA in Fine Art at the Institute of Technology, Carlow.
Han’s art work mainly focuses on painting, photograph, film, performance and audio format. Han’s work aims to explore the relationship between people and how they communicate and network with each other in the modern world. The core of Han’s art practice relates to working with members of the public exploring the question of Identity.
Jung-A Han is primarily interested in history, culture and the environment, more specifically the relationship of these elements to people. Han’s work explores the aspects of ‘dual identity’ the feeling of being a hybrid of cultures with the inevitable progression and demise of individuality.
Jung-A Han’s current art interests are influenced by South Korean origin American artist and writer Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Korean minimalist Ufan Lee and American minimalist Robert Morris. Morris introduced the importance of the artist engaging with viewers completing the art work. Morris also introduced the idea of art work to be placed by itself, by its own gravity. This chance and automation approach influenced the technique of drip painting which Han utilized in some of her art works. The choice of technique allows the paint to be an entity itself within the work, taking active spontaneous control of Han’s intentions.
Jung-A Han
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1973 Born in Seoul, South Korea
Education
2016-2018 MA in Art, IADT Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
2011-2015 BA (Hons) in Art, I.T. Carlow, Ireland
Selected Group Exhibition
2018 Forum, Voice:목소리:Moksoli, Rua Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2017 ROSC: Fiction of the contemporary, IMMA, Dublin, Ireland
2015 Amalgamations, Wexford Art Centre, Wexford, Ireland
2014 Perpetual Flux, Red Door Gallery, Wexford, Ireland
2013 Code Orange La Amenaza Constante, Visual Gallery, Carlow, Ireland
2012 The Great Famine Exhibition, Kilkenny Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, Ireland
Selected Solo Exhibition
2019 Voice:목소리:Moksoli, Carlow Culture Night 2019, I.T.Carlow
2017 Raincoat, The Courthouse Art Centre, Tinahely, Ireland
Curatorial Art Exhibition
2019 I.T. Carlow Culture Night as part of Carlow Culture Night 2019
2019 Animating Gesture, 2nd year art student’s the end year exhibition, I.T. Carlow
2019 Echoes, The end of term Staff Art Workshop Exhibition, I.T. Carlow
2016 Art Together, end of term art workshop Exhibition, Greenbriar Montessori
Publication/Art Book
2019 Institute of Technology Carlow Art Collection Publication, Spring 2019
2017 Rosc: Fiction of the Contemporary Publication (ARC group work),
Award
2019 Carlow Culture Night 2019 Award Funding, The Carlow County Council
2017 Young Artist Exhibition Sponsor Funding, The Courthouse Arts Centre,
Teaching and Workshops
2019 Art workshop, I.T. Carlow, Carlow, Ireland
2018 Invited Lecture, I.T. Carlow, Wexford, Ireland
2016 Art workshop, Greenbriar Montessori School, Knockananna, Wicklow, Ireland
2016 Art workshop, Shillelagh Court House, Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
2012 Teacher in Han-geul School (Korean School) in Dublin, Ireland
2011 Art workshop, Shillelagh National School, Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow, Ireland