Jin Hee Kwak
jkwak.art@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
Bio: Jin Hee Kwak is a queer transmasculine multidisciplinary visual artist, performer, and community organizer. Jin uses they/he/it pronouns. They are currently based out of O’ahu, Hawai’i.
Education
2023: PennWest University
Masters in Counseling and Art Therapy
2018: California College of the Arts
5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618
Continuing Education Course in 2D and 3D Animation
2015: School of Visual Arts
209 E 23rd Street
New York City, NY, 10010
Obtained a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Visual and Critical Studies
2009: City College of San Francisco
50 Frida Kahlo Way
San Francisco, CA 94112
Courses in Film Production, Asian American Studies, and Queer Cinema
Grants, Awards, and Fellowships:
2019 - Current
Recipient of The Effing Foundation Sex Positive Artist Grant in 2019
2019 - Third Wave Fund’s Sex Worker Giving Circle Fellow
Residencies
February 2026
Artist in Residence at GreenHouse Tattoo
2071B S Beretania St. Ste 201. Honolulu, HI 96826
January 2017
Artist in Residence at Chinatown Soup Fellowship, Chinatown Soup Gallery and Studios
16B Orchard Street
Manhattan, NY 10002
Select Group Exhibitions:
2015 - “Carnivalesque” - School of Visual Art’s Flatiron Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2015 - “Reply All” - School of Visual Art’s Flatiron Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2015 - “People’s Choice Grand Salon Show” - Greenpoint Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
2015 - “Post Card Show” - Con Artist Gallery. Manhattan, NY
2015 - “Futurotica I” - Con Artist Gallery. Manhattan, NY
2015 - “Masks” - Studio106. Los Angeles, CA
2016 - “EKG’s 2nd Annual All Hallows’ Valentine’s Eve: A Celebration of Dark Love and Bright Minds” - Con Artist Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2016 - "Group Erotic Art Show" - Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 - "Vagabondage" - Club 409, Savannah, GA
2016 - "New Age Feminism Group Art Show" - World Money Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 - Untitled - Hairy Guppy Pop Up Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 - "Fatter IRL" - Pfizer Factory, Brooklyn, NY
2017 - "Suckadelic Valentine Suck Salon" - Sucklord Studios, Manhattan, NY
2017 - "Paper Jazz Showcase" - Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
2017 - "Soup Residents and Lovers Vol. 1"- Chinatown Soup, Manhattan, NY
2017 - “Waves to Live By” - Lump Gallery/Projects, Raleigh, NC
2017 - “Seeing You See Me” - Miranda Guo Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2017- Untitled - Superchief Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 - Untitled - TrollHole Bookstore and Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - New York Art Book Fair with YELLOW JACKETS COLLECTIVE, Long Island City, NY
2018 - QTZ/ QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL with DISCLAIMER, AS220 Providence, RI
2019 - Feminist Zine Fair, Manhattan, NY
2019 - Needle Play Demo for Slaysian Dynasty with ET Chong by Recess Art, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Euphoria Trans Visibility Day by Vice Media, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Beyond Studios with DISCLAIMER GALLERY by Paper Mag and Posture Live, Brooklyn, NY
2023 - Our Inner Quarters by Red Canary Song at New York University, New York City, NY
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 Solo Exhbition, "Vaginal Vortex" - Disclaimer Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Duel Show, “Needles Matter” - Chinatown Soup, Manhattan, NY
2023 - Be Easy, Stay Safe Vol 2. Zine Release Party - Aupuni Space, Honolulu, HI
2024 - Live Digital Embroidery - Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
Performances and Live Readings:
2017 - “My Body Not State Property - Stories and Poems About Reclamation”, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Manhattan, NY
2018 - Needle Play Demonstration with ALLIJIN for Wildflower Sex, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Needle Play Performance with ALLIJIN for Onegaishimasu, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Rope Demonstration and Collaborative Performance with ELSZ for SNAXPRESSO, Brooklyn, NUY
2018 - Impact Play, Fruit Hashtag DEMO for Onegaishimasu, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Needle Performance with ALLIJIN for NFFYP, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Needle Performance for Math Magazine Issue Release, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Needle Participatory Demonstration for Slaysian Dynasty Residency, RECESS ART, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - This Queer Kitchen, Phluid Project, Manhattan, NY
2019 - Art Body Politic, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Alternative Modes of Penetration - MoMa PS1, Long Island City, NY
2019 - SWGC Fundraising Benefit Fruit Impact Performance, Brooklyn, NY
Curatorial/Arts Events Organizing Projects:
2016 - "I am a Beautiful Monster" - Ivanesa Luna's Solo Photography Exhibit, Disclaimer Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 - “Anxiety Sex” - Charlotte Greene’s Solo Mixed Media Exhibit, Disclaimer Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - “Objectumsexuality and Lactic Acid”- a Solo Exhibit by Tiffany JaeYon Shin”, Disclaimer Gallery, NY
Press:
+Mr. X Stitch:
NSFW Saturday. (2016, April 16). NSFW Saturday - Jinjavitis. Retrieved from http://www.mrxstitch.com/jinjavitis/
+Feminist Fiber Art (A traveling Pop Up Art Show):
Feminist Fiber Art. (2016, October 9). Feminist Fiber Art. Retrieved from http://feministfiberart.com/page/11
Solo Artist Interview:
+ Aphrodisiac Kitchen:
http://theaphrodisiackitchen.com/conversations/jin
+ Wildflower Sex: https://wildflowersex.com/blogs/blog/interview-with-fiber-artist-jinhee-kwak
Arts Collective Coverage:
+Disclaimer Gallery in Bedford and Bowery:
Pyper, E. (2017, March 3). At Silent Barn, a Disclaimer: ‘We Don’t Show Cis White Dudes!’. Retrieved from http://bedfordandbowery.com/2017/03/at-silent-barn-a-disclaimer-we-dont-show-cis-white-dudes/
+No Flowers in Posture Mag:
Chaer, Shaira. “No Flowers for White Powers, a QTPOC Punk Collective, Makes Noise.” Posture Mag, 5 Dec. 2017, posturemag.com/online/no-flowers-for-white-powers/.
Group Show Mentions:
+Paper Magazine: http://www.papermag.com/fatter-irl-2043784363.html
+Creator’s Project: https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/kbnddx/fat-art-show-fatter-irl
+Out Magazine: https://www.out.com/art-books/2016/10/31/fatter-irl-art-exhibit-thats-getting-representation-right
+Bedford and Bowery: http://bedfordandbowery.com/2016/10/art-show-fatter-irl-embraces-big-work-by-fat-creators/
+Nylon: https://nylon.com/articles/fatter-irl-art-exhibit-interview
+ArtHaps: https://www.arthaps.com/show/fatter-irl-a-fat-art-show-1
+Psycho-Girl.com: http://www.psycho-girl.com/fatter-irl-feminist-art-of-shape-and-color/
+Huffington Post: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fatter-irl-art-show_us_5804c4b9e4b0162c043cc935
+Untitled Magazine:
http://untitled-magazine.com/fatter-irl-a-fat-art-show-new-york-oct-15-nov-5/
+Sylvain Malfroy Camine’s Blog for “Seeing You See Me”:
https://www.sylvainmc.com/blog/2017/11/15/seeing-you-see-me-at-miranda-kuo-gallery
School of Visual Arts’ VCS Blog: http://vcs.sva.edu/event/jinhee-kwak-in-fatter-irl-opening-tomorrow-october-15th-at-630-flushing-avenue/
School of Visual Arts’ VCS Blog: http://vcs.sva.edu/event/jinhee-kwak-and-kisa-saeboe-exhibit-their-work-in-the-recent-peoples-choice-grand-salon-show-also-an-open-call-for-the-next-exhibition/
Lectures/Workshops
2017 Artist Talk, School of the Visual Arts, New York, NY March 23.