Jane Kim (artist)

Jane Kim
Born 1981 (age 34–35)
Nationality American
Education Rhode Island School of Design (RISD),
California State University, Monterey Bay
Known for Conservation murals
Style Scientific illustration
Website http://inkdwell.com/

Jane Kim (born 1981) is an American painter, science illustrator and the founder of the Ink Dwell studio. She is best known for her large-scale murals, created with the purpose of promoting advocacy of the natural world.

Biography

Kim studied at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and received her B.F.A. in printmaking in 2003, then attended California State University, Monterey Bay to study scientific illustration, graduating in 2010.[1][2]

In 2012, Kim started the process of creating the Migrating Mural, a series of six murals featuring Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep.[3] The murals span 120 miles of California’s Highway 395. Fundraising for the project took place on the crowd funding platform, Kickstarter.[4]

Kim was a featured artist in the Facebook Artist Residency program.[5] Her work is located in a Facebook campus stairwell featuring graphic portraits of local, native birds and a second mural with illustrations of the local Facebook campus foxes.[6][7]

In 2015, Kim completed a large 70-foot by 40-foot mural called the Wall of Birds, which was commissioned by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology .[8][9] The mural depicts 243 modern bird families, superimposed on a map of the earth.[8] It took her 2.5 years to complete the work.[9]

In 2016, Kim serves as artist-in-residency at the De Young (museum) and exploring the idea of native and non-native ecology in San Francisco.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "News: Protecting Endangered Species". Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  2. ↑ "Painting on Walls: The Art and Illustrations of Jane Kim". Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI). 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  3. ↑ Pandika, Melissa. "Conservation Art: Jane Kim's Migrating Murals". Sierra. The Sierra Club. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  4. ↑ "Saving Nature Through Art: Jane Kim and Her Migrating Murals". 7x7 Magazine. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  5. ↑ Binlot, Ann (2014-05-14). "Facebook ‘Likes’ Art". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  6. ↑ "Art and the Corporate Life: Facebook Artist in Residence Program". Art Business. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  7. ↑ "Up in the AIR: How will tech residencies reshape Bay Area art?". Rhizome. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  8. 1 2 "Jane Kim’s Bird Mural". The New York Times. 2015-12-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  9. 1 2 "This Monumental Mural Depicting the Evolution of Birds Took 2½ Years to Paint". Slate. 2015-12-10. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  10. ↑ ""(non)NATIVE", by June Artist-in-Residence Jane Kim". de Young Museum. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

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