Art faculty

Yun Shin, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Art

M.F.A., University of Texas at Austin
B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
B.F.A., Cho-Sun University

712-707-7346
yun.shin@nwciowa.edu
TGK 116

Profile

Professor Shin joined Northwestern's art department as an assistant professor and resident expert in the 3D studio after completing a Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art at the University of Texas. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in craft and material studies from Virginia Commonwealth University and a B.F.A. in industrial design from Cho-Sun University in South Korea. A sculptor and ceramist, she was a fellow at the Ox-Bow School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a resident artist at the Rochester Folk Art Guild in Middlesex, N.Y.


Exhibitions

  • Fellow Shows, The Ox-Bow Gallery, Saugatuck, MI (2010)
  • Great Bothering, The Ox-Bow Gallery, Saugatuck, MI (2010)
  • Holiday Festival of Crafts, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, NY (2007)

Honors

  • The Houston Endowment Excellence Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
  • Burdine Anderson Glese Endowed Scholarship in Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin
  • Robert Levers Endowed Graduate Scholarship in Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin
  • College of Fine Arts Student Excellence Fund, University of Texas at Austin
  • Gwang-Ju Industrial Design Excellence Award, City of Gwang-Ju, Gwang-Ju, Korea


RaiderBlogs

  • Paintings from a Small TownJohn Vander Stelt '83
    An artist, John shares images and explanations of his original oil paintings.
  • The Yellow Door PaperieMary (McLeish '06) Arteche
    Mary blogs about her family, her art, and her desire to live a life that is creative and as carbon-free as possible.
  • Ryan StanderRyan Stander '98
    With degrees in theology and art, Ryan explores the dynamic natures of place, landscape and material/physical objects through artistic and liturgical lenses.