Artist Shin Young An’s
Passion For Truth and Beauty: A Solo Exhibition
WHEN: September 4-30th. Reception takes place Wednesday, September 10th, 6:30 – 8:00 PM. The gallery is open to the general public during box office hours Mon-Fri 11 AM – 4 PM, Saturday 12 PM to 4 PM.
WHERE: The Intermezzo Gallery on the 2nd floor of the bergenPAC, 30 N. Van Brunt Street, Englewood
ADMISSION: Free
Shin Young An has developed an innovative series of paintings to convey her concerns for the world along with her enduring hope. She created her own art form of portrait by juxtaposing ordinary, routine tasks against a backdrop of current news articles that feature a variety of social, political, environmental issues and events. Her displayed artwork, created between 2009 and 2014, surprises the eye and engages the mind. She works with mixed media on prepared newspaper mounted on canvas.
Originally from South Korea, An has been awarded over 30 awards from national and international competitions and has exhibited worldwide, including in the USA, Italy, Spain, Japan, and South Korea. Her work is critically acclaimed and world renowned.
An’s vision of hope is given a voice in her words as well as her work. “I wish to dedicate my exhibition to the Sewol Ferry disaster victims, families, and loved ones,” said An, referring to the April 2014 capsizing of the South Korean ferry carrying 476 people, mostly secondary school students.
About bergenPAC
Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat Bergen Performing Arts Center, or bergenPAC, is the area’s cultural mecca. Housed in a historic Art Deco-style theater boasting one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, bergenPAC attracts a stellar roster of world-class entertainment. The jewel in our crown is The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC – the innovative, educational performing arts initiative that reaches more than 30,000 students annually. The Performing Arts School provides community youth, age 2 months to 21 years, with unique, “hands-on” training in music, dance and theater by industry professionals. It is through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors, membership, and patrons that the not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School are able to thrive and enrich our community.
