Biography & Education
Born: 1952, South Korea
Completed her B.F.A. at Hong IK College of Art, Seoul (1976). Studied printmaking at Atelier 17, Paris (1980–1983) under Stanley Hayter. Further honed skills at Glasgow Print Studio, UK (2000). Met artist Vilas Shinde in Paris and later settled in Mumbai, India, where she continues to live and work.
Painting Style & Artistic Practice
Jin Sook blends East Asian aesthetics with contemporary abstraction, drawing on Taoist and Zen sensibilities. She uses spontaneous brushwork, natural pigments, and simple lines to evoke rhythm and meditative calm.
Her hallmark “strip technique” involves cutting painted surfaces into thin strips and reassembling them—sometimes upright—creating dynamic textures, shifting depths, and sculptural surfaces.
Exhibitions & Highlighted Works
- OBSERVĀRE — Nine Fish Art Gallery, Mumbai (2023)
- Gallery Chemould — Mumbai (1999)
- Sakshi Gallery — Mumbai (2000)
- India International Centre — New Delhi (2013)
- Tao Art Gallery — Mumbai (2018)
Notable Works
- Stillness; In Paris (1983) – Etching
- Wave (1987) – Etching
- Green (2020) – Pigments on paper
- Dawn (1983) – Etching
- Diagram of Life (2018) – Etching
Awards & Recognition
- Bombay Art Society Award (1984)
- D. G. Nadkarni Art Critic Award (1986)
- Selected for Seoul Arts Festival (1997)
- Maharashtra State Art Purchase (1985)
- Selected for 10th Triennale India (2000)
