Shi Jin-Hua

Shi Jin-Hua (Chinese: 石晉華; born 1964) is a Taiwanese contemporary artist, known predominantly for conceptual arts and performance; notably for his work,《》, shown at Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2008).^[1][2][3] He currently lives and works in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Biography[]

Shi was born in Penghu in 1964. As an early diagnosed diabetic at age of 17, Shi started regular injection as part of his life; therefore, he's inspired to make arts of this measurement process in life, which comes from his inevitable routine of insulin injection since adolescence.^[4]

Education[]

Shi graduated from National Taiwan Normal University in 1990; he obtained M.F.A from University of California, Irvine in 1996. Since then, Shi has an extensive body of works, executed mostly by his body and performance.^[5]

Awards[]

Shi is the recipient of many important awards in his career. 2007,《2007 Taipei Arts Award》, First Prize, Taipei, Taiwan 2007,《The 10th Li Chun-Shan Foundation Visual Arts Award》, First Prize, Taiwan 2007,《2007 Kaohsiung Award》, First Prize, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2003,《Taipei Biennial Award》, First Prize, Taipei, Taiwan 1986,《The 11th Hsiung-Shih New Artists Prize 》, First prize, Taipei, Taiwan,

Exhibitions[]

Shi's works appear in many solo and group exhibitions. Shi's works have appeared at the solo exhibition,《Launching Ceremony of Shi Jin-Hua’s Album and Art Today on View》, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2013);^[6]《Bodhi Project•Midway-Shi Jinhau X Bodhi Trees Documenta》, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan/ National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan (2012);《HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR》, Beijing Commune，Hong Kong(2012);《Medi(t)ation – 2011 Asian Art Biennial》, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan(2011);《Shi Jin-Hua Solo Exhibition – Pass Through a Year》, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2011);《The Trilogy of Contemporary Art Alchemy》, Inart Space, Tainan, Taiwan (2010);《Pen Walking》, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan(2008);《Relative Measurement》, Kuandu Biennale, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan (2008);《Jokes Project》, Art Center, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan(2005); 《Pencil Walker－The Performance and Documentation of Shi, Jin-Hua》, Hua-Shan Arts District, Taipei, Taiwan (2000);《Watch Steps》, The Art Gallery, , USA (1996).

Collections[]

Shi's works are in permanent collections of museums and private collections. 《Pen Walking #125》, , Australia(2013); 《Pen Walking #50》, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan(2010); 《Clothing Project》, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan(2009); 《Jokes Project》, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan(2007); 《Searching Center and Boundary – Manhattan version》, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan(2005).^[7]

Publication[]

2008, 《Pen Walking》, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan 2005,《Jokes Project》, Providence University, Taiwan 1993,《Money for Nothing》, a documentation of solo exhibition at Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Doors Art Company, Taiwan

See also[]

• Taiwanese art

References[]

External links[]

• Official Website of Shi Jin-Hua
• Shi's Page on IT Park
• Mind Set Art Center
• Soka Art Center
• 第9屆台新藝術獎入圍者群像 石晉華 - 當代藝術煉金術三部曲
• 石晉華 以走筆思考人生
• East Association, Artists 2012^{[permanent dead link]}