Ina Jang (born 1982, South Korea) is a photographer based out of
Brooklyn
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, New York. She received her BFA in photography in 2010 from the
School of the Visual Arts
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History
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in New York City. In 2012, she completed the school's MPS program in fashion photography.
Ina Jang is represented by
Foley Gallery
Foley Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Manhattan, New York City, owned by Michael Foley. Since opening in 2004, Foley Gallery has moved from the Chelsea neighborhood to the Lower East Side in 2014. Among the artists Foley represents are J ...
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Photographs
In an interview with Unseen, Jang describes her approach to photography as "playful, light-hearted and dreamy."
In the same interview, she describes how many of her photographs are inspired by ideas which began in the form of drawings. One sees this close connection between drawing and photography in her photographs' compositions, which emphasize the images' two-dimensionality.
Ina's work was featured in
The New Yorker
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in 2018.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
2018
UTOPIA,
Foley Gallery
Foley Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Manhattan, New York City, owned by Michael Foley. Since opening in 2004, Foley Gallery has moved from the Chelsea neighborhood to the Lower East Side in 2014. Among the artists Foley represents are J ...
, New York, NY
2017
*UTOPIA,
Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich (Switzerland)
2011
*SO, TOO & VERY, Curated by James Moffatt, Anagnorisis Fine Arts, NYC (USA)
2009
*WORLD,
School of Visual Arts, NYC (USA)
*XOXO, Anagnorisis Fine Arts, NYC (USA)
2008
*BY INA,
School of Visual Arts, NYC (USA)
Group exhibitions
2013
*THE YOUTH CODE!, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich (Switzerland)
2012
*ICONS OF TOMORROW, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich (Switzerland)
*FLASH FORWARD 2011,
Magenta Foundation
The Magenta Foundation is a charitable art publishing house based in Toronto. It was established in 2004 by MaryAnn Camilleri to publish work from both domestic and international emerging artists through exhibitions and publications. In 2005 the fo ...
, Portland (Canada)
*PHOTO ASSIGNMENT EXHIBITION, Festival International de Mode et de Photographie, Hyeres (France)
*GIRLCORE, Orange Dot Gallery, London (UK)
2011
*FLASH FORWARD 2011, Magenta Foundation, Portland (Canada)
*FOAM TALENT 2011
Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, International Photography Magazine, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
*TOKYO PHOTO 2011, Danziger Gallery, Tokyo Midtown Hall, Tokyo (Japan)
*GROUP EXHIBITION, Festival International de Mode et de Photographie, Hyeres (France)
*New Visual Artists 2011, Print Magazine, NYC (USA)
2010
*KiptonART RISING g 2011,
KiptonART, NYC (USA)
*FUTURE PERFECT, Curated by Stephen Frailey,
KiptonART, NYC (USA)
*MENTORS AT NEW YORK PHOTO FESTIVAL, NYPH’10, NYC (USA)
*ANOTHER ART SHOW, Submergedart Gallery, Newark (USA)
*MENTORS, Visual Arts Gallery, NYC (USA)
*GROUP SHOW 34, Humble
*iGavel Emering Artist Auction, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, Online
2009
*BASICALLY HUMAN, Curated by Stephen Frailey,
The Empty Quarter
The Rub' al KhaliOther standardized transliterations include: / . The ' is the assimilated Arabic definite article, ', which can also be transliterated as '. (; ar, ٱلرُّبْع ٱلْخَالِي (), the "Empty Quarter") is the sand des ...
, Dubai (UAE); Visual Arts Gallery, NYC (USA)
*SURFACE LIFE, Visual Arts Gallery, NYC (USA)
2008
*OUR LADY _ist Gallery, NYC (USA)
Awards
Jang was one of 15 artists from over 800 submissions selected to be featured in Foam's Issue #28/Talent. Additional awards and nominations include:
2013
* Foam Paul Huf Award from
Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Nominee
2012
* Foam Paul Huf Award from
Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Nominee
2011
*PDN 30, Nominee
*Foam Talent 2011
*Flash Forward 2011, Winner
*Festival d’Hyeres 2011, Finalist
*20 Under 30 New Visual Artists
*Foam Paul Huf Award, Nominee
2010
*PDN 30, Nominee
*KiptonART Rising 2011, Winner
*Creativity 40th Annual Print, Platinum
*Creativity International Awards
*The Tierney Fellowship, Nominee
References
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1982 births
Living people
School of Visual Arts alumni
South Korean photographers
South Korean expatriates in the United States
South Korean women photographers