Kara Chin is a British artist, born in Singapore and raised in the UK. Her Practice spans across animation, sculpture, painting, sound, cooking and horticulture, to create multimedia installations concerning evolving theories of reality and simulation, future technologies, and expanded perspectives.
Kara is currently a member of the Newbridge collective Studio 2019/2020, having just completed the 2018 Woon Prize residency hosted by Northumbria University and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. This Year Kara's work has featured in Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2018 at South London Gallery, where she also hosted two Sunday Spot Sessions; at London Art fair with IMT Gallery; in the launch of FOLD(Lab) at their exhibition, 'Up is a Relative Concept'; and finally in her solo show 'Sentient Home Devices' at Gallery North, Newcastle.
Work history
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Gallery AssistantGallery North
Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomFreelance
I currently work part time as a gallery assistant at The Woon Gallery of Asian Art/ Gallery North, Newcastle.
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Visual ArtistThe Mango Club
London, United KingdomFreelance
I design posters for an events company called ‘The Mango Club’ as well as animated GIFs for their Instagram. The posters can be seen on their events pages on Resident Advisor or on the Mango club website/facebook page.
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Skills
- Kinetic Sculpture
- Artist Painting Drawing
- Blender
- Sketchup
- 2D Animation
- 3D Animation
- Adobe Create Suite
- Carpentry
- Welding
- Ceramic Artist
Education
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Fine ArtSlade School of Fine Art
- London, United Kingdom
1st Class Honours Degree in Fine Art Sculpture.
Dean's List 2018
Awards
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The Woon Prize 2018Baltic 39
The Woon Foundation Painting and Sculpture Prize is an exceptional opportunity for students in their final year of undergraduate study in the United Kingdom. The first prize is a £20,000 fellowship with a 12-month studio space in the Woon Tai Jee Studio.S
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Duveen Travel ScholarshipSlade School of Fine Art
A travel bursary offered to graduating students of Slade School of Fine Art, for development and research.
I was able to travel to Japan for 2 months to research traditional japanese crafts, with particular focus on ceramics and joinery, in Feb/March 2019.+ Show more