From Studio and around the World

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Modern Ancient: Solo Exhibition by Shizico Yi,
​80 new artworks and 3 poems seen together for the first time.

Modern Ancient composed in six movements — a show that unfolds beyond the conventional format of an exhibition. Through this curatorial project, Shizu weaves textures, colours, forms, and styles into visual musical notes on humanity, beauty, grief, aging, and the essence of being human.
Over the past twelve months, Shizico has developed distinct branches of projects, each serving as a movement — a form or style akin to a passage in a classical musical composition. Together, these projects situate the collection within a broader cultural and historical continuum, tracing its lineage to the great artists who came before, those who paved the way for us. 
​With this foundation, Modern Ancient embraces a new sense of modern-day freedom — an invitation to explore how the ancient and the contemporary coexist, converse, and ultimately, complete one another.  ( Nov 2025)

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Building a Lasting Legacy: Artist Shizico Yi to Gift Works to National Collections

Following the National Gallery’s recent decision to expand its collection to include Modern Art (from 1900 onward), Shizico Yi has announced her wish to entrust her artistic legacy to the nation. 
Through her Trust, Yi plans to donate the majority of her archive—spanning works created between 2001 and the present—to the National Gallery, London, Tate Modern, and the National Galleries of Scotland after her passing.
This decision reflects Yi’s lifelong commitment to the role of art in cultural memory, healing, and community. By ensuring that her body of work will be preserved within the nation’s institutions, she hopes to contribute to the dialogue between contemporary practice and the enduring traditions of western art history.  ( Sep,2025)

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[Nostalgia], a major exhibition celebrate GSY Studio Anniversary 
it's viewable online worldwide , 12th Dec 2024

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More from News Archive

New Exhibition date announced: 1st June 2024 
[Memory Landscape], an exhibition of not just only a new-body-of-work. 
Opens at 12 Noon, GMT, online viewable worldwide. 1st June 2024

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Three Years in a row, Shizico joins the judge team at New York City Independent Film Festival 

The 16th Annual New York City Independent Film Festival will be held From June 4 to 8, 2024 at the
​Producers Club, 358 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

GSY Presents, ​the latest Anniversary Exhibition - Across Universes , London 2023

An enchanting collection of 34 new artworks by Shizico Yi,
​telling a very personal story yet universally relevant to you and I 

Line-ups for Mother's Day Special

To Mothers before us, to Mothers with us, to Mothers of Cats and Dogs,to Mothers within all of us;  whoever you are, there is a painting just for you this Mother's Day. 
​Mothers Collection On-Sale till 11 March 2024

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GSY Studio has been rated "Platinum" Gallery at 1stDibs (5th/July 2023)

It is the highest rating awarded by 1stDibs. To celebrate this milestone, GSY offers 4 paintings
(2 Originals oils + 2 large Limited Editions)in auctions with NO-Reserve!! 
For a Very limited time only​ ends in 6 days; Happy Biddings!

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A New Exhibition of 31 new works, seeing together for the first time!
Golden Summer: Sunlit Series
Exhibition + New Works available @
Shizicoyi.com
1st July Saturday
Starts at 2pm, UK time.

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Proudly Announce , we join 1stDibs, the world's most reputable Fine Art/Design Market Place.
GSY Studio x 1stDibs
​NEW Site Launch . April 2023

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GSY Studio Gallery
​Spring Cats and Sunny Factory -- Spring Exhibition 2023

Spring Exhibition Series paintings are pushing the Impressionism toward Matisse; having a daring courtship with colours and the simplicity of lines and forms; also moving even further closer to the language of Howard Hodgkin. These new works were made under this lineage of less about the realistic representation, more about the colours and its meaning behind the brushstrokes; they are here to celebrate ​the power of imaginary spaces. 

​" These two masters, Matisse and Hodgkin are at the two ends of the dial, and in between is my playground for this new Series. " --Shizico Yi. ​March 2023, London. 

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GSY STUDIO Gallery Shop International on-line gallery Grand Opening . Nov 2022

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A New Project -The Essence of Things
Shizico's latest series explores the simple pleasure of colours and the simplicity of forms around her life.
The project goes in two directions; one is reimagining the colours of objects and landscape around her,
and the other is to document moments of contentment,
finding pockets of silent joy in day-to-day living with the simple act of drawing in purer forms.
Both ways are attempts to find new visual languages in her artmaking after years of dark period in her personal life.

Coming Soon
A new art shop online on this website is coming soon, offering a direct platform for collecting Yi's artworks. 
It will stock items from affordable Limited Prints to original paintings. Watch the space.

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 Judge of The New York City Independent Film Festival 2022
I had been very lucky to join the Judge team viewing this year’s New York Indie Film Festival 2022; 
this unique experience has given much insight of the hard work behind the scene of this team and its great leadership
by Mr. Dennis Cieri, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The New York City Independent Film Festival.
This year it’s the 14th year screening in New York, the nominated film selections are some of the bests in independent film industry.
tickets are now on sale.
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The New York City Independent Film Festival 2022
12-19 June 2022
The Producers Club 358 West 44 Street,, New York, NY

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Latest Painting Series 
One of the canvases of the latest painting series “ Having a cigarette amongst green and blue “  2021-2022

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an Official Selection in 15 Film Festivals Worldwide​   2021

-Premiere Screening in cinema, New York City Independent Film Festival/ Official Selection- Best Short Documentary Category / 
Screening dates: 7-13 June 2021. New York, USA.

-Honorable Mention , Best Female Director (Short) / ADIFF, Actor&Director Awards, Saint-Petersburg, 31 May 2021
-Honorable Mention, Best Documentary Short Film / Onyko Films Awards, Ukraine, 20 Dec 2021

-Finalist /Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, / Best Documentary Short, 30 April 2021
-Finalist /Tokyo International Short Film Festival / Best Female Directors,  April 2021
-Finalist / New York International Women Festival / Best Short Film Directed by a Women, 30 May 2021
-Semi-Finalist / ARFF Paris International Awards / Best Documentary, 24 June 2021

Official Secretions in: 
-London Indie Short Festival of 24 Frames/ Official Selected-
Documentary Shorts, 19 March 2021
 -ISAFF, Saint-Petersburg, Russia/ Official Selection-
BEST Director, Best Documentary & Best Poster, 27 March 2021
 -Toronto Independent Film Festival of Clif /Best International Documentary & Best Female Director. Dec 2021
-Venice Short Film Awards / Best U.S. and International Documentary, 15 Nov 2021
-Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival / Short Documentaries, 30 May 2021
-Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival 2020 / Live streamed on Sydney lift off Film Festival 16th November - 23rd November 2020
Note:Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival 2020 was live, available via programme on their website due to Covid -19; the film  'Shizico on aRt' is under -Trendsetter Shorts 2 category.

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latest commission' Memory Landscape: Double Tree, a Cream Tea project' 2020 Shizico Yi. Private Collection Oil, mixed medium, acrylic, moulding on canvas. 1.6 x 2.5 meters

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Latest Curatorial Project, supporting 54 artists in Pandemic time. May 2020 to 2021

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Maximus limited prints were sold for donation in support Luce and her team at SCRTWM, all profit goes to SCRTwm. There are 4 main fundraising events Feb 2020 to Nov 2021. These drawings have raised more than £13,000 for Luce's charity and Maximus Meadows, a Maximus Legacy keeping strays alive.