Dr. Shizico Yi
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Dr. Shizico Yi, a London-based artist, is associated GSY Studio and British Art Network.
She specializes in installations, films, and paintings, with her work often revolving around themes of loss, repetition, the mundane, and the significance of memories to a person. Drawing from her background in design and film, Shizico intertwines her passions to create installation and projects that reflect her personal experiences within the broader context of society and the human condition. Shizico Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art, awarded by UEL in the UK in 2017. She also completed a Master in Fine Art with a BA in Womenswear from UAL, London. As an internationally acclaimed artist, Yi has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions at prominent cultural locations such as London, Korea, and Italy. Her artwork has found its way into collections in various countries, with a substantial number of pieces housed in private collections across the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and the UK. Notably, Shizico Yi secured the title of Winner of the Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition in 2013 in Los Angeles, USA. She also serves as a guest jury member at the 14th-16th Annual New York City Independent Film Festival from 2022 to 2024 and is a curator and founder of no barking aRt 
Education Qualification:
2014-2017 the University of East London, Professional Doctorate in Fine Art, Doctor of Philosophy: Professional Doctorate in Fine Art 2013-2014 University of East London, Master in Fine Art 2011-2013 University of the Arts London, B.A. (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear 2010-2011 University of the Arts London, B.A. Fashion Design Technology: Surface Textiles, Distinction. 2009-2010 University of the Arts London, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Level 4 Distinction. |
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Selected latest Studio work: 2024 Adding Scotland, a new location for Shizico's studio practice; also starting a new major garden project and distribution centre for GSY Gallery. 2023 GSY Studio, in partnership with 1stDibs, has been recognized as a Platinum Gallery by 1stDibs, boasting exceptional sales records and exemplary seller services. Renowned among major collectors from the USA, Australia, HK, UK and Canada. 2022 Nov GSY Studio Gallery grand opening on-line globally for major collectors from U.S.A., Australia, Canada, the UK and Asia. 2022-2023. Judge at the 14th and 15th Annual New York City Independent Film Festival 2022-2023 Two films in production Picturing No 19. Release date Nov 2023 (United Kingdom); Director and Editor. Lady and Her Dog, a hand-drawn animation in production; Director, screenplay, and illustrator. 2020-2021 Director, Shizico On Art: A Documentary, 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. Solo Exhibitions: 2024 Memory Landscape a major Retrospective along with 40 new artworks in a ground-breaking collection. Gallery Shop for selected exhibition works available. 2018 loss, repetition + the everyday, Without Compromise iii curated by Freeny Yianni of Close ltd. Without Compromise iii is The 3rd in a series of annual exhibitions in Brewhouse Theatre, May to July, Taunton, UK. 2017 Loss, Repetition and the Everyday, Doctoral Research Exhibition presents my Doctorate Thesis with a physical exhibition of a collection of drawings and many large-scale installations and films telling stories of an imaginative world inspired by the research paper. Fine Art Building, UEL, London. 2016 as I lay in 1000 ways: a Documemory. Gallery 11, Truman Brewery, London. 2015 Lady in No. 5, Gallery 12, Truman Brewery, London. Selected Awards: 2013 Winner of Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition 2013, Face: short film, Los Angeles, USA. 2013. 2012 Saatchi's Young Master collection: Curated by Rebecca Wilson, Screen-mono print From Matisse to Hokusai No. 5 2012 July Finalists: Bite, artist making prints, The Mall Gallery, London. From Matisse to Hokusai series-two works selected. 2010 Longlisted in London Life, Network Rail-Guardian News- Media, and Bankside Gallery, London. Liverpool Street Station, oil on canvas. Selected Curatorial Works: 2023 no barking aRt Decennary Exhibition : Beautiful! - a Women Artist Exhibition; Oct 2023, Waterloo Station, Siding, London. UK. 2020-2022 no baring aRt Summer Exhibition, A World without End, an Exhibition in 7 parts, showcasing 54 artists, giving support throughout the pandemic years; together with Artists in Residence, both last for a year from 15 May 2020 to 30 April 2021; its Studio Sale Room runs till Spring 2022. 2016 2nd no barking aRt Biennale: Potato Eaters, Espacio Gallery, London. 2015 Educating Picasso, Espacio Gallery, London. 2014 Summer Material World part II, Espacio Gallery. London 2014 Spring 1st no barking aRt biennale, Material World part I, Truman Brewery, London Selected Publication and Papers 2020 Sunday Features, presents no barking aRt Feature Artist 2020, Four Features on four Sundays in June, published writings on artists Guilherme Bergamini, Laura Grimm, Andrew Mcleay, and Adam Isfendiyar 2017 Loss, Repetition and the Everyday ( Note 1 ) 2015-2017 Editor of no barking aRt Magazine -2017 issues 4 From Cities with Love -2014 issue 3 Senses and Desires -2014 issue 2 She -2014 issue 1 oNe 2011 Zaman Z. New Fashion Designers' Sketchbooks, London, Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 978-1-4081-4062-8 (Note 2) Selected Joint exhibitions: 2018 International Fine Art Exchange Association for Paralympic Winter Games in South Korea. 2016 The 28th IFAEA, International Fine Art Exchange Association, Curator: Han (한 봉 호 국 내 원 로 작 가 ), H. Maru Gallery, Seoul, Korea ( Sponsored by the Seoul district Prosecutor, Korea, my work The Boy. 2016 was first exhibited in this group show and then toured to an exhibition also curated by Mr. Han for the Paralympic Winter Games in South Korea, 2018 2015 Flashback: Eve, a video installation, Morning Archive, and selected Sculptures, Curator Ana Cockerill, Espacio Gallery, London. 2015 A part of White Chapel Gallery-First Thursdays "Across Boundaries": The Doors installation. Curator Ana Cockerill, Espacio Gallery, London. 2014 M.A. Fine Art Showcase: Five installations: sculptures, immersive space, etchings, film, and photography. AVA building, UEL London. 2013 -Gaze: Morning Archive series, 11 sculptures, and photography work. Espacio Gallery, London. -Contrast: Two portraiture oil paintings, Espacio Gallery, London. -2nd annual contemporary portraiture: "A Family Album painting Series" and installation art film "Face" 10:24, digital film, Espacio, London. -Gazing Around: 7 drawings and paintings. Espacio Gallery. London. 2012 -Designers' Runway Show: Collection-The disappearance of a garden, a collection by Shizico Yi (my artist name), Latitude Festival Waterfront Stage, Henham Park, UK. - NO NOW: Self-portrait, mix medium and oil on canvas. Space Station 65, South Bank, London. 2010 Bling: "Emotional," head jewellery design piece, mix-media, and metal. Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood, London. The work is now in the Collection. -Selected Film Festivals 2021-2020 Shizico On Art: A Documentary - Premiere Screening in cinema, New York City Independent Film Festival, Official Selection- Best Short Documentary Category -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 Selected Official Selection 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- Festival 2020 was live, available via a program on their website due to Covid -19; the film 'Shizico on aRt' is under -Trendsetter Shorts 2 category. 2014 International Film Festival of Wales, pre-selection. Face: short film, 10 minutes 2014-2013 Face, a Short Film, Winner of Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition 2013 Los Angeles. USA Note 1: Loss, Repetition and the Everyday is Yi's doctoral thesis, exploring artistic obsession through repetitive documentation of the domestic and the everyday. Drawing upon the resources of my cultural heritage, Yi experiments with synthesizing cross-cultural and cross historical forms. With further research into historical painting and printmaking traditions and contemporary visual artist like On Kawara, the thesis explore the tensions and exchanges between the aesthetic concerns of 'east' and 'west.' Note 2: Zarida Zaman, the curator, included Yi's fine art sketchbook in this collection. The sketchbook is about my original research process and how I develop the research through drawings, watercolours, collages, and mark-makings. Find e-book version through the Bloomsbury website. Zaman Z. New Fashion Designers' Sketchbooks, London, Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 978-1-4081-4062-8 |
Gloria Shizico Yi is a London based artist, working on installations, films and paintings; her work aims to explore artistic obsession through repetitive documentation of the domestic and the everyday. Dr. Yi uses photography, films, large-scale installations and 2D images (paintings, drawings and prints) to articulate her relationship to time and memories.
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Artworks Archive
2023-2013
Latest Curatorial Project 2023
no barking aRt 10th Decennary Exhibition
Summer 2023. LONDON
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Elsewhere on Yi's projects
[ As I lay in 1000 ways ]
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[ Favor Cottage Garden Project ]2017, Shizu lost her beloved dog-son Favor, to Wobbler Syndrome after 4 years battle with this neurology disease.
Constant Gardener is an ongoing project in memory of Favor, this garden project started in 2015, a project of making a garden for then 14 years old ill Favor to recover from. 2017, after Favor died, this garden project give birth to Favor Memorial Garden (2018-2020 on going) |
GSY StudioGSY Studio is the brain child of Shizico's creative energy, it runs a design studio [ Gloria Shizico Yi ] and an art-charity project [ no barking aRt ] since 2013
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