Born in Vancouver in 1986, Sean Shim-Boyle is a Canadian artist living and working in Los Angeles. He received a MFA in Sculpture from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BFA in Graphic Design from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.
Sean’s work centers around an insistence that identity is borne of imagination, recombination and resurrection at times and in places where and when systems and strength fail.
Engaging in macro-scale inquiries—his race as a biracial Korean-Canadian, 1.5/second generation individual; as well as micro-scale contemplations—his experience of being diagnosed with and living with a serious cardiac condition, the artist continues to explore and critique narratives of site and self.
Shim-Boyle has presented solo exhibitions in institutions across the United States including Project Rowhouses in Texas, Laxart in Los Angeles, and Signal and Jane Lombard Gallery in New York. He was awarded the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant in 2013.
Born 1986 in Vancouver, Canada. Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA
Education
| 2012 | MFA, Sculpture, University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| 2008 |
BFA, Graphic Design, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, USA |
Solo Exhibitions
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2024 |
Praz-Delavallade, Los Angeles (Upcoming) |
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Central Server Works, Los Angeles (Upcoming) |
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2022 |
Galerie Marguo, My Heart Says Bang, Paris, France |
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2018 |
Jane Lombard Gallery, Jack, New York, USA |
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2016 |
Various Small Fires, THIEF, Los Angeles, USA |
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2015 |
SIGNAL, Sisyphus, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
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2014 |
VSF Gallery at Art Los Angeles Contemporary, Happy Cat by Sean Shim-Boyle, Santa Monica, USA |
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2013 |
LA><ART, A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats, Los Angeles, USA |
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CA Project Row Houses, Salt House, Houston, USA |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2023 | Galerie Marguo, Art Paris 2023, Paris, France |
| 2022 | Galerie Marguo, The Hearing Trumpet, Part I, Paris, France |
Awards
| 2013 | Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, New York, USA |
Collections
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
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Sean Shim-Boyle439 BPM, 2022Silicone182.9 x 182.9 x 35.6 cm (72 x 72 x 14 in) -
Sean Shim-BoyleFlash in the Pain, 2022Encaustic on canvas, wax78.7 x 61 x 17.8 cm (31 x 24 x 7 in)
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Sean Shim-BoyleFlowers from the Giftshop, 2022Silicone121.9 x 86.4 x 35.6 cm (48 x 34 x 14 in)
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Sean Shim-BoyleGolden Egg, 2018Clay, resin, gold30.5 x 30.5 x 45.7 cm
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Sean Shim-BoyleMother, Mother!!, 2018WoodDimensions variable
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Sean Shim-BoyleUntitled, 2018Gold-wrapped automatic sliding door, mirrors
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Sean Shim-BoyleFee Fi Fo Fum, 2016Wood, acrylic paint274.3 x 274.3 x 7.6 cm
108 x 108 x 3 in -
Sean Shim-BoyleFinding Nemo, 2016Paper, plaster, wire, pillow, silicone
139.7 x 81.3 x 193 cm
55 x 32 x 76 in -
Sean Shim-BoyleMilky White, 2016Wood, mattress covers175.3 x 241.3 x 76.2 cm
69 x 95 x 30 in -
Sean Shim-BoyleThe Golden Goose, 2016Wood, flex conduit350.5 x 970.3 x 332.7 cm
138 x 382 x 131 in -
Sean Shim-BoyleThe Harp That Plays Itself, 2016Customized duplex outlet, rubber hose, compressorVariable dimensionsEdition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Sean Shim-BoyleSalt House (Project Rowhouses), 2013Brick, flourescent lightDimesions variable
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Sean Shim-Boyle: My Heart Says Bang
Exhibition Walkthrough with Artist & Mélanie Scheiner 12 Dec 2022“ I want the works to be sited in a place and I want there always to be a reference back to sort of autobiographical...Read more -
Sean Shim-Boyle: My Heart Says Bang
Paris Exhibition Artist Film 28 Nov 2022Galerie Marguo is thrilled to present My Heart Says Bang , an exhibition of new and recent works by Los-Angeles based artist Sean Shim-Boyle. Shim-Boyle’s...Read more -
Sean Shim-Boyle: My Heart Says Bang
Paris Exhibition Teaser 17 Nov 2022Read more
