Sean Shim-Boyle Canada, b. 1986
Sean Shim-Boyle (b.1986) is a Canadian-born artist living and working in Los Angeles. He has exhibited across the United States including Project Rowhouses, TX; LAXART, Los Angeles; SSSignal, NY; and Jane Lombard Gallery, NY. Shim-Boyle was awarded the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant in 2013.
Born in Vancouver, Canada in 1986
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
| 2012 | MFA, Sculpture, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2008 |
BFA, Graphic Design, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2018 |
Jane Lombard Gallery, ‘Jack’, New York |
| 2016 |
Various Small Fires, ‘THIEF’, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2015 |
SIGNAL, ‘Sisyphus’, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2014 |
Various Small Fires at Art Los Angeles Contemporary, ‘Happy Cat by Sean Shim-Boyle’, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2013 |
LA><ART, ‘A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats’, Los Angeles, CA |
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Project Row Houses, ‘Salt House’, Houston, TX |
Awards
| 2013 | Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, New York, NY |
Collections
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
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Sean Shim-BoyleSalt House (Project Rowhouses), 2013Brick, flourescent lightDimesions variable -
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, compressor
Dimensions variable -
Sean Shim-BoyleGolden Egg, 2018Clay, resin, gold30.5 x 30.5 x 45.7 cm
12 x 12 x 18 in -
Sean Shim-BoyleMother, Mother!!, 2018WoodDimensions variable
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Sean Shim-BoyleUntitled, 2018Gold-wrapped automatic sliding door, mirrors
Dimensions variable
