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Kira Nam Greene’s work explores female sexuality, desire and control through figure and food still-life paintings, surrounded by complex patterns. Imbuing the feminist legacies of Pattern and Decoration Movement with transnational, multicultural motifs, Greene creates colorful paintings that are unique combinations of realism and abstraction, employing diverse media such as oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor and colored pencil. Combining Pop Art tropes and transnationalism, she also examines the politics of food through the depiction of brand name food products, or junk food. Recently, Greene started a figurative painting series spurred by the 2016 Presidential Election, Women’s March, #metoo movement and ensuing crisis of conscience, this new body of work aspires to present the power of collective action by women.Instagram Feed
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Author Archives: kira.nam.greene
Interview with Paul Laster – Archive for Korean Artists in America – AHL Foundation
I was recently included in the AHL Foundation’s Archive for Korean Artists in America. This is a great repository for stories and content about contemporary and historical working Korean Artists. I was pleased that Paul Laster, freelance art critic … Continue reading
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
I received the generous Fellowship covering all expenses from Vermont Studio Center and am spending the month of June/July in this beautiful corner of Vermont. My goal was to finish a couple of watercolor paintings and finish a painting. I … Continue reading
Parsons MFA Part-time Faculty Appointment
I will be joining The New School Parsons Fine Arts faculty in Fall, 2018. I look forward to working with graduate students in MFA program and meeting many distinguished colleagues. http://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/faculty/kira-nam-greene/
MELUS Cover Art
My painting Lychee Cocktail will be featured on the cover of the Multi-Ethinic Literature of the United States (MELUS) Journal.
Spring Break Art Show
I will be participating in this years Spring Break Art Show curated by FOOBAR. The group exhibition is called “Our Great Leader Will Nuke You” and will play with the current themes of escalating hostilities between North Korea and the … Continue reading
MICA – Noon Lecture – History of the Figure in Painting
As a McMillan/Stewart Chair in Painting at MICA (Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, MD), I gave a public lecture at Falvey Hall. The topic was figure painting, ranging from Caravaggio to Kerry James Marshall. I try to weave some distinct … Continue reading
MICA McMillan/Stewart Endowed Chair
This Fall I was honored to find out I had been selected for the MICA McMillan/Stewart Endowed Chair in Painting. I work with graduate and undergraduate students bi-monthly as a visiting critic in student studios as well as giving 2 … Continue reading
MICA – Noon Lecture – Kira Nam Greene Artist lecture
As part of the McMillan/Stewart Endowed Chair position at MICA I was asked to give a presentation on my work.
AHL Foundation Award
I was awarded the Silver Prize in the 13th Annual Contemporary Visual Arts Award by the AHL foundation which is a great organization which support artists of Korean decent. The AHL Foundation is pleased to present Multiple Exposure, a group exhibition of … Continue reading
Contexture @ Jane Lombard Gallery
I will be in group exhibition at Jane Lombard Gallery curated by Cey Adams. Other artists included are: Olivia Baldwin, Rachel Beach, Samantha Fields, Kira Nam Greene, Jason Middlebrook, Carmen Neely, and Ian Wright. From the Press Release: Adams, an … Continue reading