Artist Resume of Xin Song
Chinese Folk Art and Modern Paper Cutting


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

  • 2011
    Ocean Fantasy, The Fashion Center Space For Public Art, New York, NY
  • 2010
    Cut It Up! Contemporary Papercutters Exhibition, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
    Song Xin: Contemporary Palimpsest, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY
    MTA Permanent Arts for Transit: Bay Parkway Landmark Station, D Line, Brooklyn, NY, Design for Laminated Glass Work
    Push/Pull, Dumbo Arts Festival, New York Foundation for the Arts, The Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists
    The Last Loft Show, Puffin Room Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
  • 2009
    Breaking Lines: Hu Bing & Xin Song, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY
    Trans-formation, Group Exhibition, Art Next Gallery, New York, NY
    Seeds of the Wild, Puffin Room Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
  • 2008
    Coney Island, Maybe? Puffin Room Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
    Song Xin: New Bloom, Tao Water Gallery, Provincetown, MA
    Song Xin, Fine Art Work Center Gallery. Provincetown, MA
    Touched by Women’s Hands, Lin Yan Guest Curator, with Hilda Shen, Cui Fei, Lin Yan, Liao Hao, Emily Cheng, Catalogue, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY
    Visual Art Fellow Group Exhibition, Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM), Provincetown, MA
  • 2007
    Touched by Women’s Hands, Lin Yan Curator, with Hilda Shen, Cui Fei, Lin Yan, Liao Hao, Emily Cheng, Flushing Town Hall, Smithsonian Affiliate, Flushing, NY
  • 2006
    Going Underground, Art at Large, New York, NY
    Home Room, Asian American Women Artist Alliance Gallery (AAWAA), Brooklyn, NY
  • 2005
    EAT ART 8, Asian American Women Artist Alliance Gallery (AAWAA), Brooklyn, NY
    Tunnels & Bridges, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
    Beijing Spring, Song Xin Curator, Puffin Room Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
  • 2004
    Talking Hand, AIR Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2003
    Accumulative Efforts, Phoenix Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
    Treaders in the Snow, Installation, Puffin Room Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
  • 2002
    Ruffled Feathers, Puffin Room Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
    Warm Days, Blue Skies – Asian American Women Artist Alliance, Yan Kong Curator, Installation for Manhattan Borough President, C. Virginia Fields Offices, New York, NY
    WAR, Puffin Room Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
    Leaps and Bounds, Phoenix Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
  • 2001
    Song Xin: Dream and Life, AmerAsia Bank Gallery, Public Space, New York, NY
    Group Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, Not-for-Profit, New York, NY
    Song Xin’s Dreams, Qingping Teahouse Gallery, Boston, MA
    EAT ART Group Exhibition, Asian American Women Artist Alliance (AAWAA), AIR Gallery, NYC
  • 1998
    China’s Future, The Hilton, Beijing, China
  • 1996-1997
    Song Xin, The Here and Now Gallery, Beijing, China.
  • 1995
    Invited by the Chinese Ministry of Culture to participate in The China Art Exposition. Work was selected for publication in accompanying catalogue and received an Honor’s Certificate.
  • China Paper Cutting, Group exhibition, Contemporary Gallery of China, Beijing, China.


BIBLIOGRAPHY/ PUBLICATIONS

  • Rock, Paper, Scissors: Breaking Lines, review, Joe Bendick, Chelsea Clinton News, New York, NY,
    May 28, 2009
  • Review of Breaking Lines at Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, review, Sing Tao Daily, New York, NY, May
    20, 2009
  • Touched by Women’s Hands, Catalogue, Lin Yan Curator, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY,
    2008
  • Shankpainter 48, Book Cover image, Dream and Fish for Provincetown Writing Fellow, 2008
  • BeiJing Spring, review, World Journal Newspaper, New York, NY 2005
  • BeiJing Spring, review, China Press Newspaper, New York., NY 2005
  • BeiJing Spring, review, Ming Pao Newspaper, New York., NY 2005
  • With A Backward Glance, Illustrated Scotland poems book cover taken from "Dream and Life" series.
    2005
  • Role of Women Artist Immigrants, WBAI 99.5 radio interview with AAWAA panel, New York, NY 2002
  • Leaps and Bounds, review, XingDao Daily News, New York, NY 2002
  • Ruffled Feathers, review, World Journal Newspaper, New York, NY 2002
  • Eat Art, revievw, World Journal Newspaper, New York., NY 2001
  • Song Xin’s Dreams, review, Xing Dao Daily News, New York, NY 2001
  • Song Xin’s Dreams, review, World Journal News, New York., NY 2001
  • Modern Paper Cutting, interview with Culture Monthly, Beijing, China, 1995
  • Modern Paper Cut, published by Beijing China Today Company, 1992
  • Feng Sheng Yan Yi ,Traditional Chinese Story Book, Illustration, Nong Cun Du Wu Publishing Company,
    Beijing, China.


AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

  • 2011 The Fashion Center Space For Public Art, NewYork, NY
  • 2010 MTA Permanent Arts for Transit: Bay Parkway Landmark Station, D Line, Brooklyn, NY, Design for
    Laminated Glass Work 2011 The Fashion Center Space For Public Art, NewYork, NY
  • 2010 MTA Arts for Transit: D Line, Brooklyn NY, Finalist with Honorarium for Design for Ironworks
  • 2010 Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Center, New York, NY
  • 2010 The Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
  • 2007 Puffin Foundation for art Grant
  • 2007-2008 Visual Art Winter Fellowship, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
    TEACHING ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS
  • 2010 Artist-in-Residence, Art E, Art Enlightenment for Children, Cheryl McGinnis, New York, NY
  • 2010 Shadow Puppet Workshops, Flushing Town Hall, Smithsonian Affiliate
  • 2010 Shadow Puppet and Paper Cutting Workshop, P.S. 166
  • 2009 Shadow Puppets and Paper Cutting Workshop, Calhoun private school, New York, NY
  • 2008 Shadow Puppets and Paper Cutting Workshop, Public School 26205Q, Bayside, NY
  • 2008 Kids Art Partners in Education, 6-week Program, Fine Art Work Center, program.6 week
    workshop
  • 2008 Shadow Puppets and Paper Cutting Workshop, Puffin Grant, 4-week workshop, SoHo, Chinatown,
    New York, NY
  • 2006-2007 Shadow Puppet Workshops, Brooklyn students and Brooklyn Public Libraries, NYC Dept of
    Cultural Affairs and the Ford Foundation/Brooklyn Art Council
  • 2001 English Bridge, Featured artist & instructor for Chinese paper cuts, program on China
    Central Television


EDUCATION

  • 1994 Graduated Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
  • 1990 Haidian Art School, Major: Fine Art, Beijing, China


 

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