Ema Shin

Ema Shin is a Narrm/Melbourne based multidisciplinary artist who was born and grew up in Niigata, Japan. She studied printmaking at Tama Art University, Tokyo and completed a Master of Fine Art Degree at Aichi Prefectural Art University, Nagoya. Shin has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Japan, Korea, Australia, and other countries. Her experiences have included a residency at the Australian Tapestry Workshop and exhibitions that include McClelland National Small Sculpture Awards (finalist 2020), Victorian Craft Awards, Kate Derum Award for Small Tapestries (first prize 2017) and the Tamworth Textile Triennial exhibited at eleven locations nationally. Shin’s recent solo exhibition Hearts of Absent Women held at Counihan Gallery in early 2022 celebrated of the lives of women through her personal experiences of Japanese and Korean heritage and Australian society. Shin’s inter-disciplinary practice, contemporary application of historical techniques and use of tactile materials result in artworks that express femininity and sexuality.