A new art exhibition that breathes life into chairs is now showing at the newly minted MAD Museum of Art & Design. Seated in the heart of Orchard road at the Mandarin Gallery, MAD is the new multi sensory space that celebrates art and life. In conjunction with its festive soft launch, the quietly intense work by Korean artist Sohn Jinah will open the doors for the pre-inauguration in an exhibition dubbed "Deep Inside".

Acclaimed and accredited for paintings drenched in meticulous motifs raised by layers of acrylic and painstakingly prepared tapestries of micro geometrical details, the artist's work is well loved for the loud and dazzling scenery for which her ubiquitous chairs sit quietly and in solitude. Sohn Jinah has been humanizing chairs for more than a decade. The chair is the visual explanation of the idea of existence - a depiction of the most intimate space where the soul sits and therefore represents the self. Through different interpretations via angles and positions of the chairs as well as a bold variety of canvas sizes and proportions through the collection, the artist vividly conveys emotions, thoughts and the perception of reality with respect to the surrounding. To the beholder, Sohn Jinah's seemingly calm compositions of quiet chairs and loud splendid backgrounds actually seethe with a clear voice of thought that emerges from deep within the painting - life from the outside and at the core of the being can sometimes coexist in a disjointed manner and hence reinforces the strong sense of isolation felt in modern society. Similarly, her installation art is a continuation of her expression of the human relationship, the sense of isolation in society and ultimately, hope.

Born in 1967 in Seoul, Korea, Sohn Jinah has earned the Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture as well as Painting at the State University of New York. She has participated in over 18 years of exhibitions and art fairs all over the world and her work can be seen in the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Korea.

MFA, Major in Sculpture, State University of New York, USA.

MFA, Major in Painting, State University of New York,

USAMAE, Major in Art Education, Hongik University, Korea

BFA, Major in Painting, Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Beauty & Beast Jinah Sohn and JungPyo Hong exhibition, Gallery 123, Seoul, Korea

2009 Scene from Contemporary Art, Lotte Avenuel Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2009 Korea Galleries Art Fair, Bexco, Busan, Korea

2009 Woolim 35th Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery Woolim, Seoul, Korea

2009 6th Anniversary Exhibition, Yoo Art Space, Seoul, Korea

2009  We Now, Insa art center, Seoul

2009  Mad for furniyure ,Nefs space, Seoul

2009  Asia top gallery in hotel ,Hyatt Hotel, Seoul

2009 Singapore international art fair, Singapore,Singapore

2009  Pocheon Art Valley Sculpture symposium,PocheonArt

2009 Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea

2008 Scope Hampton Newyork,Newyork,USA

2008 Asia top gallery in hotel ,Tokyo,Japan

2008 Kiaf ,COEX,Seoul

2008 Singapore international art fair, Singapore,Singapore

2008 SIPA, Seoul Artcenter,Seoul

2008 Sungsangeun,SohnJinah 2peoples show,Pyogallerysouth,Seoul

2008 MGA  ,Montrix,SWISS

2008 ACAF, Newyork pier 92, Newyork, USA

2008 Beyond Definition, Interalia, Seoul, Korea

2008 Merry Colorful Abstract, Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea

2007 Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea

2006 Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, State university of New York, USA

2004 Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea

2003 POSCO Art museum, Seoul, Korea

2002 Sungkok Art museum, Seoul, Korea

2002 Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea

2001 Gallery Saoh & Tomos, Tokyo, Japan

2001 Kojimachi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2001 Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea

2001 Yeemok Gallery, Seoul, Korea

1998 Hotel Intercontinental, Seoul, Korea

1998 Gallery May, Seoul, Korea

1996 Gallery Siuter, Seoul, Korea

1995 College Art Gallery, State University of New York, USA

1995 Gallery Jo Sung-Hee, Seoul, Korea

1992 Gallery Yoon, Seoul, Korea

1991 Gallery Now, Seoul, Korea

Main Collections

ASEM Building etc.

Walkerhill Hotel

Hyatt Hotel Jeju

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

JW Marriott Hotel Yoido

Park Center

Hana Bank, Seoul

Shinhan Bank

Seoul Novotel Ambassador Hotel

Busan Pocheon art valley sculpture park

CJ,Sangam

Meritz

UBS

POSCO

Seoul Museum of Art

National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea