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Jinny Yu
The Cartography of Identity: The Artistic Journey of Jinny Yu Born in the vibrant metropolis of Seoul, South Korea, in 1976, Jinny Yu carries within her a profound sense of displacement and discovery. Her life, much like her canvas, is a tapestry woven from diverse cultural threads, having moved to Canada in 1988. This transition from the East to the West instilled in her a multicultural perspective that serves as the heartbeat of her
creative practice. Settling eventually in Montreal, Yu began to navigate the complexities of being both a guest and a host, a theme that would later evolve into a sophisticated exploration of mass migration, social change, and the very nature of belonging. Her early academic foundations at Dawson College and Concordia University, where she studied under the legendary Guido Molinari, provided her with the technical rigor necessary to tr…