Ja-kyung Shin
Born in Busan, South Korea, in 1981. 2000–2004: Studied at Seoul National University, South Korea, majoring in Design & Crafts (Metalwork and Jewelry), B.A. 2004–2010. 2009: Master’s student. Since 2022: Professor of Metalwork and Jewelry in the Craft Department at Seoul National University (Assistant Professor in 2022, Associate Professor since 2026). Lives and works in Seoul, South Korea.

Awards
2009 Schoonhoven Silver Award – 2nd Prize, Schoonhoven, NL. 2009 Cheongju International Craft Competition – Honorable Mention, Cheongju, KR. 2010 Silbertriennale International – 1st Young Artists’ Prize, Hanau. 2011 Inhorgenta Award, Munich. 2011 Apolline Prize of the Grassimesse, Leipzig. 2012 BKV Prize for Young Crafts – 3rd Prize, Munich. 2018 Nomination for the Hessian State Prize, Frankfurt am Main.

Works in Public Collections
Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig. Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA), Seoul, South Korea. Pureun Cultural Foundation, Seoul, South Korea. Design House Inc., Seoul, South Korea.