Biography
Delaney MeSun Shin is an interdisciplinary artist whose work delves into the complex layers of her personal and cultural identity. Shin’s practice seamlessly fuses biological imagery with themes of heritage, creating a dynamic interplay between science and art. Whether through immersive installations or 2D and 3D compositions, her work offers a compelling exploration of identity, weaving together her roots, cultural experiences, and her deep interest in microbiology.
Drawing from both the natural sciences and her biracial Korean-Caucasian background, Shin's artistic voice carries a sense of authenticity and deep self-reflection. Her mastery in drawing and painting allows her to use paper as a versatile medium, pushing its boundaries to create evocative and immersive spaces.
Delaney earned her Master of Fine Arts in two-dimensional studies from Bowling Green State University with a concentration in painting and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she specialized in drawing and minored in art history. She is currently shaping future generations of artists through her teaching at Francis Marion University.
Creatures Under The Moonlit Tide
Statement
Back when tigers smoked the pipe is a phrase my grandparents are just as familiar with as I am with Once upon a time. These beginnings of folk stories have been lost and forgotten in many mixed-race families. Stories passed down orally connect strings of meaning inherited by the generations following. Heritage, rituals, and values compose these stories, shaping each generation's learning and understanding of their histories. Coming from two different cultural backgrounds, Asian and Caucasian, I grew up in a household that did not share common knowledge of the related cultural norms. I have often felt like an anomaly or white-passing minority in a liminal space of comfortable vulnerability. Still, I embrace and love my biracial heritage and want to share my interpretations with others who may find meaning in similar circumstances. Through hanging objects in open environments, drawings, and paintings, I share how my artwork is a way to explore the interconnections of feeling as if I'm not being fully seen and accepted.
My artwork creates a story of the relationship between transcultural fluidity and identity with paper as a predominant medium. Paper, a starting point for many artists' earliest creative encounters, acts as a conduit for our sketches, messages, and more. Paper acts as a shapeshifter with its physical ability to mold, fold, or sculpt. Shapeshifting is a characteristic that many multiracial individuals carry; shapeshifting between identities with multiple and oftentimes concealed layers. When we can take time to understand the values of other individuals, more layers start to be unveiled. I invite viewers to reflect on their identities as they see how I have exposed the layers of my cultural heritage.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Art, Bowling Green State University, Painting, 2D Studies, Bowling Green, OH
Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Studio Art, Drawing Concentration, Art History Minor, Menomonie, WI, Cum Laude
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
2023-Present Assistant Professor of Fine Art: Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2022-23 Instructor of Record: Bowling Green State University, School of Art, Bowling Green, OH
2020-21 Teaching Assistant: University of Wisconsin-Stout, School of Art and Design, Menomonie, WI
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2022-23 Gallery Assistant, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Wankelman Gallery, and Red Door Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2021-22 Studio Assistant (Graduate Assistant) Painting, Drawing, Ceramic & Sculpture Studio, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2020-21 Art Store Sales Associate, Mike’s Art and Design Supply Store, Menomonie, WI
2014-15 Studio Ceramic Assistant, Color Me Mine Pottery Studio, Rochester, MN
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Courses
2023-Present Figure Drawing, Department of Fine Art, Credit hrs. 6, Sections 4, Francis Marion University
Advanced Figure Drawing, Department of Fine Art, Credit hrs. 6, Section 1, Francis Marion University
2-Dimensional Design, Department of Fine Art, Credit hrs. 6, Sections 4, Francis Marion University
Paper Arts, Department of Fine Art, Credit hrs. 3, Section 1, Francis Marion University
2022-23 Figure Drawing, Department of Fine Art, Credit hrs. 6, Sections 2, Bowling Green State University
2020-21 Life Drawing I, Department of Fine Art, Credit hrs. 6, Sections: 2, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Graduate Courses
2024-Present Applications of Kinesiology and Biomechanics in Occupational Therapy Lab, Credit hrs. 6, Sections 1, Francis Marion University
2024-Present Introduction to Occupational Therapy Across the Lifespan: Basic & Applied Lab, Credit hrs. 6, Sections 1, Francis Marion University
Workshops/Community Classes
2025 (Forthcoming Summer) Accordion Books, Florence County Museum: Art After Hours Visiting Artist, Florence, SC
Light and Shadows: Paper Lantern Workshop & Artist Talk, February 20, Coker College, Hartsville, SC
2024 Accordion Books, Florence County Museum: Art After Hours Visiting Artist, Florence, SC
Shadow Installations: Paper Lantern Workshop & Artist Talk, October 9th, 2024, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
RESEARCH: EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS
Honors and Awards
2024 Honorable Mention: Quiet but Multifaceted Voices by Asian/Pacific Islander Artists in the U.S.
2023 Top Best 25 2022 Fine Art Creative Quarterly, 100 Best Annual 2022 Online Gallery, Annual 2022 Online Gallery
Best in Show: Art of Diversity: Art for the Public Good, Bowling Green State University
2022 The Toledo Federation of Arts Societies Award Ohio Art Council: Now OH Art Show
Juror’s Award University of Montana and Montana State University: MFA Online Exhibition Here, There, Nowhere. 8 out of 50 selected.
James R. Good Scholarship. Selected scholarship awarded to the highest-scored graduate candidate in the School of Art during the admission
process, Bowling Green State University, Graduate Fine Art Program
2021 Graduate Assistantship Award, Bowling Green State University, Graduate Fine Art Program
2020 Sheri Nero Award: “Yes, I’m a Feminist!” Best creative, analytical, or applied project on women, gender, or sexuality studies,
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Women and Gender Studies Program
2016 Mayo Clinic Foundation Sigma XI: Outstanding Scientific Writing Award. Scientific paper: Learning Curve of Three Dimensional Stereoscopic
Monitor Assisted Microvascular Anastomosis in a Rat Mode
Graduate Women in Science Award, Minnesota Academy of Science: Learning Curve of Three Dimensional Stereoscopic Monitor Assisted
Microvascular Anastomosis in a Rat Mode.
US Air Force Award: four best projects focusing on Math, Science, Engineering, and Technology, especially offer Air Force Applicability: Learning
Curve of Three Dimensional Stereoscopic Monitor Assisted Microvascular Anastomosis in a Rat Mode
Minnesota Academy of Science: Grand Awards Bronze (Top 16%-30% of all projects): Learning Curve of Three Dimensional Stereoscopic Monitor
Assisted Microvascular Anastomosis in a Rat Mode
2014 Minnesota Academy of Science: Grand Awards Bronze (Top 16%-30% of all projects): A Comparison of Robotic Assisted Microsurgery versus
Manual Microsurgery in Technically Challenging Situations
Professional Development and Grants
2025 Florence Arts Alliance Mini-Grant, Florence, SC
Exploring Traditional Korean Paper-Making Techniques Within the Applications of Contemporary Art: Summer Research Stipend $5,000,
Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2024 Professional Experience And Knowledge Grant: Visiting Artists Lindsey Cherek Waller and Grace Wallstead $5,000,
Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Professional Development Grant: Hanji Papermaking $3,000, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Professional Experience And Knowledge Grant, Showcase Excellence: Professional Presentation Practices for Artists and Designers $5,000,
Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Hanji Retreat: Intensive Korean Paper Making Workshop Learning Traditional Papermaking Techniques and Approaches: Aimee Lee Studio,
Euclid, OH
Interactive Paper Card Workshop: Helen Hiebert Studio via Zoom
Florence Arts Alliance Mini-Grant $600, Florence, SC
2023 Tea Light Paper Workshop: Helen Hiebert Studio via Zoom
Emerging Artist Grant $300, Fiber Arts Now Magazine, Eugene, OR
Professional Development Grant: Papermaking Methodology $3,000, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Professional Experience And Knowledge Grant, Succeeding in Art & Design, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Ready to Experience Applied Learning Grant, Immersive Visual Fine Art Exploration: Unveiling New York's Treasures $5,000,
Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Medici Circle Grant: Bowling Green State University $300, Bowling Green, OH
The Morgan Conservatory: Pulp Painting Workshop, Cleveland, OH
2019 Tipo Tecca Corunna Letter Press Typeface Printing Workshop, Corunna, Italy
San Salvador Scientific Illustration, Gerace Research Center: Scientific Illustration for Research, San Salvador, Bahamas
Solo Shows
2026 (Forthcoming), Fight or Flight, Cecila Coker Bell Gallery, Hartsville, SC
2025 As Above So Below, Red Springs Artspace, Red Springs, NC
2023 Honoring the Unforeseen: MFA Thesis Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Two and Three Person Shows
2024 Temporal Threads, Gately Gallery, Florence, SC
2022 You Tell Me, Bread and Circus Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2021 To Love is to G(l)isten: Me, You, I, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin, Stout, Menomonie WI
Invitational Exhibitions
2024 Get Together, Radical Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2023 Winter’s Window Display, Gately Gallery, Florence, SC
2022 Relations, Radical Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Juried & Group Exhibitions
2025 (Forthcoming) Art Fields 2024, Jones Carter Gallery, Juror Panel: Courtney Chapman, Courtney Dodd, Austin Sheppard, Lauren Jackson Harris,
Haley M. Shaw, Lake City, SC
Big Works, Small Works, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
2025 Eastern Carolina Contemporary Biennial Exhibition, Florence County Museum, Florence, SC
Illustrated Accordions, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI
2024 Small Works: A Florence Regional Arts Alliance, Gately Gallery, Florence, SC
Expectations of Growth, Morgan Art of Paper Conservatory & Education Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Paper Trails, Views Art Center, Old Forge, NY
Unyielding Sonder: Quiet but Multifaceted Voices by Asian/Pacific Islander Artists in the U.S., Jurors: Eric Sun & Sangmi Yoo,
The Arts Council of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, NC.
The Paths We Cross: Perspectives from the Korean Diaspora, Juror: Mizin Shin, Wailo Center, The University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI
Emergence at The Bascom, Juror: Zach Rogers, Bunzi Gallery, Highlands, NC
Illustrated Accordions, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Art Fields 2024, Juror Panel: Adam Case Leestma, Ayumi Horie, Kevin Cole, Paula, Tognarelli, Simone El Bey, Lake City, SC
2023 Faculty Show Francis Marion University Visual Art Department, Gately Gallery, Florence, SC
Art of Diversity: Art for the Public Good, Juror: Katherine N. Stygles, Wankelman Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2022 Here, There and Nowhere: MFA Online Exhibition, University of Montana and Montana State University, 50 works selected out of 852 (less than 6%)
Them, Myself, And Us: MFA Winter Exhibition (Online), Bowling Green State University, 13 works selected out of 37, Bowling Green, OH
They, Myself and Us: Arts X: Graduate Arts Association, Red Door Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
15th Annual NOW OH Northwest Ohio Community Art Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
The Red Tent, Red Door Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Oasis What A Time To Be…, Juror: Tamara Brantmeier, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI, 37 works selected
Art of Diversity, Juror: Katherine N. Stygles, Wankelman Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 50 works selected
Holding Body, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Strange World, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2020 Constructed Reality, Juror: Tom Chambers, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, 29 works selected
Constructed Reality, Juror: Tom Chambers, PhotoPlace Online Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, 30 works selected
Diversity Through Art, Juror: Brandon Beaulieu, Student Memorial Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Not Here, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Still Here?, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie, WI
Pressure Point, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie, WI
Sticks and Strings, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie, WI
Bee’s Purple, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie, WI
2019 Art Haus-Emerging Artist Exhibition, Juror: Shannon Dallenbach Durbin, Artist Exhibition, Decorah, IA, 30 works selected
Best of Drawing Exhibition, Applied Arts 205, University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI
Unpopular Positions, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2017 Art Haus-Emerging Artist Exhibition, Juror: Shannon Dallenbach Durbin Artist Exhibition, Decorah, IA, 30 works selected
Best of 2017 Group Show, Groot Gallery, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Curatorial Projects
2025 Life Consuming, Grace Wallstead and Lindsey Cherek Waller, Kassab Gallery, Florence, SC.
2024 Paper Made, University Place Gallery, Florence, SC
2022 NOW OH Northwest Ohio Community Art Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
52nd Highschool Focus Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
They, Myself and Us: Arts X: Graduate Arts Association, Red Door Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
The Red Tent, Red Door Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2021 Holding Body, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2020 Still Here?, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Sticks and Strings, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Pressure Point, Gallery 209, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2019 Drawing Exhibition, Applied Arts 205, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Beyond the Stage-Mabel Tainter, Mabel Tainter, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Artistic Publications-Press and Journal Articles
2025 (Forthcoming) Collage Arts Association Conversations Podcast: Artist/Educator Life
Artist Talk, Red Springs Art Gallery, Red Springs, NC
Carolina Arts April 2025, Red Springs Artspace in Red Springs, NC, Features Works by Delaney MeSun Shin, pg 32,1 April 2025
Carolina Arts March 2025, Red Springs Artspace in Red Springs, NC, Features Works by Campbell University Art Students, pg 24, 1 March 2025
2024 FRAA Small Works 2024 Artists Announced, Holy City Sinner-Charleston’s Mylo News Subsidiary, 7 August 2024
Carolina Arts September 2024, Frances Marion University in Florence, SC, Offers Works by Mär Martinez & Annual Small Works Show, pg 30,
1 September 2024
Hanji Retreat 2024 #1, Aimee Lee, July 2024
Delaney Shin’s Story, VoyageLA, 22 July 2024,
Opening Reception at the Gately Gallery: Temporal Threads, Boys And Girls Clubs of Pee Dee Area, 19 March 2024
ArtFields still going strong in Lake City, ABC 15 News, 27 April 2024
Carolina Arts April 2024, Francis Marion University in Florence, SC, Features Works by Jennifer Moss, Delaney Shin, and Hannah Phelps, pg 33,
1 April 2024
Fiber Arts Now Emerging Artist Winter Edition, 1 Jan 2024, Quarterly Publication
Professor Spotlight: Delaney MeSun Shin, The Patriot-Francis Marion University’s Award-Winning Student Newspaper
2023 Students Get Creative With Fine Arts Dpt., The Patriot-Francis Marion University’s Award-Winning Student Newspaper, 5 October 2023
MFA graduates exhibit art in Resilience show, Bowling Green Independent News, 22 April 2023,
Four BGSU Artist Sweep The Showcase, Bowling Green Independent News, 23 Jan.2023,
2022 Creative Quarterly: Journal of Art and Design, 100 Best Annual, Creative Quarterly: Journal of Art and Design, 70th Spring Issue
Community Artist Tell Their Stories In NowOH Exhibit at BGSU, Bowling Green Independent News, 26 June 2023
2021 “NA”, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Furrow Magazine: juried publication, 12 May 2021, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
“Falling in and out of reality” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Furrow Magazine: juried publication, 12 May 2021, University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
“Dismantled Diptych” University of Wisconsin-Stout Creative Arts Journal: Prometheus: Arcane. juried publication, 2021,
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
“NA”, University of Wisconsin-Stout Creative Arts Journal: Prometheus: Arcane. Juried publication, 202, University of Wisconsin-Stout,
Menomonie, WI
“Falling in and out of Reality” University of Wisconsin-Stout Creative Arts Journal: Prometheus: Arcane. juried publication, 2021, University of
Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2020 “Falling in and out of Reality” Madison Journal of Literary Criticism, juried publication, volume 9, 12 Dec. 2020, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI
“The Beauty of a Microscopic Viewpoint” University of Wisconsin-Stout Creative Arts Journal: Prometheus: Ephemeral. 2020. juried publication,
10 Jan. 2021, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
“Dancing with Alluring Attractions 2” University of Wisconsin-Stout Creative Arts Journal: Prometheus: Ephemeral. 2020. juried publication, 10 Jan.
2021, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Scientific Publications-Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Referred Articles
2020 Description and validation of a simple histological nerve tissue scoring system for nerve allografts. Bulstra LF, Hundepool CA, Shin DM, Bishop AT,
Shin AY.Microsurgery.2020 Jun 7. doi:10.1002/micr.30614. PMID: 32506477
2016 A comparison of robotically assisted microsurgery versus manual microsurgery in challenging situations, Willems JI, Shin AM, Shin DM, Bishop AT,
Shin AY. Plast Reconstr Surg. 137(4): 1317-1324, 2016.
The learning rate in three dimensional high definition video assisted microvascular anastomosis in a rat model. Kotsougiani D, Hunderpool CA,
Bulstra LF, Shin, DM, Shin, AY, Bishop AT J Plast Reconstr Aesthet. Doi: 0.1016/j.bjps.2016.08.00. Epub 2016 Sep 8. PMID: 27650118
Presentations and Presented Workshops
2025 (Forthcoming) Blending Creativity and Professionalism, March 31st, Coker College, Hartsville, SC
2024 To Be An Artist, November 5th, Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Saekdong Obangsaek: Cut From the Same Clothes: ArtFields Artist Lecture, May 4, The Bean Market, Lake City, SC
Saekdong Obangsaek: Cut From the Same Clothes: ArtFields Artist Lecture, April 27, The Rob Gallery, Lake City, SC
Illustrated Accordions Artist Talk: March 4th, Kalamazoo Book Art Center, MI
2023 Shape Shifting- Visiting Artist Lecture: November 14th, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Shape Shifting-Visiting Artist Lecture: October 10th, Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Spaces, Places, and the Acceptance of Identity-Visiting Artist Lecture: April 6th, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2022 Graduate Panel Speaker: Art & Design Week, March 30, University of Wisconsin, Stout, WI
Paper Cutting Demo with Digital Technologies: Cricut, Plotter via Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Bowling Green State University, Feb. 28,
Bowling Green, OH
2019 Scientific Illustrator for Huntress Tatumn, Hawgood Bethany, Diversity of Fishes in Patch Reefs at San Salvador, Bahamas 2019, St Olaf College
January 30, 2019. Northfield, MN
2016 Hundepool CA, Bulstra LF, Shin DM, Bishop AT. Shin AY. Description and validation of a simple histological nerve tissue scoring system. 3th
Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand and 10th Congress of the International Federation of Societies
for Hand Therapy. Buenos Aires, Argentina October 25, 2016
2015 Kotsougiani D, Hundepool CA, Bulstra LF, Shin DM, Bishop AT. Learning Curve of Three Dimensional Stereoscopic Monitor Assisted Microvascular
Anastomosis in a Rat Model. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting. Nassau, Bahamas, January 25. 2015
SERVICE
Academic
2023-Present Faculty Advisor, Art Club, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Event Co-Coordinator, Art Day, Co-coordinated a campus-wide art event for students to explore visual arts, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Kassab Gallery Committee, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Gately Gallery Committee, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Academic Advisor, Department of Visual Art, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2024 National Association of Schools of Art and Design: Program Accreditation Review, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Faculty-Led Domestic Study Abroad to New York City, NY, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Volunteering Experience
2024-Present Francis Marion University Student Life, Florence, SC
2023-Present Florence County Museum Docent & Hands-on Helper, Florence, SC
2021-Present Apex Art New York, Volunteer juror for New York City Open Call, New York, NY
Memberships
2024-Present College Arts Association of America
2023-Present Fiber Arts Now Magazine, San Diego, CA
2023 Print Society, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2022-23 President of Graduate Arts Association, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2021-22 Vice President of Graduate Arts Association, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2021-22 Art History Association, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2019-21 Fine Arts Association, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Juror
2025 Guest Juror: Campbell Juried Art Exhibition, Red Springs Gallery, Red Springs, NC