Alissa Kim Tjen

Born: 1983 in Seoul, Korea
Lives and Works: North Vancouver, Canada

Alissa is a modern landscape artist based in North Vancouver, Canada. Working primarily in acrylics, she often employs an abstract and impressionist style in her landscape paintings. She started painting from childhood and continued her artistic journey at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto and Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver. She refined her own visual and conceptual vocabulary that was then translated through her graphic design works. She is now an artist depicting 'nature' in many of her paintings.

Alissa captures the placidity of the West Coast in her semi-abstract works in acrylics. She aims to convey her authentic impressions of the places, rather than depicting a representational or a descriptive view of the landscapes. She subjectively interprets the landscape and her impressions, then translates them into collective fragments using colours, shapes and textures.
She aims at the creation of tranquility in the mind of the onlooker. Through a constant amalgamation of envisioning, painting onto a canvas and contemplating, she consciously intends to portray the serene impression of the nature. Also, she fills her paintings with intuitive and meditative brush strokes as a response to the natural world that surrounds her.

Education

  • 2007
    Bachelor of Design, Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, Canada

Awards

  • 2002
    Hunter's Award Scholarship, Graphic Design, Toronto, Canada

Selected solo exhibitions

  • 2023
    Luminous Hours, Gallery George, Vancouver

Selected group exhibitions

  • 2022
    Earth Matters, Gallery George, Vancouver
  • 2021
    The Curated Collection, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
  • 2021
    Artists' Choice Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
  • 2020
    Scenes from Western Canada, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
  • 2020
    Small Works, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
  • 2020
    Landscapes, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
  • 2020
    Social Distancing, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
  • 2020
    Canvas Unbound, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
  • 2020
    BC Home and Garden Show, Canada Place, Vancouver
  • 2020
    Artists' Choice, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
  • 2020
    Active Members Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
  • 2019
    Spotlight, Federation of Canadian Artist, Vancouver
  • 2018
    Harmony Arts Festival, Ambleside, West Vancouver
  • 2016
    Homesick, Cityscape Gallery, North Vancouver
  • 2015
    Discovery: Fire, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver

Collections

  • New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, New York, United States
  • Private Collection, Philadelphia, United States
  • Private Collection, Michigan, United States
  • Private Collection, London, United Kingdom
  • Private Collection, Seoul, Korea
  • Private Collection, Vancouver, Canada
  • Private Collection, North Vancouver, Canada
  • Private Collection, West Vancouver, Canada
  • Private Collection, Salt Spring Island, Canada
  • Private Collection, Langley, Canada
  • Private Collection, Port Moody, Canada
  • Private Collection, Quebec, Canada
  • Private Collection, Toronto, Canada
  • Private Collection, Australia
  • Private Collection, Utah, United States
  • Private Collection, Maryland, United States
  • Private Collection, Pune, India
  • Private Collection, Brooklyn, United States
  • Private Collection, Minnesota, United States
  • Private Collection, Richmond, Canada
  • Private Collection, Giessen, Germany
  • Private Collection, Whistler, Canada
  • Private Collection, Squamish, Canada
  • Private Collection, Santa Barbara, United States
  • Private Collection, Colorado, United States
  • Private Collection, Oregon, United States
  • Private Collection, Oklahoma, United States
  • Private Collection, Texas, United States
  • Private Collection, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Private Collection, San Diego, United States
  • Private Collection, North Carolina, United States
  • Private Collection, Boston, United States
  • Private Collection, Massachusetts, United States
  • Private Collection, Georgia, United States
  • Private Collection, Florida, United States
  • Private Collection, Seattle, United States
  • Private Collection, California, United States
  • Private Collection, Washington, United States
  • Private Collection, Illinois, United States
  • Private Collection, New York, United States
  • Private Collection, Connecticut, United States
  • Private Collection, San Jose, United States
  • Private Collection, San Francisco, United States
  • Private Collection, Arkansas, United States
  • Private Collection, Los Angeles, United States
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