Ken Shung , was born in manhattan , New York and specializes in Portraiture and editorial Projects in studio and on location. He is a faculty professor at The School of Visual Arts, NYC in the BFA undergrad curriculum and continues in Lingerie Advertising, , Editorial, Gallery exhibitions, Book Publishing and Commissioned work.
Magazine Assignments , Advertising Clients have included:
Zotos Hair and beauty : 1st client : Allure, Avenue, Colors, Connoisseur, Discover, Dartmouth Alumni ,Departures, Elle Decor, San Francisco Focus, Metropolitan Home, Entertainment Weekly, Fortune, GQ, Interview, Conde Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair Mademoiselle, Mirabella, Money Magazine, Mass Mutual Insurance, Bozell Inc. , Mens Fitness, Muscian, New York Magazine, New York Times Magazine, Money Magazine, Smart Money ,Rolling Stone, Success Magazine, Seven Days Magazine,Brides, , San Franciso Focus, Daily News and clients: Chanel, Tiffanys, Bloomingdales, CBS Records , Paul Stuart PR , Reel Art Press, Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Kunduru Music , Charles of the Ritz , Lancome, , Avon , Fairchild Publications , Marina Maher Communications , Unilever , 108 Residency Art colony, Pomerantz Law Firm Partners, Procter & Gamble, Invista, Stainmaster Carpet and recently Vanity Fair Magazine 2015 /2016 with Features on Oliver Sacks and Ann Rao .Lingerie Advertising with Wacoal America since 1993 to present.
Exhibitions
2018- Germantown Post Office , N.Y. 12526 July-August ,Portraits of a Community titled : Local
2017- The Morrison Hotel Gallery NYC exhibition , August 2017 featuring Tryptich Prints of Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters in concert with Arthouse18.
2016- WE:AMEricans : Group show curated by Leah Oates and Ruben Natal-san Miguel, July -Aug 2016 Station Independent Projects Gallery
2014- exhibited in “WHAT IS A PORTRAIT” RIPE ART GALLERY , Huntington, NY Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel & Gallery owner Cherie Via Rexer.
2014- June- August Fine art prints of Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon for the CHICAGO BLUEs exhibition at Paul Stuart of Chicago/New York
2012- Miami Basel, Scope : two works sold to private collector, Wynnwood Miami FL
2011 -One Person Exhibition at New York Public Library : Pretty as a Picture March 2011
2011 -Chicago Art Fair, Exhibited with Asymmetrick NY April 2011
2011- Art Basel Switzerland Scope , June 2011 , two works from the china project sold to Beyeler Museum for their permanent collection
2011-One Person Exhibition, ” Local; The Farm Project ” at The Art Space , Germantown NY September 2011. 3 works sold.
2008 – finalist in Critical Mass , PhotoLucinda selected
Arnot Art Museum Group Exhibition titled: Natural Instincts , Elmira New York
Art Institute of Boston, 3 photographers curated by Bonnell Robinson
Barret House Group show , Poughkeepsie New York curated by Willis Hartshorn
Scholarship to Wilson Hicks Conference on Visual Communications, Coral Gables, Miami
met with John Durniak,Larry Schiller, Duane Michals, Photo Editors with Time, NatGeo.
Assistant to Irving Penn Studio, Annie Liebovitz , Bill King freelancing for 3 years with different photographers after college in New York City.
Current Projects seeking Representation include : The African American Portraits: , Backstage Muscians :The Dressing Room, The Farm Project :Portraits of a Community, A Personal look back into CHINA : Then and Now . In Color : The Flora Stillife series.
Representation :
MPTV IMAGES contact andy@mptvimages.com in Los Angeles CA for Licensing and Usage : LINK Below
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Print Sales : contact : helen@helenjonesflorio.com
View Catalog of Prints available at helenjonesflorio.com
LINK : http://www.helenjonesflorio.com/portfolio_page/clash-mayhem-tv/
Commercial Portfolio: Lingerie Advertising : LINK : http://kenshungpictures.com/
Directly at: 917-797-5110 and Email: kenshung@gmail.com
