born in South Korea in 1979. After immigrating to Canada at age of 16, he studied at Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto and received a degree in Fine Arts. Studied Italian Renaissance Art in Florence between 2002 and 2003. Jay Ahn currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Education
2002 – 2003 OCAD Florence Off-Campus Program, Firenze, Italy
1998 – 2002 Fine Arts, Ontario College of Art & Design,Toronto
Selected Exhibitions
2011 TOAE – Best of 2010, FCP Gallery, Toronto
2010 Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto
Genesis, McKay Art Centre, Markham
Toronto Outdoor Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto
Queen West Art Crawl, Trinity BellwoodsPark, Toronto
Annual Walnut Exhibition, Walnut Art, Toronto
2009 Seven Deadly Sins – Lust, Beverly Owens Project Gallery, Toronto
Alluring My Senses, Arta Gallery, Toronto
Aftershow, Propeller Gallery, Toronto
Toronto Outdoor Exhibition, Toronto
2007 Head and Shoulders, Gallery S.P.I.N, Toronto
Yearbook, Gallery S.P.I.N, Toronto
2006 Hello Dolly!, Gallery S.P.I.N, Toronto
Commentaire Social, Galerie Bertossini, Toronto
Toronto Outdoor Exhibition, Toronto
New Paintings, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto
Raw Space, Galerie Bertossini, Toronto
Another World is Possible, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto
2003 Dentro dell’ imaginazione, Florence, Italy
Go West, LOOP Gallery, Toronto
OCAD Grad Exhibition, Toronto
Awards
2010 TOAE “Best in the Category” – Figurative Works Category
2009 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant
2003 Eric Freifield Scholarship
2002 Elenor Logan, the Rose of Cederdale Award
2002 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant
1998 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant
Contact
lavitasenza@hotmail.com
