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Artist Jenny (Chin Jung) Baham:
The Passion for Life

Born in 1969 in Taipei Taiwan, with her Computer Science degree background, Artist Jenny worked for the following global high-technology companies, Apple, SAS and Gartner, as an Account Manager more than a decade in Asia. One day in 2005, she felt unable to breathe, her heart almost stopped beating on her way home due to the stressful job. She went to the hospital and the doctor could not find anything wrong with her. And then the doctor told her: “If you do not want your job to kill you due to your stress, you need to balance your life…” That’s why she went through a Personal Enrichment program and signed up for a “Pencil Sketching” class to force herself to leave her job on time. The reason for choosing pencil sketching was because it’s easy to prepare, just pencils, an eraser and a piece of paper. However, she found her passion and it changed her life dramatically with the gift from God.

Jenny entered Master Jiun Pan Studios to refine her oil painting skills in 2008. Under great guidance and influence by Master Pan, Jenny has made a tremendous progress in her artworks. She improved her oil painting skills in smooth lines, mixing color accurately, speed control, and many other artistic procedures… etc. Her artworks often amazed people with her heavenly creation and her passion for life.

Due to her passion for art, Jenny visited many countries to enrich her understanding of different cultures. Because of upcoming exhibitions in the past, she had been interviewed by several media companies and radio programs about her artworks. She immigrated to the United States due to her marriage in 2013. In the same year, she had a charity exhibition in the Museum of Fine Art in Taiwan. Though she cannot flight back to Taiwan due to her wedding preparations, she hosted the opening through Skype in Las Vegas.

Furthermore, Jenny is an instructor of pencil sketching and oil painting at the College of Southern Nevada from 2014 to the present. She shares her experiences and gives her students professional guidance. Besides teaching at CSN, she is working on her current project, painting all the National Parks across the United States. Her purpose is to get all Americans to see this beautiful nation. Jenny’s art fully shows her enthusiasm for life, her positive and optimistic attitude continues to set a good example of this generation.

Timeline

1969  Born in Taipei, Taiwan

1991  Received a Bachelor degree of Computer Science, Soochow University

1993  Learning Chinese painting and writing

2004  Received an Executives Master degree of Business Administration, Royal Roads University

2005  Learn Basic Drawing

2006  Increase Oil painting skill

2007/2008   The artwork, Dancing Tai-chi, was shortlisted of the “2008 International Olympic Sports and Art Contest” Domestic selection of works

2007  Union Exhibition- Entertainment Community of Academia Sinica, Taiwan

2008  Entered and trained by Master Jiun Pan Studios to refine oil painting skills (Master Jiun Pan is an internationally known and world famous artist)

2010  Traveled to the United States and received Jesus Christ as my Lord and personal savior

2010  Join the group exhibition of“Affordable Art Fair”

2010  The artwork, The Earth’s Arm Bay, attended charity auction for the World Vision Organization

2011  The 1st Solo exhibition- Flamenco Dancing

2011 Traveled to the United States and started painting Eagles of the Grand Canyon Series (Flying Eagles)

2012 Had the 2nd Solo exhibition- Meet Miracle

2013 Immigrated to the United Stats

2013 Had the 3rd Solo Charity Bazaar exhibition (Flying Over Obstacles) at Museum of Fine Arts of Cultural Bureau, Hsinchu County, Taiwan

2014 Instructor at College of Southern Nevada: Pencil Sketching and Oil Painting

2015 Started National Parks Series across the United States.

2016 「Associate Member of OPA, Oil Painters of America.

2016　Award: “Honorable Mention in Painting” in “Las Vegas International Juried Arts Competition 2016”

2017 Arts Program Director at Nevada Arts Academy

2017    First Solo Exhibition in the United States- Promise Land, America’s Great Landscapes at West Las Vegas Library

2017 Artwork is selected by Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo 2017

2018   Artwork is selected by 6th Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo 2018

2018   Group exhibition: Asian Culture Day at Rio Casino

2019   Artwork is selected by 7th Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo 2019

2019   Group exhibition: Oil Painters of Las Vegas at Lan Tien Cultural center &  Asian Culture Day at Sante Fe Casino

2019    Awards：6 Special Congressional Recognitions from: Senator Jacky Rosen, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Congressman Steven Horsford, Congresswoman Dina Titus, Congresswoman Susie Lee, Assemblyman Alexander Assefa

2020   Solo Exhibition in the United States- Promise Land II at West Sahara Library- East Gallery, Las Vegas, USA

2020   Showcase artwork in Art2art District Las Vegas

2020   Art Instructor in Art2art District

2020   Completed Mural Ceiling art project for the Catholic Church- Our Lady of Lavang, Las Vegas (20 by 30 feet)

2021   A Featured Artist in Art2art District “John Wayne Marina”

2021   Received 2 Congressional Recognitions from Congresswoman Dina Titus and Congresswoman Susie Lee

2021   Judged the Congressional Art competition for Nevada District 1 for Congresswoman Dina Titus

2021  Won “Best in show 2021” for the competition called CityScapes showcased in the Clark county Government center Rotunda Gallery awarded by Clark County Public Art

2021  Showcasing Artworks in Art2art District located Los Angeles CA

2022  Showcasing Artworks in Maya Gallery, located Santa Fe NM

2022  Won “Best in Show” of “Take to the Trails” from Wetlands Park of Clark County

2022   Won 3rd place of “Celebrating Life!2022" from City of Las Vegas

2022   Judged the Congressional Art competition for Nevada District 3 for Congresswoman Susie Lee

2022   Group shows:
Group exhibition 1: International Grand Prix 2022
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan
Time: May 29- June 4

                  Group Exhibition 2: The year of tiger

                           Venue: Mayor’s Gallery

                           Time: Jan 28- May 3rd

                  Group Exhibition 3: Southwest Scape

                           Venue: Charleston Height Art Center

                           Time: Mar 3 - May 27

                  Group Exhibition 4: Take to the Trails

                           Venue: Wetlands Park (Award winning “Best in Show”)

                           Time: June 3rd- July 17

                  Group Exhibition 5: Celebrating Life 2022

                           Venue: City Hall (Award winning 3rd place)

                           Time: July- Oct 17

2022   Curate Student Group Art show “Imagine” in Spring Valley Library Galley, 21 Students aged from 8 to 67 showcasing their artworks and 10 of them receiving congressional recognitions

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