How did Jina’s art end up in the Smithsonian?
Jina was included in the A Book About Death exhibition. Each artist submitted 500 pieces that were then joined into 500 unbound books about death.
See Jina’s work here on the exhibition website:
http://abad2019.blogspot.com/2019/04/022-jina-wallwork-great-britain.html
A number of those books found their way into various collections. The exhibition was at the Islip Art Museum. On their website, they link to the project website that includes art by all the artists including Jina Wallwork, and they also mention the many collections these unbound books went to. They include the Smithsonian.
See the list on the Islip Art Museum website:
https://www.islipartmuseum.org/2019_ABAD.html
On the Smithsonian website, you can find it under Chuck Welch papers relating to mail art, 1974-2019. You’ll notice in the collection information it states, “contents of the 2019 ‘A Book About Death’ 10th Anniversary exhibition with supplemental information.”
See the entry on the Smithsonian website:
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/chuck-welch-papers-relating-to-mail-art-22047
That’s how Jina’s artwork found its way into the Smithsonian; all the evidence and information are plain to see. I wish this could be done for every collection I mention in the list below. However, I can’t undertake that level of research at this time. The following is accurate to my current understanding and what I’ve been told by the organizations involved.
A list of collections that include artwork by Jina Wallwork.
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Arts Archive of the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Artpool Art Research Center, Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 10, 1061 Hungary. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/
‘Book’ sketchbook Bank Street Arts, 32-40 Bank Street, Sheffield, S1 2DS, Great Britain. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/bank-street-arts/3359/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. The B. Davis Schwartz Library, Long Island University Post, 720 Northern Blvd, Greenvale, NY 11548, United States. http://jinawallwork.com/news/abad-in-the-mumok-and-more/6821/
‘Abstract’ 2013′ sketchbook, ‘Sketchbook 2013.01’ sketchbook, ‘Grass is Greener’ sketchbook , ‘Sketchbook 2012’ sketchbook ‘The Love Letter’ sketchbook ‘Facing Forward’ sketchbook, In Flight’ sketchbook, Brooklyn Art Library, 28 Frost Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211, United States. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/brooklyn-art-library/3363/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. The Fluxus West Archive, St. Louis, MO, United States. http://jinawallwork.com/news/abad-in-the-mumok-and-more/6821/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Islip Art Museum, Brookwood Hall, 50 Irish Lane, East Islip, NY 11730 United States. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. The Karuizawa New Art Museum, 1151-5 Karuizawa, Kitasaku District, Nagano 389-0102, Japan. http://jinawallwork.com/news/abad-in-the-mumok-and-more/6821/
‘The Wish List’ Mideciant. Museo Internacional de Electrografía. Edifico Antonio Saura, Campus UCLM, C/ Camino del Pozuelo, s/n 16071 Cuenca, Spain. http://jinawallwork.com/news/abad-in-the-mumok-and-more/6821/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. The Moscow Museum, Russia. http://jinawallwork.com/news/abad-in-the-mumok-and-more/6821/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Mumok, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien, Austria. http://jinawallwork.com/news/abad-in-the-mumok-and-more/6821/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Musée de la Poste, 34 Boulevard de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris, France. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/
Signed prints of Mona Lisa 68, Mona Lisa 28, Mona Lisa 97, Mona Lisa 82, Mona Lisa 79, Mona Lisa 94. Museo della Gioconda in Val Veddasca Via della Bella, 21061 Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca, Italy. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/museo-della-gioconda-in-val-veddasca/6350/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Museum fur Kommunikation, Leipziger Str. 16, 10117 Berlin, Germany. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Museum fur Kommunikation, Helvetiastrasse 16, 3000 Bern, Switzerland. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Museum Schloss Moyland, Am Schloß 4, 47551 Bedburg-Hau, Germany. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Muzeum Książki Artystycznej /Book Art Museum ks. bp. Wincentego Tymienieckiego 24, 90-349 Łódź, Poland. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/
‘Swift’ ink and acrylic on paper Siena Art Institute, Via Tommaso Pendola 37, 53100 Siena, Italy (the work is within the Drawing Connections portfolio). http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/exhibiting-at-the-siena-art-institute/2394/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’. Archives of American Art Smithsonian Institution, D.C. Headquarters and Research Center, 750 9th Street, NW Victor Building, Suite 2200, Washington , DC 20001. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/
‘Who Are You?’ 2017 Solent Showcase Gallery, Southampton Solent University Sir James Matthew Building, 157-187 Above Bar St, Southampton SO14 7NN, United Kingdom (the work is within the Gallery Community Art Archive). http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/solent-showcase-gallery/2914/
‘Thought’ Selçuk University Faculty of Fine Arts Ardıçlı, İsmetpaşa Cad, 42250 Selçuklu/Konya, Turkey http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/pomo-ii/6731/
A signed print of the ‘Death and Rebirth’ book cover. The work is in the unbound ‘A Book About Death 2019’ Waskowmium, Burlington, VT, United States. http://jinawallwork.com/exhibitions/abad-in-the-moma-and-the-smithsonian/5816/.