Born in Seoul, Korea

Education
Ph.D.,  Seoul National University, Korea, Oriental Painting / 2022
MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Painting and Drawing / 2010
BFA, Seoul National University, Korea, Oriental Painting / 2003

Solo Exhibition
Night and Day(Supported by Seoul Cultural Foundation, upcoming June), Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea / 2024
Collapse(Supported by Gyunggi Cultural Foundation), Haeum Museum, Suwon, Korea / 2023
Newspaper, Oh!zemidong, Seoul, Korea / 2023
Landscape, Moowoosoo gallery, Seoul, Korea / 2023
November 22, 1997, Cheongju Museum, Cheongju, Korea / 2023
TEXT/CONTEXT, Youngeun Museum, Seoul, Korea / 2022
Whitewashing, New York Public Library, Seward Park, NY / 2018
Kanazawa Hero / Kanazawa Art Port, Kanazawa, Japan / 2015
Painting A Painting / Foster gallery, Dedham MA / 2014
WAR / Anya Tish gallery, Houston TX / 2014
Gone Not Around Any Longer / The Joanna, Houston TX / 2013

Group Exhibitions
Roar, I’ll Eat Everything, Art Space Tiger 1, Seoul, Korea / 2023
Caminos, Sueno 339, Seoul, Korea / 2023
Loose Connection, Cheongju Museum of Art, Cheongju-si, Korea / 2023
The Future X and Y opens, Cheongju Museum of Art, Cheongju-si, Korea / 2022
Multi-perspective Landscape, Dongtan Art Space, Suwon-si, Korea / 2022
Jeonam International Sumuk Biennial, Namdo Museum, Jeolla-do, Korea / 2021
Newark Art Festival: Expressive Creative Soul, Akwaaba gallery, NJ / 2019
Made Here, Guttenberg Arts, NJ / 2018
Cross Over: East and West, Korean Cultural Center in Washington DC / 2018 UPROOT, Smack Mellon, NY / 2017
A Dark Wood, Noyes Museum of Art, NJ / 2017
A Dark Wood, Curious Matter, NJ / 2016
Kanazawa Artspace Link, Art Gumi, Kanazawa, Japan / 2015
Weaving Time, Gallery Korea at Korean Cultural Service, NY / 2015
Shoot / Lesley Heller gallery, New York NY / 2013
Of Other Spaces / The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX / 2012 CTRL group two / Bryan Miller gallery, Houston, TX / 2012
Moa Picks 2011 / Museum of arts, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea / 2011 CUT / Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL / 2011
Laughing as a Young Man / Southfirst gallery, NY / 2010

Residency
Cheongju Museum Studio Program, Cheongju, Korea/ 2022-2023
Youngeun Museum Studio Program, Gyunggido, Korea / 2022
Lighthouse Works, Fisher’s Island, NY / 2019
Guttenberg Arts STAR program, Guttenberg, NJ / 2018
Macdowell Colony Artist-In-Residence program, Peterborough, NH / 2014
The Core program, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / 2011-13
Bemis Art Center, Omaha, NE / 2012
Vermont Studio Center Residency program / 2010, 2013

Awards
Artist Grant (Visual Arts, A track), Seoul Cultural Foundation / 2023
Artist Grant (Emerging), Gyunggi Cultural Foundation / 2022
Grant for International Exchange of Arts and Culture, Arts Council Korea / 2018 Macdowell Fellowship, Macdowell colony, Peterborough, NH / 2014
Marin Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT / 2013
The 10th Contemporary Visual Art Competition, AHL Foundation, NY / 2013 Artadia Awards 2012 Houston winner, Houston, TX / 2012
James Nelson Raymond Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL / 2010

Teaching experiences
Andong University, Korean Painting / 2023
Kyungbook University, Materials and Technique / 2023
Dongduk Women’s University, Korean Painting Studies / 2023
Kyunghui University, Artwork Making Practice / 2023
Gachon University, Eastern Art History, Western Art History / 2023
Seoul National University, Integrated medium study / 2022
Sungshin Womens’ University, Media research studio / 2019-present
Ajou University, Drawing / 2019-present
Rice University, Drawing / 2012

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