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Education

  • Artist in the Marketplace Program at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
  • Advanced Professional Study, New York University, New York, NY
  • M.A., New York University, New York, NY
  • NYU Study Abroad Program, Venice, Italy
  • M.F.A., The Graduate School of Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
  • B.F.A., Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Awards, Grants, and Fellowships

2002

  • Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship, New York, NY

2000

  • Gifford Foundation, New York, NY
  • The Unknown Generation: X, Juried Exhibition, Maine Artists Space, Portland, ME - Honorable Mention

1999

  • A.I.R. Gallery Fellowship (1999–2001), New York, NY

1997

  • National Association of Woman Artists, Beatrice Jackson Memorial Award, New York, NY

1996–97

  • Project Studio Program, Painting Space 122 Inc., New York, NY

1996

  • National Juried Exhibition, Works on Paper, Graphic Eye Gallery, Long Island, NY

1990

  • Eastern Asia Art Competition '90, Sponsored by Dong-A Daily Newspaper, Seoul, Korea - First Prize
  • National Art Competition '90, Sponsored by Joong-Ang Daily Newspaper, Seoul, Korea - Special Selection

1987

  • National University Art Competition, Sponsored by the Ministry of Education and SungShin University, Seoul, Korea - 2nd Prize

Residency Programs

2000

  • Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY
  • Centrum, Port Townsend, Washington
  • Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA

1999

  • Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY

1998–99

  • Henry Street Settlement Artist-In-Residence Workspace Program, NY
  • The Edward F. Albee Foundation, Montauk, NY

1996

  • The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY

One Person Exhibitions

2019

  • A Dream Journey, PII Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2014

  • The Harmony of Chaos, LG Tripp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2013

  • Paintings: Mystical Depths, UCAL, Philadelphia, PA

2011

  • Paintings, Trust, Philadelphia, PA

2010

  • Solo Series, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA

2006

  • Australian Dream, M16 Artspace, Canberra, Australia

2005

  • Portrait of Silence, Gallery Hyundai Window Gallery, Do Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2003

  • Taller Boricua Gallery, New York, NY

2001

  • Silent Voice, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY

2000

  • Aspiration of Silence, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020

  • Fully Saturated, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

2017

  • Art in Balance: Motorcycles and Fine Art, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA

2013

  • La Dolce Vita, Abington Community Library, Clarks Summit, PA

2011

  • Flirting with Abstraction, Woodmere Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
  • Contemplative Realms, Dalet Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2010

  • Faculty Exhibition, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
  • Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College, PA
  • RSVP, LGTripp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2009

  • Personal Boundaries, Sage Projects, Philadelphia, PA

2008

  • A.I.R. Gallery: The History Show, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY

2007

  • Confluence of Cultures, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY

2006

  • Solstice, M16 Artspace, Canberra, Australia

2005

  • Stephanie Burns Gallery, Canberra, Australia

2004

  • Nokmee: Ewha Alumnae Art Exhibition 2004, New Century Artists, New York, NY

2003

  • A Decade in Review: The Artists of the A.I.R. Fellowship Program, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY

2002

  • Global Priority, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, New York, NY
  • Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
  • Reactions, Williams Gallery, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
  • Artex-Seoul, 2002, Silk Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  • Shirakawa-go Art Festival 2002, Ohno-gun Gifu Perfecture, Japan

2001

  • The Coaster Project, Destination: The World, The Fuller Museum of Art, MA
  • An Intimate Presence, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY

2000

  • Unknown Generation X?: Who Are We?, The Maine Artists Space, Danforth Gallery, Portland, ME
  • Perceptions: Solitude Shared, Long Island University Brooklyn Campus, Salena Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Good Business Is the Best Art: Twenty Years of the Artist in the Marketplace Program, Slide Project, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY

Selected Bibliography

2014

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer, Korean Convergence, by Samantha Melamed, Philadelphia, PA, February 18

2011

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer, Meticulous and abstract, they're back on the scene, by Edith Newhall, Philadelphia, PA, January 23
  • Korean Daily News, Philadelphia, PA, January 28
  • Korean Daily News, Philadelphia, PA, January 29

2010

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer, Contemporary Korean Art at Haverford gallery, by Victoria Donohoe, Philadelphia, PA, November 19
  • The Bi-College News, Haverford College, Philadelphia, PA, October 26
  • Culture, Korean Daily News, Philadelphia, PA, November 2
  • Culture, The Korea times, New York, NY, November 18
  • The Philadelphia Inquirer, A captivating array at Abington's 'Solo Series', by Victoria Donohoe, Philadelphia, PA, September 24
  • City Paper, Review of RSVP by Robin Rice, Philadelphia, PA, July 29–August 5

2006

  • About Town: M16 Artspace exhibition, Canberra Sunday Times, Canberra, Australia, April 23

2004

  • Culture, The Segye Times, New York, January 7

2003

  • Art in America, November, Page 169–170, New York, NY
  • Culture, The Korea Times, New York, NY December 31
  • Art in Culture, July, Seoul, Korea
  • Features, The Korea Times, Seoul, Korea, May 23
  • People, SIEMPRE, New York, NY, January 28
  • Art and Culture, The Korea Times, New York, NY, July 18
  • Culture, The Segye Times, New York, NY, January 23
  • Culture, The Korea Times, New York, NY, January 15
  • Culture, The Segye Times, New York, NY, January 10

2001

  • Culture, The Korea Times, New York, NY, August 29

2000

  • Culture, The Korea Times, New York, NY, August 26

1999

  • Review, The Korea Central Daily, New York, NY, November 10
  • Art and Culture, The Korea Times, New York, NY, October 30
  • Art and Culture, The Korea Central Daily, New York, NY, October 27

1998

  • Art and Culture, The Segye Times, New York, NY, September 11
  • People, The Korea Times, New York, NY, September 3
  • Art and Culture, The Segye Times, New York, NY, August 26
  • Art and Culture, The Segye Times, New York, NY, June 29
  • Review, The Segye Times, New York, NY, June 22
  • Art and Culture, The Korea Central Daily, New York, NY, June 20
  • Review, The Korea Daily News, New York, NY, June 20
  • Art and Culture, The Korea Times, New York, NY, March 25
  • Review, The Korea Central Daily, New York, NY, March 17
  • Art and Culture, The Segye Times, New York, NY, March 25

1997

  • Art and Culture, The Korea Times, California, March 27
  • The Encounter of East and West, Joong-Ang Newspaper, California, March 27
  • Holland Cotter, Domestic Images From Young Talent, The New York Times, New York, NY, January 10

1996

  • Ron Netsky, Pyramid Unveils 'Body' Art, City Newspaper, Rochester,NY, July 17

1995

  • Phyllis Braff, Exploring World of Information, Visually and Conceptually, The New York Times, Long Island, NY, February 12