Born:Seoul, Korea, 1971
Lives in New York City
Education
1994 BFA Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, NYC
1994 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine
1993 Nova Scotia School of Art and Design, Canada
Guest
Lecture
2008 "What is Marriage" Manhattanville College, Purchase,
NY
2007 "Maria the Korean Bride" Cooper Union - Saturday Program,
NY
2005 "What is Marriage" Manhattanville College, Purchase,
NY
2005 "Maria the Korean Bride" New York State Summer School
of the Arts/SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
Performances
2008 "Maria the Korean Bride Live" Recital Hall Theater, Abrons
Art Center, NY (Upcoming Sept 18th, 19th 20th)
2008 “Start with Art Series" Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Family Program, NY
2007 “Maria the Korean Bride - What Shall I wear, in Asia?"
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Family Program, NY
2007 "Maria the Korean Bride" Cooper Union - Saturday Program,
NY
2007 "Maria the Korean Bride - A One Womans Show" Collective
Unconscious Theater, NY
2005 "What is Marriage" Manhattanville College, Purchase,
NY
2005 "Maria the Korean Bride" New York State Summer School
of the Arts/SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
2004 "even the birds were..." COEX Center, Seoul Korea
2003 “Ample Sample” BRIC Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Solo
Exhibitions
2003 “The Nature” Wharfside Village, US Virgin Island
2002 “Marriage Proposal” Remote Lounge, NYC
2002 “Marriage Proposal” John Jay Gallery, NYC
2001 “My Guys” DPI, NYC
2001 “Case #1009” John Jay Gallery, NYC
1994 “Woman” Sullivan Gallery, NYC
1993 “2 in 1” 00 Gallery, Halifax, Canada
Two-Artist
Exhibitions
2001 “Two People: Man and Woman” American Museum of Natural
History, NYC
Group
Exhibitions
2008 “Interplay: The Evolution of Artistic Process" - Henry
Street Settlement, NYC
2007 “Art 364B: The Collective" Kimmel Art Center @ New York
University, NY
2007 “DUMBO Art Festival" Brooklyn, NY
2006 “A Usable Past" Abrons Art Center - Henry Street Settlement,
NYC
2006 “Ides of March” ABC No Rio Gallery, NYC
2006 “Allergy” Blue Velvet Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2005 “Looking and Seeing" Abrons Art Center - Henry Street
Settlement, NYC
2004 "04 20x20x20˜ A Compact Competition, Louisiana State
University,
LSU Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2004 "Ides of March" ABC No Rio Gallery, NYC
2004 "Wedding Project˜ 65 Hope Street Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003 “Ample Sample” BRIC Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2003 “Disaster” ABC No Rio Gallery, NYC
2003 “Recession 2003 $99 Show” Cynthia Broan Gallery, NYC
2003 “Paper Works” 450 Broadway Gallery, NYC
2002 “Fear, Paranoia, and Malevolence” ABC No Rio Gallery,
NYC
2002 “Ides of March” ABC No Rio Gallery, NYC
2002 “Memory and Metaphor” Henry Street Settlement, NYC
2001 “Cross Cultural Gems” Tribes Gallery, NYC
2000 “In Process” Ernest Rubenstein Gallery,NYC
2000 “Gen X” Danforth Gallery, Portland, Maine
(Juried show by Mark Bessire: Director of the Institute of Contemporary
Art at Maine College of Art)
2000 “Downtown Biennial” ABC NoRio Gallery, NYC
1999 “Tangent” Abrons Art Center/Henry Street Settlement,
NYC
1999 “Tenth National Juried Exhibition” Viridian Artist
Inc., NYC
(Juried/curated by Susan Harris: then-curator of the
Whitney Museum of American Art)
1998 “Graven Images” ABC NoRio Gallery, NYC
1998 “The Fourth Independent Biennial” Charas Inc., NYC
1998 “Ides of March” ABC NoRio Gallery, NYC
1997 “Cafe December” Gallery onetwentyeight, NYC
1997 “Home” @ Bullet Space, NYC
1995 “Arts and Books” The Broadway Gallery, NYC
1994 “Women at Work” The Roger Smith Gallery, NYC
1993 “Respect” Houghton Gallery, NYC
Awards
and Scholarships
2008
Asian Americans/Pacfic Islanders in Philanthropy (Asian Women Giving
Circle) Fund
2008
Franklin Furnace Fund
2008
New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs - Manhattan Community Arts Fund
Grant
2006
New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs - Manhattan Community Arts Fund
Grant
2005
Fiscal Sponsorship Granted by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
2002
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, NYC
2002
New York Foundation for the Arts Recovery Fund, NYC
2000
New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs - Manhattan Community Arts Fund
Grant
1999
Artist-In-Residence Workspace Program/Henry Street Settlement - One-Year
Studio Program
1994
Alex Katz Grant - Full Tuition for the Artist Residence Program in Skowhegan,
Maine
Publications
and Reviews
2008 Nanomajority (online journal Issue # 5)
2008 The Korea Times, Newspaper (June 2008)
2007 The Korea Times, Newspaper (Nov 8, 2007)
2007 The Korea Times, Newspaper (Jan 11, 2007)
2006 Casa Living Korean Magazine (Jan issue of 2006) Seoul, Korea
2004 On-line
Review (October 2004) p.1
2003 On-line
Review (the second feature on the main page) or
go to direct link
2003 St. John, USVI TradeWinds Newspaper (September 8-21, 2003) p. 5
2003
NY Arts Magazine, (Feb 2003)
2002 The Korea Times, Newspaper (March 13, 2002) p. D1
2001 The Korea Times, Newspaper (March 14, 01) p. D1
2001 The Korea Times, Newspaper (March 21,01) p. D1
2001 Mi-Ju Women, Magazine (April 2001 Issue) p. 28-29
2000 The Times Record, Newspaper, Maine (Oct. 19,00) p. 23
1999 The Korea Times, Newspaper (Aug. 28,99) p. A13
Collectors
/ Institutions
Temple University, PA
University of Chicago, IL
Museum of Modern Art, NY
Wellesley College, MA
Haverford College, PA
Scripps College, CA
Smith College, MA
Otis College of Art and Design, CA
Private Collectors
Works
Online/Galleries
www.eyeonart.com
www.maineartistspace.org
www.arttrack.com
Work
Related/Art Instructor
1995-Present
Senior Contractual Educator/Consultant
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10028
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 10021
Morgan Library and Museum, New York, NY 10016