Academic History
2020.
Slade School of Fine Art_ UCL (University College London) | Ph.D. / Fine Art Research, London, U.K.
* Title: How Clay Can be Used as a Ritualistic Tool to Investigate Feelings of Cultural Displacement
2014.
Rhode Island School of Design| Master of Fine Art / Ceramics, Providence, RI, U.S.
* Title: Clay Structures and Psychological Space: A History
2011.
California College of the Arts| Bachelor of Fine Art / Ceramics, Oakland, CA, U.S.
* Title: Abstract Diary
Selected Residencies
2020.
- Virtual 360 Konnect_ Emerging Arts Leaders Virtual Residency Series (with Soe Yu Nwe)
2019.
- 2019 Asia Creative Studio Media art Residency Program, Gwang-ju, Korea
- Fieldstation by S L A M – Ifö Center | Bromölla, Sweden.
- The North-Western Branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts – State Museum And Exhibition Center Rosizo | Kronstadt, St. Peterburg, Russia
2018.
- Slade Summer School Art Education Residency | London, U.K.
2017.
- ZK/U_ Center For Art And Urbanistics | Berlin, Germany
2016.
- Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center | Denmark
- Sculpture Sympositum 2016 | ForumArts | Kent, U.K.
2015.
- Art Center/ South Florida Studio Residency | Miami Beach, FL, U.S.
- The League Residency/ VYT | New York, NY, U.S.
- Masion des Artist Residency | Griffin Art Center/ New London, CT, U.S.
- Vermont Art Center| Sculpture | Vermont, VT, U.S.
- Rhode Island School of Design| Winter Session Ceramics Residency/ Providence, RI, U.S.
2013.
- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | 2013 Art Schools Collaborative (represent RISD)/Deer Isle, ME, U.S
- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | Doug Jeck’s “Clay: Forensic Portraiture” /Deer Isle, ME, U.S.
Work Experience
2019.
- Artist talk_ University of Hertfordshire / London, U.K.
- Artist Access to Art College (AA2A) : October, 2019 to April, 2020 , Hosted by School of Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire and supported by Arts Council England.
- Speaker, The Self as a Reference for Mixed Cultured Persons / Joint East Asia Studies Conference, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.
- Committee member of Sharing Borders, funded by LAHP / London, U.K.
- Presenter, Clay with Cultural Displacement, Art Teleported Brooklyn NY 2019, Conference/ New York, U.S.
2018
- Tutor, Drawing Methodologies/ Slade School of Fine Art_ UCL, London, U.K.
- Artist Talk_ K-ART NOW: Monthly forum presented by 4482 / Han Collection, London, U.K.
- Artist Talk / Slade School of Fine Art_ UCL, London, U.K.
- Instructor, Life Underground/ organised by Compost Mentis with support from the Goldsmith Innovation Award /Phytology meadow, London, U.K.
- Instructor, Mundane Pagoda workshops/ Slade School of Fine Art_ UCL, London, U.K.
- Speaker, Clay as a Performative Tool/ Performance Studies international (PSi) 24thDeagu Conference_ Performance as Network: Art, City, Culture., Deagu, South Korea.
2017.
- Tutor, Drawing Methodologies/ Slade School of Fine Art_ UCL, London, U.K.
- Speaker, Clay and Glazes_Lunch Time Lecture Series/ Slade School of Fine Art_ UCL, London, U.K.
- Speaker, Interactive Art/ The First Conference of Korean PhD Students and Researchers in the U.K. (KRUK), London, U.K.
- Temporary Home 2016 for ForumArts artists of 2016 / The Royal British Society of Sculpture, London, U.K.
- Portfolio /Interview Assistant / Slade School of Fine Art_ UCL, London, U.K.
- Instructor, Surface workshop/ Slade School of Fine Art_ UCL, London, U.K.
2016.
- Instructor, Formworkshop / Slade School of Fine Art_ UCL, London, U.K.
- Artist talk / Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Denmark
- Speaker / Symposium: Research Practice Practice Research, National Association for Fine Art Education, The University of Cumbria Institute of the Arts, Lancaster, U.K.
- Artist talk / Sculpture Sympositum 2016, Kent, U.K.
- Artist talk, Bodies and Marks,Art Center / South Florida Studio, FL, U.S.
2015.
- Artist talk / The League Residency/ VYT, New York, U.S.
- Artist talk / Vermont Art Center| Sculpture, Vermont, VT, U.S
- Visiting lecturer, Ceramic Sculpture by Soe Yu Nwe: Ritual_ Clay Structures and Psychological Space, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, U.S.
2014.
- Presentation Artist_ Porcelain / Working in Process, RISD Museum, Providence, RI, US.
- Instructor, Ceramics Form & Surface, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.
2013.
- Visiting Artist coordinator, Rhode Island School of Design Ceramics department, Providence, RI, U.S.
- Technical Assistant for Doug Jeck, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Clay: Forensic Portraiture, Deer Isle, ME, U.S.
- Teacher Assistant for Hosseinali Saheb Ekhtiari, Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education, Ceramics: Tiles, Providence, RI, U.S.
- Technical Assistant for Corbin Rodriques, Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education, Claymania!,Providence, RI, U.S.
- Teacher Assistant for Katy Schimert and Eduardo Duarte, Rhode Island School of Design, Ceramics in Interior Architecture, Providence, RI
2010
- Teacher Assistant, Claremont School, Art in the Public Interest, Oakland, CA, U.S.
Exhibition
2020.
- The light of human | 2019 Gwangju Yechong AsiaPlex Studio Media Art Residency, Gwangju, Korea
- Diluted Shadow | Woman, Woman, Woman, Woman : Four Contemporary Women Artists, Osan Museum of Art, Osan, Korea
2019.
- ‘VOCALIS : Material Voice’ | Beconsfield gallery, Vauxhall, London, U.K
- Memories of a New Home / The North-Western Branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) – State Museum And Exhibition Center Rosizo, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- A Dance of Scale: focusing on the small to make sense of the ungraspable / Assembly Point, London, U.K.
- Beyond Boundaries / KCCNY, Gallery Korea, New York City, NY, U.S.
- The Nomenclature of Colours(the part of the Colour & Poetry: A Symposium) / Slade Research Centre, London, U.K.
- Sharing Borders/ Slade Research Centre, London, U.K.
- Performance: ‘Controlled Border’ during the Art Teleported Brooklyn NY 2019/ Bogart, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- 2nd ForumArts international sculpture Symposium_Temporary Home2016 / Riverhill, Kent, U.K. (2016-2019)
2018.
- PAF 2018 in Paris: Exposition des visages des 5 continents/ Bastille Design Center, Paris, France.
- Bodies x Borders / Paul Webley Atruium, SOAS, London, U.K.
- Slade Degree Show 2018 / Slade School of Fine Art _ UCL, London, U.K.
- Butterfly Effect_ 2018 Voices of Korean Contemporary Artists/ OXO Tower, London, U.K.
- Widening the Gaze conference / Slade Research Centre, London, U.K.
- Out in The Cold/ Warwick University and Warwick arts Centre, U.K.
- Exploration of Clay (solo) / Science Library, DMS Watson Building, London, U.K. (2017-2018)
2017.
- 5years In Berlin Art Week/ ZK/U_ Center For Art And Urbanistics, Berlin, Germany
- OPENHAUS / ZK/U_ Center For Art And Urbanistics, Berlin, Germany
- The Intercontinental/ Roaming Room, London, U.K.
- MEMEMEME/ Crypt Gallery, London, U.K.
2016.
- Casa Ocupada/ Dona Laura’s House, Lisbon, Portugal
- Shanghai Art Fair 2016/ Shanghai, China
- 2016 Milano Korea Night/ Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci, Milan, Italy
- 2016 Art Sensation (2016 Fukuoka)/ Fukuoka Asia Art Museum, Fukuoka City, Japan
- 2nd show_Korean Wunderkammer / IL Rivellino Leonardo da Vinci Art Gallery, Locarno, Switzerland
- Korean Wunderkammer/ Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milano, Italy
- Perspectives of the Figurative/ 5th Base Gallery, London, U.K.
- Future Relics_Four artists group show / Chelsea Waterside ArtSpace, London, U.K.
- [___ Blank]/ CCAKAA 4th group show, Kyung-in Museum of Fine Art Ltd., Seoul, Korea.
- Oxford International Art Fair (solo booth)/ Oxford Town Hall & Museum, Oxford, U.K.
2015.
- Help Hope Nepal Mural/Contemporary Art Projects USA, Spectrum Art Miami_ Basel Week, Miami Beach, FL, U.S.
- Loop, Landscape Encounters and Transformations_ Against Delivery_ European Artistic Research Network / Slade Research Centre, Woburn Sq. London, U.K.
- Landscape Encounters and Transformations_ Against Delivery_ European Artistic Research Network / Slade Research Centre, Woburn Sq. London, U.K
- Habitats for Strangers(Solo show) / George Billis Gallery, New York City, NY, U.S.
- Personal Space / The Green Gallery at T.F. Green Airport, Warwick, RI, U.S.
- 2015 New Members Show_ Cambridge Art Association/ Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, CT, U.S.
- The 10th Annual Crossing the Bridge Juried Exhibition/ Hygienic Art, New London, CT, U.S.
- The III. International Triennial of Ceramics UNICUM2015/ at the National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Cultural Conversation_The 21st Juried Art Exhibition Contemporary Art/ Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
- 2015 Member’s Exhibition/ Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA, U.S.
- Five Senses/CCAKAA 3rd group show, Insa KCDF(Korea Craft & Design Foundation) Gallery , Seoul, Korea.
- Expo 34 / b.j.spoke gallery, NY, U.S.
- RISKY/ 2015 NCECA listing show, Metcalf galleries, Providence, RI, U.S.
- Of Earth/ 2015 NCECA listing show, Anchor Gallery, Providence, RI, U.S.
- The Art of a Community 2015/ Art Benicia, Benicia, CA, U.S.
2014.
- The New Paradigm/ The Art Gallery at University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, U.S.
- Unbreakable_The CCA Ceramic Alumni of the New Millennium Exhibition / Art Benicia, Benicia, CA, U.S.
- Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Exhibition/ The Clay studio, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
- Playing with Colors: In Our Own Manners / CCAKAA 2nd group show, Gallery Sijac, Seoul, Korea
- 2014 Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition_ Rhode Island School of Design/ Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI, U.S.
- Small Art Work Exhibition/ The National Association of Women Artists Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.
- Just Kiln Me/Ceramics Graduate Student Exhibition/ Sol Koffler gallery, Providence, RI, U.S.
- The Arizona Aqueous XVIII Exhibition/ Tubac Center of the Art, Tubac, AZ, U.S.
2013.
- RISD Ceramics Triennial/ Woods-Gerry gallery, Providence, RI, U.S.
- Arc of Alchemy/ Sol Koffler gallery, Providence, RI, U.S.
- They Used to Work Here: Art by Haystack’s Summer Assistants/ Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, U.S.
- Playing with Toys–CCAKAA 1st group show / Gana art space, Seoul, Korea
2011.
- Abstract Diary(solo show) / Isabel Percy West Gallery, Oakland, CA, U.S.
- B.A.M / Proposals for Berkeley Art Museum Group Show and Exhibition, Berkeley, CA, U.S.
- Super Flat/ Café at CCA, Oakland, CA, U.S.
- Ceramic Guild Show/ Isabel Percy West Gallery, Oakland, CA, U.S.
- CCACA Show/ Davis, CA, U.S. (in 2010 & 2011)
- Death Mail / Post Office Gallery, Oakland, CA, U.S.
Publication / Review
2019.
- Earthly Bodies : A Decade with Clay and Form, Slade Press, London, U.K.
- POST HUMAN NEW MEDIA ART 2020, CICA Museum, Korea/U.S. p.92-95
2018.
- Mundane Pagoda / London, U.K.
- Soft Violence / London, U.K.
- Widening The Gaze / Slade Press, London, U.K. p.51-54 &126
2017.
- ForumArts / London, U.K.
- Components in Clay / UCL, London, U.K.
2016.
- SAVEGE _Issue Four: Free Speech/ Press in London, U.K., p14,15
- Bodies and Marks /UCL, London, U.K.
2015.
- Watch This Space, NPT Mercury Article by Alexander Castro
- RISD blog_ Far From Home/ article about T.F. Green Airport show and winter session residency
- UNICUM 2015, Ceramics Today, III. International Triennial of Ceramics UNICUM2015, Slovenia
- ISMOLOGY magazine / P.7.8
- Issue 005: Bones/ P.17, 18, 49, 50, 66 / East Coast Ink
2014.
- Selected artwork on the poster for Artaxis’ 9th anniversary/ artaxis.org
- Art Buzz / P. 108, 109_ 2014 collection, U.S.
- 2014 RISD Grad Book/ RGB
- Graduate student test the limits of ceramics at The Clay Studio / Knight Arts
- RISD Grad Exhibition Shows off a Range of Talents / Providence Journal
- RISD’s 2014 Annual Gradate Thesis Exhibition / Art & Education
- Korean Graduates from prestigious design school CCA group exhibition / AJU Business Daily
- The Tulane Review/ Gallery II |Art, P.48, 57, 58_ 2013 fall collection, U.S.
Awards
2019.
- Special Award, 25th Gwangju Art Award, Gwangju Korea.
- AA2A’s Artist Support Fund, U.K.
- Jean Spencer Memorial & Malcolm Hughes Research Bursary, Slade School of Fine Art, London, U.K.
2018.
- Recognized by HEA as an Associate Fellow, Teaching and Leaning in Higher Education, U.K.
- Julia Wood Prize, Slade School of Fine Art, London, U.K.
- Jean Spencer Memorial & Malcolm Hughes Research Bursary, Slade School of Fine Art, London, U.K.
2016.
- Half-grant for selected residency artist/ Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Denmark
2015.
- Selected artist of 21st Juried Art Exhibition Contemporary Art_ Cash Award, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
- Ruth Katzman Scholarship/ The League Residency at VYT, Sparkill, NY,
2014.
- Artist/ Writer Grant/ Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, U.S.
- Artist for Green space gallery at T.F. Green Airport/ RISCA, RI, U.S.
- Artist member at Gallery 263/ Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA, U.S.
- Nominated from the Ceramics’ Department for the Toby Devan Lewis Award/ Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, U.S.
- 2nd Place, Art Buzz,3D Mixed Media, U.S.
- Ceramics Winter session Residency Award/ Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, U.S.
2013.
- Selected to represent RISD_2013 Art Schools Collaborative/ Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME, U.S.
- The Mary B. Bishop and Francis S. Merritt Scholarship/ Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, U.S
2012. – 2014.
- RISD Fellowship Award/ Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, U.S.
- RISD Assistantship Award/ Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, U.S.
2012.
- Certificate of Honors Prize / California College of the Arts, CA, U.S.
2011.
- All College Honors Award (Charles Fiske Scholarship)/ California College of the Arts (Scholarship for Fall 2011), CA, U.S.
Permanent Collection
- The National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Denmar