Born in Seoul, South Korea
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Dec. 2022 ‘Island, similar but different’ Solo Exhibition - Lee Joong Seop Museum Residency Studio, Jeju, Korea
Nov. 2022 ‘Mantra Forest - construction of life’ Solo Exhibition - Windstone Gallery, Jeju, Korea
Aug. 2022 'Conservatory Map' Solo Exhibition - Art Space IAa, Jeju, Korea
Feb. 2017 "Island, similar but different" Solo Exhibition - Tao House, Jeju, Korea
Jul. 2016 "Transition Index" Solo Exhibition - Listhus Gallery, Olafsfjordur, Iceland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Apr. 2025 ‘Blazing wind, Lasting light - 2025 4.3 Art Exhibition’ Group Exhibition, Art Space IAa, Jeju, Korea
May. 2024 ‘Boundary Space’ 2 people Exhibition, Dovana Art Space, Jeju, Korea
Apr. 2024 ‘Spring Blaze Bloom - 2024 4.3 Art Exhibition’ Group Exhibition - Art Space IAa, Jeju, Korea
Dec. 2023 Jeju Art Festival Group Exhibition - Jeju Stone Park, Jeju, Korea
Apr. 2023 ‘Vigil of Memories, Guard of Boundaries - 2023 4.3 Art Exhibition’ Group Exhibition - Art Space IAa, Jeju, Korea
Nov. 2022 ‘Climate Jeju’ Jeju Art Festival Special Exhibition - Sanjicheon Gallery, Jeju, Korea
Apr. 2022 'A Sealed Scenery - 2022 4.3 Art Exhibition' Group Exhibition - Sanjicheon Gallery, Jeju, Korea
Jun. 2021 ‘Philosophy of Labor 2 : The Way to the Gongdan Bookstore’ Group Performance & Exhibition - Penguin Apparel Collection, Seoul, Korea
Apr. 2021 ‘A Certain Scenery - 20214.3 Art Exhibition’ Group Exhibition - Art Space IAa, Jeju. Korea
Jul. 2020 ‘RAIL - 2020 4.3 Art Exhibition’ Group Exhibition - Jeju 4.3 Peace Park, Jeju, Korea
Nov. 2019 ‘Philosophy of Labor 1 : Single Needle Lock Stitch Training Time’ Group Performance & Exhibition - Penguin Apparel Collection, Seoul, Korea
Mar. 2017 "2017 Foo Tak Building Open days" Group Exhibition - Art and Culture Outreach, Hong Kong
Feb. 2016 "Portrait Salon 2015" Travel Exhibition - Reminders Photography Stronghold, Tokyo, Japan
Nov. 2015 "Portrait Salon 2015" Group Exhibition - Embassy Tea Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Oct. 2011 “Budapest Photography Review 2011” Slideshow of New York 9/11, Budapest, Hungary
Jun. 2011 “PHOTOPLACE OPEN, 2011” Juried Exhibition - PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA
Dec. 2010 “Places” 3 people Exhibition - Chelsea West Gallery, NY, USA
Oct. 2010 “Nature Within” Group Exhibition - 25 CPW Gallery, NY, USA
Jun. 2009 “Pluperfect” Full-time student Exhibition
- Education Gallery in International Center of Photography, NY, USA
Mar. 2007 “Good morning, Night” Group Exhibition - Nikon Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
AWARDS
2015 Finalist of Contemporary Film Photography Group FotoFilmic 15, Vancouver, Canada
2013 Finalist of Contemporary Film Photography Group FotoFilmic 13, Vancouver, Canada
2010 Finalist of Artistic Creation Program, Musee de quai Branly, France
RESIDENCY
2025 Artlab Sanyang Residency Program, Jeju Foundation for Arts and Culture, Korea
2023 ‘Art Healing Clinique’ Artspace Iaa Incubating Program, Jeju Foundation for Arts and Culture, Korea
Jun. 2016 Listhús Artist Residency Program "Meeting in Iceland", Olafsfjordur, Iceland
EDUCATION
2008 - 2009 International Center of Photography, NY, USA
Certificate course in Photojournalism & Documentary
2006 - 2007 Tokyo Polytechnic University, Tokyo, Japan
Certificate course in Art (major in Photography)
1989 – 1993 Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Korea
B.A. Majoring French Language & Literature
CAREER
2017, 2020, 2021,2022 - Selected artist of Jeju for ‘Yesul-ro Artist Support Program’ in Korean Artists Welfare Foundation, Jeju, Korea
2018 - Now Photography / Art instructor, Jeju, Korea
2011 – 2016 Contract photographer of Seoul Media Group, NY, USA
2014 Project Curator of emerging artist supporting program 'White Space Project', NY, USA
2012 SBS CNBC Broadcasting Team Coordinator, NY, USA
2010 Teaching Assistant in International Center of Photography, NY, USA
2009 Assistant for Brian Young in “Phototechnica“(Custom Black & White Lab), NY, USA
PUBLICATIONS
May. 2021 Conservatory Map (Artist Book, Independent publishing)
Jun. 2011 PhotoPlace Open 2011 (Collective Book, PhotoPlace Gallery)
Jun. 2009 SHIFT (Collective Book, International Center of Photography)
Aug. 2007 Keitai Tokyo (Photographic Essay, Daesupbaram Publishing)
COLLECTION
2014 Permanent Collection in FotoFilmic Printshop, Vancouver, Canada