Education
2012- present Studying the doctor's course in Design - Chung-Ang University, South Korea
2001-2003 Master of Fine Art - Ceramics, State University of New York, New Paltz, New York, USA
2000 ESL Study - English, University of Houston, Texas, USA
1997 Bachelor of Fine Art - Industrial Design / Ceramics, Kangnam University, Yong-in-shi, South Korea
Teaching Experience
2010-2012 Lecturer / researcher : Kangnam University, Yong-in shi, South Korea
2006-2010 Lecturer / Visiting Artist : SUNY New Paltz, New York Instructor : The Clay Studio, Philadelphia. Teach Handbuilding class Intermediate and advanced levels.
2005 Lecturer / Guest Artist : Kangnam University, South Korea
2004-2005 Visiting Professor / NSCAD University( Nova Scotia College of Art and Design), Halifax, Canada. Teaching undergraduate and graduate students ; product design, mold making, wheel throwing and ceramic history.
2003-2004 Adjunct Instructor/SUNY New Paltz, NY. Teach forming, glazing, decorating and firing of pottery, as well as sculptural and installation possibilities of ceramics. Research and discussion about an overview of ceramic history and contemporary work. Instructor : Clay Art Center, New York. Teach hand building, wheel throwing, sculpture classes for students, beginning to advanced level.
2002 Graduate Teaching Assistant / Introduction to Ceramics, SUNY New Paltz, New York. Teach ceramics hand building and wheel throwing. Introduce the history of Korean and Japanese throwing. Graduate Teaching Assistant / Basic Ceramics, SUNY New Paltz, New York. Teach figure sculpture and mold making techniques, as well as methods of construction including pinch, coil and slab building.
2001 Teacher's Assistant/Ceramic Sculpture, SUNY New Paltz, New York. Develop class curriculum and give demonstration of modeling, joining, Glaze test and firing.
Professional Experience
2006-2010 Resident Artist / Ceramic Instructor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2008 NCECA 2008 Emerging Artist, Presentation in NCECA( National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA Research Project in Spain : The installation art and Architecture of Antoni Gaudi Artist Lecture, Ceramic Major MFA student, University of Arts, Philadelphia, PA Artist Talk, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Juror for the Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship Review in Crafts, Chicago, Illinois Guest Artist-in-residence, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland Resident Artist / Ceramic Instructor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2005-2006 Evelyn Shapiro Fellowship Resident, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Visiting Artist, State University of New York at New Paltz, New York
2005 Guest Artist / Lecturer, Kangnam Universty, South Korea
2005 Summer Resident, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Maine
2004 Visiting Artist/ Lecturer, Hudson River Potters, Port Chester, New York Slide lecture of personal works, contemporary press and casting mold works. Demonstration of press mold for sprigging and colored clay.
2004 Workshop Instructor, Clay Art Center, New York. Slide lecture and demonstration of the techniques of press and casting mold making and exploring from using plaster molds for casting.
2003-2004 Artist-in-Residence, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
2003 Summer Resident, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Maine Research on time and space, create studies as well as outdoor installation work in conjunction with visiting artists and workshops.
2003 Summer Assistantship Residency, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey. Assist instructors and studio heads.
2003 Search Committee, State university of New York, The school of Fine and Performing Arts, New Paltz, New York. Ceramics assistant professor search committee : review all application materials and select suitable candidates, interview finalists.
2002 Graduate Student Slide Lecture, NCECA 2002 Conference, Kansas City, Missouri. Presentation of my work and answer the questions.
Exhibitions
2011 "Peters Valley 40th Anniversary Exhibition" , Gallery at Moscow Clayworks, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
"The Clay Studio Auction", Harrison Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 "Modern Morphism", The Delaware Art Museum, Curatorial Show by Jacqueline Jrolf, Wilmington, Delaware
" Generation : site specific installation", Philadelphia International Airport - Terminal C, NCECA 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
" A Space Odyssey", Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"Resident Artists at The Clay Studio", NCECA 2010, Philadelphia, PA
"Korean Ceramic Artist of the year 2009", Santiago Online Gallery, Curatorial Show by Santiago Bailey
"Small Favors V", 2nd Floor Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2009 The 56th Premio Faenza - international competition of contemporary ceramic art 2009, Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Ravenna, Italy The 5th World Ceramic Biennale 2009 Korea International competition, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea
"Hand in Hand: Celebrating Community and Clay", Clay art Center, Port Chester, New York
"The Clay Ball", Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
"Next Iconoclasts", Curatorial Show by Gail M. Brown, The Hoffman Gallery, The Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon
"Under Cover", Clay art Center, Port Chester, New York
"Mastery in Clay 2009", Harrison Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Small Favors IV", 2nd Floor Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2008 "Confrontational Ceramics", Curatorial Show by Judith S. Schwartz , Westchester Arts Exchange, White Plains, New York The 8th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Tajimi City Gifu Pref., Japan
"26th Juried Exhibition : Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary art Inc," Juror : John Young - Associate Curator of Contemporary Art and Manager of Curatorial Affairs at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York
" Transformations : 6 X 6 ", Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
"Mastery in Clay", Harrison Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Small Favors", Second Floor Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Arms Length In: Ceramics and the Treachery of Object in the Digital Age", The 64th Scripps Ceramic Annual 2008, Curatorial show by Phyllis Green, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Claremont, California
"SUNY New Paltz Alum-Plus", NCECA 2008, Standard Ceramics, Carnegie, Pennsylvania
" All fired up : A celebration of clay in Westchester", Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York
"Terra Forma : Perspectives in Clay, The Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York
"Resident Artists Show of The Clay Studio", Matt Burton Gallery, Long Beach Island, NJ
"Terra Incognita : The Unknown Earth", Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
"Small Favors III", 2nd Floor Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Resident Artists Show : The Clay Studio", Philadelphia, PA
"Mastery in Clay 2008", Harrison Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2007 "Home Again : Resident Artists", Choy Gallery, Port Chester, NY
"North meets South", Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
"Small Favors II", 2nd Floor Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Cups Coming together: Clay Art Center Celebrates 50 Years", Choy Gallery, Port Chester, New York
"Mastery in Clay 2007", Harrison Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2006 "Incipience", The Evelyn Shapiro Fellowship Solo Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Mastery in Clay 2006", Harrison Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Small Favors", Second Floor Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2005 "Mastery in Clay ", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Nature and Nature", Solo Exhibition, NCECA 2005, Eubie Blake Cultural Center, Baltimore, Maryland The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea International competition, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea
"Watershed Kiln Gods, Looking Back-1997~2003", NCECA 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
"School's Out", NCECA 2005, Curatorial Show by Gail M. Brown, The Catonsville Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
"Clay Art Center Member's Show", NCECA 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
"Current MFA Students at SUNY New Paltz", NCECA 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
"Abstraction from another Dimension", Tribes Gallery and Gallery 128, New York, New York
2004 "Relative Time" Solo Exhibition, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY The 7th Annual National Prize Show, Juror : Robert Fitzzpatrick, The Cambridge Art Association, The Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts Faculty Show, Samual Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, New York
2003 The 2nd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea International competition, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea The 5th Kingston Sculpture Biennial 2003, Juror : Judy Pfaff, The Arts Society of Kingston, Kingston, New York Member's Show, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York Peter's Valley 33rd Annual Craft Fair, The Sussex County Fairground, NJ 2003 Faculty and Studio Assistant Show, The Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Layton, New Jersey
"Decoding" , MFA Thesis Solo Exhibition, Samual Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, New York
2002 Graduate Student Exhibition, Student Art Gallery, New Paltz, NY
Public Arts and Commissions
2010 "Generation : site specific installation", Philadelphia International Airport - Terminal C, NCECA 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007 "Safe Spaces : Collaborative Public Art", Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Honors and Awards
2010 Honorable Mention Award, The 5rd World Ceramic Biennale 2009 Korea International competition, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea
2008 NCECA 2008 Emerging Artist, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Award The Peter S. Reed Foundation Grant 2008 in the field of Multimedia Art, New York, New York
2007 Award Independence Foundation Fellowships in the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Award Artists and Communities Grant, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland Received Maryland State Arts Council Fund, Maryland
2005-2006 Award The Evelyn Shapiro Fellowship, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2005 Honorable Mention Award, The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea International competition, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea Kiln God Residential Scholarship, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Art, New Castle, ME
2003 Honorable Mention Award, The 2nd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea International competition, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea
2003 A fully Funded Kiln God Scholarship, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, New Castle, Maine
2002-2003 Research and Creative Project Grant, New Paltz, New York
Public Collections
2010 The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2009 Mizunami City Ceramics Industrial Technical Laboratory, Gifu Pref, Japan
2007 Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, Baltimore, Maryland
2005 Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, South Korea
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, New Castle, Maine
2003 2003 Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, South Korea
Publications
2011 "Craft and Art of Clay ", the 5th edition by Jan and Susan Peterson
2010 "Ceramics : Art and Perception", Art, Technology and the Human Imperative, article by Scarlet Cheng, p.64-67
"Craft and Art of Clay ", the 5th edition by Jan and Susan Peterson
"Of This Century : Residents, Fellows of the clay studio 2000- 2010, p.9-10
"Ceramics Monthly ", September 2010 Issue , p.18
"Korean Ceramic Artist of the year 2009", published by Santiago Gallery
2009 "500 Ceramic Sculptures", Lark Books, USA
"Art to Art ", http://arttoartpalette.com/PoterasksDepartmentt.html , article by Dr. Ralph Stuckman
"The 5th World Ceramic Biennale 2009 Korea", World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Korea, p. 110, 241
2008 "Confrontational Ceramics" by Judith S. Schwartz, A&C Black, London
"New York Times", All Fired up!, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14 /nyregion/nyregionspecial2/14artswe.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
"Ceramics Monthly ", May Issue 2008, Emerging Artist, p. 77
" Arm's Length in :Ceramics and the treachery of objects in the digital age" 64th Scripps College Ceramic Annual, Scripps College, California
" The Sand Paper ", Philadelphia Clay Studio Artists, p.36
"Out and About with Roger Martin", TV interview with Roger Martin, http://www.outandabouttv.com
2007 "Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation" - http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/artists_programs/communities/residency.html
"Illinois Arts Council" - http://www.state.il.us/agency/iac/NEWS/PR2008 Fellowship Awards.html
"http://www.firstfridaytv.com", TV interview, Philadelphia, PA
2006 "Sculpture", September, Volume 25, p13
"Philadelphia City Paper", September, p37
2005 "The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea", World Ceramic Exposition Foundation by Ki-Myong Nam, Korea, p. 96, 176
2004 "American Craft", October/ November 2004, p. 90
2003 "The 2nd World Ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea", World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Korea, p. 126, 205
"Kingston Sculpture Biennial 2003", The Arts Society of Kingston and The City of Kingston, Kingston, New York, p.5, 10