“Art is my dialogue with life, a search for its aesthetic spirit.
Painting is my journey of exploration, with watercolor as my medium to convey thoughts and emotions.
I strive for freedom and lightness, creating harmony through space and rhythm with points, lines, and forms.
I hope to invite viewers to experience a world that is both indefinite and yet deeply felt beyond the visible.”
SHOWS/EXHIBITION
2024 53rd Street New York Public Library, Solo Exhibition, Sep 9-Oct 31, New York, NY
2022 Juried Selection Exhibition, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, Art Students League, NY
2019 Gallery 313, Solo Exhibition, Jersey City, NJ
2018 Art Show at Marble Presbyterian Church, New York, NY
2013 Art by Three Generations, Conference Room Gallery, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ
2012 May Art Show, Solo Exhibition, Conference Room Gallery, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ
2006 Woodmere Art Museum 65th Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA
2005 Pennsylvania Art of the State 38th Annual Juried Exhibition, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
2004 Emerging Artists Exhibit, Artist House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004 103rd Annual Student Exhibition, Museum of American Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
TEACHING POSITIONS AND LECTURING
2022 Instructor: “Landscape Drawing with Pencil – Draw What You See” online 10-week class, Korean Community Center of Greater Princeton, Princeton, NJ
2021 Instructor: “Techniques in watercolor painting” online 10-week class, Korean Community Center of Greater Princeton, Princeton, NJ
2021 Instructor: “Learn to draw from Old Master Drawings” online 10-week class, Korean Community Center of Greater Princeton, Princeton, NJ
2021 Instructor: “Discover the art of watercolor painting with Still life” online 10-week class, Korean Community Center of Greater Princeton, Princeton, NJ
2020 Instructor: “Portrait Drawing” online 10-week class, Korean Community Center of Greater Princeton, Princeton, NJ
2020 Instructor: “Color Exploration with the works of Henry Matisse and Joseph Albers” online 10-week class, Korean Community Center of Greater Princeton, Princeton, NJ
2018 - 2019 Instructor: “Watercolor -Essentials” 6-week class, Jersey City Art School, Jersey City, NJ
2018 - 2019 Art Project Coach and Advisor, Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School, Brooklyn, NY
2007 - 2016 Instructor/Adjunct Faculty: Art Appreciation, Studio Art, Art history, Graphic Design and Illustration, Digital Photography, Alvernia University at Philadelphia Center, Cheltenham, PA
2011 - 2015 Art Columnist, Writing a bi-weekly article on various art topics, The Korean Daily Newspaper, Philadelphia, PA
1995 - 2015 Founder and Art Director at Albert Conservatory, overseeing art programming and public relations/ Teaching art classes for all age groups, including portfolio prep class and open studio with a life model, Elkins Park, PA
PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES
2024 Artist Talk on “Watercolor Journeys” at 53rd Street New Your Public Library, New York, NY
2015 Workshop, “Art and Drawing Fundamentals” Delaware Methodist Church, Delaware
2014 Workshop, “Watercolor Paintings” Princeton Manor, Kingston, NJ,
2014 Workshop, “Art in God,” YoungSaeng Presbyterian Church, Horsham, PA
2014 Workshop, “Art in God,” Northern Boston Methodist Church, Andover, MA 2013
2013 Workshop, “Portrait Drawing” Princeton Manor, Kingston, NJ,
2012 Workshop, “Art in God,” National Network of Korean American United Methodist, New York, NY
PRIZES / AWARDS
2016 Appreciation Plaque for contributing at 3rd annual Undergraduate Social Work Conference - Creating Photography/Slideshow for “Partnering to Breakthrough Housing Insecurities,” Alvernia University-Philadelphia Center, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Earl T. Donelson Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Irma H. Cook Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Thouron Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2003 The Charles J. Frith, Jr., Landscape Purchase Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
EDUCATION
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC (MFA in Studio Art, one semester)
The Art Students League of New York, NY
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Certificate (Painting Major), Philadelphia, PA
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (Master’s Degree in Library & Information Science)
Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ (Master’s Degree in Divinity)
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (Bachelor’s Degree in Education - English Education)
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & FURTHER EDUCATION
German Language Studies, Karlsruhe University, Karlsruhe, Germany Description: Studied the German language.
ART SKILLS
Painting & Drawing: figures, portrait, landscape, and still life with oil, watercolor, pencil, charcoal, pastel, pen & ink, iPad, Digital Photography, and Video