CV&Statement
Artist Bio
My identity as a second-generation Korean American woman simultaneously informs my practice as a visual artist and art therapist. I create installations and sculptural garments while utilizing photography and writing to document my experiences with oppression as a form of politicized active participation and as a means to personally dissect intersectionality.
I incorporate imagery and symbols which relate to my cultural heritage and lineage, relationships, personal experiences, and reflect upon the performance of identity and levels of transparency. The relationship of objects and spaces relate to my view of people and the places and systems they inhabit.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 “To Live: Transcending Trauma Through Art”, Virtual Exhibit [exhibit link]
2019 “Impact”, Illinois Art Therapy Association, Chicago, IL
2019 “Siblings”, The Condo Association, Chicago, IL [article feature]
2019 “Art of Connection and the Spaces Between”, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL [article feature]
2018 “Access & Art Therapy: A Disability Justice Conversation”, Sharp 7th Floor Exhibition Space, Chicago, IL
2017 “Declarations of Contemporary”, Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago, IL
2016 “Artful Healing”, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
2016 “I Didn’t Ask for This”, Rhabbitat Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015 “Strike Away”, Paxton Gate, San Francisco, CA
2015 “FA4 Collective vs. Everybody”, Iguana Kelley’s, Long Beach, CA
2015 “FA4 Collective”, Audio Video Disco, Pomona, CA
2015 “Expressions of Love”, Radiance International Art Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2014 “Effusion”, Max L. Gatov Galleries, Long Beach, CA
2014 “Figuring it Out”, Werby Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2014 “Pink”, Max L. Gatov Gallery East, Long Beach, CA
2013 “Savage City Apocalyptic Art”, BauhausU, Long Beach, CA
LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS
2021 “Dissecting Intersectional Identity Through the Creative Process”, Presentation with Mustard Seed Generation Korean National Summit, Chicago, IL
2021 “An Artist’s Odyssey: Transcending Trauma Through Art”, Moderation of Artist Panel with White Snake Projects, New York, NY
2021 “Dissecting Intersectional Identity Through the Creative Process: On Therapist Transparency in Substance Use Treatment”, Presentation with Institute of Therapeutic Arts, Chicago, IL
2019 Graduate Thesis Presentation at the School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
2019 Visiting Artist Lecture: Felt Plushies Toy Design, Marwen, Chicago, IL
2019 Artist Lecture: Artist Materials and Techniques, SAIC Early College Program, Chicago, IL
2018 Artist Lecture: Oil Painting, SAIC Early College Program Summer Institute, Chicago, IL
2018 Artist Lecture: Figure Painting, SAIC Early College Program Summer Institute, Chicago, IL
2017 “Parangoles and Samba” (Workshop and Performance), Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2017 “Translating between Words and Images: Poetry as dialogue with Images and Self”, Presentation with Caroline Edasis at the Illinois Art Therapy Association Conference, Chicago, IL
2015 “Art and the Mind”, Norwalk Senior Center, Norwalk, CA
2014 “Lygia Clark: Baba Antropofágica” (Lecture and Performance), California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2014 “Mornings On The Beach”, KBeach, 88.1 FM-HD3, Long Beach, CA
EDUCATION
2016-2019 M.A. Art Therapy and Counseling, School of the Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, IL
2007-2014 B.F.A. Drawing and Painting, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, Presidents Honor List 2011-2014, Associated Students Inc. Scholarship 2012-2013
2011-2012 International Exchange Program, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China
2004-2007 High School Diploma, Cleveland Humanities Magnet, Reseda, CA
CREDENTIALS
2021 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Illinois