Born 1985, Seoul, South Korea
Lives and works in New York, New York
Education and Residencies
2012 MFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2013 Joshua Tree Highlands Artists Residency, Joshua Tree, California
2004-2011 BFA, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Honors and Awards
2023 Pollock - Krasner Foundation Grant
2021 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in the category of Painting, New York Foundation for the Arts
2019 Certificate of Appreciation, President of the Borough of Manhattan
2015 The Elizabeth Foundation of The Arts Membership
2014 Best Color Work Award, 2014 KSCS International Invitation Exhibition of Color Works, Korea Society of Color Studies, South Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Distant Light, Anna Zorina Gallery, New York City
2019 Yongjae Kim, George Billis Gallery, New York City
2015 Drift, AHL Foundation, New York City
2014 Silent Neighbors, DeKalb Hall, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Group Exhibitions
2025 In Bloom, 532 Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2025 Then and Now, Arcadia Contemporary, New York City
2024 Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
2023 Voices and Vision, 532 Thomas Jaeckel Gallery, New York City
2022 Ojos de Perro Azul (curated by Natalie Weder and Nuria Galland), Marinaro, New York City
2022 Tilted Visions, VillageOneArt Gallery, New York City
2021 Cityscapes & Urban, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021 Midtown (curated by Deric Carner), The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York City
2021 Summer Exhibition, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2019 Flâneur in New York (curated by Jin Young Hwang Coleman), Maggi Peyton Gallery, Manhattan Borough President’s Office, New York City
2019 Non Traditional Landscapes, 4ForArt, Lenox, Massachusetts
2018 Autumn Collective, Dubner Moderne, Lausanne, Switzerland
2017 Reality Check, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York City
2017 Open (C)all: Truth, BRIC, Brooklyn, New York
2016 Urban Landscape, Muriel Guépin Gallery, New York City
2016 Small Works, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Center, New York City
2015 Miami Project, Muriel Guépin Gallery, Miami, Florida
2015 Home Again, St. Joseph College Alumni Room Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2015 Brushed with Reality, Porter Contemporary, Brooklyn, New York
2015 The House Under the Moon, Muchmore’s, Brooklyn, New York
2015 Beyond the Surface, Ouchi Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2015 International Painting NYC IV, Jeffrey Leder Gallery, Long Island City, New York
2014 KSCS International Invitation Exhibition of Color Works, Hyundai Hillstate Gallery, Seoul, South Korea.
2014 Moving Sale, 230 Gallery, New York City
2014 See the Light, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Rhode Island
2014 Archives of the Collective, The Boiler, Brooklyn, New York
2014 Annual Landscape Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, New York City
2014 Emrupt, Leigh Wen Fine Art, New York City
2013 KSCS International Invitation Exhibition of Color Works, Design Gallery, Sangmyung University, Cheonan, South Korea
2013 Joshua Tree Highland Artist Residency Show, JTAG, Joshua Tree, California
2012 M.F.A. Show, Steuben Gallery, Brooklyn, New York. 2010 B.F.A. Thesis Show, Seoul National University Fine Art College, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
2010 Proclaim, Seoul National University Culture Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
2006 The Hell of Real Estate, Wooseok Hall, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea