Sunyoung Cheong is an artist and educator born in Seoul, South Korea. She is an assistant professor of metalsmithing and jewelry at the University of Kansas, and a KU graduate (MFA 2014, BFA 2010). She incorporates digital technologies with a traditional metalsmithing practice to create her visual narratives. Her work focuses on the honeybee and beehive to address issues of identity, belonging and building a sustainable community.
Cheong has developed and curated several recent exhibitions, including “Colorful Minds: Contemporary Enamel Jewelry and Objects,” Seoul, Korea, and Baltimore, Maryland; “Mothers in Craft,” Seoul, Korea; and “The Missing Link,” Seoul, Korea. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Digital Meets Handmade, SUNY Press; Jewelry and Metals Survey Vol.3, Society of North American Goldsmiths; and Exhibition in Print Vol.37 No.4, Metalsmith Magazine. In addition, she has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, including “Inner Punk,” a two-person show in New York, New York and “My Universe,” a solo exhibition in Seoul, Korea.