Education
2014 MFA with Honors, Metalsmithing/Jewelry Design, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2010 BFA, Metalsmithing/Jewelry Design, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1997 BA, English Literature, In-Ha University, Inchon, Korea
Professional Experience
2023- Assistant Professor of Metalsmithing/Jewelry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2020-2022 Lecturer/Academic Program Associate, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2019- 2020 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2015- 2019 Adjunct Instructor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (Intro to Casting for Jewelry, Digital Jewelry Design I & II, and Enameling)
2014- 2017 Owner and Studio artist at the Contemporary Jewelry Studio, Topeka, KS
2012- 2014 Instructor of Record, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (Digital Jewelry Design I & II)
Selected Exhibitions
2023 (Upcoming) Mothers on Craft, International Invitational Group Exhibition, Gallery Awon, Seoul, Korea
2023 (Upcoming) 2nd edition of Colorful Minds, International Contemporary Enamel Exhibition, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore MD
2022 Colorful Minds, Selected Annual International Juried Exhibition by Gallery Baum, Seoul, Korea (Catalog printed)
2022 WE ARE SNAG: Anthology 2022, Virtual SNAG Member Exhibition
2022 Voltage: The Power of Contemporary Jewelry, Online SNAG Member Exhibition
2021 Mad about Jewelry, International Invitational Exhibition/Annual Benefit Sale, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
2021 WE ARE SNAG: Anthology 2021, Virtual SNAG Member Exhibition
2020 Surface Matters: Grit or Gloss, National Juried Exhibition, The Enamelist Society, Norcross, GA
2020 As Good as Gold, SNAG Online International Juried Exhibition, Eugene, OR
2019 Missing Link: Decay, Death, and Rebirth, International Exhibition, Artbit Gallery, Seoul, Korea (Catalog printed)
2019 720 Degrees, International Juried Exhibition at the Adorned Spaces, in conjunction with the SNAG Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
2018 Wearable Play II, Regional Juried Exhibition, Art in the Loop Project: KC Plays, Kansas City Public Library, KCMO
2017 Wearable Play, International Juried Exhibition, the Adorned Spaces, in conjunction with the SNAG Annual conference, New Orleans, LA
2016 Exhibition in Motion, National Juried Exhibition, in conjunction with the SNAG conference, Ashville, NC
2016 48th National Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Octagon Center of the Arts, Ames, IA
2016 Touch: Interactive Craft, National Juried Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN
2015 Materials: Hard & Soft, National Juried Contemporary Craft Exhibition, Denton, Texas
2015 Find Your Grit, National Invitational Online SNAG Exhibition & Fundraising
2014 Itami International Craft Competition, Selected, The Museum of Arts & Crafts, ITAMI, Hyogo, Japan (Catalog printed)
2013 Topeka 31, National Juried Exhibition, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS
2013 Confluence, International Juried Exhibition, in conjunction with the SNAG conference, Toronto, Canada (Catalog printed)
2013 Jewelry in Motion, International Juried Exhibition, in conjunction with the SNAG conference, Toronto, Canada
2011 Crafts National, National Juried Exhibition, Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS
2011 Juried Student Work Digital Presentation, National Juried Exhibition, in conjunction with the SNAG conference, Seattle, WA
2011 Topeka Competition 30, National Juried Exhibition, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS
2009 4th Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, (Catalog printed)
2009 Topeka Competition 29, National Juried Exhibition, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS
2009 Surfacing, 8th International Juried Enamel Student Exhibition, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
2009 Jewelry in Motion, International Juried Exhibition, in conjunction with the SNAG conference, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Fine Art Finals Midwest Collegiate Scholarship Competition, Finalist, Glen Ellyn, IL
2009 41st National Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Octagon Center of the Arts, Ames, IA
Solo Exhibtions
2015 Wearable Play II, Gana Art Space, Seoul, Korea
2014 Wearable Play (MFA Exhibition), Art &Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2013 A Taste of Memories, Installation/Performance, Warehouse 414 Gallery, Topeka, KS
Curatorial Works
2023 Curator, Mothers on Craft, International Invitational Group Exhibition, Gallery Awon, Seoul Korea. Twelve artist mothers from Korea and the U.S are invited.
2023 Curator, 2nd edition of Colorful Minds, Selected International Contemporary Enamel Exhibition, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD
2022 Curator, Colorful Minds, Annual International Curatorial Proposal Competition, Selected, Gallery Baum, Seoul, Korea
2019 Curator, Missing Link: Decay, Death, and Rebirth, International Exhibition, Artbit Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2019 Co-curator, 720 Degrees, National Juried Exhibition, the Adorned Spaces in conjunction with the SNAG Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
Lectures/Workshops
2022 Presentation, Contemporary Enamel Jewelry, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
2021 Visiting Artist, Expanding creative possibilities with technology in Metalsmithing/Jewelry, Johnson Community College, Overland Park, KS
2018 Visiting Artist, CAD/CAM Workshop, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
2018 Presenter, The Future of Jewelry Programs in Higher Education: The Intersection of Technology and Handcraft, Digital Meets Handmade, The International Symposium, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Awards/Grants
2022 CEAS Faculty Travel Grant, $1500, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2022 Colorful Minds, Selected Annual International Juried Curatorial Competition Award, $2500, Gallery Baum, Seoul, Korea
2020 SSEEA Institutional Exchange and Academic Collaboration Project Funding Award for the special exhibition between Kookmin University and KU(Co-Authored), $3000, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2019 KU Academic Accelerator Program Travel Fund, $450, attending the U.S College Fair for Visual/Performing Arts in Seoul, Korea promoting undergraduate/graduate program in Visual Art
2018 Art in the Loop Project Award, $2500, Art in the Loop Foundation (AILF), KCMO
2015 Rapid Jewelry Competition, $500, Design Museum Boston, 3Rd place, Boston, MA
2015 3D PMP (Precious Metal Printing) Challenge, 3rd Place winner, A3DM Technologies, Portland, OR
2015 Niche Student Awards Competition, Winner in Recycled and Finalist in Fashion Jewelry, Philadelphia, PA
2013 WJA (Women’s Jewelry Association) Student Scholarship, $1750, Designer/Maker category, New York, NY
2012 SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths) Student Scholarship, Eugene, OR
2012 Betty T Collard Scholarship, Burrows Art Scholarship, Fine Arts Scholarship,McGrath Fine Arts Scholarship, Dorris Carey Scholarship, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2011 Interdisciplinary Research Grant, $1000, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2011 WJA (Women’s Jewelry Association) Student Scholarship, $1075, CAD Category, New York, NY
2010 The Harmony Jewelry Design Competition by Hoover and Strong, The Professional Designer Level Finalist, N. Chesterfield, VA
2010 Niche Student Awards Competition, Finalist in two categories, Jewelry: Fine and Metal: Non-wearable Functional, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Gemvision Jewelry Design Competition, CAD design, 3rd Place and Honorable mention in Student category, Davenport, IA
2010 Korea International Jewelry Design Competition, Honorable mention in CAD Design, Seoul, Korea
2009 Enamelist Society Scholarship, The Enamelist Society, Atlanta, GA
2009 Custer Scholarship, Department of Visual Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2008 E. Helen Pendleton Scholarship, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2008 Amsden Book Award, The Kress Foundation, Department of Art History, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Publications
2021 The Future of Jewelry Programs in Higher Education: The Intersection of Technology and Handcraft in Digital Meets Handmade: Jewelry Design, Manufacture, and Art in the Twenty-First Century, SUNY Press, Albany, NY, ISBN#978-1438487663
2020 Sangyoub Park & Sunyoung Cheong, You know Kimchi but how about Kimjang?, Food Anthropology, Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition, Jan 9, 2020
2019 Jewelry and Metals Survey Vol.3, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Eugene, OR ISBN#978-0-9988002-3-3
2017 Exhibition in Print Vol.37 No.4, Metalsmith Magazine, Eugene, OR,
2014 1000 Beads, Sterling Publishing, New York, NY, ISBN #978-1-4547-0788-2
2014 The Print-It-Yourself Economy, JCK Magazine September Issue, New York, NY
2012 30 Minute Bracelet, Sterling Publishing, New York, NY, ISBN #978-1-60059-488-5
2011 500 Silver Jewelry Designs, Sterling Publishing, New York, NY ISBN #978-1-60059-631-5
2010 30 Minute Necklace, Sterling Publishing, New York, NY, ISBN #978-1-60059-489-2