Ik-Joong Kang

In 1984, Ik-Joong Kang moved from Seoul, to study abroad in New York City. During this first year, he found difficulty in finding time to paint, as his daily routine involved working part-time for 12 hours while attending school. Thus, he needed a solution and found one: creating small canvases which he could carry in his pocket, hold in his palm, and work on during subway rides. This invention marked the beginning of his 3-inch works, which initially captured the essence of his daily life through observing the interactions around him, as a tourist; snippets of scenes, fragments of the everyday, and vocabulary memorization.

 
As a result, these images merged to form the expression of Kang’s “self” and his experience of immersion, embodying the blend of Eastern and Western cultures – good and evil, gain and loss, joy and sorrow. Although his work maintains the sentiments of fusion and inclusion between Eastern and Western cultures, his works focus on messaging for world peace and the reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

 
Initially, he worked more as a fine artist and found success in 1989 through using audio for his 3-inch works; as the small drawings were visual snippets of the world he was introduced to, the audio added another level to the inquisitive nature to his work. Forward to 1994, he worked with Nam June Paik for a two-person show, and Kang’s ethos of audio and visual was bolstered – Paik’s videos accompanied Kang’s 3-inch canvases and their respective sounds. Together, they worked with the title “Throw Everything Together and Add” – a nod to the Bibimbap, Korea’s national dish, and a synthesis of their audio-visual works.

 
Moreover, Kang’s works are collected by various institutions worldwide: the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the British Museum, the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Ludwig Museum in Germany.

 
After the two-person show, at some point in late 1997, Kang was celebrating the holiday season and stumbled upon a Christmas card. He was drawn to the card for two reasons: the sound and drawing. Despite the sound catching his attention, it was the visual that drew him in – the inside of the card was filled with drawings done by a child. From here, Kang maintained audio as a portion of his works; however, the children’s drawings – and the unique quality of their dreams – inspired him most. Sound, once again, sparked new growth within his work.

 
After celebrating the new year, in 1998, Kang began collecting children’s drawings and has continued, focusing on public works and solo installations. These include works around the world, from the United States: in sites such as the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, to the Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky, and the UN Headquarters; to architectural sites consisting of Hangeul works and children’s drawings: in Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, and all-over Korea. It is that these smaller drawings – on 3-inch canvases with art and dreams themselves – are pieces within a larger work, or canvas, that has its own collective dream. These installations exemplify Kang’s belief in our interconnectedness, and its continuation highlights language as a medium to bridge the gap between different time periods.

 
Currently, as new technology – sound – was a catalyst for Kang in the past, new technology is helping him again. He is now working within the digital era to gather works – just as he does

 
with children’s drawings – at a grand scale. With social media and the web, Kang gathers each canvas in their true form, pixels. Kang’s newest installation, with use of the digital age, showcases this forward-thinking vision and experimental nature, where collective voices and shared experiences help shape his evolving artistic vision.

 
The title for this work is “Hangeul Wall,” (measuring 8 x 22 meters) composed of 20,000 Hangeul tiles, connecting the wisdom and experiences of global citizens. In collaboration, Korean Cultural Center New York launched a website in May 2024, enabling people worldwide to create their own artworks under the theme “Things I Love to Talk About.” The website attracted over 7.7 million visits from more than 100 countries and received 7,000 artwork submissions within two months. The Hangeul Wall stands as a symbol of the rich cultural heritage of Hangeul and the universal freedom of expression, serving as a testament to our shared human narratives. Traditionally, walls are seen as barriers that divide and separate; however, the Hangeul Wall represents a different kind of structure — a wall of peace and unity. It transcends the conventional notion of separation, to become a canvas of connection and harmony.

 
After the Hangeul wall, Kang will continue with notions of connection and harmony, with Four Temples, to be exhibited at the Pyramids of Giza, in collaboration with Art D’ Egypte, in October 2024. Inspired by his visit to Cairo in 2023, artist Ik-Joong Kang will integrate architectural elements of Egyptian temples into his envisioned artwork, to connect themes of the past (the pyramids) and the future (dreams of people worldwide).

 
The arrangement of four structures, reminiscent of Egyptian temples, symbolizes the belief that, despite the divisions and conflicts on Earth, harmony and peace can be achieved through communication and exchange. The sixteen walls that comprise this work are not meant to divide space; rather, they connect the past, present, and future, linking our divided world together. The outer walls of the work feature the Korean folk song ‘Arirang’ written in Hangeul, English, Arabic, and hieroglyphs. Although Korea is divided into North and South, ‘Arirang’ is sung by people in both regions. Hangeul is also associated with civilization, and alongside hieroglyphic characters, Arabic, and English, it signifies the importance of language in bridging the past, present, and future. The inner walls of the work are composed of drawings by people from around the world, particularly children and those facing political and social difficulties: Refugees from conflicts around the world and displaced people who lost their homes due to the Korean War. By sharing the dreams and challenges of many, we find healing. Four Temples acts as an antidote, reconciling and healing the world.

 
Afterward, Kang will continue toward completing the “Bridge of Dreams,” connecting North and South Korea. He envisions a circular museum adorned with millions of dreams from children and displaced persons, decorated with song lyrics sung by both North and South Koreans. The artist believes that the more people walk across the “Bridge of Dreams,with the hope of reaching the northern land, the faster reunification will come.



Born in 1960, Cheongju, Korea
Working/living in New York


EDUCATION


1987: Pratt Art Institute (MFA), Brooklyn, NY, USA
1984: Hong Ik University (BFA), Seoul, Korea


SELECTED PROJECTS/SOLO AND OUTDOOR PUBLIC PROJECTS


2024: Four Temples, Forever Is Now, The Great Pyramid of Giza, Cairo,Egypt
2024: Hangeul Wall and 40-Year Retrospective Exhibition, New York Korean Cultural Center, New York
2024: Journey Home, Cheongju Museum of Art, Cheongju, Korea
2023: A wall of Dream, International Centre for documentary Heritage under the auspices of UNESCO, Cheongju, Korea
2023: Things I know, Korean Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain
2022: The moon is rising, 1000 works, Gallley Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
2021: Bridge of Dreams, Outdoor Installation, Imjingak DMZ Park, Paju, Korea
2020: Busan Arirang, Busan Museum, Commissioned by Republic of Korea, Busan, Korea
2020: Gwanghwamun Arirang, Commissioned by Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea
2020: Kiddy Car, The War Memorial of Korea and Camp Humphreys, Korea
2020: Moon Jar/Longing For Home, The Korea Society, New York, NY
2018: House of Dreams, Permanent Outdoor Installation, Cheongju , Korea
2018: My Home Town, Jikji Korea International Festival, Cheongju, Korea
2018: My Dream Career, Pangyo Startup Campus, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2018: Memorial Garden, Permanent Outdoor Installation, Suncheon, Korea
2017: Things I Know, ARKO Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2017: Moon Jars, National Gallery of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016: Floating Dreams, River Thames, London, UK
2016: The Moon Jar, Robilant and Voena Galley, London, UK
2016: Cube, Picture Book Library, Suncheon, Korea
2016: Going Home/Arirang, Odusan Unification Tower, Paju, Korea
2015: Floating Moon Jars and Mountain and Wind, The Museum of Modern Art, Kuwait
2015: Singing Water, Permanent Outdoor Installation, Suncheon, Korea
2014: Moon Jars, Kang Collection, New York, NY
2013: Bridge of Dreams, Permanent Outdoor Installation, Suncheon, Korea
2012: Things I know, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2012: Things I know, Public/Outdoor Installation, Industrial Bank of Korea, Seoul, Korea
2011: Wall of Hope, Public project, Jangangu Hospital, Suwon, Korea
2011: Wall of Hope, Public project, Halla Hospital, Jeju Island, Korea
2010: Ik-Joong Kang vs Ik-Joong Kang, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2010: Ik-Joong Kang: Mountain/Wind, Alexander Oches Gallery, Beijing, China
2010: Ik-Joong Kang, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
2010: Wall of Hope, Public Project, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea
2010: Wall of Hope, Public Project, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
2010: Wall of Hope, Public project, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
2010: Things I know, Public Outdoor Project, Korean Pavilion in Shanghai Expo, Shanghai, China
2010: 25 Wishes, Korean Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
2009: Moon Jars, Neuffer am Park Kunsthalle, Pirmasens, Germany
2009: Multiple/Dialogue ∞, Nam June Paik and Ik-Joong Kang, National Museum of Contemporary Arts, Gwacheon, Korea
2008: Ik-Joong Kang: Mountain/Wind, Alexander Ochs gallery, Berlin, Germany
2008: Ik-Joong Kang/Inexorable Dream; the Korean Affair, Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008: Wall of Hope, Public Project, Wall of Hope, Public Project, Gyeonggi, Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2008: Recent Works, Kang Collection, New York, NY
2008: Recent Works, Alexander Ochs Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2007: Ik-Joong Kang/Everything He has, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2007: Mountain/Wind, Public Outdoor Project, Gwanghwamun, Commissioned by Republic of Korea
2007: Small pieces for Peace, Public Outdoor Project, G8 Summit, Organized by Eurasian Foundation, UNICEF Germany, Heiligendamm /Münster Bad Doberan, Germany
2007: Moon of Dream, Public Outdoor Project, Tae Hwa River, Ulsan, Korea
2006: Amazed Children, Public Project, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
2006: Chance of Space, Princeton Cultural Council, Princeton, NJ
2005: Amazed World 2005, Public Project, Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY
2004: Happy World, Public Project with Princeton Community, Princeton Public Library, NJ
2004: Moon of Dream, Public Outdoor Project, Commissioned by WCO, Ho Su Lake Park, Ilsan, Korea
2004: Buddha with Lucky Objects 2004, Speed Museum, Louisville, KY
2003: Buddha with Lucky Objects and Other Works, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003: Amazed World and Other Works, Goethe Institute, Berlin, Germany
2003: Kang & Zhang, Shanghai Contemporary, Albrecht, Pruess & Ochs, Shanghai, China
2003: Happy Relief and Other works, Hutchins Gallery, Long Island University, Long Island, NY
2002: Buddha Eating Rice, Shanghai Contemporary at Bund Center, Shanghai, China
2002: Bridges-Interspace-Sky, Pruess and Ochs Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2002: Cologne Pagoda and Other Works, National Museum of East Asian Art, Berlin, Germany
2001: Cologne Sculpture, Cologne Messe, Cologne, Germany
2001: Amazed World, Public Project, United Nations, New York, NY
2001: Enter the Heaven, Cultural Center at Geistag, Munchen, Germany
2000: Enter the Heaven, Asian Fine Arts Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1999: 100,000 Dream, Public/Outdoor Project, Paju Unification Park, Korea
1998: Nam June Paik/Ik-Joong Kang, Asian Fine Arts Factory, Berlin, Germany
1997: Throw Everything Together and Add, Venice Biennale, Korean Pavillion, Venice, Italy
1996: 8,490 Days of Memory, Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, New York, NY
1996: 365 Days of English, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
1996: Throw Everything Together and Add, Art Space Seoul, Cho Sun Il Bo Museum, Hak Go Jae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996: Buddha Eating Chocolate, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, England
1994: Multiple/Dialogue, Nam June Paik/Ik-Joong Kang, Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion, CT
1994: Throw Everything Together & Add, CAPP ST. Project, San Francisco, CA
1992: Ik-Joong Kang, 3×3, Queens Museum, Queens, NY
1992: Buddha Learning English, Asian American Art Center, New York, NY
1991: More is More, Collaboration with Bing Lee, Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, SUNY at Old Westbury, NY
1990: Sound Paintings, Main Gallery, Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ
1990: Public Performance: Untitled, Collaboration with Sang-Won Park, Main Gallery, Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ
1990: Public Performance: Untitled, Collaboration with Sang-Won Park, Epoche Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1988: 6,000 Works, Broadway Windows Gallery, New York, NY
1987: 3,000 Works, Thesis show, Pratt Art Institute, New York, NY
1987: Public Performance: Everybody Thinks Oral Sex, Bronx River Gallery, Bronx, NY
1986: One Month Living Performance, Two Two Raw Gallery, New York, NY
1986: Public Performance: For the Cold Wall Collaboration with Antonin Mares, Legien/Leuschordamm, Berlin, Germany
1986: Public Performance: Flying Paintings, Openplatz, Kassel, Germany
1985: 1,000 Works, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION

2024: Every Island is a Mountain, Palazzo Malta, Venice, Italy
2024: Happy World, Godzilla Echoes from the 1990s, Asian American Art Network, Eric Firestone Gallery, New York
2021: Chosunilbo 100 Years, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2020: Gallery Hyundai 50 Years, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
2019: The Story of You and Me, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Cheongju, Korea
2018: Stories and Dreams, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2018: Hommage to Posco, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2017: Samramansang, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
2017: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
2016: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, Foundation Bernardaud, Limoges, France
2016: Recent Acquisition, British Museum Korea Gallery, London, UK
2015: Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary Ceramics from East Asia, USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
2015: NK Project, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015: The Art of Our Time: Master Pieces from the Guggenheim Collections, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
2012: DMZ Art / Book Project for Peace, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2012: 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2010: Mr. Rabbit in Art Land, Gyeonggdoi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2010: Works in the Open Air, Gyeonggido Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2010: Moon is the Oldest Clock, National Museum of Contemporary Arts, Seoul, Korea
2009: Art Summer 2009, European Center for the Arts, Dresen, Germany
2009: Floor, Ceiling and Wall, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2009: Artist and Moon Jar, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
2009: New Chunjaeyeon, Yeomiji Botanical Garden, Jeju Island, Korea
2008: Transcendence: Modernity and Beyond in Korean Art, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2008: Salunallets, St. Matthaus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany
2008: Moving Towards a Balanced Earth, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
2007: Kunstfest Weimar, ACC Gallery, Weimar, Germany
2007: Contemporary Korean Artists in New York, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2006: 13 Artists in New York, Korean Mission to the United Nations, New York, NY
2005: Thirty ways of making painting, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2005: Renewed Expressions, Howard County Center for Arts, Ellicott City, MD
2004: Declaration (100 Artists for Peace), National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
2004: Gwang Ju Biennale, City Museum, Gwangju, Korea
2004: Pedestrian, Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY
2003: 100 years, 100 dreams, Space World Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003: At the Crossroad, Korean Cultural Council, New York, NY
2003: Dream and Reality, Smithsonian Museum International Gallery, Washington D.C.
2003: Explaining Magic, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003: Der Rest der Welt, Neuffer am Park, Pirmasens, Germany
2002: Buenos Aires International Biennale, National Museum of Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2002: 70 Artist around World Cup, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
2000: Neuer werbungen aus der sammlung Ludwig, Museum Ludwig Cologne, Cologne, Germany
2000: Koreamerica Korea, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
2000: Continental Shift, Museum Ludwig Aachen, Aachen, Germany
2000: Six Degrees of Inspiration, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA
1999: Kunst-Welton in Dialog, Museum Ludwig Cologne, Cologne, Germany
1999: Crossing Zones, Depaul University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999: Words, Texts, and meaning in the Permanent Collection, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
1999: Year of the Tiger, National Musuem of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
1998: Notes Across Asia, Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany
1998: Year of the Tiger, Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin, Museum Lugwig, Aachen, Germany
1998: Where I am (Expo 98), Galeria Municipal Da Mitra, Lisbon, Portugal
1997: American Stories, Setagaya Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1997: Gwangju Biennale, City Museum, Gwangju, Korea
1997: Objectivity, Contemporary Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA
1996: Just Past/Permanent Collection, 1975-96, the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA
1996: Sites of Chinatown, Museum of Chinese in the America, New York, NY
1994: Old Glory, New Story, Capp Street Project, San Francisco, CA Santa Monica Museum, Santa Monica, CA
1994: Habana International Biennial, Centro Wifredo Lam, Habana, Cuba
1993: New Expressions in Asian American Art, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
1993: Slow Art, P.S.1 Museum, Long Island City, NY
1993: Dismantling Invisibility, A Space Gallery, Toronto, Canada, Art in General, New York, NY
1991: Louder, University of Illinois, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
1990: International Art Show, Iida Museum, Japan
1990: Food, Hunterdon Art Center, Hunterdon, NY
1990: China, Hongkong Art Center, Hong Kong P.S. 1 Museum, Long Island City, NY
1990: Artist against Racism, Bedford Styvesant Cultural Center, Brooklyn, NY, The Clocktower, New York, NY
1989: Uptown Downtown, Asian American Art Center/City Gallery, New York, NY
1987: Togetherness Always, Bronx River Gallery, Bronx, NY
1987: Personal History, Minor Injury, New York, NY
1986: Micro Max, Now Gallery, New York, NY
1985: Summer Group Show, Lasser Gallery, New York, NY
1982: Fu Exhibition, Total Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1981: Independent, National Art Museum, Seoul, Korea


AWARD/FELLOWSHIP


2021: Sejong Cultural Award, Republic of Korea
2012: Korean Art and Culture Award (Presidential Award), Republic of Korea
2012: Alumni Achievement Award, Pratt Art Institute
2008: Proclamation from City Council of New York
2007: Ellis Island Medal of Honor
1997: Special Merit Award, 47th Venice Biennale
1997: Louise Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship
1997: Today’s Young Artist Award, Republic of Korea
1996: The Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship
1994: New York Foundation of Art Fellowship in Painting
1990: New York Foundation of Art Fellowship in Painting


ARTIST BOOK/CATALOGUE


2024: Where is your hometown?, Cheongju Cultural Industry Promotion Foundation, Korea
2022: I can see myself when the water in my heart is calm, Published by Songsong Books, Korea
2020: My Hometown/6,000 Drawings by North Korean Refugees After Korean War, Published by Ministry of Unification, Korea
2018: Selvia, Published by Songsong Books, Korea
2018: Moon Jar, Published by Songsong Books, Korea
2017: Ik-Joong kang Things I Know, Published by ARKO Art Center, Korea
2011: Ik-Joong kang vs Ik-Joong Kang, Published by Posco Art Museum, Korea
2010: Ik-Joong kang, Published by Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
2009; Ik-Joong kang, Published by Malonie Books, Korea
2009; Baram eu ro suk ee go ddang eu ro ee eur ji go, Published by Arumjigi, Korea
2009: Paik/Kang, Published by National Museum of Contemporary Arts, Korea
2008: Wall of Hope, Published by Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Korea
2008: Ik-Joong Kang on the Moon, Published by Velocity Co.
2007: Ik-Joong Kang, published by Velocity Co.
2002: Starving Artists’ Restaurant Guide, edition 3, New York
1998: Starving Artists’ Restaurant Guide, edition 2, New York
1996: Starving Artists’ Restaurant Guide, edition 1, New York
1991: Throw Everything Together and Add, Published by Ik-Joong Kang’s tax return money, New York


COMMISSION/COLLECTION


2016: National Museum of Contemporary Arts, Gwacheon, Korea
2015: Detroit Institute of Artt, Detroit, MI
2015: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
2014: British Museum, London, UK
2013: Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2012: UNICEF, Seoul, Korea
2011: Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
2011: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
2009: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2008: Zaitun Library, Erbil, Iraq
2008: Pratt Art Institute, New York, NY
2008: UNESCO, Paris, France
2007: Gyeonggido Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2005: Commission, New Jersey Transit Authority, (Broad St. Station), Newark, NJ
2003: Commission, Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ
2000: Commission, COEX Asem Hall, Seoul, Korea
2000: Commission, Hungkuk Life Insurance, Seoul, Korea
2000: Museum Ludwig Cologne, Cologne, Germany
1999: President’s Committee on Arts and Humanity, Washington, D.C.
1997: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1997: Samsung Museum, Seoul, Korea
1997: The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, NY
1997: Han Sol Cultural Foundation, Seoul, Korea
1996: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1994: Commission, San Francisco International Airport (main terminal), San Francisco, CA
1992: Commission, Department of Cultural Affairs, (Queens Vocational School), New York, NY
1991: Commission, Metropolitan Transit Authority, (Queens Main Street Station), New York, NY


ARTIST TALK/WORKSHOP


2024: Artist Talk, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2024: Artist Talk, Cheongju Museum of Art, Cheongju, Korea
2024: Archive Art Book Publication, Talk concert, Cheongju, Korea
2023: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2023: Art Cafe, Cairo, Egypt
2023: Edithvale Community Centre, Ontario, Canada
2023: Culture Factory, Cheongju, Korea
2022: Suncheon Bay National Garden, Suncheon, Korea
2020: The Korea Society, New York, NY
2018: Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2018: Chungcheongbuk-do office of Education, Cheongju, Korea
2016: British Museum, London, UK
2016: 5 x 15/ 5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each, London, UK
2016: Institute for Unification Education, Seoul, Korea
2016: Dong A University, Busan, Korea
2012: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2011: Williams College, Williamstown, MA
2011: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Korea
2010: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Korean Gallery, New York, NY
2009: National Museum of Contemporary Arts, Korea
2009: Hong Ik University, Seoul, Korea
2008: Young Nam University, Daegu, Korea
2008: Loyola University, Chicago Humanities Festival, Chicago, IL
2008: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2007: Sam Sung Scholarship Workshop, Yosemite National Park, CA
2005: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2003: Long Island University, C.W. Post, Long Island, NY
2004: Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ
2002: National Museum of East Asian Art, Berlin, Germany
1999: Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
1997: Long Island University, C.W. Post, Long Island, NY
1997: Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
1997: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
1996: Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, New York, NY
1996: Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK
1995: Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
1994: Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion, Stamford, CT
1994: School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1994: Pratt Art Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1993: New York University, New York, NY
1993: State University of New York, New Paltz, NY
1992: Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
1990: Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ
1990: Pratt Art Institute, Brooklyn, NY