Moving Art Studio
Painting with My Daughter, Bo
2018 — Present
Nomadic Life, Moving Art Studio
2021 — Present
International Artist Residencies
2023 — Present
Local Art Studios in a New City
2022 — Present
2018 — Present — Artistic journey reignited through painting sessions with daughter Bo at age eight, transforming art into emotional communication and deepening their bond.
2021 — Present — Following a life transformation in San Francisco, I adopted a nomadic path across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and beyond, using art as a living diary shaped by emotional and material textures of each location.
2023 — Present — International artist residencies expanded my artistic language through diverse cultural contexts, incorporating painting, installation, ceramics, textiles, found objects, photography, and bio-based materials.
South Korea
Reflective engagement with homeland roots. Born and raised in Seoul, where early encounters with traditional Korean materials — hanji paper, natural pigments, and ceramic traditions — planted seeds for a lifelong relationship with material memory.
United States
Rediscovering artistic passion through painting sessions with daughter Bo at age eight, transforming art into emotional communication. Based across Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, San Diego, LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Austin, and New York — developing sculpture-making with bioplastics and glassmaking. Space of redefinition.
Mexico
Immersive installations across Tulum, Mexico City, and Oaxaca. Studied local fiber arts, natural dyeing, and historical pigments at Polke Fine Arts. Solo exhibitions at KOIK Contemporary, El Sur. Art fairs including Salon ACME and CLAVO. Residencies at KOIK Contemporary and TEXERE in Oaxaca. A second home and wellspring of material discovery.
Germany
Formal conceptual growth in Leipzig and Berlin. Pilotenkueche International Art Program, GlogauAIR residency. Introduced to glassmaking at Berlin Glass Works and Berlin Flame Studio. The city's industrial textures and vibrant art community influenced larger-scale installations. Bioplastic Making Workshops led at GlogauAIR.
Canada
A Position on Retreat residency on Vancouver Island — deeper communion with coastal nature. Watercolor studies and material gathering from the Pacific Northwest landscape.
United Kingdom
The CUT Summer Project Residency in Halesworth, Suffolk — video, printmaking, photography, and experimental bioplastic sculptures. London Pigments workshop. The Material Way exhibition at London Design Festival. Studies in historical painting binders and conservation techniques.
Turkey
Arthereistanbul residency and solo exhibition 'Unrolled.' Collaborative work with daughter Bo, age 14. Encounters with ancient pigment traditions and architectural materials informed a deeper appreciation for how civilizations embed memory into built environments through color and material.
Argentina
Solo exhibition 'Hacer un Bosque (Making a Forest)' at Residencia Corazon, La Plata. Material experimentation with natural dyes and clay. Books documenting natural dye making processes and material collections became artworks in themselves.
Norway
The Arctic Circle Residency in Svalbard — glass sculptures dialoguing with glaciers. 'The Path' series: oil sticks and Arctic earth on 70-meter thermo receipt paper rolls with cast glass, installed among icefields and glaciers. The raw power of polar materials and the fragility of frozen time.
France
L'AiR Atelier 11 Cite Falguiere, Paris. Pigment exploration with historical and natural pigments. Photography archives. Participated in Journees Europeennes du Patrimoine et Matrimoine and Journees Nationales des Artistes. Group exhibition 'The Two Faces of History.'
Next Chapter — Seoul
After years of nomadic practice across four continents, a permanent home base takes shape. Material Memory Studio opens in Seoul — a private research studio and salon exploring material culture, artistic practice, and cross-disciplinary dialogue. Four pillars: Artist Studio, Salon, Coaching, and Material Research. Material-led art workshops, studio conversations, and guest-hosted salons. The journey continues, now with roots.