YEJI JUN
Biography
Yeji Jun was born in South Korea. The artist currently lives and works in New York City and Seoul. Yeji Jun received her MFA from Hunter College, the City University of New York. In 2010, the artist won First Prize in the Viridian Artist International Juried Exhibition, juried by Elisabeth Sussman, curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has exhibited her work internationally.
Yeji Jun's work is an exploration of self. Her art reveals the artist's daily thoughts and delve into her imagination to reveal her personal state of mind.
Education
2010 M. F. A. Hunter College, City University of New York, USA
Award
2011 10 Final List, NY Marathon - Juried by curator David Gibson
2010 First Prize Winner, Gallery Viridian Artist international Juried annual exhibition, Juried by Elisabeth Sussman(Curator of Whitney Museum), New York, USA
Artist Residency
2012 BESLOW Artist Residency, Seoul, Korea
2011 IN RIVERS... Artist Residency, New York, USA
2009 SVA Summer Artist Residency, New York, USA
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition
05/2014 Dream in Dream, Social Code, Korea
03/2014 Daydreaming, A1 Gallery, Seoul, Korea01/2014 Dream keeps growing, UNC Gallery, Seoul, Korea
05/2013 Solo Exhibition, Gallery Golmok, Seoul, Korea
10/2011 Big Transition, Solo Exhibition, Artists Haven Gallery, Florida, USA
06/2010 Drawing Solo Show-café Royal, New York, USA
Group Exhibition
04/2013 봄빛물들다, 삼청갤러리, Seoul, Korea
03/2013 누군가의 봄, 갤러리 중, Seoul, Korea
11/2012 Rising Start, 효천 아트센터 Gallery Syn, Seoul, Korea
09/2012 Sketchbook Show, Gallery Protege, New York, USA
08/2012 모정이 있는 회화 &조각전, Chung Jark Gallery, Seoul, Korea
08/2012 ART Gyeongju 2012, Gyeonju, Korea
07/2012 Korea Handmade Art Fair 2012, Seoul, Korea
06/2012 새로운 도약전 2012, Chung Jark Gallery, Seoul, Korea
03/2012 Volta Art Fair, COMPANY limited edition prints, New York, USA
02/2012 Summit, Sovereign Nation Exposition, New York, USA
12/2011 Miami Art Basel, COMPANY limited edition prints, New York, USA
11/2011 Sovereign Nation Exposition, New York, USA
08/2011 FRENZY, SPACE 1950, New York, USA
07/2011 Elastic Identity, The IMC Lab + Gallery, New York, USA
06/2011 Lucid Dreaming, New York, USA
06/2011 Portal to Enigma, Agora Gallery, New York, USA
05/2011 The UBS Asian Art Exhibition, Picture That LLC, Stamford, USA
05/2011 48th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Masur Museum of Art, USA
05/2011 Piece of Mind, Elga Wimmer PCC, New York, USA
04/2011 Worlds of Art TECAP, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto, Canada
03/2011 Art Takes Over Home, New York, USA
03/2011 The ART BAZAAR, Gallery Art Bazaar, New York, USA
02/2011 Second Salon Show, Green Point Gallery, New York, USA
01/2011 First Salon Show, Green Point Gallery, New York, USA
12/2010 Gifted- A Pop Up Shop, Gitana Rosa Gallery, New York, USA
11/2010 WEAR ART, Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art, New Orleans, USA
08/2010 Graphomania, Garbageman/Astronaut Project Space, Portland, USA
07/2010 International Juried annual exhibition-Viridian Artist, New York- First Prize
06/2010 June Group Show-Dutch Kills Gallery, New York
05/2010 FRAGMENTS 2010 – the Kitchen Open Studios, New York
2010 AnArtJournal- online art magazine permanent view
05/2010 FUTUREFORWARD-B E C A - Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art, New Orleans
05/2010 Hunter MFA at Crane Arts Center-The Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia
04/2010 Never Think small-Redux-Climate Gallery, New York
04/2010 NRDC show- Studio IMC, New York
09/2009 Add-Art- Eyebeam gallery and Firefox
09/2009 Ellipse of Peace Art Exhibition- New York
SELECTED ARTICLE/PUBLICATION
2011 Aesthetics 6250 A.U. Magazine Spring Edition featured artist
2011 Featured in on ART Punctuate
2011 The Gracey Art Review- Featured artists by Elizabeth Roncevic
2011 New York Art Marathon review by curator David Gibson
2011 Magazine 1975 - Magazine 1975 winner, Featured artist
2011 The Xposur - Featured Artist interview
2010 City Belka - “Дипломка” Хантера Featured artist from Hunter MFA Thesis Show
2008 Mapcidy - Hunter openstudios
Biography
Yeji Jun was born in South Korea. The artist currently lives and works in New York City and Seoul. Yeji Jun received her MFA from Hunter College, the City University of New York. In 2010, the artist won First Prize in the Viridian Artist International Juried Exhibition, juried by Elisabeth Sussman, curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has exhibited her work internationally.
Yeji Jun's work is an exploration of self. Her art reveals the artist's daily thoughts and delve into her imagination to reveal her personal state of mind.
Education
2010 M. F. A. Hunter College, City University of New York, USA
Award
2011 10 Final List, NY Marathon - Juried by curator David Gibson
2010 First Prize Winner, Gallery Viridian Artist international Juried annual exhibition, Juried by Elisabeth Sussman(Curator of Whitney Museum), New York, USA
Artist Residency
2012 BESLOW Artist Residency, Seoul, Korea
2011 IN RIVERS... Artist Residency, New York, USA
2009 SVA Summer Artist Residency, New York, USA
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition
05/2014 Dream in Dream, Social Code, Korea
03/2014 Daydreaming, A1 Gallery, Seoul, Korea01/2014 Dream keeps growing, UNC Gallery, Seoul, Korea
05/2013 Solo Exhibition, Gallery Golmok, Seoul, Korea
10/2011 Big Transition, Solo Exhibition, Artists Haven Gallery, Florida, USA
06/2010 Drawing Solo Show-café Royal, New York, USA
Group Exhibition
04/2013 봄빛물들다, 삼청갤러리, Seoul, Korea
03/2013 누군가의 봄, 갤러리 중, Seoul, Korea
11/2012 Rising Start, 효천 아트센터 Gallery Syn, Seoul, Korea
09/2012 Sketchbook Show, Gallery Protege, New York, USA
08/2012 모정이 있는 회화 &조각전, Chung Jark Gallery, Seoul, Korea
08/2012 ART Gyeongju 2012, Gyeonju, Korea
07/2012 Korea Handmade Art Fair 2012, Seoul, Korea
06/2012 새로운 도약전 2012, Chung Jark Gallery, Seoul, Korea
03/2012 Volta Art Fair, COMPANY limited edition prints, New York, USA
02/2012 Summit, Sovereign Nation Exposition, New York, USA
12/2011 Miami Art Basel, COMPANY limited edition prints, New York, USA
11/2011 Sovereign Nation Exposition, New York, USA
08/2011 FRENZY, SPACE 1950, New York, USA
07/2011 Elastic Identity, The IMC Lab + Gallery, New York, USA
06/2011 Lucid Dreaming, New York, USA
06/2011 Portal to Enigma, Agora Gallery, New York, USA
05/2011 The UBS Asian Art Exhibition, Picture That LLC, Stamford, USA
05/2011 48th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Masur Museum of Art, USA
05/2011 Piece of Mind, Elga Wimmer PCC, New York, USA
04/2011 Worlds of Art TECAP, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto, Canada
03/2011 Art Takes Over Home, New York, USA
03/2011 The ART BAZAAR, Gallery Art Bazaar, New York, USA
02/2011 Second Salon Show, Green Point Gallery, New York, USA
01/2011 First Salon Show, Green Point Gallery, New York, USA
12/2010 Gifted- A Pop Up Shop, Gitana Rosa Gallery, New York, USA
11/2010 WEAR ART, Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art, New Orleans, USA
08/2010 Graphomania, Garbageman/Astronaut Project Space, Portland, USA
07/2010 International Juried annual exhibition-Viridian Artist, New York- First Prize
06/2010 June Group Show-Dutch Kills Gallery, New York
05/2010 FRAGMENTS 2010 – the Kitchen Open Studios, New York
2010 AnArtJournal- online art magazine permanent view
05/2010 FUTUREFORWARD-B E C A - Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art, New Orleans
05/2010 Hunter MFA at Crane Arts Center-The Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia
04/2010 Never Think small-Redux-Climate Gallery, New York
04/2010 NRDC show- Studio IMC, New York
09/2009 Add-Art- Eyebeam gallery and Firefox
09/2009 Ellipse of Peace Art Exhibition- New York
SELECTED ARTICLE/PUBLICATION
2011 Aesthetics 6250 A.U. Magazine Spring Edition featured artist
2011 Featured in on ART Punctuate
2011 The Gracey Art Review- Featured artists by Elizabeth Roncevic
2011 New York Art Marathon review by curator David Gibson
2011 Magazine 1975 - Magazine 1975 winner, Featured artist
2011 The Xposur - Featured Artist interview
2010 City Belka - “Дипломка” Хантера Featured artist from Hunter MFA Thesis Show
2008 Mapcidy - Hunter openstudios
