Current Vitae
Born
- SOUTH KOREA
Education (Degree)
- 2007.05
- Master of Fine Art, Department of American Craft, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
Major: Glass Minor: Metal - 2003.07
- Master of Art, Department of Design, Kookmin University (S.KOREA)
Major: Glass - 2001.02
- Bachelor of Fine Art, Department of Design, Namseoul University (S.KOREA)
Major: Glass Minor: Ceramic - 1998.02
- Associate of Fine Art, Department of Design, Hanyang Woman University (S.KOREA)
Major: Textile Design
Education (Non-Degree)
- 2019.06
- Welding and Fabrication Industry Certificate Program, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2019.03
- Bezel Setting Jewelry Workshop, Mark Thone, Rochester Arc and Flame Center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2019.02
- TIG Welding Course, Scott Quick and Jim Causyn, Rochester Arc and Flame Center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2018.11
- Ring Making Jewelry Workshop, Jake Martin, Rochester Arc and Flame Center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2018.08
- Flameworking, Chris Ahalt, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2018.08
- Flameworking with Plasma, Dr. Wayne Strattman and Mundy Hepburn, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2018.02
- The Architectural Imagination, Online Course, Harvard University Graduate School of Designs (USA)
- 2017.02
- Chainmail Jewelry class, Craig Zaremba, Rochester Arc and Flame Center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2014.07
- Kiln and Coldworking, Painting the Void: Sandblasting and Vitreous Painting, Denise Stillwaggon Leone, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2013.11
- Coppersmithing, Robert Trout, Rochester Arc and Flame Center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2013.08
- Flameworking, Cesare Toffolo, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2009.08
- Flameworking, Gianni Toso, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2009.07
- Kiln Casting, Richard Whiteley, Pilchuck Glass School (USA)
- 2008.07
- Flameworking, Sally Prasch, Pittsburgh Glass Center, (USA)
- 2008.07
- Kiln Casting and Flameworking, Anna Boothe and Paul Demarco, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2008.05
- Flameworking, Bandhu Scott Dunham, Pilchuck Glass School (USA)
- 2007.09
- Flameworking, Tim Drier, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2006.06
- Flameworking, Emilio Santini, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2005.08
- Flameworking, Emilio Santini, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 1997~1999
- 3D Rendering Technique (Metal, Glass), 3D drawing, Detail Drawing, Technical Drawing, Changjo Art Institute (S.KOREA)
- 1996~1997
- 2D Textile Technique, Textile CAD, Seoul Textile Art Institute (S.KOREA)
- 1992.07
- Fashion Drawing, Seoul Fashion Academy (S.KOREA)
Selected Collection
- Private Collections (USA,Europe,Indonesia,and S.KOREA)
- 2017.07
- Lotte Hotel Yangon (Myanmar)
- 2016.06
- Pureun Cultural Foundation (S.KOREA)
- 2016.01
- Tozour Energy Systems (USA)
- 2013.10
- Byuck San Engineering Co.Ltd (S.KOREA)
- 2013.05
- European Museum of Modern Glass (Germany)
- 2012.05
- Cefesjian Center for the Arts, Cafesjian Foundation (ARMENIA)
- 2007.07
- The Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2007.06
- Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
- 2005.05
- Korea Craft Museum (S.KOREA)
- 2003.09
- Kim Young English Institute (S.KOREA)
Lecture/ Presentation
- 2022.08
- The British Biennial, Stourbridge (United Kingdom)
- 2019.09
- Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI (USA)
- 2019.02
- Nazareth College of Art, Pittsford, NY (USA)
- 2014.11
- SOFA Chicago, Corning Museum of Glass Hotshop demo, Navy Pier, Chicago (USA)
- 2014.05
- Sonoran Glass School, Tucson, AZ (USA)
- 2013.09
- School of Art, State University of New York at Brocport, Brockport, NY (USA)
- 2013.03
- International Flameworking Conference 2013, Salem Community College, NJ (USA)
- 2013.03
- Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
- 2012.06
- Glass Dept, Chungju University, Chungju (KOREA)
- 2012.05
- Glass Dept, Kookmin University, Seoul (KOREA)
- 2012.04
- Glass Dept, Hongik University, Seoul (KOREA)
- 2011.10
- Glass Dept, Wilson High School, Tacoma, WA (USA)
- 2010.09
- UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
- 2008.12
- Glass Dept, Hongik University, Seoul (KOREA)
- 2008.10
- Sculpture Dept, Cornish College of Arts, Seattle, WA (USA)
- 2006.06
- Glass Dept, Kookmin University, Seoul (KOREA)
Publications
- 2023.05
- Glass Art (UPCOMING)
- 2023.03
- GLASHAUS (UPCOMING)
- 2021.11
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Arts Week: A Glass Sculptor's Journey (USA)
- 2020.12
- The Flow, The 16th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, 2020 Winter (USA)
- 2020.07
- Independent Artist, Glass Art, 2020 Summer/Fall (USA)
- 2020.01
- The Flow, The 15th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, 2019 Winter (USA)
- 2018.01
- The Flow, The 13th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, 2017 Winter (USA)
- 2017.01
- Laura Donefer's Crazy Corning Fashion Show (USA)
- 2016.01
- The Flow, The 11th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, 2015 Winter (USA)
- 2015.12
- Rochester City newspaper, Arts (USA)
- 2015.11
- Democrat and Chronicle newspaper, Sunday Arts: Entertainment News and Cuultural Events, (USA)
- 2014.04
- New Glass Review 35 (USA)
- 2014.04
- Kunst aus der Flamme ( Art of the Flame- Contemporary lamp Glass in Europe) (GERMANY)
- 2013.12
- NEUES GLAS (GERMANY)
- 2013.09
- The Flow (USA)
- 2013.05
- Coburger Tage Bllatt (GERMANY)
- 2013.05
- Necie Presse (GERMANY)
- 2013.04
- Pittsburgh magazine, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2013.04
- Whirl, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2013.03
- South Jersey Times, Salem, NJ (USA)
- 2013.02
- Pittsburgh Tribune- Review, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2013.01
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)
- 2012.11
- Laura Donefer's Toledo Glass Fashion Madness (USA)
- 2012.05
- 500 Rings, Lark Books (USA)
- 2012.01
- Art Buzz, The 2012 Collection (USA)
- 2011.11
- Sculpture December 2011 (USA)
- 2011.05
- The Glass Art Society 2010 Journal (USA)
- 2011.04
- NICHE Magazine (USA)
- 2010.10
- Public Art (S.KOREA)
- 2010.09
- Profitable Glass, Fall 2010 (USA)
- 2010.06
- GLASHAUS 02/2010 (GERMANY)
- 2010.02
- Laura Donefer's Glass Fashion Extravaganza, Blurb Book (USA)
- 2010.02
- Glass, Spring 2010 (USA)
- 2009.12
- 2009 Profitable Glass Web Magazine (USA)
- 2009.11
- Speak For The Trees (USA)
- 2009.11
- Profitable Glass, winter 2009 (USA)
- 2009.09
- Glass, Fall 2009 (USA)
- 2009.08
- NEUES GLAS/NEW GLASS Fall 2009 (GERMANY)
- 2009.05
- American Craft Magazine (USA)
- 2008.12
- Baltimore Style Magazine (USA)
- 2008.12
- Jungle Magazine (S.KOREA)
- 2008.12
- Luxury Magazine (S.KOREA)
- 2008.12
- The Flow, Winter 2008 (USA)
- 2008.09
- Pilchuck Glass School News (USA)
- 2008.05
- New Glass Review 29 (USA)
- 2008.03
- 2007 GAS Annual Journal (USA)
- 2008.02
- Art Buzz, 2008 Collection (USA)
- 2007.08
- NEUES GLAS/NEW GLASS Fall 2007 (GERMANY)
- 2007.04
- The Club Quarterly, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
- 2007.03
- 2006 GAS Annual Journal (USA)
- 2006.05
- New Glass Review 27 (USA)
- 2006.03
- NICHE-Spring 2006 (USA)
- 2002.06
- Korea Newspaper: Joseon Newspaper, Hankook Newspaper (S.KOREA)
- 2000.11
- Korea Newspaper: Joseon Newspaper, Hankook Newspaper (S.KOREA)
Artist in Residence
- 2013.05
- The European Museum of Modern Glass, Coburg (GERMANY)
- 2012~ 2013
- Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2009.11
- 2009 Jerry Raphael Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group Fellowship, Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
- 2009~ 2010
- Studio 34 Creative Arts Learning Center, Rochester ,NY (USA)
- 2008.09~11
- Emerging Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA (USA)
- 2007~2008
- Glass Program, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (USA)
Solo Exhibition
- 2015.10
- "Aspirations: The Endless Journey" Arts Center Gallery, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2013.02
- "Consciousness", Hodge Gallery, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2012.06
- Rochester Biennial, Memorial Art Gallery, Rocheter, NY (USA)
- 2007.05
- MFA Thesis Solo Show, Dyer Arts Center at NTID, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (USA)
Selected/ Invited Exhibition
- 2023.03
- Collect 2023, International Festival of Glass, Somerset House, London (UK)
- 2022.08
- The British Glass Biennial, Stourbridge (United Kingdom)
- 2022.02
- Full Spectrum: Visionaries Elevating Art, Crafts, and Design, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittburgh, PA (USA)
- 2020.12
- 2020 Annual Members Juried Exhibition, Broome County Arts Council, Artisan Gallery, Binghamton, NY (USA)
- 2020.08
- Made in NY, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY (USA)
- 2020.02
- Collect 2020, Gallery Sklo, Somerset House, London (UK)
- 2019.09
- "Girls kick Glass" Legacy Glassworks, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
- 2019.07
- "Pivot" Imagine Museum, Saint Petersburg, FL (USA)
- 2019.06
- "From the Flame" Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI (USA)
- 2019.01
- Exhibit A's 10yr Anniversary Exhibition, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2019.01
- "Articulating Craft", Nazareth College, Pittford, NY (USA)
- 2018.02
- "Black and White" Gallery Exhibit A, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2017.10
- "Embodiment" Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2017.04
- "Lampwork" European Museum for Modern Glass, Coburg (GERMANY)
- 2017.03
- "Finding Home: Shine the Light" Deep Arts, Rochester, Ny (USA)
- 2017.02
- "Women of Glass" Zen Glass Gallery, St.Petersbugh, FL (USA)
- 2017.01
- "No Fun" Ruckus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
- 2016.11
- SOFA Chicago Expo 2016, represented by Sklo Gallery (Seoul, Korea) and Chesterfield Gallery (NYC,NY), Navy Pier, Chicago, IL (USA)
- 2016.10
- Glass Fashion Show, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (USA)
- 2016.06
- Glass Fashion Show, Glass Art Society, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2016.05
- The 44th Annual International Invitational Awards Exhibition, habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI (USA)
- 2015.11
- "Small works" Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM (USA)
- 2015.10
- "Transformations Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rocheste, NY (USA)
- 2015.10
- "Contemporary Korean Glass Art" Sklo Gallery, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2015.04
- "Teapots" 9th Invitational, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2015.03
- "Emerging Artists" Habatat Galleries FL, West Palm Beach, FL (USA)
- 2015.02
- Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, represent by Tansey Contemporary, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA (USA)
- 2015.01
- Art Palm Beach, represent by Gallery Sklo, Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, FL (USA)
- 2014.11
- "Small scale BIG ideas" Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM (USA)
- 2014.11
- SOFA Expo 2014, represent by Tansey Contemporary, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL (USA)
- 2014.10
- 2014 Taos Art Glass Invitational, Total Arts Gallery, Taos, NM (USA)
- 2014.06
- "Out of Town" UK Contemporary Glass Society (UK)
- 2014.04
- "Keepers of the flame: A celebration of Contemporary Flamework" Wheaton Art Gallery, Millville, NJ (USA)
- 2013.11
- The 10th Anniversity group exhibition, Sklo Gallery, Seoul (S.Korea)
- 2013.10
- "A Touch of Glass" Gershman Y's Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
- 2013.10
- Two Person Show "Through the Future Brightly" The Bender Gallery, Asheville, NC (USA)
- 2013.04
- eXpose, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI (USA)
- 2013.03
- Wheaton Arts, International Flameworking Conference, Carneys Point, NJ (USA)
- 2012.12
- Craft Forms 2012, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA (USA)
- 2012.06
- Glass Fashion Show, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (USA)
- 2012.04
- "Tea Pot" Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2012.03
- "Fragile Paradigms" Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL (USA)
- 2011.06
- Images 2011, Robeson Gallery, Penn state University, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
- 2011.05
- Dual Nature: "Contemporary Glass and Jewelry" Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle, WA (USA)
- 2011.05
- 10* 10* 10 10th Anniversity exhibition, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA (USA)
- 2011.02
- NICHE, Buyers Market of American Craft, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
- 2011.01
- Mesa 32nd Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ (USA)
- 2010.09
- Art Prize, GRid 70, Grand Rapids, MI (USA)
- 2010.09
- Transitions: Artists of UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
- 2010.04
- Glass Jewelry: "An International Passion for Design" Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY (USA)
- 2010.03
- "Made in NY 2010" Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY (USA)
- 2009.12
- "Speak For The Trees" Friesen Gallery, Sun Valely,ID and Seattle, WA (USA)
- 2009.06
- "2009 Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass" Urban Art Space, Ohio State University, OH and Hawk Gallery, OH (USA)
- 2009.06
- Glass on Glass by Regional NY Glass Makers, Gustin's and Steuben Professional Massage, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2009.04
- "Feminine Essence" Judy Youens Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (USA)
- 2009.02
- Searchlight Artists, American Craft Council, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD (USA)
- 2008 12
- "CraftForms 2008" Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA (USA)
- 2008.12
- Emerging Glass Artists, Sklo Gallery, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2007.11
- Contemporary Craft Exhibition, BELSKIE MUSEUM of ART and SCIENCE, NJ (USA)
- 2003.09
- The 3rd Cheongju International Craft Competition Special Invitation, Cheongju (S.KOREA)
Group Exhibition
- 2017.01
- Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, The Tower Fine Arts Gallery, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, Brockport, NY (USA)
- 2013.08
- Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, The Tower Fine Arts Gallery, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, Brockport, NY
- 2009.10
- 2008 Emerging Artist in Resiedence at Pilchuck Glass School,Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA (USA)
- 2009.06
- The Diva of GAS Glass Fashion Show, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2008.10
- AiR Show, Pilchuck Gallery, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA (USA)
- 2008.06
- The 38th International Student Exhibition, GAS Conference, Portland, OR (USA)
- 2007.11
- Contemporary Craft Exhibition, BELSKIE MUSEUM of ART & SCIENCE, NJ (USA)
- 2007.06
- The 37th Silence Auction at GAS Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2007.06
- The 37th International Student Exhibition, GAS Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2007.05
- 2007 WALKTGROUGH, 7A Booth, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York (USA)
- 2007.02
- 2007 NICHE Student Award, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
- 2006.09
- The Habatat Galleries show, Gallery R, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2006.06
- The 36th International Student Exhibition, GAS Conference, St. Louis, MO (USA)
- 2006.05
- 2006 WALKTGROUGH, 7A Booth, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York (USA)
- 2006.02
- 2006 NICHE Student Award, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
- 2004.02
- INGLASS Group 5th Exhibition for Art Glass, Gallery Korean Craft Promotion Foundation, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2003.09
- Changjo Art Group 2nd Exhibition, Gallery wood& metal& clay, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2003.09
- "Craft for Life" Cheong Ju International Craft Biennale Exhibition, Gallery Korea Craft,
Cheong Ju (S.KOREA) - 2003.08
- Korean Craft Artists Association Group 30th Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2003.08
- INGLASS Group 4th Exhibition for Craft, Art Center Ma No, An Sung (S.KOREA)
- 2003.06
- M.F.A Degree Exhibition, Gallery Kook Min, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2003.03
- INGLASS Invitation Exhibition, Art Center Ma No, An Sung (S.KOREA)
- 2003.02
- INGLASS Group 4th Exhibition for Art Glass, Se Jong Center for Arts, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2002.11
- Changjo Art Group 1st Exhibition, Gallery wood& metal& clay, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2002.08
- INGLASS Group 3rd Exhibition for Craft, Gallery Korean Craft Promotion Foundation, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2002.06
- Glass Art Festival 3rd Competition, In Sa Art Center, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2002.02
- INGLASS Group 3rd Exhibition for Art Glass, Se Jong Center for Arts, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2002.01
- Kook Min Art of Glass, Gallery Korean Electronic Center, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2001.06
- International Glass Window& Door 6th Exhibition, COEX, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2001.06
- INGLASS Group 2nd Exhibition for Craft, Gallery Kum Gang, Dae Jeun (S.KOREA)
- 2001.06
- “Cool Dishes and properties for Summer”, Happy World Department Store, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2001.06
- “Cool Dishes and properties for Summer”, Gallery Sam Sung Plaza, Bun Dang (S.KOREA)
- 2000.12
- B.F.A Degree Exhibition, College of Design, Contemporary Design Center, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2000.11
- Glass Art Festival 2nd Competition, Gallery wood& metal& clay, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 1997.12
- A.F.A Degree Exhibition, College of Design, Gallery Han Yang, Seoul (S.KOREA)
Awards/ Honors
- 2021.03
- Jerry Goldstein Foundation & Jerry’s Artarama, Raleigh, NC (USA)
- 2021.03
- CERF+ COVID-19 Relief Grant, Montpelier, VT (USA)
- 2020.08
- 2nd Prize, Made in NY, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY (USA)
- 2020.06
- Glass Art Society Emergency Relief, Corning Incorporation, NY (USA)
- 2019.10
- People's Choice, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI (USA)
- 2019.09
- 2nd Place, "From The Flame" Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI (USA)
- 2019.06
- Most Qulifications Earned, Welding and Fabrication Industry Certificate, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2019.06
- Highest Academic Achievement, Welding and Fabrication Industry Certificate, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2018.01
- The Flow Magazine, 13th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass (USA)
- 2016.04
- 1st Place, 2016 Delphi Annual Art Glass Festival, Delphi Glass Inc, Lansing, MI (USA)
- 2016.01
- The Flow Magazine, 11th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass, Winter 2015 (USA)
- 2016.01
- Scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2015.07
- Scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2015.04
- 2nd and 3rd Place, 2015 Delphi 23rd Annual Art Glass Festival, Delphi Glass Inc. lansing, MI (USA)
- 2014.10
- Finalist on Professional Flameworking Category, NICHE Awards (USA)
- 2014.04
- 1st Place, 2014 Delphi 23rd Annual Art Glass Festival, Delphi Inc, lansing, MI (USA)
- 2013.10
- Finalist on Professional Flameworking Category, NICHE Awards (USA)
- 2013.08
- Full Scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2013.04
- Talent Award, Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award 2013 (GERMANY)
- 2011.11
- 1st Place in Glass, Art Buzz, The 2012 Collection (USA)
- 2011.06
- People's Choice, Images 2011, Robeson Gallery, Penn State University (USA)
- 2011.04
- 2nd Place, 2011 Art Glass Festival, Delphi Glass Inc, Lansing, MI (USA)
- 2011.02
- NICHE Award, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
- 2010.04
- 3rd Place, 2010 Art Glass Festival, Delphi Glass Inc, Lansing, Mi (USA)
- 2009.11
- 2009 Jerry Raphael Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group Fellowship, Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
- 2009.08
- Selected Entries, Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award 2009 (GERMANY)
- 2009.04
- Full scholarship, Corning Museum of GLass (USA)
- 2009.03
- 2009 Corning Award, Pilchuck Glass School (USA)
- 2008.09~11
- Emerging Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA (USA)
- 2008.06
- Honorable Mention, International student exhibition, The 38th Annual GAS Conference (USA)
- 2008.04
- The Becky Winship Flameworking Scholarship, The38th Annual GAS Conference (USA)
- 2008.04
- Full scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2008.03
- Full scholarship, Pittsburgh Glass Center (USA)
- 2008.03
- Flameworking scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School (USA)
- 2007.11
- 1st Place in Glass, Art Buzz, The 2008 Collection (USA)
- 2007.09
- Full scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2007.08
- Selected Entries, Jutta Cuny- Franz Memorial Award 2007 (GERMANY)
- 2007.06
- Winner, The National Torch Company (USA)
- 2007.06
- Second prize, International student exhibition, The 37th Annual GAS Conference (USA)
- 2007.04
- The Becky Winship Flameworking Scholarship, The 37th Annual GAS Conference (USA)
- 2007.02
- 2007 International Student Scholarship, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
- 2006.12
- Finalist in Glass Category, The 2007 NICHE Student Awards (USA)
- 2006.06
- Full scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2006.06
- First prize, International student exhibition, The 36th Annual GAS Conference (USA)
- 2006.04
- The Becky Winship Flameworking Scholarship, The 36th Annual GAS Conference (USA)
- 2006.02
- First Prize in Glass Category, The 2006 NICHE Student Awards (USA)
- 2005.08
- Full scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
- 2002.06
- Special Prize, Glass Art Festival 2nd Competition (S.KOREA)
- 2000.11
- Special Prize, Glass Art Festival 1st Competition (S.KOREA)
Curatorial Experience
- 2017.10
- The 1st Annual Flame Off 2018, Rochester Arc and Flame Center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2015.01
- The Next: A Studio Glass Movement Continuum, The Tower Fine Arts Gallery, State Uiversity of New York at Brockport college, Brockport, NY (USA)
Teaching Experience
- 2023.10
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking Class, Snowfarm Craft Center. Williamsburg, MA (USA)
- 2023.08
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking Class, Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA (USA)
- 2023.06
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking Class, Pilchuck Glass School, Standwood, WA (USA)
- 2022.08
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking Class, Master Class, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge (United Kingdom)
- 2022.05
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking class, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2020.06~Pre
- Instructor, Career Welding Class, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2019.08~Pre
- Instructor, Engineering Class, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2019.07
- Teaching Assistant, Janis Miltenberger, Pilchuck Glass School, Standwood, WA (USA)
- 2018.07
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking Class, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2018.07
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking Class, KC Glassworks, Kansas City, MO (USA)
- 2016.10
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking Class, KC Glassworks, Kansas City, MO (USA)
- 2016.08
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking class, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
- 2016.06
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking Class, SnowFarm, Williamsburg, MA (USA)
- 2016.06
- Teaching Assistant, Janis Miltenberger, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2016.06
- Instructor, Intensive Flameworking Class, SnowFarm, Williamsburg, MA (USA)
- 2016.04
- Teaching Assistant, Tim Drier, Rochester Arc and Flame center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2016.01
- Teaching Assistant, Emilio Santini, The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2014.05
- Instructor, Summer Intensive Flameworking Class, Sonoran Glass School, Tucson, AZ (USA)
- 2013.07
- Instructor, Summer Intensive Flameworking Class, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC (USA)
- 2013.06
- Instructor, Summer Intensive Flameworking Class, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2013- 2017
- Adjunct Faculty, State University of New York at Brockport, Brockport, NY (USA)
- 2012.03~06
- Adjunct Faculty, Hongik University (S.KOREA)
- 2012.01~Pre
- Head Instructor, Glass Dept, Rochester ARC and Flame Center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2011.07
- Instructor, Summer Intensive Flameworking Class, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh,PA (USA)
- 2010.08
- Teaching Assistant, Kari Russell-Pool, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA (USA)
- 2010.07
- Instructor, Flameworking Workshop, 2010 ISGB Conference, Rochester , NY (USA)
- 2010~2011
- Instructor, Flameworking Class, O-AT-KA Glass School, Batavia, NY (USA)
- 2009.06
- Instructor, Summer Intensive Flameworking Class, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2008~2010
- Instructor, Flameworking Class, Studio 34 Creative Arts Learning Center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2007~2008
- Adjunct Faculty, Flameworking and Stained Glass, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY (USA)
- 2005~2007
- Instructor, Flameworking, Fusing, and Casting, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY (USA)
- 2006.02
- Assistant for Visiting Artist, Eric Goldschmidt, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY (USA)
- 2005~2007
- Teaching Assistant, Flameworking, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY (USA)
- 2001~2002
- Teaching Assistant, Flameworking, Kook Min University, Seoul (S.KOREA)
Working Experience
- 2018.04
- Demonstrator, Flame Fest 2018, Virtue Flameworks, North Bethesda, MD (USA)
- 2017.05
- Demonstrator, Flame Fest 2017, Virtue Flameworks, North Bethesda, MD (USA)
- 2013.03
- 2013 International Flameworking Conference, Salem Community College, Carney's Point, NJ (USA)
- 2010.07
- 2010 Annual ISGB Conference, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2010.06
- The 40th Annual GAS Conference, Louisville, KY (USA)
- 2007.06
- The 37th Annual GAS Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2007.05
- 2007 WALKTHROUGH, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York (USA)
- 2006.06
- Kook min university, Seoul (KOREA)
- 2006.06
- The 36th Annual GAS Conference, St. Louis, MO (USA)
- 2006.05
- 2006 WALKTHROUGH, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York (USA)
- 2003.08
- Korean Craft Artists Association Group 30th Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul (KOREA)
- 2002.08
- In Sa Art Festival, Gallery Korean Craft Promotion Foundation, Seoul (KOREA)
- 2002.05
- Kook Min University Festival, Kook Min University, Seoul (S.KOREA)
- 2001.05
- Kook Min University Festival, Kook Min University, Seoul (S.KOREA)
Participate Activities
- 2022
- The 51st Annual Glass Art Society Conference
- 2018
- The 47th Annual Glass Art Society Conference, Murano Island, Venice (ITALY)
- 2016
- Toledo Museum of Art's Glass studio 10th Anniversity, Toledo, OH (USA)
- 2016
- The 46th Annual G;ass Art Society Conference, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2014
- 2014 International Flameworking Conference, Salem Community College, SAlem, NJ (USA)
- 2013.03
- 2013 International Flameworking Conference, Salem Community College, Salem,, NJ (USA)
- 2012.06
- The 42nd Annual Glass Art Society Conference, Toledo, OH (USA)
- 2010.07
- 2010Annual ISGB Conference, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2010.06
- The 40th Annual Glass Art Society Conference, Louisville, KY (USA)
- 2009.06
- The 39th Annual Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, NY (USA)
- 2008.06
- The 38th Annual Glass Art Society Conference, Portland, OR (USA)
- 2008.03
- 2008 International Flameworking Conference, Salem Community College, Carney's Point, NJ (USA)
- 2007.11
- American Scientific Glassblowers Society, Alfred University, Alfred, NY (USA)
- 2007.06
- The 37th Annual Glass Art Society Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- 2007.03
- 2007 International Flameworking Conference, Salem Community College, Carney's Point, NJ (USA)
- 2006.06
- The 36th Annual Glass Art Society Conference, St. Louis, MI (USA)
- 2006.03
- 2006 International Flameworking Conference, Salem Community College Carney's Point, NJ (USA)
Associations
- 2009~2013
- A member of Group International Society of Glass Beadmakers (USA)
- 2007~Pre
- A member of Group School for American Craft in Korea (S.KOREA)
- 2005~Pre
- A member of Group Glass Art Society (USA)
- 2005~Pre
- A member of Group “Corning Museum of Glass” (USA)
- 2004~Pre
- A member of Group “American Craft Council” (USA)
- 2003~04
- A member of Group “Korean Crafts Council” (S.KOREA)
- 2003~05
- A Glass Sectional Chairman of Art Group “Changjo” (S.KOREA)
- 2002~04
- A member of Crafts Group “Changjo” (S.KOREA)
- 2001~04
- A member of Glass Group “Inglass” (S.KOREA)
Licenses
- 2019.06
- Certificate of Welding and Fabrication Industry, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2019.03
- Construction Safety and Health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA)
- 2019.03
- Certificate of Completion: TIG Welding, Rochester Arc and Flame Center, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2018.11
- Certification of Adult Learning Facilitation-Trainer Development Program, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY (USA)
- 2006.11
- Certification of Hazard Communication Hazardous Waste, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
- 1998.02
- Teaching License for Design/ Art (S.KOREA)