Education
2003 MFA, Metals program (with assistantship), Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
2000 BFA, Department of Metalwork and Jewelry, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
1998 Exchange student, metalwork+jewelry course, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England
2000 BFA, Department of Metalwork and Jewelry, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
1998 Exchange student, metalwork+jewelry course, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England
Professional Experience
2009-2009 Lecturer,Department of Arts and Crafts, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
2001-2002 Teaching Assistant (Teacher of Record), Metals Program, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
“Material and Technique I,” sophomore undergraduate course.
2005-2009 Lecturer,Department of Metalwork and Jewelry, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea.
“Metalwork and Jewelry I,” first semester graduate course.
“Industrial Metal Design,” senior undergraduate course.
“Introduction to Metalwork and Jewelry,” freshman undergraduate course.
2005–2009 Lecturer, Department of Metal Design, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea.“Industrial Metal Design,” senior undergraduate course.
“Introduction to Metalwork and Jewelry,” freshman undergraduate course.
“Expression and Mechanism,” sophomore undergraduate course.
“Silversmithing I,” sophomore undergraduate course.
2006–2008 Costume production for television programs:“Silversmithing I,” sophomore undergraduate course.
“Legend, The Great King,” “King and I,” “Iljimae,”
2004-2005 Researcher, Institute of Environmental Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea2001-2002 Teaching Assistant (Teacher of Record), Metals Program, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
“Jewelry Design and Metals I (Art 264),” sophomore undergraduate course
“Beginning Metals (Art 165),” sprint course. Five-week introductory courses for non-majors
“Beginning Metals (Art 165),” sprint course. Five-week introductory courses for non-majors
Solo Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions and Awards
2009 The Sixth Sense, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts..
2005 Beyond Artifice, Chiwoo Craft Museum, Seoul, Korea.
Miami University Bicentennial Exhibition, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio.
11 Senses, Gallery MOA, Hyeri Art Valley, Korea.
Odysseia, Contemporary Craft & Drawing, Chiwoo Craft Museum, Seoul, Korea.
2008 Egg, Korean Craft Promotion Foundation Gallery, Seoul, Korea. Members’ exhibition.Alchemists 2008: Protection, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
2007 Itami International Craft Exhibition, The Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami, Japan. Craft Dream 2007, Chiwoo Craft Museum, Seoul, Korea.
2006 Alchemists 2006: Jewelry for Men, Lock Museum, Seoul, Korea.2005 Beyond Artifice, Chiwoo Craft Museum, Seoul, Korea.
Plastic, Plastic, Plastic, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, Korea.
Unspecific Subject, Chohung Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
Good Bird/Bad Bird, Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
Best of Show Award.
Itami International Craft Exhibition, The Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami, Japan.
Good Design Award.
2004 Suggestion, Gana Art Space, Seoul, and Kwangju, Korea. Unspecific Subject, Chohung Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
Good Bird/Bad Bird, Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
Best of Show Award.
Itami International Craft Exhibition, The Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami, Japan.
Good Design Award.
Emerging Asian and American Goldsmiths, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri.
2003 Hammered and Forged, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio.
Best of 2003, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio.
Award for Excellence in Metal.
2002 Toys Designed by Artists, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Award for Excellence in Metal.
Best of 2002, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio.
Brian Lonsway Memorial Award for Humor in Craft.
Miami Metals Juried Ring Exhibition, Hiestand Galleries, Oxford, Ohio.
Second Place Award.
1999 Graduation Exhibition, Do-ol Art Center, Seoul, Korea. Brian Lonsway Memorial Award for Humor in Craft.
Miami Metals Juried Ring Exhibition, Hiestand Galleries, Oxford, Ohio.
Second Place Award.
Excellent Achievement Award
1998 Young Designer Silversmith Award 1999, London, England. Third Place Award.








