Born 1989, Seoul, Korea
Lives and works in Oslo/Seoul
Education
2021-23 MFA in Ceramics Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, Norway
2019-21 MA in Arts Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2009-13 BFA in Ceramics School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Prizes
2024 Talente Preis 2024 - Meister der Zukunft, HWK für München und Oberbayern, Munich, Germany
2023 NKs studentpris i Oslo 2023, Norske Kunsthåndverkere
(The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts), Norway
Public Collections
2024 Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum), Oslo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Oslo City Council (Oslo Kommune), Oslo
2022 KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen, Norway
National Museum of Decorative Arts Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Invited Residencies
2025 Cerámica Suro, Mexico (forthcoming)
2024 Arabia Art Department Society, Helsinki
Grants
2024-6 The National Work Grant for Young Artists - 3 years, Arts Council Norway (Kulturrådet)
2025 Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Norwegian Crafts
2024 Nordic Cultural Exchange Program, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Norwegian Crafts
2023 Selected for the Ila + Kirkeristen Atelier 2023-9, The City of Oslo
International Craft Projects, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Norwegian Crafts
Regional Project Funds, Kunstsentrene i Norge (KiN)
Project Support, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BKV)
State Scholarship of the Miscellaneous Stipend, Arts Council Norway (Kulturrådet)
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Northing Space, Bergen, Norway (expected)
2024 Kunstvisitten, Akershus Region by NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, Norway
2024 Art Grows From Joy and Sorrow, Format Oslo, Oslo
2022 Vessel Wonderland, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 The 16th International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics, Aveiro Museum, Aveiro, Portugal
2024 Ceramic Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
2024 Painterly II, Galleri RAM, Oslo
2024 Årsutstillingen 2024 (Juried), Kjøpmannsgata Ung Kunst (K-U-K), Trondheim, Norway
2024 Talente - Masters of the Future (Juried), HWK für München und Oberbayern, Munich, Germany
2023 Gjenfortryllet, Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Norway
2023 Nitja's Art Lounge, NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, Norway
2023 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2023 Flex Point, Northing Space & Entrée, Bergen, Norway
2023 FUS, Kösk, Oslo
2022 Norske Kunsthåndverkere Årsutstillingen 2022 (Juried), Drammens Museum, Drammen, Norway
2022 Art as Expression, Nobel Peace Center, Oslo
2022 Animal Amundi, Akademirommet - Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
2022 A Future in Clay, NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, Norway
2021 Cakey, A cake is key!, Gwasuwon, Seoul
2011 The Diminutive Object, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Commissioned Project
2024-6 Permanent Public Art for Akershus University Hospital (Open in 2026)
(Akershus Universitetssykehus HF - Psykisk Helsevern Nordbyhagen), Norway
2022 Jerry Saltz’s Portrait for the 50th Jubilee Issue, Werbewoche m&k, Zurich, Switzerland
Release
2024 Issue No.30 - Water, Magazine F, Seoul