Lydia SooJin Park
EDUCATION
2021 – 2023 MFA, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
2019 – 2021 MA, Hongik University, Seoul
2009 – 2013 BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Un-Earthed, Un-Veiling, Northing Space, Bergen, Norway
2024 Art Grows From Joy and Sorrow, Format Oslo, Oslo
2024 Kunstvisitten, Nitja Senter for Samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, Norway
2022 Vessel Wonderland, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2027 (Upcoming) Plataforma, Guadalajara, Mexico
2026 10 år, Kunsthall Grenland, Porsgrunn, Norway
2026 One Thousand and One Islands, Hiro Hiro Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2025 The 17th International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics, Aveiro Museum, Aveiro, Portugal
2024 Ceramic Brussels, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium
2024 Painterly II, Galleri RAM, Oslo
2024 Årsutstillingen 2024 (Juried Exhibition), Kjøpmannsgata Ung Kunst, Trondheim, Norway
2024 Talente - Masters of the Future (Juried Exhibition), HWK, Munich, Germany
2024 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2023 Gjenfortryllet, Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Trondheim, Norway
2023 Nitja's Art Lounge, Nitja Senter for Samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, Norway
2023 Collect, Somerset House, London, UK
2023 Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2023 Flex Point, Northing Space & Entrée, Bergen, Norway
2023 FUS, Kösk, Oslo
2022 Art as Expression, Nobel Peace Center, Oslo
2022 Animal Amundi, Akademirommet - Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
2022 Årsutstillingen 2022 (Juried Exhibition), Drammens Museum, Drammen, Norway
2022 A Future in Clay, Nitja Senter for Samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, Norway
2011 The Diminutive Object, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
AWARDS & PRIZES
2024 Talente Preis, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich, Germany
2023 NKs Studentpris (Student Prize), Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts, Norway
GRANTS, STIPENDS & FELLOWSHIPS
2024 – 2026 Working Grant for Young Artists (3 Years), Arts Council Norway
2025 Youngmin International Artist Residency Grant, Hanwha Foundation of Culture
2025 Project Support, Arts Council Norway
2025 Cerámica Suro Residency Support, Norwegian Crafts, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2025 International Craft Projects Grant, Norwegian Crafts, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2024 Nordic Exchange Program Grant, Norwegian Crafts, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2023 Atelier Ila + Kirkeristen, Oslo City Council
2023 International Craft Projects Grant, Norwegian Crafts, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2023 Regional Project Funds, Kunstsentrene i Norge (KiN)
2023 Project Support, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BKV)
2023 Miscellaneous Stipend, Arts Council Norway
INVITED RESIDENCIES
2026 Norwegian Crafts x Cerámica Suro, Guadalajara, Mexico
2025 Seven Stones Estate, Hanwha Foundation of Culture, California, USA
2025 Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ringebu, Norway
2024 Arabia Art Department Society, Helsinki, Finland (Nordic Exchange Programme)
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2026 Permanent Public Art Installation (Interior & Exterior), Akershus University Hospital - Psykisk Helsevern, Lørenskog, Norway
PUBLIC & INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
Nasjonalmuseet (The National Museum), Norway
KODE Bergen Art Museum, Norway (Acquired 2022, 2025)
Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum (National Museum of Decorative Arts), Norway
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Oslo City Council Collection, Norway
Aveiro Museums / Municipality of Aveiro, Portugal
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY & PROJECTS
2024 Feature Interview, Issue No.30 - Water, Magazine F
2022 Editorial Artwork, Jerry Saltz’s Portrait Dear Jerry for the 50th Jubilee Issue, Werbewoche m&k, Zurich, Switzerland