Lydia SooJin Park

Born 1989, Seoul, Korea
Lives and works in Oslo/Seoul

me.ceramicsculptor[at]gmail[dot]com




Education
2021 - 23    MFA in Ceramics                                      Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
2019 - 21     MA in Arts                                                  Hongik University, Seoul
2009 - 13    BFA in Ceramics                                       School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 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


Solo Exhibitions
2025
Northing Space, Bergen (expected)

2024
Kunstvisitten, Akershus Region by NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, Norway
Art Grows From Joy and Sorrow, Format Oslo, Oslo

2022
Vessel Wonderland, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo



Selected Group Exhibitions

2025-6
The 16th International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics, Aveiro Museum, Aveiro, Portugal

2025
Ceramic Brussels, Brussels,  Belgium

2024
Talente - Masters of the Future (Juried), HWK für München und Oberbayern, Munich, Germany
LYS, SKOG, Oslo

2023
Gjenfortryllet,
Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Trondheim, Norway
Nitja's Art Lounge, NITJA  senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, Norway
Juleutstillingen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
Flex Point, Northing Space & Entrée, Bergen, Norway
FUS, Kösk, Oslo

2022
Årsutstillingen 2022
(Juried), Drammen Museum, Drammen, Norway
Art as Expression, Nobel Peace Center, Oslo
Animal Amundi, Akademirommet - Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
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


Public Art
2024-6
Permanent Public Art for Akershus University Hospital
(Akershus Universitetssykehus HF - Psykisk Helsevern Nordbyhagen), Norway    


Commissioned Project

2022    
Jerry Saltz’s Portrait for the 50th Jubilee Issue, Werbewoche m&k, Zurich, Switzerland

Release
2024    
Issue No.30 - Water, Magazine F, Seoul



Grants
2024-6    
The National Work Grant for Young Artists - 3 years,  Arts Council Norway (Kulturrådet)

2025
International Craft Projects, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Norwegian Crafts

2024
Nordic Cultural Exchange Program, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Norwegian Crafts

2023
Regional Project Funds, Kunstsentrene i Norge (KiN)
Project Support, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BKV)
International Craft Projects, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Norwegian Crafts
State Scholarship of the Miscellaneous Stipend, Arts Council Norway (Kulturrådet)
Selected for the Ila + Kirkeristen Atelier 2023-9, The City of Oslo


Invited Residencies
2025
Cerámica Suro, Mexico (forthcoming)

2024
Arabia Art Department Society, Helsinki, Finland (forthcoming)
Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ringebu, Norway (forthcoming)



Public Collections
2024
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum), Oslo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Oslo Kommune, Oslo

2022
KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen, Norway
National Museum of Decorative Arts Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway