EDUCATION
2015-2016: MA Fine Art, The Chelsea College of Arts - University of the Arts London, London, England
2013-2015: Advanced Diploma & Graduate with High Honours and Silver Medal in Ceramics program, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
2009-2010: Diploma in Patisserie, Le Cordon Bleu, Ottawa, ON
2000-2001: School of Visual Art, Design, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea
1994-1997: Advanced Diploma & Graduate with Honours in Graphic Design, George Brown College, Toronto, ON
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024: Jury Panelist for NCC’s In-House Selection Panels, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2024: Artist Talk & Workshop, Korean Cultural Centre, Ottawa, ON
2023: Artist Talk & Symposium, Between Horizons, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2022: Artist Amplified Event, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, USA
2022: Workshop & Artist Talk, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, USA
2022: Workshop & Artist Talk Presenter, Cross Cultural Reflections - Fusion Annual Conference, FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, Toronto, ON
2022: Collection Committee for Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON
2022: Jury for Career Catalyst: Project Grants for New Generation Artists, Ontario Art Council, Toronto, ON
2022: Artist Talk, Toronto Potters Guild, Toronto, ON
2022: Artist Talk, Burlington Potters Guild, Burlington, ON
2020-22: Part-time Faculty, Sheridan College, Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design, Ceramics Dept., Oakville, ON
2021: Jury for the 2021 Craft Awards, Craft Ontario Council, Toronto, ON
2021: Artist Talk, Hill Potters Guild, Richmond Hill, ON
2020: Jury for Saidye Bronfman Award, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON
2019-20: Artist Talk & Workshop, Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Ceramics Dept., Oakville, ON
2019: Artist Talk, Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Jury for Craft Projects, Ontario Art Council, Toronto, ON
2019: Artist Talk, Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Ceramics Dept., Oakville, ON
2017: Technical Assistance, Ann Agee's Ceramics Workshop, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME, USA
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
2025: Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Residency, Shigaraki, Japan
2024: McKnight Artist Residency, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2022: Archie Bray Foundation Summer Residency, Helena, MT, USA
2019: Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei - Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem Residency, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Zentrum für Keramik Residency, Berlin, Germany
2018: Banff Clay Revival Residency, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, AB, Canada
2018: Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Residency, Shigaraki, Japan
2017: Canadian Craft Biennial 2017- One of Six Selected Artist for Maker Residency, Burlington, ON
2017: Open Studio Residency 2017, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME, USA
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2024: Artist of the Year 2023 Winner, Itsliquidgroup, Venezia, Italy
2024: Grant for Explore and Create: Concept to Realization, Canada Council for the Arts
2024: Grant for Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour, Ontario Arts Council
2024: Grant for Exhibition Assistance: 2024-2025, Ontario Arts Council
2024: Grant for Arts Abroad: Residencies Program, Canada Council for the Arts
2023: Honourable Mention - Third Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga
2023 Grant for The Travel Component of the Arts Abroad Program, Canada Council for the Arts
2023: Grant for Visual Artists Creation Projects, Ontario Arts Council
2022: Grant for Arts Abroad: Residencies Program, Canada Council for the Arts
2022: Rochefort Scholarship, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, USA
2022: Grant for Craft Project, Ontario Arts Council
2021: Grant for Explore and Create: Research and Creation, Canada Council for the Arts
2021: Grant for Visual Artists Creation Projects, Ontario Arts Council
2021: Grant for Arts Response Initiative: Project Grants for Individuals, Ontario Arts Council
2020: Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics, National Award, The Clay & Glass Gallery
2020: Grant for Craft Project , Ontario Arts Council
2020: Grant for Market Development Travel Assistance, Ontario Arts Council
2020: Tuckers Pottery Supplies inc. Clay Supply Grant, Craft Ontario Council
2019: Helen Copeland Memorial Award, Craft Ontario Council
2019: Honourable Mention - Ceramics, supported by Pottery Supply House, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2019: Grant for Arts Abroad: Residencies Program, Canada Council for the Arts
2019: FUSION: Scholarship Award, The Ontario Clay and Glass Association
2018: Grant for Arts Abroad: Residencies Program, Canada Council for the Arts
2018: Craft Ontario Fusion Design Award, Craft Ontario Council
2018: National and International Residency Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2018: Best in Clay the Tucker’s awards, Breakthrough
2018 Juried Exhibition by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association
2018: Frelyn Memorial Endowment Award, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
2018: Best of Ceramics, supported by Aaron Milrad & Brenda Coleman, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2017-18: Best of Craft and Design, supported by Extrudex Aluminum, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2018: The New Artisan Scholarship, Toronto One of a Kind Show, #OOAKX18
2017: Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Emerging Professional Award, Craft Ontario Council
2017: Craft Ontario '17 Juried Member Exhibition Award of Excellence, Craft Ontario Council
2017: Technical Assistant Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME, USA
2017: Windgate Partial Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, NC, USA
2016: The Graduate Art Prize 2016 Shortlist from Herbert Smith Freehills, England
2016: Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Award from Craft Ontario Council
2016: Ceramics - Sculpture Student Finalist, Niche Awards from Niche Magazine, USA
2015: Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Undergraduate Award from Craft Ontario Council
2015: Best of Exhibition, Marie Collins Memorial Award for Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2015: Cecil Lewis Sculpture Scholarship 2015/2016 from University of the Arts London, England
2015: FUSION Emerging Artist Award from FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association
2015: William & Mary Corcoran Craft Award from Ontario Arts Foundation
2014: Student Honorable Mention Award for Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2014: Crack Pot Ceramic Student Award, Sheridan College
2013: Joan Bennett Award in recognition of outstanding achievement in program, Sheridan College
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024: You, Me, Us - KOURI + CORRAO Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2024: The Colours’ Colour, Harbourfront Center, Toronto, ON
2024: The Shape of Life - Craft Ontario Council, Toronto, ON
2024: The Authentic Self - Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
2020: Will you be there? - Featured in the Gardiner museum Shop, Toronto, ON
2019: The Eye of the Beholder - John A. Pollock Family Courtyard, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2019: Featured Artist at Craft Ontario Shop, Toronto, ON
2018: My Eyes Are On You - Dan Lawrie Family Courtyard, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024: Contemporary Venice - 14th Edition, Palazzo Dolfin Bollani, Venezia, Italy
2024: Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail Exhibition, Burlington, ON
2024: Kaleidoscopic K-Lifestyle Exhibition, Korean Cultural Centre, Ottawa, ON
2023: Juried Show of Visual Arts, The Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
2023: Between Horizons, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2023: Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail Exhibition, Burlington, ON
2023: The ART COMP, 100 Kellogg Lane, London, ON
2023: Juried Exhibition Fire Works 2023 by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association- Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON
2022: 2022 Bray Resident Artists Exhibition, Helena, MT, USA
2022: Bray Resident Artists Exhibition, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA, USA
2022: Gardiner Museum’s annual International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF), Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON
2022: Upon Reflection: Portraits of Personal History, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON
2022: The Myths & Realities, National Exhibition, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2021: Art Toronto, University of the Arts London, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
2021: Natured Inspired, Permanent Collection Exhibition, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2021: Virtual Artist Studio Visit Series, Korean Cultural Center, Ottawa, ON
2020: Ceramic Art London, Stand 10, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
2020: Winifred Shantz Award 2020 - National Exhibition, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2020: Toronto ONLINE Art Fair, http://torontooutdoor.art, Toronto, ON
2020: Annual Exhibition Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem 2019 - Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Salon des Métiers d’Art du Québec, Booth W5, Montreal, QC
2019: Craft Ontario ’19: Biennial Juried Member Exhibition, Craft Ontario Council, Toronto, ON
2019: Winifred Shantz Award 2019 - Finalist, National Exhibition, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2019: Ceramic Artist Exchange Residency - Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei Exhibition, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Nathan Phillips Square, Booth A113, Toronto, ON
2019: What We Take, Juried Exhibition, University of Toronto, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2016-2018: Selected Artist for the Made in Arts London 2016 - 2018, London, England
2018: One of a Kind Show : Christmas, Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, #OOAKX18, Toronto, ON
2018: Breakthrough Juried Exhibition by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, Robert Langen Gallery, Laurier University, Waterloo, ON
2018: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Booth A113, Toronto, ON
2018: IDS - Interior Design Show: Studio North, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
2017: Craft Ontario Provincial Exhibition: Nothing is Newer than Tradition, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON
2017: The Citizens of Craft Exhibition: Excellence in Contemporary Craft, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2017: Juried Exhibition Carnegie Craft, The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
2017: Fifty Anniversary Sheridan Alumni Exhibition, Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, ON
2017: Craft Ontario '17 Juried Member Exhibition, Craft Ontario Council, Toronto, ON
2016: MA Summer Show 2016, UAL:Chelsea College of Arts, London, London, England
2016: The Graduate Art Prize 2016 Shortlist Exhibition, Herbert Smith Freehills, London, England
2016: Materialize Juried Exhibition by Craft Ontario Council, Art Gallery of Burlington’s Perry Gallery, Burlington, ON
2016: Craft Ontario 40th Anniversary Exhibition - John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2016: Parallax Art Fair London July 2016, London, England
2016: Group Exhibition, Chelsea Foundry at Punctum - Punctum Gallery, London, England
2016: Group Exhibition, Immortal Glory - The Crypt Gallery, London, England
2016: Group Exhibition, The Rear - Core Gallery, London, England
2016: Juried Exhibition 21st San Angelo National Ceramic Competition 2016, TX, USA
2015: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition – Nathan Philips Square – Booth J04, Toronto, ON
2015: Materialize Juried Exhibition by Craft Ontario Council, Craft Ontario Council Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015: Juried Exhibition Fire Works 2015 by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association - The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
2015: Sheridan Crafts & Design Ceramics, WUNDERKAMMER - The Super Wonder gallery, Toronto, ON
2015: Juried Exhibition Carnegie Craft 2015 - The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
2015: Double Take - Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON
2015: Sheridan-Tyler Collaborative Exhibition - Tyler School of Art and Architecture, PA, USA
2015: Best of 2014 Award Winners - Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2015: Slow Burn - Sheridan College: Crafts & Design Ceramics, Oakville, ON
2014: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition - Nathan Philips Square - Booth C07, Toronto, ON
2014: Trans-Form/Function - Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, ON
2014: Intimate | Immediate - Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, ON
SELECTED MEDIA PUBLICATION
2024: Exhibition Featured Article - You, Me, Us, Ceramics Now Magazine
2024: Artist Featured Article - The Shape of Life, Ceramics Monthly Korea
2024: Exhibition Feature Article - The Authentic Self, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, ON
2024: Artist Feature Article, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Seoul, Korea
2023: Exhibition Feature Article - Between Horizons: Korean Ceramic Artists in America, Ceramics Now Magazine, Philadelphia, USA
2022: Artist Feature Article, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Seoul, Korea
2022: Exhibition Feature Article-The International Ceramic Art Fair, Ceramics Now Magazine, Toronto, ON
2021 :The Journal of Australian Ceramics, article for the Befriending Clay-Why Does It Matter?, Alexandria, Australia
2021: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair; Feature Article, Toronto, ON
2020: Ceramics Art+Perception Magazine #115, Joon Hee Kim: Who Am I ?, NSW, Australia
2020 KitchenerToday, The Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics, Feature Article, Kitchener, ON
2020: Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag, Von Keramikpulver bis 3D-Drunk, Feature Article, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Kieler Nachrichten, Holsteinischer Courier, Zwei im Ständigen Austausch, Feature Article, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Freies Radio Neumünster, Artist in Radio, Neumünster, Germany
2019: The Toronto Star, Five Canadian Women Ceramic Artists on Their Passion for Clay, Feature Article, Toronto, ON
2019: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair; Award Winner Digital Take Over, Toronto, ON
2018: Fusion Magazine, Breakthrough 2018 Juried Exhibition Review, Fall 2018 Volume 42 No. 2
2018: The Hamilton Spectator, My Eyes Are On You Exhibition, Feature Article, Hamilton, ON
2016: Hausmac by Hausie, The Chelsea College of Arts - University of the Arts London, London, England
2015: The Hamilton Spectator, Fireworks Exhibition, Review Article, Hamilton, ON
2015: Fusion Magazine, Featured Artists Column, Fall 2015, Vol. 39 No. 3
2015: UAL: University of Arts London Scholar Stories, London, England
2015: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair; Award Winner Digital Take Over, Toronto, ON
COLLECTIONS
2024: Tia Collection, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2023: The Dan Lawrie International Sculpture Collection, Royal Botanical Garden, Burlington, Canada
2022: The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, USA
2021: The Centre for Canadian Contemporary Art, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada
2020: The Clay & Glass Gallery Permanent Collection, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Canada
2017-20: II By IV Design, Private, Toronto, Canada
2019: Joan Bennett Collection, Private, Toronto, Canada
2019: Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei - Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem Residency, Neumünster, Germany
2018: Dentons Canada LLP, Aaron Milrad, Private, Toronto, Canada
2018: Richard North & Patrick Doust, Private, Columbus, USA
2016: Manor of Broughton Hall Estate, Private, Yorkshire Dales, England