Education 2008-2010 mfa hunter College in Combined Media, New York, ny 2001-2005 bfa kyonggi University in Sculpture, Seoul, South Korea representation

220 E29th St, New York, NY, 10016

Phone: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] Website: www.yejijun.com

BIOGRAPHY 

Yeji Jun was born in South Korea.  The artist currently lives and works in New York City.  Yeji Jun received her BFA from Kyonggi University in Seoul, South Korea in 2005, and in 2010 she received her MFA from Hunter College in New York.  In 2010, the artist won First Prize in the Viridian Artist International Juried Exhibition, juried by Elisabeth Sussman, curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art.  Jun's work is represented by Agora Gallery in New York and Artists’ Haven Gallery in Florida. She has exhibited her work internationally.

Yeji Jun's work is an exploration of self.  Her drawings and collages reveal the artist's daily thoughts and delve into her imagination to reveal her personal state of mind.
EDUCATION
2008-2010 MFA Hunter College in Combined Media, New York, NY

2001-2005 BFA Kyonggi University in Sculpture, Seoul, South Korea

REPRESENTATION
Current Agora gallery in New York

Artists’ Haven Gallery in Florida

AWARD
2010 First Prize- International Juried annual exhibition-Viridian Artist, New York, Juried

by Elisabeth Sussman, Curator, Whitney Museum

RESIDENCY
2011 INRIVERS… Artist Residency, New York
EXHIBITION
10/2011 Solo Exhibition, Artists’ Haven Gallery, Florida

08/2011 FRENZY, SPACE 1950, New York

07/2011 Elastic Identity, The IMC Lab + Gallery, New York

06/2011 Portal to Enigma, Agora Gallery, New York

06/2011 Lucid Dreaming, Thompkins Square Library Gallery, New York

05/2011 The UBS Asian Art Exhibition, Picture That LLC, Stamford, CT

05/2011 48th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Masur Museum of Art, LA

05/2011 Piece of Mind, Elga Wimmer PCC, New York

04/2011 Worlds of Art – TECAP, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto, Canada

03/2011 Art Takes Over Home, New York

03/2011 The ART BAZAAR- The Art Bazaar, New York

02/2011 Second Salon Show- Green Point Gallery, New York

01/2011 First Salon Show- Green Point Gallery, New York

12/2010 Hunter College MFA Thesis Show-Times Square Gallery, New York

12/2010 Gifted- A Pop Up Shop at Gitana Rosa Gallery, New York

11/2010 WEAR ART-B E C A - Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art

10/2010 Arms Drawn-Madame X, New York,

08/2010 Graphomania- Garbageman/Astronaut Project Space, Portland, OR

07/2010 International Juried annual exhibition-Viridian Artist, New York- First Prize

06/2010 June Group Show-Dutch Kills Gallery, New York

06/2010 Drawing Solo Show-café Royal, New York

05/2010 FRAGMENTS 2010 – the Kitchen Open Studios, New York

2010 AnArtJournal- online art magazine permanent view

05/2010 FUTUREFORWARD-B E C A - Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art, New Orleans

05/2010 Hunter MFA at Crane Arts Center-The Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia

04/2010 Never Think small-Redux-Climate Gallery, New York

04/2010 NRDC show- Studio IMC, New York

09/2009 Add-Art- Eyebeam gallery and Firefox

09/2009 Ellipse of Peace Art Exhibition- New York

03/2008 Sleeping Policeman- Noon Gallery, Seoul, S. KOREA

10/2005 Graduate School of Kyonggi Univ. Fine Arts Association- Sejong Center Gallery,

Seoul, S. KOREA

08/2005 An New Air Current- Insa Art Plaza, Seoul, S. KOREA

04/2005 Exhibition for the excellent graduate students- Danwon Gallery, Seoul, S. KOREA

PUBLICATION / SELECTED ARTICLE
2011 Everything Is Art magazine Featured artist

2011 Aesthetics 6250 A.U. Magazine Spring Edition featured artist

2011 Featured in on ART Punctuate

2011 The Gracey Art Review- Featured artists by Elizabeth Roncevic

2011 New York Art Marathon review by curator David Gibson

2011 Magazine 1975 - Magazine 1975 winner, Featured artist

2011 The Xposur - Featured Artist interview

2010 City Belka - “Дипломка” Хантера Featured artist from Hunter MFA Thesis Show

2008 Mapcidy - Hunter openstudios
PERFORMANCE
06/2010 Juan Jonas Thinking performance - Guggenheim Museum, New York