CV

Solo Exhibitions

A Few Flaps to Belong (May 5th - June 3rd, 2017) Gallery 44 Member’s Gallery, Toronto, ON
Flying into The Polaris, Mural Installation Project (Permanently installed in May 2017) TAC/TAF, Toronto, ON
Aligning Memories (Sept 6th - 25th, 2014) Cedar Ridge Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Once Upon a Modern Time (July 12th - Sept 1st, 2012) Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, Estevan, SK, Canada
Once Upon Camellia Blossoms (April 16th - May 29th, 2010) Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna, BC, Canada
Une Fois Sur Les Fleurs De Camélias (Feb 7th - 28th, 2010) Centre d'art du Vieux Presbytère, St-Bruno, Quebec, Canada
Once Upon Camellia Blossoms (Oct 3rd - 29th, 2008) Gallery Lambton-Temple Bar offsite, Sarnia, Canada
Once Upon Camellia Blossoms (May 7th - 9th, 2008) La Centrale Gallerie Powerhouse, Montreal, Canada

Duo Exhibitions

Mythical Consumption, with Myung-Sun Kim (April 23 - 29th, 2015) Being Generation, Toronto, ON
Oriental Ornamental, with Karen Tam (March 27th - June 6th, 2010) MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Untold Stories, with Kate Gorman (Feb 23rd - March 5th, 2005) Gallery 64 Steps, Toronto, Canada
Untitled (April 7th - 17th, 2004) Gallery 64 Steps, Toronto, Canada

Selected Group Exhibitions

Mother Tongue, curated by Anik Glaude (May 13th - September 4th, 2017) Varley Art Gallery, Markham, ON
Framing Toronto: City of Toronto Art Acquisitions 2010 to 2015 (Oct 31st, 2015 - Feb 6th, 2016) Market Gallery, Toronto, ON
Canada: Day 1 (Mid 2014 to late 2017) Traveling exhibition across Canada, Hosted by Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax, Canada
Antigonight (Sept 25th - 26th, 2015)
Witnesses Gallery 44 Members Contact Exhibition (May 13th - 24th, 2015) Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
Street Talk, Site-specific at Kensington Market (April 16th - 26th, 2015) Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto, ON
Winter in Canada (Feb 10th - March 21st, 2015) Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Minden, ON
Obang-the harmony of colours (May 1st to June 7th, 2014) Festival Accès Asie, Maison de la Culture Frontanac, Montreal, Canada
River, the 13th DMZ Art Festival (June 1st -30th, 2013) Seokjang-ri Art Gallery, YoungChon, South Korea
Taide rakentaa Raumaa (Feb 18th – May 6th, 2012) Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
People: The Surrounding 12th DMZ Art Festival (Sept 21st - Oct 18th, 2012) Seokjang-ri Art Gallery, YoungChon, Korea
Boundaries and Borders 10th DMZ Art Festival (Oct 1st -31st, 2010) Seokjang-ri Art Gallery, YoungChon, Korea
Scotia Bank Nuit Blanche: In Search of Wife, In Search of Husband (Oct 3rd, 2009) Collaboration with/under direction of John Shipman, Toronto, Canada
CAFKA. 09: Veracity (Sept 18th - Oct 4th, 2009) Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Canada
Connective Tissue (June 28th - Sept 2nd, 2007) Musée des maîtres et artisans du Quebec, St-Laurent, Canada
Orientité (May 18th -June 10th, 2007) La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse, Montreal, Canada
Compression: MFA group show (March 24th - April 5th, 2007) Galerie Art Mur, Montreal, Canada
White Cube On The Move (April 8th -9th, 2006) 
 MFA Concordia, Montreal, Canada 

Displaced (March 29th -April 22nd, 2006) OCAD gallery, Toronto, Canada
10th Annual Juried Graduation Students Exhibition (May 31st -June 24th, 2005) John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Lucky Charms, new performance art event (April 5th, 2005) The Drake, Toronto, Canada
Williamsburg Bridging (Feb 19th, 2005) Galapagos Art Space, New York, U.S.A.
Ready to Activate (Sept 24th -Oct 3rd, 2004) Gallery Xpace, 303 Augusta Toronto, Canada
Easy Money-performance event (2003) The Gladstone hotel, Toronto, Canada
Clay / Identity (May 16th -18th, 2003) Korean Consulate, Toronto, Canada
Dentro l'immagine (March 28th -30th, 2003) Via Nazionale 7, Firenze, Italy

Selected Video Festivals & Screenings

Azaleas (Nov 5th-6th, 2012) The 7th Soo Ryu Dance Festival, Toronto, Canada
Diasporasie (Nov 4th - 6th, 2011) La Centrale Gallerie Powerhouse, Montreal, Canada
Canadian Short Films (May 16th, 2008) Curated by Mi-Jeong Lee, Dong-Seo University, Pusan, Korea
Cine-Asie's First Annual Video Contest (May 13th, 2008) La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Canada

Dreaming A New Real (Jan 11th, 2008) The Chapel + Cultural Center at Rensselaer, New York, USA
Herland Film and Video Festival (May 3rd -10th, 2007) Plaza Theatre, Kensington, Calgary, Canada
Evenement Interuniversitaire de Creation Video (March 22nd - 23rd, 2007) L'Alize, Montreal, Canada
Made-In Video: International video art festival (Sept 7th - 10th, 2006) Chamber of Public Secrets, Copenhagen, Denmark
Edges: a selection of the best Canadian short films and videos (Apr 4th - 7th, 2006) MediaNet, Victoria, Canada
Short Shorts: projections de courts videos (Nov 3rd, 2005) Gallery Skol, Montreal, Canada

Residency

Fresh! AiR 2016, Caetani Cultural Centre, Vernon, BC, Canada (Summer, 2016)
Est-Nord-Est, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, QC, Canada (Summer, 2015)
Cedar Ridge Hotspot Residency, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Toronto, Canada (Summer, 2014)
Raumars Artist In Residency Program, Rauma, Finland (Winter, 2011)
CACC Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada (Summer, 2005)

Grant, Scholarship and Awards

National & International Residency Grant (2015) Ontario Arts Council, Canada
Exhibition Assistance Grant (2014) Ontario Arts Council, Canada
Vistek Award (2014) The Chang School Photography Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
Pikto Award (2014) The Chang School Photography Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
Access and Career Development Grant (2013) Ontario Arts Council, Canada
Visual Arts Project Grant (2010) Canada Council for the Arts, Canada
Gagnante,Concours des Arts Visuels (2009) Centre d'art du Vieux Presbytère St-Bruno, Canada
Canada Council Travel Grant (2008) Canada Council for the Arts, Canada
Sir Edmund Walker Scholarship (2005-2007) Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada
CIAM Travel Grant (2006) Centre Interuniversitaire des arts mediatiques, Montreal, Canada
Concordia MFA Studio Arts Award (2005) Graduate Studio Arts Advisory Committee, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Abraham and Malka Green Award (2005) The Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto, Canada
Carmen Lamanna Scholarship (2005) Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada
Sumo Art & Technology Award (2005) Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada
Women's Art Association Mary E. Dignam Tuition Scholarship (2003) Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada
Solomon Painting Award (2003) Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada
Peacock's Hardware Prize (2002) Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada

Education

Master of Fine Arts; Studio Arts; Sculpture (2005-2008)
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours; Sculpture & Installation (2001-2005)
Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Out of Campus Studies; Florence (2002-2003)
Ontario College of Art & Design, Florence, Italy

Professional Development

Photography (2013-2014)
Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

Selected Professional Activities

Performance at PechaKucha Night Markham Vol. 15 (June 9th, 2017) Varley Art Gallery, Markham, ON
Panelist (Performer) in Immatériel Live (curated by Monika Kin Gagnon) (March 25th, 2015) DHC/ART & Phi Centre, Montreal, QC
Panelist in Diasporasie (November 4th - 6th 2011) La Centrale Gallerie Powerhouse, Montreal, Canada

Collections

Public: They Arrived on a Stagecoach (2014) City of Toronto, ON
Public: Teacups (192-120) (2014) City of Toronto, ON
Public: Toiveen Kolmisointu – Triad of Hope (2011) City of Rauma, Finland
Public: Je Cris Donc Je Suis: winning piece of “Concours en Arts Visuels” (2009) City of St-Bruno, Centre d'art du Vieux Presbytère, St-Bruno, Canada
Private: Hope (2005)