Artists selected for the 2009 BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass are:

Artist Statement
When I was a child, the scenery of the city seen by the window from the railway was a new kind of world that I had never seen before, including a very high building and a high tower. The high building seen in the city was different than that I knew in my town. So, I often asked my parents about that weird building, and they gave me an answer. Even though they gave me correct answer, I still thought these were very weird stuffs, and I felt like I had entered some different world, like “Alice in Wonderland”.

Biography
I am originally from Korea. I have been blowing glass for 7 years. Actually, I was first introduced to glass while in Korea when I was an undergraduate student. Ever since then, I have been working with glass. After completing my bachelor’s in art, majoring in glass, I then worked at several glass studios for few years, and then I built my own studio for glass blowing. Currently I am again a student, now at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, working on my master’s in glass. I am shop technician and also teaching introduction to glass blowing as a graduate assistant.

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Education
2010    M.F.A. Candidate, Studio Glass, School of Art and Design, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL, U.S.A

2004    M.A. in Glass Design, Graduate School of Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea

2002    B.F.A. in Environment Design, Namseoul University, Chonan, Korea

Related Activities
2008    Playing With Pattern with Anthony Schafermeyer & Claire Kelly, The Corning Museum of Glass, NY, U.S.A

2008    Rebuilding Foundation with Randy Walker, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA, U.S.A

2007    Davide Salvadore class, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, U.S.A

Solo Exhibitions
2004    M.A. Thesis Exhibition, Kookmin Design Gallery, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea

Group Exhibitions
2009    23rd International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ, U.S.A

2008    The 38th International Student Exhibition, GAS Conference, Portland, OR, U.S.A
New Glass 2008: New Works from SIU Glass Program, Componere Gallery, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A
The first year MFA show: Think Fast, Surplus Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,IL, U.S.A

2005    Three Glass Craftspersons from Hot Glass Studio, Gainro Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The Seoul newspaper Invitational: Between the Glass, Gallery Sklo, Seoul, Korea

Awards and Honors
2009    Honorable Mention, 23rd International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ, U.S.A

2008    Student Scholarship recipient, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning NY, U.S.A
Student Scholarship recipient, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A               
 
2007    Graduate Assistantship, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL, U.S.A

2007    Nominee for Corning Scholarship Award, Stanwood, Pilchuck Glass School, WA, U.S.A

2005    Honorable Mention, 4th Cheongju International Craft Competition, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, Korea

2004    The first Prize for 5th Korea Arts and Crafts Awards, Iksan, Korea

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