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CURRICULUM VITAE

Selected Public Collections

Boise Art Museum
Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University
Paine Field Airport


Selected Exhibitions & Art Fairs

2026
Palm Springs Mod Show, February, CA
JG Gallery, Seattle, May, WA

2025
Seattle Art Fair, with The Art Spirit Gallery, WA
Moscow Contemporary, Benefit Invitational, ID
SlipStitch Studio, Between Spaces (solo), WA
Reflections Gallery, Between Spaces (solo), ID
Sears Art Museum, 38th Annual Invitational, UT

2024
Seattle Art Fair, with JDS Gallery
Intersect Art Center, Evidence of Joy (juried), MO
Entropy Gallery, Illuminated (two-person, juried), WA
Gallery in the Park, (solo), WA
Center for Art and History, But Where I Am Now (solo, invited), ID
Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga, Landscape Exhibition (juried)

2023
Seattle Art Fair, with JDS Gallery
American Association of Woodturners, POP Exhibition (invited), MN
University of Montana, International MFA Exhibition (juried, 3rd Place)
Moscow Intermodal Sculpture Garden (juried)

2022
Wharton Esherick Museum, Wood and… (juried), PA
Art Center Highland Park, Nature vs. Nurture (juried), IL
Yuan Ru Art Gallery, Transcending Boundaries, WA

2020–2021
Boise Art Museum Triennial (juried, Juror’s Merit Award)

2019 and prior
Justus Fine Art Gallery, Hot Springs, AR
Buttler Center, Little Rock AR
McCleoud Gallery, Little Rock, AR
Korean American Museum, Los Angeles, CA


Gallery Representation

The Art Spirit Gallery
SlipStitch Studio


Awards

Juror’s Merit Award, Boise Art Museum Triennial
3rd Place, International MFA Exhibition, University of Montana
MFA Solo Exhibition & Scholarship Award
Multiple Design & Creative Awards (Interior Designers of Idaho)


Artist Talks & Panels (Selected)

JDS Gallery
Center for Art and History
The Art Spirit Gallery


Professional Experience (Selected)

Exhibition Coordinator & Designer, international and thematic exhibitions
Juror, regional and university-affiliated exhibitions


Education

MFA, University of Idaho
Post-Baccalaureate, Windgate School Art & Design, AR
Artist INC Fellow, Mid-America Arts Alliance
BFA, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities


Press (Selected)

Seattle Times
Inland 360
Woodworker West
Lewiston Tribune
Boise Weekly

“Rigorous arrangements of colorful and wood-toned squares hold all kinds of possibilities for taking time to look, feel and reflect.” Gayle Clemans 

“Kyong’s smart, strong rectilinear compositions… are beautifully executed.”
— Christopher Schnoor, Boise Weekly


Collections

Public and private collections in the United States and internationally