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
JG Gallery, Seattle, May
2025
Seattle Art Fair, with The Art Spirit Gallery
Moscow Contemporary, Benefit Invitational
SlipStitch Studio, Between Spaces (solo)
Reflections Gallery, Between Spaces (solo)
Sears Art Museum, 38th Annual Invitational
2024
Seattle Art Fair, with JDS Gallery
Intersect Art Center, Evidence of Joy (juried)
Entropy Gallery, Illuminated (two-person, juried)
Gallery in the Park, (solo)
Center for Art and History, But Where I Am Now (solo, invited)
Jundt Art Museum, Landscape Exhibition (juried)
2023
Seattle Art Fair, with JDS Gallery
American Association of Woodturners, POP Exhibition (invited)
University of Montana, International MFA Exhibition (juried, 3rd Place)
Moscow Intermodal Sculpture Garden (juried)
2022
Wharton Esherick Museum, Wood and… (juried)
Art Center Highland Park, Nature vs. Nurture (juried)
Yuan Ru Art Gallery, Transcending Boundaries
2020–2021
Boise Art Museum Triennial (juried, Juror’s Merit Award)
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, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Artist INC Fellow, Mid-America Arts Alliance
BFA, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Press (Selected)
Inland 360
Woodworker West
Lewiston Tribune
Boise Weekly
“Kyong’s smart, strong rectilinear compositions… are beautifully executed.”
— Christopher Schnoor, Boise Weekly
Collections
Public and private collections in the United States and internationally