Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
MFA Photography, School of Art, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2018
MFA Arts Administration, School of Theatre and Dance, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2009
BA French, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), Seoul, Korea, 2000
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023- Assistant Professor of Photography, Hope College, Holland, MI
2019-2023 Lecturer (full-time), University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, TX
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Photography, Hope College, Holland, MI
Lecturer (full-time), University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, TX
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Wolfcamp Catalogue, Dallas College Brookhaven, Dallas, TX
2022 2022 Houston Fotofest Biennale, Wolfcamp Catalogue, Sawyer Yards Studio Houston TX. Curated and curatorial essay written by Kevin Chua PhD., (Associate Professor of Art History, Texas Tech Univ.)
2022 Suspension of Disbelief, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
2022 Wolfcamp Catalogue, Solo Exhibition, Annual Geoscience Symposium, UT Permian Basin, Odessa, TX Curated and curatorial essay written by Kevin Chua PhD., (Assistant Professor of Art History, Texas Tech Univ.)
2019 Photo Expo, Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, UT Permian Basin, Odessa, TX
Juried Group Exhibitions
2025 Society of Photographic Education (SPE) Midwest Member Juried Exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI (Juror: Kat Goffnett, Assistant Curator of Collections, Cranbrook Art Museum)
2025 OH Art Foundation, Asian Festival of Arts, Chicago, IL
2024 New Faculty Exhibition, DePree Gallery, Hope College, Holland, MI
2024 Wolfcamp Catalogue, Screening Room, PH Museum Days International Photo Festival, Bologna, Italy (International jury: artists Brea Souders, Leonardo Magrelli, Felicity Hammond, PH Museum director Giuseppe Oliverio).
2023 Honorable Mention, Joyce Elaine Grant Awards (Juror: Shana Lopes, PhD
Assistant Curator of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art), Texas Women’s University, Denton, TX
2021 Embracing Change, Society for Photographic Education South Central (SPESC) Member Juried Exhibition, SP/N Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas (Juror: Christopher Blay, former editor, Glasstire.com)
2021 7th International Exhibition and Publication on New Media Art,
CICA Museum, Kimpo, South Korea
2020 The Curated Fridge, Autumn Show, curatedfridge.com
Jurors: Raymond Thompson Jr. and William Camargo, visual artists
2020 Community Art Gallery, City of Odessa, Odessa TX
2019 Annual Permian Basin Juried Art Exhibition, Ellen Noel Art Museum, Juror’s Choice Award, Odessa, TX (Juror: Tina Fuentes, Professor, Texas Tech Univ.)
2019 SPE Multi-cultural Caucus International Juried Exhibition, Adrian College, MI
Jurors: Arthur Fields, assistant professor Vincennes Univ. & Priya Kambli, professor, Truman State Univ.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS CURATED
2019-2023 Director, Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, UT Permian Basin Odessa, TX
2022 Common Occurrences: Four Korean Artists Living in the U.S, Artists: Sangmi Yoo (Professor, Texas Tech Univ.), Mizin Shin (Assistant Professor, Univ. of Rochester), Ray Im, Yuna Kim
2022 Water Works, collaborative exhibition with Ellen Noel Art Museum Artists: Daniel Miller , Melisa Haviland , Becky Wilkes, Joshua Duttweiler Collin Bradford, Jess Benjamin, Kathleen Vance, Rebecca Riley, Stefan Petranek 2021 From the Inside Out Katie Hargrave Meredith Laura Lynn
2021 On Island, solo exhibition by Philippine-based artist Lui Medina, interviewed by guest scholar Kevin Chua(PhD), (Associate Professor of Art History, Texas Tech Univ.)
2020 Balas y Jaulas, solo exhibition by Angel Cabrales
2020 Ground Truth, solo exhibition by art collective Julie Anand and Damon Sauer