BIO
BORN
Seoul, South Korea
EDUCATION
1983 MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA
1980 BFA, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA
1976 The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, IL
EXPERIENCE
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July 2007 - Present J.B. Johnson, Author/Architect/Photographer, Mexico City, Mexico
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER / DIGITAL ILLUSTRATOR
Design, digitally illustrate and edit photo images for J.B. Johnson’s books "Churches of the Mayas" (Published 2009) and "Legacy of Hernán Cortés" (Publishing in 2020).
January 2001 - Present Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Create graphic design layouts for various publications, in print/website, as the in-house graphic designer from 2011 to 2016.
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INSTRUCTOR
Teach Multimedia Arts and Art:
2D Visual Design, Basic Design – on campus/online
Intro to Digital Illustration, Illustrator I, Digital Drawing
Survey of Digital Imaging
Digital Painting
Beginning Painting
Digital Media Lab
SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES
. Develop and write the course curriculums for 2D Visual Design (on campus and online) Editorial Illustration, Digital Drawing, and Digital Painting.
. Develop Digital Illustration Associate Degree program.
. Curate student art exhibition displaying digital art and studio art.
. Serve as co-chair for the Berkeley City College Logo Design Committee.
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January 2006 - June 2006 Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
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LECTURER
Teach ‘Art in the Computer Age’, a Multimedia Arts class.
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Oct. 1996 - June 2000 Academy of Art University, San Francisco (SF), CA
GRADUATE ADMISSION ADVISOR
Advise new graduate students on their MFA curriculum and their career planning strategies.
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February 1995 - May 1996 San Francisco State University, SF, CA
INSTRUCTOR
Teach ‘Exploration of Drawing and Painting’, an Art class.
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Oct. 1995 – April 1996 The Mayor's Office of Children, Youths and their Families, SF, CA
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DIRECTOR
Direct ‘The Hill's Project’, an after school art education program.
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SELECTED ART ACTIVITIES
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
Jan. 2011 - Present "Legacy of Hernán Cortés", J.B. Johnson, Mexico City, Mexico
Book Layout
Jan. 2011 - 2016 Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA
In-house Graphic Design
July 2006 - 2009 Churches of the Mayas, J.B. Johnson, Mexico City, Mexico
Book Layout
September 1995 Intercultural Institute of California, San Francisco, CA
Logo & Letterhead Design
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
Jan. 2011 - Present "Legacy of Hernán Cortés", J.B. Johnson, Mexico City, Mexico
Book Illustration
July 2006 - 2009 "Churches of the Mayas", J.B. Johnson, Mexico City, Mexico
Book Illustration
MURALS
August 1996 "Flortin De Las Flores", San Diego, CA
Glass Mural
February 1994 Western Addition Youth Action Center, San Francisco, CA
Wall mural
November 1989 "Beaux Arts Ball", San Francisco Museum of Modern Art & De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Graffiti Mural, Group presentation
January 1984 Wilson Block Project, Dallas, TX
Entrance ceiling mural restoration for The Meadows Foundation,
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AWARDS
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May 1993 San Francisco Commission Gallery, SF, CA
First Prize Winner, Outdoor Installation Competition,
‘Rocks on Stilts’ Installation
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REVIEWS
1997 Koream Journal, No. 10, Page 25, Los Angeles, CA
"Dru Kim, Observer"
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1993 KPIX CH5TV, Nightly News, May 19, San Francisco, CA
“Rocks on Stilts - Installation”
1982 BOMB, Painters & Writers, No. 4, page 17, New York City, NY
"Space Geishas" – Painting
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Feb. 2019 Jerry Adams Gallery, Berkeley, CA
August 1997 San Francisco Main Public Library, San Francisco, CA
June 1994 Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
May 1994 Korean Center, Inc. San Francisco, CA, ‘Min-Sok’ Installation
June 1993 Charleston Heights Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Aug. 2010-2018 Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA,
February 1993-99 Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA,
'Art from the Heart’
May 1998 Intercultural Institute of California, San Francisco, CA
‘Korean-American Woman Artists’
June 1996 Korean Center, San Francisco, CA,
‘Han-Gul’
May 1995 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
‘Bogey Down with Fine Arts Museums’, Installation
May 1993 San Francisco Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
‘Rocks on Stilts’, Installation
February 1993 The Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA,
‘About Face’
June 1992 Downey Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA,
‘Metals Now’
August 1988 Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA,
‘Dog Show’
October 1987 F.A. Stewart Civic Center, Concord, CA
‘The Renovation of Todos Santos Plaza’
May 1983 Emanual Walter Gallery, San Francisco, CA
February 1983 Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA