Elizabeth Jonghyun Kwon

ELIZABETH JONGHYUN, KWON was born in Seoul, South Korea and currently live in New Jersey and work in New York, around Philadelphia, USA.

I am an artist and art educator with over 20 years of experience in the field of art. I have acquired the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Chung-Ang University in South Korea. Based on my academic credentials and professional hands-on experience in art, I am currently working as an art manager and instructor at the Korean School of Southern New Jersey, residing in New Jersey. Moreover, I am a member of Da Vinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia and a board member of the National Association for Korean Schools (NAKS-MAC).

I have won many honorable awards, which include,
the JW Young Art Award Special Selection,3 times was selected Korean Fine Arts Association, and others.Also, selected artists to celebrate D-100 days until the start of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games at Korean Cultural Center, New York, NY. I have selected exhibitions are Artrie Gallery, Korea; Seoul Art Center, Korea; KCC Gallery, NJ; Hutcheson Gallery in NY; The Art in City Hall in Philadelphia,PA ; Riverside Gallery in NJ; and others.

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2001 M.F.A. Master of Fine Art (Painting) Graduate School of Chung-Ang University - Seoul, Korea
1998 B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) Chung-Ang University - Seoul, Korea

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019-" VILLAGES " (Art Mora Gallery, 222 Main st, Ridgefield Park, NJ ,USA)
dream of the village” (ARTRIE Gallery, Sungnam, South Korea)
“dream of the village” (Judy Chang Law Firm: 640 E. Palisade Ave. 3rd Fl. Englewood Cliffs NJ, USA)
2017- “ dream of the village” (Cherry Hill Public Library Gallery, New Jersey, USA) / (Riverside Gallery, Hackkensack, NJ 07601,USA)
2015 - "Dreaming village" (KCC Gallery,100 Grove st, Tenafly NJ 07670, USA)
2014 - "Dreaming village" (Artrie Gallery , Kyungkido,Korea)
2014 - "Dreaming village" (Seoul Art Center , Seoul,Korea)
2010 - "Dreaming village" (KCC Gallery,40 Bennett rd, Englewood NJ 07631, USA)
2005 - "Manif11!05" (Seoul Art Center , Seoul,Korea)
2005 - "Dreaming village" (Gallery Lamer , Seoul,Korea)
2005 - "Dreaming village" (IN gallery, Seoul,Korea)
2004 - "2004ART SEOUL Ex.-Dream of Village" (Seoul Art Center , Seoul,Korea)
2003 - "Dreaming village" (Gallery Soriyun, Seoul,Korea)
2001 - "pictorial displacement of quotidian objects" (Kwanhoon Gallery,Seoul,Korea)
1998 - "The 1st Solo Exhibition" (Sorabol gallery, Angsung,Korea)


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATION


2019MIAF 2019- Art Bridge: from New York to Myeongdong (Oct.18~20 L7 hote...