Korean-born visual artist Suyeon Na received a BFA from Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea and a MFA from Pratt Institute in New York, U.S.A. Her work has been widely exhibited at numerous venues, including New York Foundation for the Arts, Context Art Miami, Scope New York, Chashama Gallery, the Brooklyn Public Central Library, Textile Arts Center and ISE Cultural Foundation in the U.S., the Seoul Arts Center and Uijeongbu Arts Center in Korea. She has been awarded artist grants and studio spaces from the Vermont Studio Center, Chashama Visual Arts Studio, and the Contemporary Artists Center in the U.S. Suyeon Na’s works are held in many private and public collections, including the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Oregon, U.S.
After living and wokring in New York for twelve years, she recently relocated to Tokyo, Japan.
ナ・スヨンは、韓国にうまれ。2004年ソウル国立大学を卒業、2009年ニューヨークのPratt InstituteでMFAを取得。今までニューヨークを拠点に韓国、インド、日本など多様な場所で国際的に活動。作品はアメリカ、オレゴン州のJordan Schnitzer 美術館にも収蔵されている。主な展示会場として、Weatherspoon Art Museum, 米国のニューヨークファウンデーションアート、CONTEXT Art Miami、SCOPE Art Show New York、ブルックリン中央図書館、テキスタイルアートセンター、韓国のソウルアートセンターやインドのジャワハルカラケントラアートセンターなど。
Lives and works in New York and Tokyo
EDUCATION
M.F.A in Painting , Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US
B.F.A in Korean painting, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Wonder. Yotsuya Art Drops, Tokyo, Japan
2016 Lucid Dream, Hutchins Gallery, Long Island University, Brookville, NY
2014 Drawing Outside the Lines, Brooklyn Public Central Library, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Life is Everywhere, Studio Kura, Fukuoka, Japan
2012 Drifting in the City, Chashama 303 Gallery, New York, NY
Counterpoint, LaMer Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2005 Playing Alice, Mc Gallery, Seoul, Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Balls to the Wall, AHA Fine Art, New York, NY
2022 Kameyama Triennale, Kameryama City, Mie-Ken, Japan
2021 Lucid Dreams, AHA Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
Fabric Works: Regeneration, Cafe Nook, Tokyo, Japan (Solo Project)
Made to Love, AHA Fine Art, New York, NY
2020 Support New York: Online Exhibition for Artists & Hospitals, Kirsten Flaherty Printmaking, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Art on Paper Biennial, Weather Spoon Art Museum, Greenboro, NC
Priority Mail, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Eat Me, Drink Me, curated by Norma Homberg, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2018 Graceful Fortitude: The Spirit of Korean Women, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
Bonjour Tristesse’ , curated by Julian Jimarez Howard, Barney Savage Gallery, New York, NY
Your Presence Is Requested, SFA Projects, New York, NY
2017 Korean Art: Now and Then, Kang Contemporary, New York, NY
Minhwa & Modernism-Asia Week New York, Kang Contemporary, New York, NY
Aphrodisiac, AHA Fine Art, New York, NY
In Fragrante Delicto, Seven Minus Seven, St. Thomans, Virgin Island
2016 Art from the Boros, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
Summer Exhibition, Space 776, Brooklyn, NY
Immgrant Heritage Month Art Show, Office for New Americans partnership with NYFA, New York, NY
2015 Archimedes' Bathtub: A Show of Work by NYFA Immigrant Artist Program, curated by Julian A. Jimarez Howard, Lorimoto Gallery, Ridgewood, NY
Weaving Time: The Archive of Korean-American Artist, Part Three 2001-2013, Gallery Korea at Korean Cultural Service, New York, NY
Chashama & Materials for the Arts Winter Auction, Paddle8, New York, NY
One Bryant Park: Kipton Art Auction, Bank of America Tower, New York, NY
2014 Paper Works Unbound, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Bridging the Gap, Korean Cultural Center Washington D.C, Washington, D.C.
2013 Historical Commentaries, Castle Gallery at the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
CurateNYC Online Exhibition, Selected by Alexandra Schwartz, Curator of Contemporary Art, The Montclair Art Museum
Stuck, AHA Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Dumbo Art Festival (Juried Public Installation), Brooklyn, NY
CurateNYC Online Exhibition, Selected by Lowery Stokes Sims, Curator of the Museum of Arts and Design
It came from Chashama, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York, NY
2011 Pink City Art Project, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India
Pink City Art Project, Uijeongbu Arts Center, Uijeongbu, Korea
2010 Making the Leap: Crossing Borders, A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Cutting Edge: A Celebration of Fiber, Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
Personal Zone, Gallery Korea, New York, NY
Curate NYC Emerging Artists Show, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Generations VII, A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008 M.F.A. Show, Pratt Studios Gallery (Pratt Institute), Brooklyn, NY
2007 Art Students Exhibition, ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, NY
2006 Hybrid Trend, Hangaram Art Museum-Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2005 Korean Painting: New Form and Spirit, Dukwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
PUBLIC COLLECTION
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon
ART FAIRS
2020 CONTEXT Art MIami, Special Online Edition at Artsy
2018 Art on Paper, New York, NY
2017 Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
2016 CONTEXT Art Miami, Miami, FL
2014 SCOPE New York, New York, NY
2013 SCOPE New York, New York, NY
2012 SCOPE New York, New York, NY
Korean Art Show, New York, NY
2011 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
AWARDS, RESIDENCIES and GRANTS
2018 Percent for Art, Finalist for permanent public art commission
2016 Money for Women: Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Finalist
2014 New York Foundation for the Arts(NYFA) Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists
2013 Artist-in-Residence, Studio Kura,Fukuoka, Japan
2012 Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2010 Chashama Work Space Program, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Merit Grant, Contemporary Artists Center Residency,Troy, NY
Chashama North Residency, Pine Plains, NY
PUBLICATION and PRESS
2018 Hyperallergic, ‘Contemporary Takes on the French Iconic Tragedy Bonjour Tristesse’
2017 Juxtapoz Magazine, "Suyeon Na Illustrates Lucid Dreams"
KANG Contemporary Artist Interview
2016 藏在布鲁克林深处的韩国女孩儿Suyeon Na, MIC Studio NYC, Chinese Subtitles
(Suyeon Na, A South Korean Girl Hidden Away in Deep Brooklyn), More than 760,000 views in China
"On the Thresholds of Dreams" por Suyeon Na, AnormalMag, Spanish
Artist to Watch, Nakid Magazine, https://nakidmagazine.com/2016/04/25/lucid-dreams-suyeon-na-artist-to-watchvisual-artist/
2015 Weaving Time: The Archive of Korean-American Artist, Part Three 2001-2013, New York, NY
NY CultureBeat: "Scheherazade: Suyeon Na Solo Exhibition"
NYCB Gallery: "Suyeon Na: And Then The Night Comes"
“Studio visit with Suyeon Na”, Authorized to Work in the US, http://authorizedtowork.us/studio-visit-with-suyeon-na/ Oct.15/ NY
2013 "Counterpoint: Suyeon Na"(Korean), PlanCCC
"Interview: Suyeon Na" (Korean) PlanCCC
2012 "Dumbo Arts Festival: Suyeon Na- Installation is Suspended Utopia", Arts Observer, Sep.1/ NY
"Artist of the Month", Magazine Art/ Mar./Seoul, Korea
"Artist Suyeon Na", Misool Sidae/ Mar./Seoul, Korea
2011 “Narratives of Line and Space”, World News Paper, Culture & Art, Sep. 1/NY
2010 “Interview: Six Artists in the Gallery Korea”, The Korean Channel TV/ Aug.6/ NY
Featured Artist, Studio Visit Magazine/ The Open Studio Press/ Summer. Vol 9/ MA
2009 Featured Artist, Her Mark 2010, Womanmade Gallery/ July/ Chicago, IL
2008 "Pay Attention to these Korean Emerging Artists", Korea Daily, Culture/ Aug.6/ NY
2006 "Hybrid Trend: Contemporary Art Exhibition: India and Korea", Hangaram Art Museum/ Seoul, Korea
2005 "New Trend in 2005", Art in Culture Magazine/ April/ Seoul, Korea.
"Alice in the Art World", Transtrend Magazine/ Summer.Vol 78/ Seoul, Korea.