Education
M.F.A. Furniture Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2007, Savannah. GA
Studies in Craftsmanship with national treasure/ School of Human Cultural Assets, Ishikawa Prefecture Institute of Wajima Lacquer Art, 1998, Ishikawa Prefecture. Japan
M.F.A. Design and Craft, Kanazawa College of Art, 1995, Ishikawa Prefecture. Japan
Research Student, Natural Lacquer Craft, Kanazawa College of Art, 1993, Ishikawa Prefecture. Japan
B.F.A. Dong-A University, Craft Arts, 1992, Busan. Korea
Experience
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Wood Furniture Program. Buffalo State College. 2014 - Present / U.S.A.
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Wood Furniture Program. Buffalo State College. 2008 - 2014 / U.S.A.
Owner. Ye-Chun Lacquer craft shop. 2000 – November 2003 / Busan. Korea
Part-Time Instructor. Dong-A University. March 1998 - February 2003 / Busan. Korea
Part-Time Instructor. Paichai University. March 1998 - February 2002 / Deajun. Korea
Organizations
Board of Directors, Korea Digital Design Council. 2015 - / Korea
Design Department Exhibition Committee Chair at BSC. 2010 - Present / Buffalo. NY
Committee Member, International Asian Lacquer Symposium at BSC. 2011- 2013 / Buffalo. NY
Member of Korean Lacquer Arts Council. 1998 - Present / Korea
Member of Contemporary Wood & Lacquer Craft Council. 1998 - Present / Korea
Member of Dong-A Wood & Lacquer Craft Council. 1992 - Present / Korea
Awards
Juror’s Special Prize at Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition. 2014 / Kanazawa. Japan
Incentive Award/Grant Research Foundation at Buffalo State College. 2012/Buffalo. NY
Individual Development Awards at BSC. 2009 / Buffalo. NY
Solo Exhibitions
La Galerie Bleue Gallery. Savannah. Georgia 2007
Yeulin Gallery. Busan. Korea 2001
Sang Gallery. Kyoto. Japan 1995
Exhibitions
2014
The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2014
Kanazawa, Japan
International / Juried Group Exhibition. Catalog
Open Type Best Digital Designers
Seoul. Korea
International / Invitational Exhibition. Catalog
2013
Cross Point of ‘E to W’ New York School of Visual Art Special Invited International Design Exhibition. NY
International / Invitational Exhibition. Catalog
Asian Lacquer Exhibition
Burchfield Penny Art Center. Buffalo. NY
International / Invitational Exhibition
Art in Craft Media 2013
Burchfield Penny Art Center. Buffalo. NY
Regional / Invitational Group Exhibition. Catalog
Dong-A University Exhibition
Nagoya. Japan
International / Invitational Group Exhibition. Catalog
2012
Cutting Edge 2012. Best Digital Designers
Seoul. Korea
International / Invitational Exhibition. Catalog
Best Digital Designers
Wonju. Korea
International / Invitational Exhibition. Catalog
Kanazawa International Lacquer Exhibition
Kanazawa. Japan
International / Juried Exhibition. Catalog
2011
The 37th Grand Art Exhibition of Busan
Busan. Korea
International / Juried Exhibition
Inaugural Naples International Contemporary Crafts Exhibition
Naples. FL
Collaboration work with Changwook Kim
International / Juried Exhibition
Small Treasure, Crafthaus
International / Juried Online Exhibition
The Art in Craft Media Exhibition 2011, 2013
Burchfield Penny Art Center. Buffalo. NY
Collaboration work with Changwook Kim
Regional / Juried Exhibition
2009 - 2011
Winter: Small Works
Indigo Gallery. Buffalo. NY
Local / Invitational Exhibition
2009
Works
Momogumi Gallery. Kanazawa. Japan
International / Invitational Group Exhibition.
Three Person Exhibition
Okura Gallery. Kanazawa. Japan
International / Invitational Group Exhibition
2008 – 2014
Design Faculty Exhibition
Czurles-Nelson Gallery. Buffalo State College. Buffalo. NY
Local / Invitational Exhibition
