Ji Eun Cheon
Education
2025 MFA in Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2023 Seoul National University, MFA in Sculpture, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
2020 Seoul National University, BFA in Sculpture, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Origami Hermit Crab: Order to Labyrinth, ArtCake, Brooklyn, NY
2-3 people Exhibitions
2024 Echoes of Presence -Memory-, Paris Koh Fine Arts, Fort Lee, NJ
2022 Whorfian Hypothesis, Seoul National University SNU Genetic Engineering, Seoul, South Korea
Group Exhibitions
2026 Echoes-“What lingers after we look away”, Rexhibit, Online
TRACE: Forms That Do Not Close, Jakupsil NY, Flushing, NY
Chromatic Currents, The Stacy C. Sherwood Center, Fairfax, VA
The Path of Cultivation, Asian & American Art Foundation (Paris Koh Fine Arts), New York, NY
Everlasting Gaze, Helm Contemporary, New York, NY
Lick Dirt, Kiss Bone, Nars Main Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Stories We Keep in Her Room, Gallery Marie, New York, NY
The Nurturer & the Hunter in a Room of One’s Own, Jersey City Free Library Creative Arts Center, Jersey City, NJ
2025 Situated Stories, Asian Art Contemporary, Online
Cross Crossings to Cross, Nars Main Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Fragments Shimmer, Kunstraum LLC, Brooklyn, NY
Manse: RECLAME THE LIGHT, BK Art Haus, Brooklyn, NY
Wish You Were Here, A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Moving out: farewell to memories, Studio in Factory, Queens, NY
Trace, Jakupsil NY, Queens, NY
2024 Ordinary Magic: Beyond Everyday, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, NY
Sprout Through Concrete, A space Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Beyond Boundaries: The space between us, On the Fringe, New York, NY
Stay: Round Trip to America from Asia, 25 East Gallery, New York, NY
Twelve, Latchkey Gallery, New York, NY
2021 800000000, Bambu Collection, Seoul, South Korea
Residency
2026-2027 Civil Art: Art House 26’-27’, New York, NY
2026 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT (forthcoming, Dec)
2026-2027 ArtCake, Brooklyn, NY
2025-2026 NARS International Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY
2025 Kunstraum Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY
Teaching/Assistant Experience
2026 Program Manager, AHL Foundation, New York, NY
2025 Communication Intern, AHL Foundation, New York, NY
2020 Teaching Assistant, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
2015 - 21 Drawing Instructor, Jaha Academy, Seoul, South Korea
Awards/Scholarships
2026 Gold award of Echoes-“What lingers after we look away”, Rexhibit, Online
Vermont Studio Center Partial Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
SVA Fine Arts Alumni Grant, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2025 Finalists of Situated Stories, Asian Art Contemporary, New York, NY
Highly recommended Artist in the Winter 2025, Homiens Art Prize, New York, NY
Alumni Scholarship Award, School of Visual Arts Alumni Society, New York, NY
2022 Graduate Thesis Exhibition Awards, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
2019 College of Fine Art – Mun Geum Rye Awards Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
BIBLIOGRAPHY / INTERVIEWS
2026 Will Maddoxx “In conversation: Jieun Cheon and Will Maddoxx” Impulse Magazine, 2026, https://www.impulsemagazine.com/articles/in-conversation-jieun-cheon-and-will-maddoxx
Suechung Koh “The path of cultivation” A.A.A.F, 2026, https://www.aaafoundationny.org/exhibitions/the-path-of-cultivation
Hyeonsik Jeong “AAPI 문화유산의 달 기념전 ‘Chromatic Currents’ 개최,” The Korea Daily, 2026, https://www.koreadaily.com/article/20260507173336949
Hankook Ilbo “천지은 개인전 ‘Origami Hermit Crab’, 뉴욕 ArtCake 에서 개최,” Hankooklibo, 2026, https://www.hankookilbo.com/news/article/A2026030310030002277
Courtney Zoa Brown “Lick Dirt, Kiss Bone,” Nars Foundation, 2026, https://www.narsfoundation.org/events/event/lick-dirt-kiss-bone
Suechung Koh “Jieun Cheon Solo Exhibition, Origami Hermit Crab: Order to Labyrinth,” Asian American Art Review, 2026, https://www.aaarmagazine.com/reviews/jieun-cheon
2025 Jungmin Cho “Cross Crossings to Cross,” Nars Foundation, Dec 2025, https://www.narsfoundation.org/events/event/cross-crossings-to-cross
Asian Art Contemporary “Interview | New York-Based Artist Jieun Cheon,” Asian Art Contemporary, Dec 2025, https://asianartcontemporary.com/2025/12/08/interview-new-york-based-artist-jieun-cheon/
Suboart Magazine “Inside the fictional Universe of Jieun Cheon, Suboart Magazine Nr. 45,” Suboart Magazine, Sep 2025, https://suboartmagazine.com/2025/09/20/suboart-magazine-nr-45-46/
Rexihibit “Interview Jieun Cheon,” Rexhibit Art, Aug 14, 2025, https://www.rexhibit.art/interview/jieun-cheon
A.I.R Gallery “Wish You Were Here,” A.I.R Gallery, Jul 5, 2025, https://www.airgallery.org/exhibitions/2025-postcard-show
Culturally Arts Collective “Spring II 2025: Meet the Artists Pioneering Art Accessibility,” Modern Renaissance Magazine, Jun 2, 2025, https://www.culturallyarts.com/modernrenaissance
Brett Lee “Spring Pop-up Series School of Visual Arts MFA TRACE,” Jakupsil, May 22, 2025, https://www.jakupsil.com/school-of-visual-arts-mfa-trace
Daniel Larkin “The School of Visual Arts MFA Shows Is a Portrait of Our Zeitgeist,” Hyperallergic, Apr 29, 2025, https://hyperallergic.com/1005006/the-school-of-visual-arts-mfa-show-is-a-portrait-of-our-zeitgeist/
2024 Yuanjie Chen “Sprout of Concrete,” A space Gallery, Oct 24, 2024, https://www.aspacegallery.net/sproutthroughconcrete
Sooa Lim “Developing New Worlds: Creating through Uncanny Encounters in the Uncanished Workld from Ji Eun Cheon,” Asian American Art Review, Sep 11 2024, https://www.aaarmagazine.com/interview/ji-eun-cheon