Jiyoung Chung
Bio:
Jiyoung Chung is a Joomchi artist, painter and freelance writer. Jiyoung (B.F.A., Painting from RISD, and M.F.A., Print/Media from Cranbrook Academy of Art) has had solo shows in Korea, U.S.A., Australia, France, Finland, and UK. In 2010, she curated the International Korean/American Joomchi show for European Patchwork Meeting in France, later toured in Korea(2010, 2011) and USA(2012). She authored a How-to-Do book titled “Joomchi & Beyond”. Recently, she was awarded an ‘Award of Excellence’ by American Craft Council/Baltimore show and 'Adrianna Farrelli Prize, Excellence in Fiber Art' by Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Her works are in the permanent collections of Fidelity Corporate Art Collection, Boston and Museum of Art & Design, NY.
