Jungyul Yu (b. Busan, South Korea) holds a B.A. in Studio Art from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio and an M.F.A. in Studio Art from Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. She has worked as a translator of Korean poetry and art criticism from Korean into English. She co-translated a book entitled Three Poets of Modern Korea (Sarabande Books) and translated 2002 International Flag Art Festival, a catalogue of the Flag Art Festival held in conjunction with the 2002 FIFA World Cup. She has participated in several group shows in the United States and has had solo exhibitions in Busan, South Korea and Tallahassee, Florida. She recently received a 2009 Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) grant sponsored by the City of Chicago and the grand prize at the Modern Wing Photo Contest sponsored by The Art Institute of Chicago and NBC5. She is currently painting with oil and mixed media and photographing with Nikon manual and DSLR cameras, continuing her passion for photography that she developed while at Kenyon College. |
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