I am a freelance illustrator based in New York City. I also teach illustration at The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). I was born in Seoul, South Korea and came to the U.S. at the age of 3. After being raised in the forests of upstate New York I studied fine arts for 2 years at SUNY Albany, then 1 year abroad at Yonsei University in Seoul South Korea, and then started over at the Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.) studying illustration for 4 years. After 7 years in NYC I made a big jump in 2008 and moved to Beijing just before the Olympics, not knowing when or if I'd be back. It turned into a 6 year adventure living in Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Barcelona, London, and Paris, all while freelancing with old and new clients from around the world. Now I'm back in NYC in Park Slope Brooklyn, jogging around the park with our rescue husky, brewing beer, tending to my rooftop vegetable garden, cooking dishes from all the countries I've lived in, and of course, illustratin' down in the digital coal mine with the shades down. I secretly wish I could exchange my drawing talent for Jazz piano talent, or to be able to wail like Al Green.
Recognition:
Recognition:
Society of Illustrators 67 (Silver medal), 66, 65 (Silver medal), 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 54
American Illustration 43, 42, 41, 39, 38, 37, 34, 33, 29, 28, 26
Communication Arts 65, 62, 61, 59, 53, 52 (advertising), 51
World Illustration Awards 2024 (Shortlist and DI Award), 2023 (Longlist)
Spectrum 24, 23
3x3 annual 2014, 2006
3x3 Magazine #19 Spotlight feature
Society of Illustrators Stevan Dohanos Award 2011
Applied Arts Advertising Annual 2011
Advertising and Design Club of Canada (ADCC) Silver medal for illustration, Bronze for Posters and Newspaper Ads catergories
Illustration Now! 4 (Taschen)
Computer Arts #145
Advanced Photoshop Magazine January 2011
W.E.B. Magazine (Korea) Dec 2010
Society of Illustrators LA 45
Exhibitions:
2024 Bad Dads - A Wes Anderson Tribute Show - Spoke Art, New York, NY
2024 70 Years of Godzilla - Spoke Art - Los Angeles, CA
2024 Red Envelope Show - Harman Projects Gallery- New York, NY
2023 Without Apology - Bowdoin College Museum of Art - Brunswick, ME
2023 Cluster - Nucleus House - Portland, OR
2022 Fast Forward - FIT Faculty Alumni Exhibition - Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY
2022 11th Annual Moleskin Show - Harman Projects/Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2022 Sugoi! - Spoke Art Gallery - Japanese Anime Tribute Show - San Francisco, CA
2022 Detour - Harman Projects Gallery - New York, NY
2022 Detour - One World Trade Center Observatory - New York, NY
2021 Luminous Odyssey - Wow X Wow - Online
2021 10th Annual Moleskine Show - Spoke Art - San Francisco, CA
2021 NES One Sheet Poster Show - Gallery 1988 - Los Angeles, CA
2020 Miyazaki in NYC - Spoke Art (move online due to pandemic)
2020 Microvisions 3 - Wow X Wow - Online
2020 Grand Hotel 002 - Galerie Treize-Dix - Paris, France
2020 9th Annual Moleskine Show - Powwow Hawai'i/Spoke Art - Honolulu, HI
2019 Apartment 5A, A Seinfeld Tribute Group Show - Spoke Art/Parasol Projects NY, NY
2016 Power Records - Kult Gallery - Singapore
Partial Client List:
Criterion Collection
Epic Games Fortnite
Lucas Film
DC Comics
Focus Features
Wizards of the Coast
Wimbledon
Ralph Lauren
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Boston Globe
The Atlantic
Dyson (UK)
Sky TV (UK)
Nike
Nike
MTA of NYC
RAPT Paris Metro (France)
Bottleneck Gallery
SpokeArt
Big Picture Press (UK)
E/P/A Hachette (France)
Time Magazine
Harlequin
The Guardian (UK)
Mayor's Office of NYC
Mr Porter (UK)
Barron's
Forbes
Le Parisien (France)
Bottleneck Gallery
L'Obs (Le Nouvel Observateur) (France)
L'Obs (Le Nouvel Observateur) (France)
Le Parisien (France)
L'Express (France)
Propublica
Financial Times
De Morgen (Belgium)
The Smithsonian
General Electric
Scientific American
Hollywood Reporter
Variety
The Center for Investigative Reporting
The Progressive
Politico
Vox
Snapple
Yahoo! (Singapore, Philippines)
Saatchi and Saatchi (NY)
Snapple
Yahoo! (Singapore, Philippines)
Saatchi and Saatchi (NY)
Saatchi and Saatchi X
Leo Burnett (Toronto)
Procter & Gamble
Scholastic
United Airlines
LA Times
Leo Burnett (Toronto)
Procter & Gamble
Scholastic
United Airlines
LA Times
New Scientist (UK)
Morgenthal Frederics
Penthouse
Reader's Digest (UK)
TheRinger.com
BBC (UK)
Facebook (Singapore)
Radio Times (UK)
Tiger Beer (Singapore)
Mojo Magazine (UK)
The Times (UK)
Time Out (Beijing)
Kult Agency (Singapore)
Choonhae University (South Korea)
Virgin (UK)
American Medical Association
G2 - Grey Advertising (New York)
Ink Publishing (New York, London)
National Public Radio NPR
Chicago Tribune
Facebook (Singapore)
Radio Times (UK)
Tiger Beer (Singapore)
Mojo Magazine (UK)
The Times (UK)
Time Out (Beijing)
Kult Agency (Singapore)
Choonhae University (South Korea)
Virgin (UK)
American Medical Association
G2 - Grey Advertising (New York)
Ink Publishing (New York, London)
National Public Radio NPR
Chicago Tribune
Robb Report
Collective Arts Brewery
Rabbit Hole Distillery