MetalsmithMakerEducator Born (1985) in Seoul, South Korea, Ju-hyung Park makes functional objects such as lighting, tableware and jewelry. He combines traditional techniques such as sheet metal forming that he has polished up over a long time with digital processes that allow him to build a variety of ideas and shapes. He is an MFA candidate in the Metals / Jewelry / CAD-CAM department at Temple University Tyler School of Art and Architecture. He earned his BFA and MFA in metalwork and jewelry from Kookmin University in Seoul. His work has been in exhibitions in France, Germany, and South Korea. Present2022-2024Master of Fine Arts Candidate in Metals / Jewelry / CAD-CAM, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Education2015Master of Fine Arts, Department of Metalwork and Jewelry, Graduate school, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea2011Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Metalwork & Jewelry, College of Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea Teaching Experience2024Instructor, CAD-CAM I: Introduction to 3D Modeling, Tyler School of Art and Architutre, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA Academic Experience2022-2024Temple University Fellowship Recipient20233D Print Lab Technician, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, Tyler School of Art and Architutre, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA2022Teaching Assistant for CAD-CAM I, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, Tyler School ofArt and Architutre, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA2011-2012Teaching Assistant, Kookmin University, South Korea2011-2014Assistant to Professor Yong-il Jeon (Department of Metalwork & Jewelry, College of Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea)2009President of Student Council (Department of Metalwork & Jewelry, College of Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea)Leader of Technical Student Team (Department of Metalwork & Jewelry, College of Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea)2005President of Freshmen (Department of Metalwork & Jewelry, College of Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea) Solo Exhibition2019Convergence, Gallery LVS, Seoul, South Korea Solo Booth Exhibition2019Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Seoul, South Korea2018Maison & Objet, Paris Nord-Villepinte, Paris, France2017Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Seoul, South Korea2016Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Seoul, South Korea2011Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Seoul, South Korea Group Exhibition2023Still Processing, SNAG Online Exhibition & Sale, USADecorative Digitalism, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA, USAWeight of an Object, Studio Montclair’s Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ, USAThe Woodmere Annual: 81st Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, USAMessage Received, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA, USA2022Craft Living, Space Keumchae, Seoul, South KoreaGourmet Space, Space KeumChe, Seoul, South Korea2021Nostalgic Classic – Build, Connect, Make, VINN Collection Gallery, Seoul, South Korea2020Collect 2020 with Gallery LVS, Somerset House, London, UKTrendy Sensibility, Roun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea201919th Silver Triennale, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, GermanyCreators’ Ground, COEX, Seoul, South Korea2018KOGEI Art Fair with Gallery LVS, KUMU Kanazawa, Kanazawa, JapanMaker’s Table, Gallery An, Seoul, South KoreaFlexible Metal, Ulsan Bukgu Curture Arts Center, Ulsan, South Korea2017Rendez-Vous : Meet her, Louisquotorze, Platform L, Seoul, South Korea2016TALENTE 2016, Internationale Handwerkmesse, Munich, Germany2015Liquor Society, gallery VOGOZE, Seoul, South Korea2014Chohyung Metalsmith Society 'ID : Metalcraft', Noam Gallery, Seoul, South Korea2012Start Craft-K, Ara Art Gallery, Seoul, South KoreaKyunghyang Housing Fair, KINTEX, Goyang, South Korea Artist Talk / Symposium2023Panelist, Shaping the Horizon: Collaboration and Korean art in Philadelphia, CraftNOW, Moor College of Art & Design, PA, USA2019Artist Talk, Department of Metalwork & Jewelry, College of Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea Awards201718th Iksan Craft Competition, Jurors’ Choice, Iksan, Korea2016TALENTE 2016, Juror’s Choice, Internationale Handwerkmesse, Munich, Germany2011Cheongju Craft Biennale, Bronze Prize, Cheongju, South KoreaITAMI, Jurors’ Choice, The Museum of Arts & Crafts ITAMI, ITAMI, JAPAN2010Best piece in the BFA Show, Dept. of Metalwork & Jewelry, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea Thesis2015Interior Lamps with Merging Form, Graduate School, Kookmin University Publication / Interview2024Meet Ju-hyung Park, Canvasrebel, USA2019Craft + Design vol.34, Korea Craft & Design Foundation, South Korea2016Makers, ChoHyung Metalsmiths Society, JNC Community, South Korea2013Korea Power: Design and Identity, Klaus Klemp, Gestalten, Germany2012Surreal Metalwork, May 2012, Dazed & Confused Korea, South Korea Website Building2023mutzil.com, Mutzil Lab, South Koreametal3rd.com, The 3rd Group of Metalsmith, South Korea2021artercrafter.com, Metalsmith Dong-hyun Kim, South Koreaheeseungkoh.com, Jeweler Hee-seung Koh, South Koreayongiljeon.kr, Metalsmith Yong-il Jeon, South Korea2018themaker.kr, Jeweler Dong-chun Lee, South Korea2014metalcraft.kookmin.ac.kr, Department of Metalwork & Jewelry, Kookmin University, South Korea Other Experiences2022Shinsegae the Gift Project, Collaboration with Chef Myung-hwan Seo, Seoul, South Korea2019Egg-Cup Product Making Project, Collaboration with GeoChangYuGi (Korean company of metal tableware), Seoul, South Korea2015Rain Works Project, Song Sang-hyeon Square, Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, South KoreaRain Works Project, Water Cycle Expo, Seoul City Hall, Seoul, South Korea
