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Myung Urso was born and raised in South Korea. She has lived in Upstate New York, USA, since 2006. She currently works as a contemporary painter and a sculptor. Myung’s art has been cultivated through her lifelong practice in Korean calligraphy and enhanced by the skills she developed through her graduate studies in fiber art. From an early age, her extensive exploration in mixed media art forms has played an important role in her creative journey. Most recently, she has worked with simple compositions in a reductive and minimalist approach, using primarily raw natural fabric, with various color materials such as ink, acrylic paint, pigment, and liquid dye.
"Observing the evolution within my personal imagination as to how it develops into an artwork is the most intriguing of experiences. Pursuing an idea without preliminary sketches leads to an instinctive way of tracing unexpected results. Most often, the working process I adapt is more open toward spontaneity and intuition, rather than manipulated by a pre-set plan. Exploring and perceiving the present moment often leads me in unpredictable directions. I give the different compositional and material elements the freedom to interact in unpremeditated ways, helping to define the destiny of each work.
My art works take root from my lifelong practice in Korean calligraphy. This art form originates from the power of a strong, yet spontaneous brush stroke. Through dedicating myself to the practice of Korean calligraphy for many years, I have been able to gain a means to express freely what inspires me.
My visual language is derived from simple lines and forms found in nature, the sun, the moon, the earth, and the human body. I consciously and unconsciously consider the spatial effects within a composition to capture a meditative space within each work. My recent minimalistic works are both symbolic and metaphoric, a personal interpretation of the scenic landscape as visual poetry."
Myung Urso
Before Myung navigated the direction of her artistic expression to contemporary fine art, she worked as a contemporary art jewelry artist for more than 15 years. During this period, she actively participated in numerous group exhibitions, and had eight solo exhibitions in the USA, China, and Europe. Her sculptural and painterly jewelry works have been collected by several art museums in the United States, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Art & Design in New York, the Dallas Museum of Art, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Myung’s academic studies include a bachelor’s degree in biology, a master’s degree in Fiber Arts from Hongik University, Seoul, Korea, and a master’s in Museum & Gallery Management from the City University in London, United Kingdom. Her earlier professional career included positions as a Gallery director/curator for Hand & Mind Gallery, a senior reporter for ‘Monthly Craft & Design’ magazine, and as an adjunct lecturer at several universities in Seoul, Korea.
1995 MA degree, Museum & Gallery Management, the City University, London, UK
1986 MA degree, Fiber Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
1982 BA degree, Biology, Hannam University, Daejeon, Korea
2022 ‘Nexus’, Galeria Reverso, Lisbon, Portugal
2021 ‘Portraits of Now’, Jewelers’ Werk Galerie, Washington, DC
2017 MYUNG URSO 'TRANS-FORM: Work from a decade and now', Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 'Myung Urso : Shaping Memories', Pistachios Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 'Myung Urso - Touch', MK Gallery, Vienna, VA
2012 'Myung Urso - Brush & Line', Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2012 'Myung Urso - Signature', Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
2011 'Myung Urso - Voices', Geisel Gallery, Bausch & Lomb World Headquarter, Rochester, NY
2023 Studio Program, Berlin Art Institute, Berlin, Germany
2022 ‘Tangible Objects’, Main Street Arts, Clifton Spring, NY
2022 ‘Faces – Gesichter’, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2021 ‘Small Works’, Main Street Arts, Clifton Spring, NY
2021 ‘No Attachment’, Papierwerk Glockenbach, Munich, Germany
2021 ‘Form & Function’, Pistachios Gallery, Chicago, IL
2021 'The Palace of Shattered Vessels : Chinese Porcelain and Contemporary Jewelry', Froots Gallery, Shanghai, China
2020 "Growth & Evolution International Jewellery Exhibition", Beijing Jewelry Week, Beijing, China
2019 'Small Works', Main Street Gallery, Clifton Spring, NY
2019 'Bling: Jewelry Invitational', Blue Spiral Gallery, Ashville, NC
2019 'Artists Affair', Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
2019 'Form & Concept: six years of Smitten', Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
2019 'Beyond Ornamental', Main Street Gallery, Clifton Spring, NY
2019 'The palace of shattered vessels: Chinese Porcelain and Contemporary Jewelry', Froot Gallery, Frame 2019, Handwerk & Design, Munich Exhibition Center, Munich Jewelry Week, Munich, Germany
2019 'Alight 2019', The Visual Art Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK.
2019 Smitten Forum, Mendocino Art Center, CA
2018 Adorning Boston and Beyond: Contemporary Studio Jewelry Then + Now, Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA
2018 Philadelphia Museum Art & Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Wear, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
2018 CraftBoston Spring, Boston, MA
2017 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
2017 'Power of Pearl', Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA
2016 Philadelphia Museum Art & Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Joya 2016, Barcelona, Spain
2016 'This is Brooch', Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design, St. Louise
2016 Fiber Art Biennale, Snyderman Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015 'Sparkle', Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA
2015 Philadelphia Museum Art & Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2015 CODA Paper Art 2015, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, Netherland
2015 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
2015 Bijoux 2015, Norton Museum, FL
2015 The Outer Limits, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014 Out of the Blue, Taboo Gallery, San Diago, CA
2014 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
2014 Rule the World, Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
2014 Precious-Semi Precious, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
2013 Expoxicao De Natal, Galeria Tereza Seabra, Lisbon, Portugal
2013 Precious and Semi-Precious, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Charon Kransen Art(New York); Pistachios Gallery(Chicago)
2013 Art in Craft Media, the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
2013 Two Persons show ‘Point of View’, Taboo Gallery, San Diego, CA
2013 Put a Ring on It, Taboo Gallery, San Diego, CA
2012 SOFA Chicago, Pistachios; Snyderman-Works Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 Philadelphia Museum & Craft show, Philadelphia, PA
2012 'Sign of Life', Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 ACC San Francisco show, San Francisco, CA
2012 SOFA New York, Snydeman-Works Gallery, New York, NY
2012 'Tea Pot - 6th Invitational Exhibitions, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2012 International Fiber Art Biennale, Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2011 From Minimal to Bling, the Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA
2011 Washington Craft Show, Washigton, DC
2011 Philadelphia Museum Art & Craft show, Philadelphia, PA
2011 SOFA Chicago, Charon Kransen Arts, New York, NY & Pistachios, Chicago, IL
2011 M & T Bank Clothesline Art Festival, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY – 'Merit Award'
2011 San Francisco Craft show, San Francisco, CA
2011 SOFA Santa Fe, Charon Kransen Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2011 SOFA New York, Charon Kransen Arts, New York, NY
2011 The Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington DC
2011 'Teapots! 5th Invitational' Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2011 'Indulge', Bellevue Museum of Art, Seattle, WA
2010 Washington Craft Show, Washington DC – Awarded 'Collectors Award'
2010 SOFA Chicago, Charon Kransen Arts & Pistachios, Chicago, IL
2010 The Philadelphia Museum Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2010 'Asian Influences', Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 SOFA Santa Fe, Charon Kransen Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2010 Summer show, Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle, ME
2010 'New Artists for the New Decade', Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2010 SOFA New York, Charon Kransen Arts, New York, NY
2010 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC - Awarded 'New Direction – Excellence in Design of the Future''
2009 SOFA New York, New York, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
2009 'Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition 2009', Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
2009 'Craft Forms 2009', 15th International Juried exhibition of Contemporary Craft, Wayne Art Center, PA
2009 'Cut, Fold & Stitch - Metal/Paper', Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
2008 The Philadelphia Museum Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2008 American Craft Exposition, Evanston, Chicago, IL – Awarded 'Honorable Mention'
2007 'From Minimal to Bling: Contemporary Studio Jewelry', The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
2020'Artist of the Year
2020' by KCSB, Korean Cultural Society of Boston, Lexington, MA
2018 “Best in Show’, CraftBoston, Boston, MA
2016 ‘Excellence in Fiber’, Philadelphia Museum Arts & Crafts Show, Philadelphia, PA
2014 ‘Excellence in Jewelry’, Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
2012/2011 ‘Award of Excellence’, CraftBoston, Boston, MA -
2011/2010 'Merit Award', M & T Bank Clothesline Art Festival, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
2011 'Award of Excellence', American Craft Council, Baltimore Craft Show, Baltimore, MD
2010 ‘Award of "New Direction - Excellence in Design of the Future’, Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
2010 'Collectors Award', Washington Craft Show, Washington DC
The Museum of Fine Art Boston, The Museum of Art & Design, New York, The Dalla Museum of Art, The Los Angeles County of Museum of Art
2006-1998 Director/Curator, Hand and Mind Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006-1997 Lecturer - Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Sookmyung University, Duksung University, Seoul, Korea
1997-1995 Asian Arts Consultant, British Council Headquarter, Visiting Arts, London, UK
1993 - 1988 Senior Reporter, ‘Monthly Craft & Design’ magazine (Design-House Ltd.), Seoul, Korea
2018 'Dual Harmony: Myung Urso', Written by Katja Toporski, Metalsmith, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Vol. 38. NO.3, 2018
2017 Artistry in Fiber, Vol.3: Wearable Art, by Anne Lee, E. Ashley Rooney, Susan Taber Avila, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2017, USA
2016 'Bijou Textile: Fiber in Contemporary Art Jewelry', by Elena Rosenberg, Surface Design, Summer 2016, USA
2014 SOFA Chicago catalogue
2013 Showcase 500 Art Necklaces, Lark Books, USA
2011 '500 Rings', Lark Books, USA
2011 'Paper Jewellry', Sarah Kelly, A & C Black, London, UK
2011 'Slow Germination, Sudden Blossoming', American Craft Magazine, May/June USA
2011 'Jewelry Artist Myung Urso Creates Simple, Asian-inspired Pieces', Her Rochester-Democratic & Chronicles, by Stephanie Veale, Rochester NY
2009 'Jewellery Using Textile Techniques', A & C Black Publishers, London, UK
2009 SOFA New York 2009 Catalogue
2008 'Stitched Jewels', Lark Books, USA
2008 'Forging a Reputation', Democratic & Chronicles, News Paper, Rochester, NY
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