THE KOREA SOCIETY

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Monday, March 25, 2024 | 6:30 PM 
  The Korea Society is delighted to present Colloquy: Translating Korean Poetry, featuring ...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 6:30 PM 
  In her intimate and touching debut, Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History, journalist ...
 
January 25 - April 18, 2024 | Working in the precise and fine medium of mother of pearl - "jagae" ...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 | 6:30 PM 
Detail from Six-Panel Folding Screen of Plum Blossom Studio by Lee Hancheol. 19 c. Korea. ©National ...
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | 6:30 PM 
Author photo: Nina Subin “It is a privilege to read Crystal Hana Kim’s fiction, which both ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 6:30 PM 
National Museum of Korea; Cultural Heritage Administration |  In this lecture, Professor ...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | 5:00 PM 
"Weirdly wonderful and wonderfully weird."— Kirkus Reviews In the first short-story collection of ...
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Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 5:00 PM 
IMAGE CREDIT: Docu+ Zero Waste is a timely documentary film that explores the current ...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 5:00 PM 
Author Photo: Studio Gaga A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and ...
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6:00 PM 
© Hae Ran from Channel Yes |  With the ever-growing need to understand ourselves and humanity ...
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May 2 - July 31, 2024 | How can a Korean artist—however one identifies as such—shape their own ...
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | 6:30 PM 
Like the foundational role of butter in French cooking or olive oil in Italian cuisine, jangs stand ...
Monday, March 4, 2024 | 12:00 PM 
"A thrillingly and ingeniously conceived allegory about where we are, and where we’re headed.” ...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | 5:00 PM 
  The charming slice-of-life novel Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by debut novelist ...

Wonju Seo Travelogue

Image courtesy of the artist

March 3 - May 27, 2022|
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 3, 2022 | 6-8 PM (ET)|
Artist Talk [video release]: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | 5 PM (ET)|

In Wonju Seo’s hands, the aesthetics, forms, and techniques of bojagi— traditional Korean wrapping cloths—are reconfigured as abstract textile art for a global audience. Seo combines needlework, painting, photography, and other techniques to create contemplative artworks that explore her transcultural identity and life experience.

The Korea Society Gallery is open only by appointment. The appointment must be made at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled visit. To make an appointment, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. All visitors will be required to show proof they have received two vaccine doses, except for those who have received the one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

 


 



Artist Talk

 


@ The Korea Society 
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, NYC

Gallery hours: (M-F) 10 AM - 4:30 PM by appointment

**Pre-registration is now required for all Korea Society events, and an ID is required for security.**

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Wonju Seo was born and raised in Seoul Korea, where she received her B.F.A in Fine Arts Painting from Hong-Ik University in 1988. After graduating college, she has worked as a package designer and silk painting artist for a long time. In 1998, she came to the United State to continue her career as an artist.

She is the recipient of the 2018 & 2012 Individual Artist Fellowship New Jersey State Council on the Arts and received QBL Fiber Artist Fellowship from Schweinfurth Art Center, Thomas Contemporary Quilt Recognition Award (Collector’s Choice) from Visions Art Museum, CA. Also, she received Honorable Mention from Smithtown Township Arts Council in 2011.

Seo has taught at The Korea Society, the Lee Young Hee Museum of Korean Culture in New York City, the Charles B. Wang Center in Stony Brook, New York and Newark Museum in New Jersey. Her art works have been selected by juries for many arts competitions, and she has been nationally and internationally exhibited in galleries and museums.

Seo's works are in the permanent collections of the Newark Museum, NJ; Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University, NY; and Grand Hyatt Hotel, Jeju Dream Tower, Jeju Island, South Korea. 

https://wonjuseo.format.com/