Naomi Chung

Resume: NAOMI CHUNG

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2004 "Painting", Solo Exhibition, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Twenty Four Seasons in a Day", Melvin Art Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL
2003 "2003 Gallery Invitational", Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
"Serenity", Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
"Fully Integrated", Dega Gallery, McLean, VA, Jurors, Andrea Pollan, and Y. David Chung
2002 "Revisiting the Traditional Print", Lee Arts Mini Gallery, Lee Arts Center, Arlington, VA
"National All Media Juried Exhibition", Artists' Museum, Washington, DC, Juror, Claire Huschle
2001 "Seasons", Wilson Center Gallery, Washington, DC, Juror, Rick Weaver
"Group Show", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2000 "23rd National Print Biennial", Silvermine Arts Guild Galleries, New Canaan, CT Juror, Antonio Frasconi
"2nd Annual New Talent Exhibition", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Printmaker's Folio Show", Burrison Art Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
"Award Winners Show", Meyerson Hall Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
"Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition", Meyerson Hall Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Solo Print Exhibition, Morgan Print Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Large Print Exhibition, Dean's Alley, Meyerson Hall Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, PA
Group Show, La Terrase Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA
1999 "Contemporary Painting", International Competition, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT, Juror, Andrew Forge
"Two Person Show", Boland Gallery, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA1999
Small Print Show, Fox Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
"Printmaker's Folio Show", Burrison Art Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
"Large Print Exhibition", Meyerson Hall Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1998 Solo Exhibition, Student Artspace, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA, Juror, John Yau
"New Artists", Senior Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
"14th Annual Larrick Art Exhibition, Larrick Center, Medical College of Virginia, traveled to Richmond Public Library
1997 "Interaction 11", Student Artspace, Richmond, VA
"X Change 5", Exchange Place Gallery, Richmond, VA
"Printmaking Perspectives", Galeria Juan Pardo Heeren, Lima, Peru
1996 "Multiple Impressions II", Interact Gallery, Glen Allen, VA
Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA, Juror, Andrea Pollan

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2000 Printmaking Instructor, College of General Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1999 Lithography Instructor, Graduate Lithography, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Lithography Instructor, Undergraduate Lithography, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1998 Teaching Assistant, Digital Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Museum Educator, The Children's Museum of Richmond, Richmond, VA
1997 Print Demonstrator (volunteer), Hand Workshop, Richmond, VA


SELECTED PUBLIC/PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

McDonalds Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, VA

PUBLICATIONS

Mahoney, Rebecca "Art at Edge of Abstraction", The Ledger , February 16, 2004
Kalliope, A Journal of Women's Literature & Art, Vol. XXIII No.1
The NewPages Literary Magazine Stand, July 2001
Penn in Ink, Vol. 9 No. 1 http://www.upenn.edu/gsfa/events/publications/pii/vol-9-1/grad2.htm
Sozanski, Edward J. "New Talent Emerges", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2000
"The Fabric of Philadelphia-Through the Eyes of the Artists", McDonalds Corporation, October 20, 1999
The Catalog 11, published by the Department of Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998

AWARDS AND DISTINCITIONS

2000 Charles Addams Memorial Prize, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Dedalus Master of Fine Arts Fellowship, Dedalus Foundation Inc., Robert Motherwell-founder, New York, NY
Chairman's Merit Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1999 National Korean Honor Scholarship, The Embassy of Republic of Korea, Washington, DC
Korean American Scholarship, The Korean American Scholarship Foundation, Vienna, VA
College of General Studies Teaching Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Lawrence Shprintz Prize in Painting, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1998 Most Outstanding Senior Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1997 14th Annual Larrick Art Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
National Korean Honor Scholarship, The Embassy of Republic of Korea, Washington, DC
Phi Kappa Phi Undergraduate Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1996 John Will and Adelaide Creasy Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1994-98 Dean's Scholarship/ Dean's Honor List, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

EDUCATION
2000 MFA, Painting, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1998 BFA, Painting and Printmaking (Magna Cum Laude), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
 

Naomi Chung Artist Statement

Painting can reflect nature not only as an image but also as an event. My approach to painting landscapes parallels many moments experienced in nature; both the subtle and imposing aspects of nature inspire and permeate my work. Slight nuances in colors, patterns, textures, seasons and light trigger a sensory response, while more aggressive actions made by weather and creatures inhabiting the landscape elicit a more defensive, instinctual response. I arrange and dramatize natural elements in my paintings based on these responses, generating an environment that is focused more on engaging the senses than portraying specific places.

I find expressive meaning and value in the seemingly random patterns of nature. The combined colors, textures, and movements of birds, grass and a hurricane wind can be regarded as a carefully orchestrated yet unrehearsed symphony. There is a mysterious, underlying truth to these occurrences. Painting provides me with a basis from which I can create a similar type of performance, one that is filtered through my aesthetic sensibilities. I gather characters from the landscape and set a stage on the canvas upon which they interact. The interaction is ongoing in viewing the final painting as the eye follows movements that suggest elapsed time.

I make intuitive choices throughout the painting process, reacting on impulses to retain a sense of energy and immediacy, yet I try to make each brushstroke as honest and careful as movements made by animals. With my brush, I may try to mimic a lion that casually swats flies off his back, or a bird that soars freely in the air. In following my instincts, I become one of the agents originating from the same source as that of my subject matter. The act of painting becomes analogous to the action of what appears on the canvas as correlations are built between the sensations of subject matter and the materials I use to describe them. Drips of paint may simultaneously represent both the visual and the physical aspects of pouring rain.

The subjects in the landscape often appear vague and suggestive. Abstraction seems to prolong that fleeting moment of confrontation; those few seconds before you come to a realization of what just occurred. For example, the displacement experienced upon waking up in the morning or the sudden moment of shock as a startled squirrel freezes in the middle of the road. Initially, the situation is not immediately clear but instinctual senses become heightened and alert. I want the viewer to focus on the paintings with that particular level of awareness, where rationalization is delayed and what we experienced is simply a pure and immediate reaction. Without warning, these reoccurring moments allow the mind to react to the situation as if it were new. I want the paintings to bring a similar response in the viewer, where the experience can be felt with a heightened sensitivity and a silenced rationale.

Naomi Chung, March 2004