Jiha Moon
Lives and works in Atlanta, GA
EDUCATION
2002 M.F.A., University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA
2001 M.A., University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA
1999 M.F.A., Ewha University, Seoul, Korea
1996 B.F.A., Korea University, Seoul, Korea
GRANT AND AWARD/RESIDENCY
2009-2010 Fabric workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2010 MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
University of North Texas, Print workshop at P.R.I.N.T, Denton, Texas
2009 Acadia Summer Art Program, Bar Harbor, ME
2008 Headlands Center for the Arts, Golden Foundation fellowship, Sausalito, CA
University of Central Florida, Print workshop at flying horse Editions, Orlando, FL
2007 Art Omi International Artists Residency, Ghent, NY
Acadia Summer Art Program, Bar Harbor, ME
2006 Singapore Tyler Print Institute, artist residency awarded by Asia Society and Museum, New York, NY
2005 The Trawick Prize, Bethesda Artists awards, Bethesda, MD
2004 The Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion
artists in residency, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC
2003 UCROSS Foundation, Clearmont, WY
2002 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA
2001-2002 Pelzer-Lynch Scholarship, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2000-2001 Lucida Mendenhalle Wile Scholarship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1993-1996 Korea University Scholarship, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITION
2010 Blue Peony and impure thoughts, Saltworks gallery, Atlanta, GA
2009 An exact place, Curator’s Office, Washington, DC
Recent Works, Roberts C. Williams Paper Museum (Two person show), Atlanta, GA
Between the lines. Sarubia Project (Two person show), Seoul, Korea (curated by Sin won Hwang)
2008 Turbulence Utopia, The Mint Museum, Vantage Point VII, Charlotte, NC (Exhibition Brochure by Carla M. Hanzal)
Megaxiscape, Moti Hasson gallery, Project exhibition, New York, NY
No Peach Heaven; MuRung Dowan, Saltworks gallery, Atlanta, GA (Exhibition Brochure by Stuart Horodner)
2007 Line Tripping, Curator’s Office, Washington, DC (Exhibition Brochure by John Ravenal)
Fabulous fiction, Moti Hasson gallery, New York, NY
Miki Wick Kim Contemporary Art, (Two person show), Zurich, Switzerland
Stain Trivia, Take out Drawing, Project exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2006 Pleasant Purgatory, Brain Factory, Seoul, Korea (Exhibition Brochure by Jang Min Park)
2005 Symbioland, Curator’s Office, Washington, DC (Exhibition Brochure by Lauren Ross)
2004 Greenbelt Art Center, Greenbelt, MD
Elizabeth Roberts gallery, Washington, DC
Hypermeltedfictioncontradiction, Dega gallery, Mclean, VA
2003 I'll meet you there, Korean Cultural Service, Washington, DC
Moonscape, Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA
2002 Absolute Narrative, Eve Drewelowe gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009-2010 More Mergers & Acquisitions, Atlanta contemporary Art center;
collaboration project with Rachel Hayes, Curated byStuart Horodner, Atlanta, GA
2009 An intricate touch, Miki wick Kim contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland
2008-2009 Art on Paper Biennial, Weatherspoon Museum of Art, Greensboro, NC, Curated by Xandra Eden, Catalouge
2008 Currents; Recent Acquisitions; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
Movement, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, Curated by Linda Muehlig
New Print; Spring 2008, International Print Center of New York, New York, NY, Selected by Jane Hammond
2007 Talent show, Atlanta Biennial, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Stuart Horodner
Levity, The Drawing Center, Catalogue, New York, NY, Curated by Katherine Carl
This Many, Saltworks gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006 Asia Society's 10 artists print Portfolio, Asia Society and Museum, New York, NY,
Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore
One way or another: Asian American Art Now, Asia Society and museum, New York, NY
Curated by Melissa Chiu, Susette S. Min and Karin Higa, Catalogue
Art gallery of University of Houston, TX, Berkeley Art Museum, University of California, CA
Japanese American National Museun, Los Angeles, until 2008
The real World, Katzen art museum of American University, Washington, DC
Animalia, Irvine Contemporary, Washington DC
2005 The Trawick Prize, Bethesda contemporary art awards, Creative partners gallery, Bethesda, MD
Boundries: Contemporary landscape, Union gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Red Beans and Rice, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Curated by Koan Jeff Baysa and Craig Buntting
Strictly Painting 5: Curated by Jonathan P. Binstock, Mclean Project for the Art, Mclean, VA
State of the Art: Mid-Atlantic overview, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
Family sublime, Park school, Brooklandville, MD
2004 Semi-Lucid, White Columns, Curated by Lauren Ross, New York, NY
Technature, Kunstoffice, Berlin, Germany
Storytellers, Los Medanos College gallery, Pittsburg, CA
2003 Worlds-Welton-Valdar-SaeGae, Atelierhaus Mengerzeile, M3, Berlin, Germany
Hand and Eye, Artists in residency exhibition, Wesley Seminary, Washington, DC
2002 Midwest ticket, gallery 119, Chicago, IL
M.F.A. exhibition, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
In Between, Byron Buford Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Fully Integrated, Dega Gallery, McLean, VA
Summer Salon, Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA
2001 Small Paintings, Byron Burford Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Appendage, Eve Drewelowe Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2000 For Family, Byron Burford Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Funny Bones, Byron Burford Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1999 10 plus 4, Fox building, Maryland Art Institute, Baltimore, MD
Field, Gwan-Hoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
BIBLIOGRAPHY/REVIEW
Rebecca Dinling Cocharan, ARTFORUM.COM/CRITICS’ PICK, February, 2010
Catherine Fox. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Page D12, Friday, Feb 12th, 2010
Deanna Sirlin, Creative Loafting, February 7th, 2010
Rebecca Dimling Cochran, Art in America, Page 201, May, 2008
Diana McClintock, Art Papers, Page 53, March/April issue, 2008
Deborah Wolf, A colorful utopia melding cultures, Atlanta Journal- Constitution, Jan 27, 2008
Felicia Feaster, Peach Pit, Creative Loafing, Jan 23, 2008
Nord Wennerstrom, ARTFORUM, moon560, December issue, 2007
Kriston Capps, Line Tripping, Washington City Paper, Oct. 3, 2007
Pill Oppenheim , Talent Show, Art papers, Page 57, September/October issue, 2007
New American Painitngs, Open Press, $70 Southern regions, Boston, MA, 2007
David Cohen, Weather Channels, New York Sun, May 25, 2007
Roberta Smith, A Melange of Asian Roots and Shifting Identities, New York Times, September 8, 2006
Daniel Kunitz, Defying The Definitive, New York Sun, September 14, 2006
Jeff Yang, Asian Pop Art Breakers, San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Monday, Oct 16, 2006
New American Paintings, Open Press, #63 Mid Atlantic regions, Boston, MA 2006
George Howell, Art Papers, Page 71, January/February issue 2006
Diana McClintock, Red Beans and Rice, Art Papers, Page 53, January/February issue, 2006
Jeffry Cudlin, Symbioland, Washington City Paper, October 7, 2005
Michael O’Sullivan, Jiha Moon’s Shining Contrast, The Washington Post, Sept.16, WE57, 2005
Jessica Dawson, Jiha Moon’s Fantasy Island, The Washington Post, Sept.15, C05, 2005
Ken Johnson, Semi Lucid, New York Times, OCT. 8, 2004
Jessica Dawson, In Moon’s Work, The Eyes Have It, The Washington Post, AUG.15, CO5, 2004
SELECTED COLLECTION
Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA
Smithsonian Institute, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Asia Society and Museum, New York, NY
Neuberger Berman Art Collection, New York, NY
UBS Collection, New York, NY
Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore
City Hall Art Collection, The John, A. Wilson Building, Washington, DC
Art Omi International Art Center, Ghent, NY
Bank of America, Atlanta, GA
City Bank, New York, NY