Jiwon Rhie
A Familiar Sting, 2023
Jiwon Rhie is a Korean multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. She received her MFA from Pratt Institute in New York, a BFA from Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea, and a BFA from Hannam University in Daejeon, South Korea.
Her work spans installations, sculptures, and video, exploring themes of boundaries, human relationships, cultural identities, and communication. Through research and a project-based process, she translates personal and social experiences into visual forms, capturing sensitivity and a sense of adaptation.
She has exhibited her work throughout the United States, including solo exhibitions at La MaMa Galleria, Transmitter Gallery, and NARS Foundation, as well as group shows at the Bronx Museum, Mana Contemporary, the Elizabeth Foundation, HOME Gallery, NARS Foundation, and the Korean Cultural Center NY.
Jiwon has received fellowships and grants such as the 2023 New York State Council on the Arts Support for Artists Grant, 2023 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant, The Bronx Museum of Arts A.I.M Fellowship, AHL – T&W Foundation Contemporary Visual Art Award, and Queens Art Fund Award by The Queens Council on the Arts.
She has participated in residency programs at Monira Foundation (Jersey City, NJ), 4Heads AIR (Governors Island, NY), NARS Foundation (Brooklyn, NY), and Vermont Studio Center (Burlington, VT).
Her work spans installations, sculptures, and video, exploring themes of boundaries, human relationships, cultural identities, and communication. Through research and a project-based process, she translates personal and social experiences into visual forms, capturing sensitivity and a sense of adaptation.
She has exhibited her work throughout the United States, including solo exhibitions at La MaMa Galleria, Transmitter Gallery, and NARS Foundation, as well as group shows at the Bronx Museum, Mana Contemporary, the Elizabeth Foundation, HOME Gallery, NARS Foundation, and the Korean Cultural Center NY.
Jiwon has received fellowships and grants such as the 2023 New York State Council on the Arts Support for Artists Grant, 2023 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant, The Bronx Museum of Arts A.I.M Fellowship, AHL – T&W Foundation Contemporary Visual Art Award, and Queens Art Fund Award by The Queens Council on the Arts.
She has participated in residency programs at Monira Foundation (Jersey City, NJ), 4Heads AIR (Governors Island, NY), NARS Foundation (Brooklyn, NY), and Vermont Studio Center (Burlington, VT).
In my artistic practice, I explore themes of adaptation, identity, and boundaries, drawing inspiration from the intersections of language, race, culture, and nationality. My work engages with how these conceptual boundaries manifest in our daily lives, often using sculpture, video, and installation to create unexpected interactions between architectural spaces, everyday objects, and representations of the human body. These juxtapositions highlight tensions and connections, inviting viewers to reconsider conventional perspectives.
As a project-based artist, I work on multiple bodies of art simultaneously, each visually distinct but unified by recurring themes. My multidisciplinary approach allows me to select materials and processes that best convey the essence of each piece, ensuring that the medium enhances the message. For example, kinetic elements are a key part of my practice, reflecting movement and transformation while emphasizing the fragility of physical and conceptual structures.
My work is deeply connected to the communities I am part of and the environments I navigate, reflecting both personal and collective experiences. By merging the familiar with the unexpected, I aim to create dialogues that resonate with diverse audiences, fostering a deeper understanding of the boundaries we navigate daily.
As a project-based artist, I work on multiple bodies of art simultaneously, each visually distinct but unified by recurring themes. My multidisciplinary approach allows me to select materials and processes that best convey the essence of each piece, ensuring that the medium enhances the message. For example, kinetic elements are a key part of my practice, reflecting movement and transformation while emphasizing the fragility of physical and conceptual structures.
My work is deeply connected to the communities I am part of and the environments I navigate, reflecting both personal and collective experiences. By merging the familiar with the unexpected, I aim to create dialogues that resonate with diverse audiences, fostering a deeper understanding of the boundaries we navigate daily.
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