Thomas Insuk Hong: Korean-American Artist and Educator

Biography

Born 1981 in Seoul, South Korea. Immigrated to the US; earned BFA from Seoul National University (oriental painting) and MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (painting/drawing).

Artistic Practice

• Mediums: Performance, installation, video, photography.
• Themes: Identity, memory, cultural displacement, body as site of ritual.
• Approach: Participatory, community-engaged, transforming viewers into collaborators.

Major Exhibitions

Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA, Venice Biennale, and numerous international galleries.

Awards

Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, Guggenheim Fellowship, Artadia Award, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award.

Teaching

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania (Fine Arts). Leads workshops/lectures globally.