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JASON S. YI
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Allen Priebe Gallery, University of Wisconsin OshKosh, OshKosh, Wisconsin
Mary L. Nohl Fellowship exhibition, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2022 Dennos Museum, Traverse City, Michigan
2021 "Dissimulations" Arts & Literature Lab, Madison, Wisconsin
2018 "Terraform" Conklin Gallery, Minnesota State University - Mankato, Minnesota
2016 Richard E. Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
"Terraform" Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2015 "Terraform" Wriston Art Center, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin
2014 "A Fragile Permanence" Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, Wisconsin
2012 "Move a Mountain" Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, Wisconsin
Isermann Gallery, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida
2007 “Yellow Mountains and Other Places” Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2006 The Fuller Project – Bloomington, Indiana
“The Way Things Used To Be” West Bend Art Museum, Wisconisn
“Mary L. Nohl Fellowship Exhibition”, Institute of Visual Art (INOVA), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2004 “Re-Collection” Kiehle Gallery St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota
2002 “Fictional Truth” Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2000 Safety-Kleen Gallery, two-person exhibition w/ Kim Keever Elgin, Illinois
1998 “Hybrid + Transplant” Curator: Julie Sim-Edwards, John & Joe Gallery, Los Angeles
1997 Carnegie Art Center, Northern Kentucky Arts Council, Covington, Kentucky
1996 “Spring Solos” Arlington Art Center, Curator: Richard Dana Arlington, Virginia
1994 “New Works” Henri Gallery, Washington DC
1992 “New Works” Henri Gallery, Washington DC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 "XYZ 04" Griffin, Austria
2021 "Artists Without Borders", Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin
"Koamerican" curated by Kyoung Ae Cho, Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2020 "Ossuary" curated by Laurie Beth Clark, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
" Exisiting in Thought" Scout Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2019 “MARN Mentors” Exhibition, Redline, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2019- “Mary Nohl 15th Anniversary Exhibition”, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2018
2017 "Sculpture Milwaukee", Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"MARNmentor" Exhibition, VAR Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Together With" Emmanuel Gallery (pending), Denver, Colorado
"Together With" The Bubblr, Madison, Wisconsin
2016- "Beneath Metropolis" Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
2017
2016 "Supernatural" John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
"Temporary Resurfacing", Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2015 Art Week Des Moine, Des Moine, Iowa
"Rubbish", Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin
"Pacific Midwest 2.0", Institute of Visual Art - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2013 "Wisconsin Triennial", Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin
Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon
“Current Tendencies 2013”, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“Chasing Horizons”, Villa Terrace Decorative Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2012 “Inside-out 2012”, Inside-out Art Museum, Beijing, China
“Dean Jensen; 25 Years”, Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2010 “Wisconsin Triennial 2010” , Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin
2009 “Noah Brehmer Project” , Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, California
“MARNmentors” Exhibition, Walkers Point Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2008 “Noah Brehmer Project”, The Suburban, Chicago, Illinois The Suburban, Chicago, Illinois
“Noah Brehmer Project”, Blank Space, Brooklyn, New York
“Sensory Overload” Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin
Hotcakes Gallery, MARN Mentors Program exhibition, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2007 Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, Wisconsin
2006 Korea Society, Asian Contemporary Art Week, curators: Barbara London (Museum of Modern Art),
Melissa Chiu(Asia Society Contemporary Museum), Yu Yeon Kim (Independent Curator)
“Likely Stories” Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2005 “Artists Interrogate” Curator: Sarah Kirk Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin
“Art Chicago” Hotcakes Gallery Chicago, Illinois
2003 Kamiyama Artist in Residence exhibition Kamiyama, Japan
“Presentations 2003” Hotel Pupik Schrattenberg, Austria
“News” Dean Jensen Gallery Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2001 “Concordia Project” Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nicholls State University Invitational Exhibition, Thibodaux, Louisiana
2001-
2000 “Blurry Lines”, John Michael Kohler Art Center Sheboygan, Wisconsin
2000 “Korean Sculpture + World Sculpture” Moran Museum of Art Seoul, South Korea
“Collaborative Installation” Hue College of Arts, Hue, Vietnam
“Century’s End: The American Experience 2000”, South Bend Museum of Art, Indiana
“Third Biennial Sculpture Invitational” Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan
1999 “Wisconsin Triennial”, Madison Art Center, Madison
“East of The Sun”, Lee Scarfone Gallery, University of Tampa, Florida
“The Comestible Compost” Gallery 247 Curator: Sue Spaid, Los Angeles, California
“Stateline Vicinity Exhibition”, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois
1996 “Fine Line” Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California
1995 “12 Thoughts and Frank” Asian American Art Centre, New York, New York
AWARDS / ACTIVITIES
2022 Maryl L. Nohl Artist Fellowship awarded in established category, Wisconsin
2021 Artist presentation, Arts + Literature Lab, Madison, Wisconsin
Virtual artist presentation, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston
2020 Artist presentation/lecture at Saint Kate Arts Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2019 Artist in Residence at MASS MoCA (fully funded), North Adams, Massachusetts
2018 Visiting Artist, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Visiting Artist in Residence, Minnesota State University - Mankato, Minnesota
2017 Visiting Artist, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
2016 Visiting Artist, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
Joan Mitchell Center Artist in Residence Program, New Orleans, Louisiana
2015 Visiting Artist, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin
2014 Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant
2014 Visiting Artist, University of Arkansas, Fayettevile, Arkansas
2013 Inside-out Art Museum, Artist in Residence Program, Beijing, China - link
2012 Visiting Artist, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida
2010 Juror, Beloit and Vicinity exhibition, Beloit, Wisconsin
2008 Visiting Artist, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin
Curated “Media Projects 2008” Adam Frelin, Bodil Furu, Bethany Springer, Layton Gallery, Milwaukee
2007 Platform China Artist in Residence Program, Beijing, China
Milwaukee Artist of the Year 2006, chosen by the Milwaukee Arts Board
Milwaukee Art Museum/Contemporary Art Society – Art Commission for Ten Year Anniversary Benefit Auction
2006 Visiting Artist- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
MARNmentors Program, Milwaukee Artist Resource Network, Milwaukee
2005 Mary L. Nohl Fellowship $15,000 recipient in Established Artist Category, Milwaukee
Nominee - Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Fellowship
Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) mentorship program-Mentor
2004 Visiting Artist, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota
Open Art Selection Panel, public art project w/ artists-Kinji Akagawa, Luis Jimenez, Jin Soo Kim
2003 Kamiyama Artist in Residence/KAIR (one of three international artists), Kamiyama Japan
Artist in Residence, Hotel Pupik Schrattenberg, Austria
2001 Visiting Professor, Studio Art Centers International (SACI) Florence, Italy
2001 Visiting Artist, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
Guest Artist Talk, Madison Art Center, Wisconsin
2000 Visiting Artist, (two week installation workshop) Hué College of Art, Vietnam
1999 Visiting Artist, Osaka College of Art, Osaka, Japan
Visiting Artist, Hué College of Art, Hué, Vietnam
Visiting Artist, University of Tampa, Florida
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Salas, Rafael Francisco Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 10, 2016 http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/jason-yi-fashions-pieces-of-a-world-in-terraform-b99736607z1-382488951.html
Minerath, Kat Shepard Express, May 17, 2016 http://shepherdexpress.com/article-27820-uncanny-unconventional-materials-art-review-.html
Duray, Dan Artnews, December 19, 2014
https://www.artnews.com/2014/12/19/joan-mitchell-foundation-announces-2014-painters-sculptors-grant-recipients/
Hertel, Nora 77 Square, August 20, 2014
http://host.madison.com/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/after-weeks-of-work-jason-yi-finds-fragile-permanence-at/article_c44bc587-2d28-52c4-b544-55cda8e1a2d6.html
Worland, Gayle 77 Square, August 3, 2014
http://host.madison.com/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/an-art-evolution-on-state-street/article_f3775368-c768-5ba2-ac8b-afe22a2d31e4.html
Czarnecki, Craig WKOW.com, August 15, 2014
http://www.wkow.com/story/26293504/2014/08/15/art-exhibition-gives-fans-look-at-artistic-process#.U_JPYu2ljOE.hootsuite
Rappleye, Emily Madison Magazine, August 13, 2014
http://www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/August-2014/Artist-to-Watch/
Muckian, Michael Art Gaze, August 21, 2014
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/art-gaze/jason-yi-goes-big-with-installation-in-madisons-museum-of-contemporary-art.html
WMTV15, August 6, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpdsIZwsgCw
BonDurant, Sherry The Artery, August 19, 2014 http://madisonartery.com/jason-yi-installs-wonder-at-mmoca/
Channel 3000, August 20, 2014 http://www.channel3000.com/news/27648452
02 NEWS, September 19, 2014
http://www.cbs2iowa.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/road-trippin-madison-museum-contemporary-art-29319.shtml
Solstice, Miles The Badger Herald, September 11, 2014
http://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2014/09/11/new-mmoca-exhibit-boasts-duct-tape-expert-commentary-random-people-state-street/#.VCHC10uTBBV
Waxman, Lori Artforum Critic’ Picks 2007 http://www.artforum.com/picks/section=us#Milwaukee
Brehmer, Deb Susceptible to Images 2007 http://susceptibletoimages.com/102607/yi-DJG-102607.html
Schumacher, Mary Louise Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Potent personal reflections shape landscape of memory”
Cue Entertainment page1, October 8, 2006 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Schumacher, Mary Louise Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “7 local artists to share $65,000 in Nohl Fellowships”
Cue Entertainment November 19, 2005 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Corliss, Mick The Japan Times (online), “A River of Creativity Runs Through It”
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fa20031231a1.htm
December 31, 2003 Tokyo, Japan
Schumacher, Mary Louise Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Digital Depth” Cue Entertainment Guide
Page 1, January 19, 2003 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Auer, James Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Cue Entertainment Guide
Page 2, August 21, 2002 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Auer, Green, Roger Kalamazoo Gazette, Arts & Entertainment section
page B-1 October 15, 2000 Kalamazoo, Michigan
Lee, Yeon-Soo Korean Sculpture, Worldwide Sculpture The 38th Nak Woo Sculptors Society Exhibition Catalog Moran Museum of Art Seoul, Korea
York, Julie South Bend Tribune, “Dimensions Redefined” Weekend section
page C-1 &C-7 September 22, 2000 South Bend, Indiana
McCauley, Mary Carole Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “15 Who Will Make the Arts Scene Sparkle”
Cue entertainment section pages 1E and 15E Jan 2, 2000 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milani, Joanne The Tampa Tribune, “East of The Sun” page 1, 15 November 21, 1999 Tampa, Florida
Krajewski, Sarah Wisconsin Triennial exhibition catalog ISBN 0-913883-26-3
August, 1999 Madison, Wisconsin
Pak, Minju Koream Magazine “Artist Trax” page 16, September, 1998 Los Angeles, California
Guequierre, Nathan Shepard Express, Ars Nova - “East or West” page 26, April 2, 1998 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Auer, James Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Cue Entertainment Guide
page 2, March 25, 1998 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gan, Dina A Magazine , “Hard Boiled Art” page 12 February/March, 1996 New York, New York
Brace, Eric Washington Post, “Arts Beat” Style Section, March 25, 1996, Washington DC
Hsu, Joseph World Journal , “Black Egg on Bowery” Section B-3, November 18, 1995,
New York, New York
Fleming, Lee, Washington Post, “Shadow Shows” Style section, October 1, 1994, Washington DC
PUBLIC COLLECTION
Museum of Wisconsin Art West Bend, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Edward F. Albee Foundation New York, New York
Kamiyama Museum of Art Kamiayama, Japan
Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, California
Saint Kate Arts Hotel Milwaukee, Wisconsin
PUBLIC LOAN
2011-2013 Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Madison, Wisconsin
EDUCATION
M.F.A. (1995) University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
(1994) Cortona Program, Cortona, Italy
B. ARCH. (1988) Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia
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