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Jason S. Yi is an artist who works in photography, video, sculpture, drawing, and site-specific installations.  His work is conceived through a bi-cultural lens and investigates the fragility of perception.

 

He has exhibited in national and international galleries and museums, including a recent exhibition in Vienna, Austria. His awards include the Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship, a two-time recipient of the Mary L. Nohl Artist Fellowship, Milwaukee Artist of the Year, and the Kamiyama Artist in Residence Fellowship, sponsored by the Japan Foundation.  His sculptures, photographs, and video works are included in the permanent collections at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Museum of Wisconsin Art, Kamiyama Museum of Art in Japan, Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles, Dennos Museum Center in Michigan, and the Edward F. Albee Foundation in New York City.

 

Jason co-founded Plum Blossom Initiative, which administers the Bridge Work Professional Development program. He is also a Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design professor and the gallery director of Hawthorn Contemporary. He lives and works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.