JAE HI AHN
EDUCATION
MFA Long Island University/C. W. Post Campus, NY 2002
BFA (Sculpture) Chungnam National University, South Korea 1997
Art Students League (Printmaking), NYC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Jae Hi Ahn: New Work, Phoenix gallery, Chelsea, NY
Installation at Elmo, Chelsea, NY
2006 Aquatic Garden at Washington Square Windows at NYU, NYC
Underwater Forest, Alpan gallery, Huntington, NY
2005 Sea Flowers (Works from the 1st Alpan Residency), Alpan gallery, Huntington, NY
Rubberworms (Sculptures & Drawings), Phoenix gallery, Chelsea, NY
Collector's Room at Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Recent Works, Multimedia Center, Palisades Park Library, New Jersey
2004 Han Yong Jin Award, Space World Gallery, LIC, NY
A Closer Look (Two Person show by Kathryn Newman), Art League of LI at The Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY
2002 Multimedia Center, Palisades Park Library, NJ
Traces, Second Ave. Firehouse, Bay Shore, NY
2001Installation by Jae Hi Ahn, Art Students League Gallery, LIU, NY
Sculpture Gallery, Long Island University, NY
2000 Fantasy of My Life, Sculpture Gallery, LIU, NY
OUTDOOR PROJECTS
2007-08 Nature/ Not Nature, The Field Sculpture Park at Omi International Arts Center, Ghent, NY
2006 “Night in Bloom” Part of “Project Glow”, The 10th DUMBO Art Under the Bridge Festival at the
Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, Dumbo Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Conflux, Rider Project 2006, Williamsburg (Havemeyer & Grand St), NY
Cell2Cell2Cell, Rider Project , Traveling Show through NYC
1994 Outdoor Sculpture show, Chungnam National Univ. Daejeon, South Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 6 Korean Artists, Gallery Korea, Korean Cultural Service, NYC
Unlikely Materials, Alpan, Huntington, NY
2006 Winter 2006, Alpan gallery, Huntington, NY
Alpan Art Party, Alpan gallery, Huntington, NY
YMCA Benefit Art Auction, curated by Elizabeth M. Grady of Whitney Museum and Christian
Viveros-Faune of Roebling Hall, Supreme Trading, Williamsburg
Dam Stuhltrager Fundraiser, Dam Stuhltrager gallery, Williamsburg, NY
Art for Healing (mushroomArts and KoreaVillage), benefit event for the American Cancer Society,
Korea Village - Open Center, Flushing, NY
New ‘06 Nurturing the Edge (Benefit Show), by NurtureArt, CUE Art Foundation, Chelsea, NY
Of Nature and the Hand, (Curator, John Remsen), Port Jefferson Village Center, Port Jefferson, NY
Phoenix Artists, Phoenix gallery, NYC, NY
Morgan Studio, Open studio at Morgan St. studio, Brooklyn, NY
Unambiguous (Printed exhibition on ArtWorld Digest), Curated by David Cohen,, The 1st issue , NYC
Parts to the Whole, (Curator, Elizabeth M. Grady, Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Museum of
American Art), Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Karma, Space World gallery, LIC, NY
Winter 2005, Alpan gallery, Huntington, NY
Java Studio Winter Salon, Java Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists File, NYC, NY
Phoenix Fancies, Phoenix gallery, NYC, NY
Benefit, Alpan gallery, Huntington, NY
From Nature, Traveling Show (Gongju-Busan-Suwon) by YATOO, Korea
Brooklyn Artists, Alpan gallery, Huntington, NY
Daily Dialogue (Invitational Group show), Walter Wickiser gallery, Soho, NY
16 Rooms, curated by Jun Ho Lee, Hall Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Intuition Perception, Concepto Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Point of View, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY
Flower Show (Curator: Kiyoshi Ike), Concepto Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2004 Ends & Means, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY
Holiday Print Exhibition, Gallery of Graphic Arts, NYC, NY
Green Light (20 Young Korean Artists show by Korean Cultural Service), Gallery Korea, , NYC
Printmakers from Art Students League of NY (by Durst Organization), The Lobby Gallery, NYC
Gritty Exhibition (Curators: Molly Wilk & Rachel Pascua), Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Drawing Reconsidered, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY
6th National Juried Show (Juror: Fereshteh Daftari - Assistant Curator MoMA, NY), Ceres Gallery, NYC
B57 Open Studio Show, B57 Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY
First Annual Juried Photography Exhibition (Juror, Candace Perich), The Pen & Brush, Inc. NYC, NY
NY International Competition,(Yukie Kamiya, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, NYC), Greeley Sq. Gallery, NYC
Drawing from Woman, Virginia Commonwealth Univ. in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
"Small, Smaller, Smallest"(Juror, Rockaway Artists Alliance), sTudio 6 Gallery at Fort Tilden, Queens , NY
15th Annual NJ Small Works Show(Juror, Anthony Grant), Old Church Cultural Center/School of Art, Demarest, NJ
Fiber Arts, (Curator, Marcia Widenor), Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
14th Annual National Art Competition(Jeff Fleming, Curator, Des Moines Art Center), Truman SUNY, Kirksville, MO
ASL Group Art Show, Galerie La Chapelle, NYC, NY
Crossing Zones, Hutchins Gallery, LIU, Brookville, NY
All Media Juried Show(Nancy Palmer/Prof /Corcoran College of Art & Design), Artists' Museum, Washington, DC
2003 Phoenix Group Show, Phoenix Gallery, NYC, NY
Mad Science:'Tribute to Victor'(Juror/Lyon Forrest Hill/Director/Columbia Marionette Theatre),Art Garage, Columbia, SC
100 Years, 100 Dreams (100 Years Korean Immigrant Memorial show) , Space World Gallery, NY
Firehouse Show, Second Ave. Firehouse, Bay Shore, NY
2002 MFA Thesis Show, Hillwood Art Museum/LIU, Brookville,NY
2001 Art on The Run, The Armory Art Gallery & XYZ Gallery, Virginia
Long Island MFA Show, Lotte Gallery, Daejeon, Korea
1997 Graduation Exhibition, Bagma Gallery, Chungnam National Univ. Daejon, Korea
1995 Dangjin Art Show - Susunhwa Gallery, Dangjin, Chungnam, Korea
AWARDS and RESIDENCY
2007 Sculpture Space Residency, juried by Tom Nussbaum, Utica, NY
I-Park Residency, East Haddam, CT
2005 Grants from Korean Cultural Service, NYC, NY
The 1st Alpan Gallery Summer Residency Program Recipient, Huntington, NY
Honorable Mention (Junior Scholarship Members Annual Exhibition), Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY
Honorable Mention (Prints Show), ASL Gallery, NYC, NY
2004 The Best in Korean Installation Artists (Solo Show & Prize), The 2nd Han Yong Jin Award, NYC,
2001 Seigel Grants, LIU, NY
O'malley Travel Funds, LIU, NY
O'malley's Grants, LIU, NY
FLAT FILES AND COLLECTIONS
Dam Stuhltrager gallery, Williamsburg, NY
New York Public Library, NY
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2006 Guest Artist, C.W.Post Campus/LIU, NY
2005 Muse Fuse/Slide Night at NURTUREart, Williamsburg, NY
2002-2000 Graduate Assistant (Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramic, Design) at LIU, NY
2001 Artist Talk for ‘Long Island MFA Show’, Lotte gallery, Daejeon, Korea
2001 Interview with The Friday Culture Club / Taejon MBC Broadcasting Station, July 13th, Korea
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
2006 Gallery Guide: Jae Hi Ahn, The Korea Daily/NYC by Sukie Park, 12/27/06
Under the Sea in Washington Square, by Stephanie Nikolopoulos www.gothamist.com 12/12/06
Some Art to See, Works in Progress by ESM, www.mudandsticks.blogspot.com 12/14/06
Night in Bloom, www.newyorkdailyphoto.com by Brian Dube' 10/22/06
Dumbo Brooklyn Weekend Reading (10/15/06) image by dietrich, www.dumbonyc.com
30 Blocks of DUMBO Done Over With Artistic Flair -10th Annual Art Under the Bridge Festival Is
Here, Courier Life Publications www.courierlife.net 10/04/2006
Jae Hi Ahn’s Night in Bloom by yehwan www.flickr.com 10/16/06
Jae Hi Ahn at Rider Project by Silverakshi, www.flickr.com 09/18/06
Installation artist, Jae Hi Ahn, Rider Project by Mi Soon Jeon, The Segye Times, Culture, Sept. 2 A-9
Jae Hi Ahn in Rider Truck, by Sukie Park, The Korea Daily, Culture, Sept. 8th
Jae Hi Ahn, Sculptor, The Korea Daily (by Sukie Park)/NY, Culture, A-14 Fri. May 19th
Of Nature and the Hand, Port Jefferson Newspaper by Ellen Barcel, May
ArtWorld Digest Magazine, "Unambiguous" (Printed exhibition) by David Cohen, 1st issue, NYC
Parts of What’s Up Artblog by Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof, Philadelphia, Sun. Jan 8th
www.fallonandrosof.com/archives
Vox Populi, City paper, Philadelphia Jan 29th
2005 About - From - For Nature, Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale 2005 by YATOO, South Korea
Karma, The Segye Times / New York, Sat. Dec. 17, 2005, Page B
No Water Required, The New York Times, Long Island, Sun, Oct. 9th, Page 13
Jae Hi Ahn, Rubberworms, The Korea Daily (by Sukie Park)/NY, June 10th, Fri. A-14
Jae Hi Ahn, Dam Stuhltrager gallery, The Brooklyn Rail (by James Kalm), Artseen, April/2005
Free Williamsburg: Keane’s Greater Brooklyn Art Crawl, the Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based
cultural guide, March/2005
The Korea Times/New York, Culture, Mar. 15th, Tues. A-5
2004 Jae Hi Ahn The 2nd Han Yong Jin Award, The Segye Times/New York, Culture, Dec. 4th, Sat. A-9
20 Young Korean Artists, The Korea Times/New York, Community, Nov. 24th A5
The 2nd Han Yong Jin Award, The Segye Times/New York, Nov. 5th Fri.
Green Light/Korean Cultural Center, The Segye Times/New York, Culture, Sept. 14th, Tues. A-9
Artist and Recipe, Ehime Newspaper/Japan (by Hiro Tsuchiya), Life, Tuesday, July, 6th, Page 21
Open Studio at Navy Yard , Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Jennifer Needleman, Tues, May 11th, P 3
Installation artist, Jae Hi Ahn, The Korea Times/New York, Culture, May 19th, D-3
Jae Hi Ahn-Installation/Drawing, The Segye Times/New York, Culture, May 15th, A-8
A Closer Look, Newsletter/The Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY, May/June
Fiber Arts, The Korea Times/New York, Community, Mar. 11th, A-5
The Segye Times/New York, Culture, Mar. 8th, A-9
2003 The Korea Times/New York, Nov. 5th, 2003, D1
The Korea Daily/New York, Culture, Nov. 1st, A-14
The Segye Times/New York, Culture, Oct. 30th, A-9
Jae Hi Ahn, The Segye Times/New York, Oct. 27th
2002 Art on The Run, The Roanoke Times/Virginia, Out & About/XYZ gallery, Feb. 7th
2000 Loomings, Magazine/LIU, p 17 NY