Dr Young (Hyeyoung) Maeng
맹혜영
Education:
PhD: LICA, Lancaster University, PhD in Contemporary Art (United Kingdom)
PhD Thesis: Documentation Art and Korean Bunche Painting: An Investigation of Deleuze’s Transcendental Realism through
the painting process
MFA: San Francisco Art Institute, MFA in Painting (United States)
MFA: Kyung Hee University, MFA in Korean Painting (South Korea)
MFA Thesis: The Study on the Aesthetic Expression of “Heavenly Harmony (天和)” through Taoism and The book of Changes.
BFA: Kyung Hee University, BFA in Fine Art Education and Korean Painting (South Korea)
Solo Shows:
2018 Fractured Affection (King St Studio Gallery, Lancaster, UK)
2016 Painting as Documentation Art (Peter Scott Gallery Lancaster University, UK)
2016 Documentation Art and Korean Painting (The Campus in the City, Lancaster, UK)
2014 Something in Between: Documentation Art (Installation Space, LICA, UK)
2012 Perfumed Violence, SFAI MFA Graduate Show (Phoenix Hotel, San Francisco, USA)
2007 The Pond of Mind, Hangaram Art Museum (Seoul, Korea)
2004 The Joyful Imagination reflected in the Pond, Gongpyeong Art Center (Seoul, Korea)
1999 The Image of the Pond, Insa Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
Projects:
2013 - Present: Documentation Art Project: Documenting the process of Korean Bunche painting and make a video art piece which is independent from the final stage of the painting. (PhD Project, LICA, UK)
2012 - 2015: Wishing Tree Project: Video Bracelets Installation and Community Engaged Performance (San Francisco, USA and Lancaster, UK)
2010- 2012: Perfumed Violence (Painting and Video Installation): a pedagogical art project which unfolds the adverse effect of “education fever” in Asian countries. (SFAI, USA)
1999- 2008: The Image of Pond: Investigation of the aesthetics of Tao through the integration of the image of pond and everyday life. (Korean Bunche painting practice, South Korea)
Teaching and Artist Talk:
2015 - 2017 Part-time LICA Fine Art Painting Tutor, Lancaster University, UK
2017 Artist Talk, Ulster University, Belfast, UK
2017 - 2018 Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Garlisle, UK
2016 Documentation Art and Asian Painting Workshop, Campus in the City, Lancaster, UK
Conference Presentations:
2017 Documentation Art Sandys presentation for Exploring Identity: Between
Being and Belonging AHRC NWCDTP Postgraduate Conference
2016 Paper Presentation in Asian Deleuze Studies Conference, Seoul National University, Korea;
Documentation Art of Korean Bunche Paining: Landscape Painting as Transcendental Realism
2016 Paper Presentation in International Deleuze Studies Conference in University of Tome Tre, Italia; Documentation Art
and Transcendental Realism: Painting as Virtuality, Becoming and Life
2016 Lancaster University Post-Graduate Conference Long Presentation (Lancaster University)
(True-view landscape painting and Transcendental Realism)
2015 Lancaster University Post-Graduate Conference Long Presentation (Lancaster University)
(Documentation Art and Deleuzian Transcendental Aesthetics) \
2014 Lancaster University Post-Graduate Conference Poster Presentation(What is Documentation Art?)
Awards and Funding:
2017 Bursary for the best proposal in artwork and performance for Exploring Identity: Between
Being and Belonging AHRC NWCDTP Postgraduate Conference
2016 William Ritchie and Friend’s Programme Travel Fund, UK
FASS PG conference Travel Fund, Lancaster University, UK
Graduate College Travel Grant, Lancaster University, UK
2014 Winner, Batsford Prize for Big Bracelets, UK
Lancaster University 50th Anniversary Funding for Wishing Tree Project, UK
2012 San Francisco Art Institute 2013 Course Book Cover Art Competition Grant for Big Bracelets
2005 Award, Chungnam Literati Korean Painting Competition, Korea, South Korea
1999 Award, Chun Chu Korean Painting Competition, Korea, South Korea
1997 Award, Nahyeseok Art Competition, South Korea
1995 Merit Scholarship and Award, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
Group Shows:
2016 Falling in Love with Women's Portrait (Sejeong Museum, Seoul, Korea)
2015 In-Betweenness (The Storey Gallery, Lancaster, UK)
2014 Korean Art Wave (Technopolis of Athens in Gazi, Greece)
2013 Translocura (The Headlands Center for the Arts, San Francisco, USA)
2012 Flying Fish (ARC Gallery, San Francisco, USA)
2011 Hidden Story (Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, USA)
Mid-Point (Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, USA)
No fixed Places (Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, USA)
2008 Hoeto Exhibition (Korea Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
Brushwork of Korean Painters (Se Jong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea)
The 42th Korean Fine Arts Association Exhibition (Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea)
2007 Synism (The Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
Korean Women Artists Association Exhibition (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea)
Kyung Hee University Alumni Exhibition (Kyung Hee Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
Neo Exhibition (Gong Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2005 Korea Art Festival (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea)
Five Lines and Five Colors of Korean Painting (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea)
Korean Modern Art: Today and Tomorrow (Leehyung Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
2004 Spring in Woman's Mind (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts)
Fall Picnic (BaekSong Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
Donghaeng ( Baeksong Gallery and others)
2003 Spring and Wind (Gongpyeong Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
Re-Thinking of Woman's Identity (Gongpyeong Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
Gathering and Vision (Jongro Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
Korean Women Artists Festival (Fine Art Gallery of War Memorial Hall, Seoul, Korea)
2002 Distinction and Solidarity: Suggestion for Korean Feminism
(Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul / Posco Cultural Gallery, Pusan, Korea)
A New Millennium Exhibition for Asian Paintings (Gongpyeong Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
Hoeto Exhibition (Deokwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2001 Chinese Sungdo Exhibition (Fine Art Hall of Sacheon Province, China)
Tradition of Oriental Paintings and New Awareness of Formative Arts (Planned
by Baeksong Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
Nature: Creation and Extinction Exhibition (Seoul City Fine Art Hall, Korea)
Open Fine Arts Garden (Open Garden All Gallery, Deoksoo Place, Seoul, Korea)
A New Millennium Exhibition for Asian Paintings (Seoul City Fine Art Hall, Korea)
Hoeto Exhibition (Dongduck Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2000 Women Painters’ Association Founding Exhibition for Korean painting (Seoul City Fine Art Hall, Korea)
Hoeto Exhibition (Dongdeok Fine arts Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1999 Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Kyung Hee University (Jongro Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
Na Hye Seok's Grand Fine Arts Exhibition (Suwon Culture and Art Hall,Suwon, Korea)
Spirit and History of Korean (Hun Dai Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1998 Autumn Picnic (Miz Gallery, Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1997 Spirit and History of Korean Art (Culture and Art Promotion Fine Arts Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
Hoeto Exhibition (Deokwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1996 Chunchu Exhibition ( Deokwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
Hoeto Exhibition (Deokwon Gallery, Seoul)
Certificate:
Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (Achieve in 2017, UK)
Fine Arts teacher’s license for Secondary schools (Achieved in 1996, Korea)
Language: English / Korean
Professional Affiliations:
2014- Present – Member of Insight Research Centre, Lancaster University
2004-Present – Member of Korean Fine Art Association (Korea)
2012- Present – Member of Asian American Women Artists (USA)
1996- Present – Member of Hoeto (Kung Hee University alumni Group Show)
2006-2009 – Member of the Executive Committee of Korean Woman Artists’ Association
2007-2009 – Member of Executive Committee of Neo Association (Korea)