Jungyeon Roh is an illustrator, printmaker, and educator based in Seoul, Korea.
Education
D.D. Seoul National Univ., Design, Seoul, Korea (summa cum laude)
M.F.A. School of Visual Arts, Illustration as Visual Essay, New York, NY
B.F.A. School of Visual Arts, Illustration, New York, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2023 'Fluctuating shapes', Insa Art Plaza Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Selected Exhibitions
2023 Degree Show College of Fine Arts Seoul National Univ. 2022, Woosuk Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2022 BAMA 11th Busan Annual Market of Art, Bexco, Busan, Korea
2021 Art Space @SNU, Seoul National Univ., Seoul, Korea
2018 GMV Mobile Vision, aT center, Seoul, Korea
2016 Makeshop Top 10 2016, Makeshop Art Space, Paju, Korea
2015 New Prints 2015/Autumn, IPCNY, NY
2015 New Visions, Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, NY
2014 We Tell Stories, SVA Chelsea Gallery, NY
2014 Process Work, The University of Central Missouri, Gallery 115, MO
2014 Eight by Eight World Cup issue launch party, Gallery 69 LLC, NY
2013 Post it show 9, Giant Robot 2, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Waves of Change (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society art show), Hasted Kraeutler art gallery, NY
2013 Townies, The New York Times Gallery 7, NY
2011 SVA MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Thesis Show, SVA Chelsea Gallery, NY
2011 Whitney Museum Comic Zine Party, Whitney Museum, NY
2011 New Prints 2011/ Summer, IPCNY, NY
2011 She's Got the Right Stuff : Favorites from the Comics Medium, Medialia...Rack and Hamper Gallery, NY
2010 Ink Plots: The Tradition of the Graphic Novel at School of Visual Arts, SVA Chelsea Gallery, NY
2010 Paint in Red, Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, NY
2010 Movado Future Legends Award Gala, SVA Gallery, NY
2010 The Book Show, SVA Gallery, NY
2010 Pop-Up NY, Broadway Gallery, NY
2009 SVA BFA Thesis Show, SVA Chelsea Gallery, NY
2009 Yummy!: An explosion of Art & Food, The Matchbox Gallery at Junctionview Studios, Columbus, OH
Contact
Rep: Magnet Reps (U.S.A) art@magnetreps.com +1 866.390.5656
Direct e-mail: jungyeon@jungyeonroh.com
Instagram: @jroillo
Blog: https://brunch.co.kr/@jungyeonroh
Selected Clients
The New York Times/ GQ/ Ray-Ban/ The Village Voice/ The New Yorker/ Newsweek/ Inc. Magazine/ Harvard Magazine/ Billboard Magazine/ How/ Kiehl's since 1851/ Bloomberg Businessweek/ BITCH/ Movado/ Play Boy/ Reader's Digest/ The Ringer/ Smithsonian Magazine/ Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin/ Texas Monthly/ 8x8/ Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and many more
Awards
American Illustration 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41
Art Directors Club 89 (Gold), 90 (Gold), 91 (Bronze)
Society of illustrators NY 52 (Silver), 53, 54, 55
Society of illustrators LA 49 (Silver)
Print Magazine 2012 New Visual Artists 20 under 30
Print Magazine 2011 Regional Design Annual
Print Magazine 2011 Hand Drawn
HOW Magazine 2013 In-house Design Awards
Altpick 7 Overall winner
MOVADO 2010 Future Legends
CMYK 49
3x3 No.6, Distinguished Merit
Creative Quarterly 13 (Silver), 16 (Gold), 17, 18 (Silver), 19, 22
Teaching Experiences
2017 - Present Kookmin University - Image Making 1,2, Illustration 1,2, Design Workshop 1, Media Studio 1, Drawing, Painting, Technique, Illustration Project Study 1
2019 - 2022 Hongik University (Outstanding Educator) - Graduation Project, Illustration Workshop 2, Drawing1,2, Concept & Visual Expression, Design Studio 2
2019 - 2021 Sahmyook University - Illustration Healing Studio, Design Seminar, Art and Illustration
2017 - 2019 Seoul National University of Science and Technology - Illustration, Illustration Studio
MISC
2020 School of Visual Arts Korean Mentor Program (Speaker)
2013, 2014 Kyung Hee University Fine Arts, Seoul, Korea (Guest Speaker)
2010 Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, Brooklyn, NY (Panel Speaker)
2010 Society of Illustrators, New York, NY (Members Open Juror)