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
Fluctuating Shapes — Insa Art Plaza Gallery
JAN 25 - 30, 2023, Insa Art Plaza Gallery, Seoul, Korea - Winner of the ‘2022 New Artist Competition
Selected Exhibitions
International Design Invitational Exhibition 2023 — Korea Society of Design Trend
NOV 24 - 26, 2023, Anyang University, Gyeonggi, Korea <Fairy>
2023 KSDS International Fall Invitational Exhibition — Korean Society of Design Science
NOV 01 - 05, 2023, COEX Hall D, Seoul, Korea <Ego>
KSDT International Design Trend 2023 — Korea Society of Design Trend
JUNE 20 - 22, 2023. Korea Design Center, Gyeonggi, Korea <Waiting for…>
2023 KSDS International Spring Invitational Exhibition — Korean Society of Design Science
MAY 19 - 23, 2023. Hanyang University ERICA Lion’s Hall, Gyeonggi, Korea <The Abyss before flow>
International Design Invitational Exhibition 2022 — Korea Society of Design Trend
NOV 17 - 20, 2022. Kyung Hee University A&D Hall, Gyeonggi, Korea <Armadillo>
2022 KSDS Tangshan International Exhibition — Korean Society of Design Science
SEP 14 - 20, 2022. Gallery of North China University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China <Face Swap>
KSDT International Design Trend 2022 — Korea Society of Design Trend
MAY 27 - 29, 2022. Korea Design Center, Gyeonggi, Korea <Face Swap>
The Doers 2022 — CICA Museum
April 27 -MAY 15, 2022. CICA Museum, Gyeonggi, Korea <Korean Tiger Series>
2022 BAMA Busan Annual Market of Art
April 07 - 10, 2022. BEXCO, Busan, Korea <Face Swap>
37th KSIR Members Invitation Exhibition — Korea Society of Illustration Research
JAN 04 - 30, 2022. Gangwon Institute of Design Promotion, Gangwon, Korea <Korean Tiger Series>
KSDT International Design 2021 — Korea Society of Design Trend
DEC 04 - 06, 2021. Korea Design Center, Gyeonggi, Korea <Korean Tiger Series>
2021 KSDS Tangshan International Invitational Exhibition — Korean Society of Design Science
SEP 15 - 22, 2021. Gallery of North China University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China <Korean Tiger Series>
KSDT International Design Trend 2021 — Korea Society of Design Trend
JUNE 18 - 20, 2021. Korea Design Center, Gyeonggi, Korea <Rescue Party>
35th KSIR Members Invitation Exhibition — Korea Society of Illustration Research
DEC 15 - 30, 2020. Gangwon Institute of Design Promotion, Gangwon, Korea <The Fairy and the Fried Shrimp>
KSDT International Design Trend 2020 — Korea Society of Design Trend
NOV 27 - 29, 2020. Korea Design Center, Gyeonggi, Korea <The Fairy and the Fried Shrimp>
International Design Invitational Exhibition 2019 — Korea Society of Design Trend
DEC 09 - 11, 2019. Korea Design Center, Gyeonggi, Korea <Better Together>
International Design Invitational Exhibition 2018 — Korea Society of Design Trend
MAY 26 - 31, 2018. Seoul National University of Science and Technology Gallery MOKSAN, Seoul, Korea <Rise of the Facebook-Killers>
Kotra GMV Art Collaboration 2018— Kotra
OCT 10 - 12, 2018. aTCenter, Seoul, Korea
International Design Invitational Exhibition 2017 — Korea Society of Design Trend
JUNE 28 - JULY 03, 2017. Gallery Iang, Seoul, Korea <Better Together>
Makeshop Top 10 2016 — Makeshop Art Space
FEB 12 - MAR 05, 2016. Makeshop Art Space, Gyeonggi, Korea
New Prints 2015/Autumn — IPCNY
NOV 19, 2015 - JAN 16, 2016. IPCNY, New York, USA
New Visions — Society of Illustrators NY
SEP 08 - OCT 31, 2015. Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
We Tell Stories — SVA MFA Illustration as Visual Essay
NOV 11 - DEC 17, 2014. School of Visual Arts Chelsea Gallery, New York, USA
Process Work — The University of Central Missouri
OCT 07 - 31, 2014. The University of Central Missouri, Gallery 115, Missouri, USA
Eight by Eight World Cup Issue Launch Party — Priest and Grace
JUNE 11, 2014. Gallery 69 LLC, New York, USA
Post it show 9 — Giant Robot 2
DEC 07 - 15, 2013. Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Waves of Change — Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
JUNE 27, 2013. Hasted Kraeutler Art Gallery, New York, USA
Townies — The New York Times
FEB 07, 2013. The New York Times Gallery 7, New York, USA
Whitney Museum Comic Zine Party — Desert Island Brooklyn
OCT 15, 2011. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
New Print 2011/Summer — IPCNY
JUNE 09 - JULY 29, 2011. IPCNY, New York, USA
She’s Got the Right Stuff: Favorites from the Comics Medium — Medialia… Rack and Hamper Gallery
FEB 05 - 26, 2011. Medialia...Rack and Hamper Gallery, New York, USA
Paint in Red — Society of Illustrators NY
DEC 01 - 30, 2010. Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
Pop - Up NY — Broadway Gallery
JULY 01 - 15, 2011. Broadway Gallery, New York, USA
Yummy! An explosion of Art & Food — The Matchbox Gallery
AUG 14 - SEP 13, 2009. The Matchbox Gallery at Junction View Studios, Columbus, USA
Contact
Rep: Magnet Reps (U.S.A) art@magnetreps.com +1 866.390.5656
Direct e-mail: jungyeon@jungyeonroh.com
Instagram: @jroillo
Selected Clients
5280/ Alcade Magazine/ Annabelle/ Atlanta Magazine/ Becker & Mayer!/ Billboard Magazine/BITCH/ Bloomberg Businessweek/ BUST/ California Real Estate/ Celebrated Living/ CincinnatiMagazine/ Cleveland State University/ Columbia Journalism Review/ Departures Magazine/ DoodleRepublic/ eDreams/ Eight by eight/ Everyday with Rachael Ray/ Facebook Asia/ Footwear News/Grantland & Grantland Quarterly/ Guitar World/ GQ USA/ GQ Korea/ GQ India, Mexico, Japan, Brazil,Thailand, Italy, Turkey, Taiwan, Spain/ Harvard Magazine/ Hemispheres Magazine/ High Times/ TheHollywood Reporter/ Honolulu Magazine/ How/ Inc. Magazine/ Institutional Investor Magazine/ Kiehl's since 1851/ LA Times/ LA Weekly/ Las Vegas Weekly/ McSweeney's Lucky Peach/ Military OfficersAssociation of America/ Milwaukee Magazine/ Movado/ Nautilus/ Network World/ The New Yorker/ TheNew York Times (Op-Ed, Book Review, Business, Metropolitan, Style, Travel, Sunday Review, YourMoney, Education)/ Newsweek/ Orange Coast Magazine/ Outdoor Life Magazine/ Pacific StandardMagazine/ PCMA Convene Magazine/ Perigee(Penguin Group)/ The Phoenix/ Plansponsor/ Play Boy/Popular Science/ Prinker/ Proto Magazine/ Ray-Ban/ Reader's Digest/ The Real Deal/ Repsol/ RockawaySummer/ The Ringer/ Scholastic Choices/ Seattle Met/ SF Magazine/ SF Weekly/ Smithsonian Magazine/The Stranger/ Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin/ Texas Monthly/ Thames & Hudson/ Tiger Beer (TigerTranslate)/ Time Out New York/ The Village Voice/ Volkswagen/ Westchester Magazine/ WillametteWeek/ Yongin Cultural Foundation/ YouTube Europe (TBWA, YMEE House)
Publications
A Study on the Creation and Distribution of Image-Based Independent Artist’sBooks - Focusing on “The Fairy and the Fried Shrimp” - — Journal of Korea Design Forum
2023, vol.28, no.4, 통권 81호 pp. 87-96 (10 pages) DOI : 10.21326/ksdt.2023.28.4.008
A Study on the Creation of Korean Tiger Reinterpretation Works — Journal of Korea Design Forum
2021, vol.26, no.4, 통권 73호 pp. 177-188 (12 pages) DOI : 10.21326/ksdt.2021.26.4.015
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)