Jungyeon Roh is a Seoul-based artist and illustrator, and the founder of Rohllin Studio.
Her practice spans illustration, painting, printmaking, and artist’s books, exploring themes of everyday life, nature, and community. Informed by her experience navigating between Eastern and Western cultures, her work reflects the perspective of a young female outsider, addressing questions of identity, displacement, and cultural hybridity.
Awards 
American Illustration 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 40, 43 (Selected) 33, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42, 44 (Chosen)
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
Communication Arts 52
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

Solo Exhibitions
Fluctuating Shapes(Winner of the ‘2022 New Artist Competition), Insa Art Plaza Gallery, Seoul

Selected Exhibitions
IPCNY, New Prints Exhibition, New York
Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration, New York
Waves of Change, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, New York
Townies, The New York Times, New York
Whitney Museum Comic Zine Party, New York
She’s Got the Right Stuff: Favorites from the Comics Medium — Medialia… Rack and Hamper Gallery, New York
Pop - Up NY, Broadway Gallery, New York
Yummy! An explosion of Art & Food, The Matchbox Gallery, Columbus
Post it show 9, Giant Robot 2, Los Angeles
Process Work, The University of Central Missouri, Missouri
Makeshop Top 10 2016 — Makeshop Art Space, Gyeonggi 
CICA Museum, Gyeonggi 
BAMA Busan Annual Market of Art, Busan

Lectures & Speaking Engagements
Speaker, K-Illustration Fair Magok, Seoul
Speaker, School of Visual Arts Korean Mentor Program, Seoul
Guest Speaker, Kyung Hee University Fine Arts, Seoul
Panel Speaker, Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, Brooklyn
Juror, Society of Illustrators, New York 

Selected Clients
The New York Times 
The New Yorker
GQ 
Newsweek
Harvard Magazine
Billboard Magazine
Bloomberg Businessweek
Facebook 
Inc. Magazine
Kiehl's since 1851
LA Times
Movado
Play Boy
Ray-Ban
Reader's Digest
Scholastic 
Smithsonian Magazine
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin
Annabelle
Thames & Hudson
Tiger Beer
The Village Voice
Volkswagen
YouTube 

Education
D.D. Seoul National Univ., Design, Seoul, Korea (Graduated Top of the Class)
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​​​​​​​
Teaching Experiences
Chugye University for the Arts, Seoul (2024–Present)
Artist Books, Silkscreen, Independent Study
Kookmin University, Seoul (2017–Present)
Illustration, Drawing, Painting, Media Studio
Hongik University, Seoul (2019–2022)
Illustration, Drawing (Outstanding Educator)
Sahmyook University, Seoul (2019–2021)
Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul (2017–2019)

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Representation & Contact

U.S. Representation: Magnet Reps
art@magnetreps.com
+1. 866.390.5656
Direct: jungyeon@jungyeonroh.com
Instagram: @jroillo 
Blog: Brunch

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