About
Statement:
The same way a boulder on a hill stores potential energy, a banana peel on the floor can be the setup to a joke, storing potential “ha-has”. The setup might cause a smirk, without any real action taking place. My work uses this potential to construct narratives on the precipice of the familiar and strange; to explore grief and hope with humor.
Bio:
Eun-Ha Paek was born in Seoul, Korea. She received a BFA in Film/Animation/Video from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her animated films have screened in the Guggenheim Museum, Sundance Film Festival, and venues internationally. Grants and awards include the Windgate Scholarship and Rudy Autio Grant from the Archie Bray Foundation, and a Travel and Study Grant from The Jerome Foundation. Her work has received mentions in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Vogue Living and G4 Tech TV. Residencies include EKWC, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Center for Contemporary Ceramics, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Archie Bray Foundation. She teaches at Parsons School of Design and Greenwich House Pottery.
Contact:
eunha.paek (at) gmail.com
347-248-1750
EXHIBITIONS:
Solo and 2 Person Shows:
2023
”Identity Parade”, Nucleus Portland, Portland, OR
2022
”Amalgam”, HB381 Gallery, New York, NY
”Weeds in the Woods” with Dominic Terlizzi, Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY
2021
”Eun-Ha Paek”, Hostler Burrows, Los Angeles, CA
”Soft Elegy” with Anna Ortiz, RSOAA, Brooklyn, NY
2019
”Two, Too”, Marvin Gardens, Ridgewood, NY
”Eun-Ha Paek and Rachel O’Meara”, Sculpture Space NYC, LIC, NY
2017
”Eun-Ha Paek”, Pascal Gallery, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ
2016
”Between Worlds”, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
2015
”A part of, a parting”, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY
Group Shows:
2024
”Aesthetics of Everyday Objects - The Cup”, ATLA, Los Angeles, CA
2023
”Well Cold”, Moosey Gallery, London, England
”25th Anniversary”, Hostler Burrows, New York, NY, Oct 11
”In House”, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY, Sept 6 - Oct 13
”Where Land Meets Sea”, Strollgarden, East Hampton, NY, Aug 12 - Sep 5
”Kayfabe”, Guerrero Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, July 22 - Aug 26
”Sense and Sensibility, Artport Kingston, Kingston, NY, June 15 - July 15
”The Shape of Now”, Todd Art Gallery, Nashville, TN, March 16 - Apr 11
”The Lunar Project”, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Jan 14 - Mar 25
2022
”CDA Potluck” CDA Gallery, Seoul, Korea, Dec 8 - Dec 29
”Mise En Place” Friends Art Place, Arlington, VA, Sep 17 - Dec 10
”Books and Things” Helen J Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Sep 10 - Oct 22
”Modular Mosaic” Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY, May 14 - June 19
”Full Spectrum” Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburg, PA, Feb 4 - May 23
”Duos”, Peripheral Space, Jan 2 - 28
2021
”Through A Glass Darkly: Mirrors and Vanity”, Friends Art Space, Arlington, VA, Sep 18 - Jan 14
”Kent State National Ceramics Invitational” KSU Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH, Aug 26 - Oct 23
”Friends of Marvin Gardens”, Stanley’s, Los Angeles, CA, April 17-May 15
2020
”Human Expectations II”, HUB-Robeson Galleries, Penn State, Philadelphia, PA
”potLUCK”, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY
”Decameron Day 9” curated by Brigitte Mulholland, New Release Gallery
”Strange Days: Hit Pause” curated by Jackie Klempay, White Columns Online Exhibit, April 25 - May 30
”Emotionally Coded”, 3 person show, LES Gallery at the Clemente, New York, NY, March 11 - April 20
”Claytopian”, Plaxall Gallery, LIC, NY, February 20 - March 15
2019
”Bodega Imprimatur”, Faceguts, Los Angeles, CA
”Making Ceramics in the Digital Age”, DeKalb Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
”New Artists Group Exhibition”, Hostler Burrows, New York, NY
Online Platform, Juried Show, Korean International Ceramic Biennale (KICB), Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
2018
Design Miami, Hostler Burrows, Miami, FL
”Ceramics Now 2018”, Nicolás Guagnini, Samuel Johnson, Pam Lins, Linda Lopez, Mathew McConnell, Eun-Ha Paek, Rirkrit Tiravanija”, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY
”Melted City 4, Yui Gallery, New York, NY
”Beyond the Brickyard”, Juried by Kristen Morgin, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2017
Archie Bray Resident Artists Exhibition, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Resident Artists Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
”Melted City 4 @RISD”, ISB Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
”Melted City 4”, Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines
2010-2015
”50 Towers”, Kikkerland, New York, NY. 2015
”Death By Art”, Death by Audio, Brooklyn, NY. 2014
”It’s a Pink World”, Rojo Bermelo, Mexico City, Mexico. 2013
YouTube Play Guggenheim Biennial of Creative Video, Guggenheim Museum, New York, Bilbao, Berlin, and Venice. 2010
2002-2009
”First Look 2010 Emerging Artist Series”, Visual Arts Center of NJ, Summit, NJ. 2009
”Once Upon a Time”, ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, NY. 2008
”Secret Clubhouse”, Lower Manhattan Cultural Center, New York, NY. 2007
”Postcards from Poketo”, Revolver Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2006
”Cute and Scary”, Flux Factory, Queens, NY. 2004
”Cybelle’s Lovely”, San Francisco, CA. 2003
”Modart’s Keep a Breast”, Triple Five Soul, New York, NY. 2002
GRANTS & AWARDS:
Sundaymorning@ekwc Grant, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. 2018
Rudy Autio Fund for Creative Initiatives, Archie Bray Foundation. 2017
Windgate Scholar, Archie Bray Foundation. 2017
Anna Siok Award, Greenwich House Pottery. 2014
Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant, Film/Video category. 2008
Rhode Island School of Design Scholarship, David Rosenberg Memorial Scholarship Award. 1995
RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS:
Artist in Residence, Expressive Computation Lab, UCSB. 2023
Open Studio Resident, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. 2023
Resident, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan. 2019-2020
Fellowship, Sculpture Space NYC, LIC, NY. 2019
Resident, European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC), Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. 2018-2019
Summer Resident, Center for Contemporary Ceramics, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA. 2018
Fellowship, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY. 2017-2018
Summer Resident, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT. 2017
PRESS:
“The Ceramists Putting a Fresh Spin on Traditional Korean Techniques”, NYTimes Magazine, Nov 27, 2023
”Learn more about the hand-selected art at Flamingo Estate”, Vogue Living. June 30, 2022
“Artist Spotlight”, booooooom.com. Feb 13, 2017
“One Piece”, American Craft Magazine. Feb/March, 2016
“What’s in Your Toolbox”, designsponge.com. Dec, 2015
Beautifuldecay.com. Sep, 2015
NYTimes.com/ArtBeats. Sep 20, 2010
Live interview on “Screensavers”, G4 Tech TV. Feb, 2005
“Reverberations” by John Rockwell. New York Times. May 28, 2004
Entertainment Weekly’s “The Must List”. Oct 10, 2003
Graphic Design magazine. Korea. Oct, 2003
edesign magazine. June, 2002
The Village Voice. Oct 16-22, 2003
San Francisco Weekly. Sep 18-24, 2002
Sunny News TV Show. Germany. February, 2002
Zoo Magazine. December, 2001
The Korea Times. May 24, 2001
Tokion. July/August, 2000
PUBLICATIONS:
Ceramics: Contemporary Artists Working in Clay by Kate Singleton. USA. 2016
Pictoplasma – Characters in Motion Vol. 3. Germany. 2010
Pictoplasma – The Character Encyclopaedia. Germany. 2006
American Illustration 24, 25, 27, 28
3×3 Illustration Annual 6
Society of Illustrators NY 50
Curvy 3 Showcase. Australia. 2006
Rethink, Redesign, Reconstruct by Mark Wasserman. 2004
Max Hits by Mike Slocombe. 2003
New Masters of Photoshop. 2001
VISITING ARTIST, CRITIC & LECTURER:
Part-time faculty, BFA Illustration, Parsons School of Design, 2020-current
Faculty, Greenwich House Pottery, NY, 2020-current
Faculty, doclay, NY, 2023
Guest lecturer, Ceramics, Pratt Institute, 2019
Guest lecturer, BFA Illustration, Parsons School of Design, 2019
Visiting artist, CSU Pottery, Colorado State University, 2019
Visiting critic, MFA Illustration, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2017, 2016, 2014
Guest lecturer, MFA Illustration, Fashion Institute of Technology, 2014, 2013
Guest lecturer, BFA Animation, Rhode Island School of Design, 2013, 2008
Guest lecturer, BFA Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design, 2004
SCREENINGS: (partial list)
Broadcast:
Comedy Central
Sundance Channel
Democratic Republic of Congo
Film festivals:
Sundance Online Film Festival
SXSW Film Festival
Pictoplasma, Germany
Playmedia, Korea
Krok International Film Festival, Ukraine
AnimaBasauri, Spain
International Film Festival Breda, Netherlands
Woodstock Film Festival
3DNA@Comicon, Italy
Sonar Barcelona
Art, Culture,Technology installation at 1996 Olympics
ResFest
LIVED: Seoul, Tehran, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Queens, New Jersey, Providence, San Francisco and Brooklyn.
PAST LIVES: Animation director, art director, graphic designer, animator and concept artist for broadcast, web, print, games and products