Sei Ryun Chun
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​While working as the executive director of Oms Art, Sei Ryun Chun is an active artist herself.
For over twenty years, she has been a devoted supporter of community, encouraging art and culture to all generations.
Her works have been exhibited around the world, including Korea, Italy, France, Germany, and the United States.
Her works represent abstract expressionism. Her artworks are not limited to any specific media. 
Sei's works are heavily influenced by the "Gyubang" culture - a traditional lifestyle of Korean women which focused on 
knitting, painting, and tea making.

Sei is also a Korean traditional tea ceremony performer. 
She has performed tea ceremonies in every one of her exhibitions, and continues
to hold tea ceremony lessons at her house today. Sei has a long experience as a tea instructor. 
Sei has established the Korean Tea Lovers Society and was the Vice president of the organization.
She has performed tea ceremony in Hamond museum and taught tea classes in many public high/middle schools.

Sei was the very first person to open a Traditional Korean Green Tea House in Old Tappan, NJ in 2004.
In 2005, she founded Gallery Oms-- an organization which turned into a big network of active artists, now consisting of a
big group of members. Her main purpose is to discover young aspiring artists and provide them with opportunities 
to share their works in the public.  She has been, and still is, arranging exhibitions for young artists every month. 

In 2010, she was awarded the AFL Foundation Award of Art Community Service for her enthusiastic efforts to give the 
Korean-American artists promoting opportunities to the public and art world in the New York Metropolitan area. 
Sei has held over a hundred exhibitions and has successfully exhibited at the NY Art Fair, Miami Art Fair, and the SF Art Fair.
Education
 
1990         Studied at New York University - Print Making Graduate Courses
1986         Art Center of Northern New Jersey
1975         BFA  Kun-Kook University , Art & Design
 

Solo Exhibitions

2019  OMNE, MK Gallery, VA
2018  Ubiquitous, City of Brockton Public Library, MA
2018  Rounded, Islip Art Museum, NY
2017  Art is Filling, Berlin, Germany
2017  Eternal, Bank of Hope, New York, NY
2017 Ubiquitous, Seward Park Library, New York, NY
2016  Ubiquitous, Suwon Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2016  Mutation, Piermont Public Library Gallery, NY
2015  Ubiquitous, Bergen Performing Art Center, NJ
2014  Milky Way, Sesimje Gallery, Jeju, Korea
2013  Fragrance of Tea, Gallery of Korean Cultural Center, Washington DC
2012  Meditation, Oms Art Gallery, Fort Lee, NJ
2011  OM, Long Island University Hutchins Gallery, NY
2010  The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Gallery, NY
2010  Hommage Soo Keun, Chelsea West Gallery, New York, NY 
2003  Bank Asiana Gallery Oms Public Art, NY
2001  Beautiful Organization Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
 

2 Person Show

2017  Destiny, Wuppertal, Germany
 

 4 Person Show

2012  4 person show, Chun Gallery, NY
2011  JPEG04, Da Gallery, New York, NY
2010  The Sylvia Wald and Pho Kim Gallery, 4 person Exhibition, NY


Group Exhibitions

2018  Parthibition, Space Ciel Gallery, Pompton Lakes, NJ
2017  Celebrating Small, Darvin Fine Art Gallery, Piermont, NY
2017  Envisioning Habitats, Flushing, Queens, NY
2017 Dynamic Dimensions, Belskie Museum of Art and Science, Closter, NJ
2014  Double Mirror, American University Museum, Washington DC
2014  59th Exhibition of ChangJark Fine Association, Sejong Center Galery, Seoul, Korea
2014  BBCN Bank, Flushing, NY
2014  Shades of Time, The Archive of Korean American Artists, Queens Museum, NY
2014  Shades of Time, Cultural Service Gallery Korea, NY
2014  Sobab Gallery 3 person show, Seoul, Korea
2013  Gallery of Korean Cultural Center, NY  (4 artists)
2012  Maum Gallery, New York, NY
2011  White Lab Gallery, Milano, Italy
2011  Gallery OMS, SF Art Fair, SF
2010  OMS Gallery Miami Art Fair
2010  KCC Gallery, NJ
2000  Korean Art Group Exhibition in Culture Center, Paris 
 
 
Grants and Awards

2014  30 Years Certificate of Teaching in Korean School
2010  AHL Foundation Community Award
2001  Holy Name Best Artist Award, Belskie Museum Closter, NJ
1998  Art Center New Milford Mixed Media Award
1990  Printmaking Award in NJ Women's Art Association


Lectures 

2014  Seoul Korea Chungbuk University Art and Culture
2013  National American Korea School, Art and Culture Seminar


Art in Public Place

Gayeon, Fort Lee, NJ 
Bank of Hope, Palisades Park, NJ


Private Collection (excluded)


Review

2016  TV Channel KBN, About Artist Sei Ryun Chun
2016  TV Channel TKC, Artist Sei Ryun Chun Studio Interview
2016  Seoul Korea Art and Culture Newspaper
2015  Art Forum Magazine, Seoul Korea
2014  Seoul Korea Gyeonggi Daily News
2010  New York Korean Times, Artist Sei Ryun Chun
2008  New York Central Daily News, New York Artist Sei Ryun Chun


Performance (Korean Traditional Tea Performance)

2019  OMNE, MK Gallery, VA
2018  Korean Thanksgiving Festival in U.S. Botanic Garden, D.C. 
2018  Art Space |Aa at Jeju, Korea
2018  Tea Ceremony in Islip Art Museum, NY
2017  Tea Ceremony in Queens Library; Bayside, Woodside, Flushing, East Flushing
2017  Wuppertal, Germany, Destiny Tea Ceremony
2017  Berlin, Germany, Art if Filling Tea Ceremony
2016  Washington DC Smithsonian Tea Ceremony
2015  FIT Korea Traditional Tea Ceremony
2000  NYU, Cornell, Boston, and Yale Traditional Tea Ceremony
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Essay - Korean Times

Life and Art Column List

Museum
2016  Suwon Museum of Art Center
Work Experience

 
   2015-present              OMS Art Director
                                    New Millennium Bank, Exhibition Organizer
   2014                          BBCN Bank Curator   
   2014                          Queens Catholic Church Korean School Tea Class Teaching
   2013                          Beautiful Foundation Nanum Gala Show Curator
   2010-Present              Baek Lim Zen Center – Independent Curator
   2010                          Till Art Studio - Independent Curator
   2009                          Closter Art Studio Gallery - Independent Curator
   2009                          KCC Gallery Oms – Independent Curator
   2009-Present              NJ Korean School - Art & Culture Teacher
   2008-Present              Oms Art Public Art & Bank Asiana Gallery Director
   2008                           Public Art - Independent Curator
   2007 –Present            New York City Public School Art Coordinator   
   2006- Present             Gallery Oms Director
   2005 – 2007               Tappan Music and Art Center - Art Department Director
   2005 – 2007               Cha Green Tea House LLC -President
   2003 - 2005                P.V.H. Community Center -Art & Culture Program Coordinator
   2000 - 2004                KCC Korean Community Center - Vice President
   1998 –2010                NAKS (National American Korean School) –Special Studies Teacher
   1995 – 1998               Korean Central Daily - Columnist
   1982 – 2007               Korean School of New York - Teacher
   1979 – 1981               Shin Jung High School –Art Teacher 



Collected Artwork


Bank Asiana
East & West of Culture
Shilla Restaurant - NYC
The Beautiful Foundation
Posco
Susan Park

Mishell Kim
Keun Jip Restaurant, NYC  










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