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
2021 Without Beginning Without End, KCC Gallery, NJ
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
2021 Sensibility Blooming with Hanji, KCC Gallery, NJ
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
Essay - Korean Times
Life and Art Column List
Museum
2016 Suwon Museum of Art Center
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
2021 Without Beginning Without End, KCC Gallery, NJ
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
2021 Sensibility Blooming with Hanji, KCC Gallery, NJ
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
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
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
