Hyunsuk Erickson is Maryland-based multidisciplinary artist and art instructor. Hyunsuk seeks a harmonious balance between industrial materials, self-identity and cultural hybridity in her studio practice. She explores surrounding materials from her Korean and American life, utilizing Korean traditional craftsmanship and incorporating traditional philosophy ideas that she has been carrying unconsciously. She asserts the failures of our consumption, including the lasting presence of plastics and other industrial consumer products. These materials transform something alarming and uncomfortable into something a growth, and beautiful in an unsettling way.
Her work is symbolic of the duality of her cultures – her cultural spirit and her experience of the American materialistic world reflected on her body of work. This combination of intangible (spiritual) belief and tangible (materials) creates something between the flora and fauna of an imaginary unknown world, opening the way for conversations about culture and consumerism to take shape.
Education & Experience
2023 Vermont Studio Center Residency, VT (02/12-03/04 2023)
2022 Fully awarded at Anderson Ranch residency, CO
2022 MFA, American University, Washington D.C.
2018~2019 Instructor, Montgomery College
2018 ~ Present Instructor, US Art Center
2007 Instructor at Carnegie Arts Center, Kansas, USA
2005- 2006 Art Instructor, Montgomery College, Maryland, USA
2004 BFA University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, USA
1991 BFA Chungjoo University, Chungjoosi, Korea
Exhibitions
2025
June - NARS / Open Studio @ J&M Studios, Brooklyn, NY
April - “Thinggy of Their Town” Hillyer Gallery, Washington D.C.
February - More Than Teachers: Art Exhibit, US Arts Center, Vienna, VA
2024
November - “Create – Inspire – Empower” The PARC at Tysons, Tysons, VA
November - “High in Fiber: A Fiber Arts Exclusive Exhibition” Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
September - “Maternal & Offspring,” Sculpture Now Juried Group Exhibition, McLean, VA
2023
October - “Something Still Singing” Kreeger Museum, Washington D.C.
October - “Thingumabob World” Solo show, 636 Art Gallery, Seoul Korea
October - Washington DC Ground Artist show, Kimboseong Art Center, Seoul Korea
September - “Queering Nature” Sandy Spring Museum, MD
June - “Balanced” Asian Arts & Culture Center, MD
May - “Thingumabob Society” Solo Show, Burlington City Art, VT
“Thingumabob Mirea (Future)” Solo Show, Korean Consulate, Washington D.C.
2022
“In Orbit” Anderson Ranch Art Center, CO
November - “Trash” Local Project Gallery, NYC
“Interconnected” KCS Center, NYC
July - “Reimagining Peace to Come” Maryland Hall, MD
“HMAA Aneal Show” Korean Culture Center, Washington D.C.
MFA Thesis Show, Katzen Museum, Washington D.C.
April - Asia North 2022, Stillpoint Gallery / Moter House, Baltimore MD
“Boundless Show” Korean Culture Center, Washington D.C.
April - AU MFA Show, Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C.
2021
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Art Center, MD
“Asia In Maryland 2021”, AA&CC TU, MD
“Unknown World” Solo Show, Korean Consulate, Washington D.C.
June - “Infinite Spectrum” Riverside Gallery, NJ
2019-1991
2019 - “Four Season” Solo Show, Korean Consulate, Washington, D.C.
2019 - “Crossing” Show, Western Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 - Invitational Show, NARS, New York
2017 - Invitational Solo Show Chungjoo International Biennale, Chungjoosi, Korea
2016 - Invitational Solo Show at Gallery HAC, Augusta, GA
2015 - Invitational Solo Show at Hire Grounds, Augusta, GA
2014 - Invitation Solo Show at Gallery Doo, Seoul, Korea
2013 - Invitational Solo Show at Vineyard at Florence, TX
2013 - Cherish Solo Art Show at NEWALL, Seoul, Korea
2012 - Invitation Solo Show, Korea Environment Minister, Rio+20, Seoul, Korea
2012 - Invitational Solo Show at Hill Design & Gallery, Georgetown, TX
2011 - Invitational Solo Show at Gallery J, Austin, TX
2011 - Invitational Solo Show at Gallery Woomyung, Hanam-si, Korea
2010 - Invitational Solo Show at AW Convention Center, Seoul, Korea
2010 - International Exchange Artists show, Dongkyung Department Gallery, Nagano, Japan
1991-2009 - Numerous invitational solo and group shows
Video Gallery
Sculpture
Thingumabob Series
Mixed Media
Painting