Hyunsuk Erickson (b. 1969, Seoul, Korea) is a 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 within those materials 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 a flora and fauna of an imaginary unknown world, opening the way for conversations about culture and consumerism to take shape.

Educations & Experiences
2023 Vermont Studio Center Residency, VT (02/12-03/04 2023)
2022 Fully awarded at Anderson Ranch residency, CO
2022 MFA, American University, Washington DC
2018~2019 Instructor, Montgomery College
2018 ~ 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
2023 "Thingumabob Mirea(Future)" Solo Show, Korean Consulate, WashingtonDC
2022 “In Orbit” Residency show, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO
2022 “Trash” show, Local Project Gallery, NYC
2022 “Interconnected” show KCS Center, NYC
2022 “Reimagining Peace to come show” Maryland Hall, Annapolis MD
2022 HMAA Aneal show, Korean Culture Center, Washington DC
2022 MFA Thesis show, Katzen Museum, Washington DC
2022 Asia North 2022 show, Stillpoint Theatre Gallery, Motor House, Baltimore MD
2022 Boundless Show, Korean Culture Center, Washington DC
2022 AU MFA show, Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC
2022 Transformer Gallery, Auction show, AU Rotunda, Washington DC
2021 Annmarie sculpture Garden & Arts Center, MD
2021 Asia in Maryland 2021 Exhibition, AA&CC, Towson University, MD
2021 Solo show, Consulate General of Republic of Korea, Washington DC
2021 Infinite Spectrum, The Riverside Gallery, NJ
2019 Solo Show, Consulate General Republic of Korea, Washington DC
2019 Crossing Show, Western Gallery, Las 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 Williams County Artist Association Group Show, Georgetown TX
2013 Invitational Solo Show at Vineyard at Florence, TX
2013 Cherish Talent Solo Art Show at NEWALL (Culture Café), Seoul, Korea
2012 Williams County Artist Association Group Show, Georgetown TX
2012 Invitation Solo Show, Korea Environment Minister, Rio+20, Seoul, Korea
2012 Invitational Solo Show at Hill Design & Gallery, Georgetown TX
2011 Art Hop Show, 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