Education
2009        Master of Fine Arts, School of Art, University of Washington, Seattle WA
2006        Bachelor of Art, Fashion Design Bachelor of Art, Art Studio, University of California, Davis CA
Gallery Representation 2011- Present
Gallery IMA, Seattle, WA http://www.galleryima.com/index.html 
Selected Fashion Design and Wearable/Performance Art Presentations
2024    CSA (Customs Society of America) Design Exhibition, Guided Evolution of Ai-Generated Textile Patterns – Cultural Ai France, New Exhibition Practices Ai-Generated Textile Patterns - Cultural Ai Projection, CSA 50th Annual Meeting and Symposium, Washington DC 
Collaboration with Hyekyung Shin, NMARA NxN Party, Seoul S. Korea
2023     Solo Show and Panel Presentation, “The Zeitgeist – Ai Generated Fashion Collection (Art and Artificial Intelligence), CICA New Media Art Conference, Seoul, S. Korea 
2020    CICA Experimental Fashion & Fiber Art, CICA Museum, Seoul, S. Korea
2019    Link, New Media Performance Art with Dynamic Project Mapping, Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, S. Korea
    Fly in Water, Crossing Boundaries concert series, CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), New York City, NY 
    Trashion Refashion Runway Show, Bloomington, IN
2018    Yesler Terrace Community Art: Pop-up sewing, Seattle Art Museum Community Gallery, Seattle, WA
2017    AR Exhibition, Requiem for Hybrid Life – Lux Aeterna, NMAR New Space, S. Korea
    Gyeonggi Media Performance Festival, NamJun Park Art Center, S. Korea
Requiem for Hybrid life – Lux Aeterna, SeMa, Seoul, S. Korea
Prologue, Requiem for Hybrid life- Lux Aeterna, NMAR New Space, S. Korea
2015    Trash to Treasure, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Chinese Post, WA
WSRA Recycled Fashion Show, Spoken, WA
2014     Fashion Fete Marketplace & Runway Show, Seattle Keiro Garden, Seattle, WA 
Force of Nature OS Wearable Art Show, Ocean Shore, WA
    WSRA Recycled Fashion Show, Vancouver, WA
2013    OS Wearable Art Show, Ocean Shore, WA
Wearable Art Show, Port Townsend, WA
2012    Spell on the City, the 7th Seoul International Media Art, directed by NMAR, Seoul Square, South Korea
2011             Winternacht, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA    
Kocho, The Chapel Performance Space, Seattle WA
2010    The Ghost Game Devil in the Deep Blue Sea, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA
9th Annual Trash Fashion Show, The Re Store’s, New York Fashion School at Ballard and West Washington University, Bellingham, WA
     Recycle Fashion Show, Miyabi, Seattle, WA
2009    InspirAsian fashion show, International Examiner, Bell Harbor Conference Center, Seattle, WA
Wearable Art Awards, City Hall Galleria, Port Moody, BC, Canada
Ich Bin Bleich Fertig, Meany Studio Theatre, UW, Seattle, WA
Orange Moon Stone, Kaleidoscope, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA
Discarded to Divine, St. Vincent De Paul, San Francisco, CA
Second Skin Fashion Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, UW, Seattle, WA
2008        Discarded to Divine, St. Vincent De Paul, San Francisco, CA
Dancing in the Digital Domain, Meany Studio Theatre, UW, Seattle, WA
2007        Discarded to Divine, St. Vincent De Paul, San Francisco, CA
2006        Unraveled Fashion Show, Fashion Club, San Francisco, CA
Unraveled Fashion Show with Display Artwork, UC Davis, CA
Selected Art Exhibitions
2024    Shared Thought Collaborating with Ai, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA
2023    Cultural Cloth with Ai: Guided Evolution of Ai-Generated Textile Pattern for Art and Design, Culture Arts Gallery at IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN
2021        IU Health Complete Life Art Show 2021, IU Health Simon Cancer Center, IN
        Harrison Art Center, IN
2019        New + Next: A Faculty Show Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the origins of             the origins of the IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Evansville 
Museum of Art, History & Science, Evansville, IN 
2018    Extracurricular II, North Seattle Collage – Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015    Extracurricular, North Seattle Collage – Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013     Sculptural Fiber and Paper Art Show, North Seattle Collage - Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2011        PaperWorks, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA
DUG, Soil Gallery, Seattle, WA
        Stage: multimedia art installation, 619 Art Building, Seattle, WA
2010        Distance, Vera Project, Seattle, WA
Dark Inheritance, The Board of Trustees of the Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA and Biola University, CA
Paperweight, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009    Mixed Metaphors, Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pow! Pow! Action Art Festival, Climate Theater, SF, CA
East l West Emerging Artist Exchange, CoCA, Seattle, WA
University of Washington Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Annual Juried Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Rock Hushka, Juror
University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 
2008        Grandexhibition, Lewis Center, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
Fill in the _____, group MFA show, Kulturprojekte, Berlin, Germany
New Beginning, Sandpoint Gallery, UW, Seattle WA
MFA Candidate Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, UW, Seattle WA
Flash Forward: Coupling VI, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle WA
Terminal Development, Ceramic Metal Art Gallery, UW, Seattle WA
2007        Small+Flat, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, UW, Seattle, WA
Flashback, Sandpoint Gallery, UW, Seattle, WA
2006        TB9 Against Gravity Basement Gallery, 
University of California at Davis, CA
2005        Do Won, Basement Gallery, UC Davis, CA
15 Artists, INFUSING CAFÉ, Sacramento CA
Clay in Full Mounty, Basement Gallery, University of California CA
Teaching Experience 
Present        Tenure Track Full-time Professor, North Seattle College, Seattle, WA
2023        Professor of Practice in Design, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
        -DESG 4930 Textile Design
        -DESG 3005 Design II Textile Construction 
2018-2022    Lecturer, Fashion Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
        -F214 Fashion Design I: Research & Illustration 
        -F217 Fashion Design II: Ideation
        -F328 Digital Application
2016-2018    Associated Faculty, Edmond Community College, Edmond, WA 
        - ART 225 Graphic Design I & ART 226 Graphic Design II
2013-2018    Visual Art Faculty, North Seattle College, Seattle, WA
        - ART 210 Digital & Graphic Art / Photoshop + Illustrator
                             https://art210bo.wordpress.com 
        - ART 214 Advance Digital & Graphic ART / InDesign 
        - ART 215 Advance Computer Art 
2014- 2017    Adjunct Fashion Design Faculty, Sanford-Brown College Seattle, WA
2009-2014    Adjunct Faculty, International Academy of Design & Technology Seattle, WA
        List of classes Taught at IADT Seattle & Sanford-Brown College Seattle
        -Computer Graphics for Fashion Design
        -Computer Pattern Drafting I and II (Gerber)
        -Digital Imaging (Photoshop and Illustrator)
        -Fashion Design I and II (Men’s Wear and Women’s Wear)
        -Fashion Sketching, I and II
        -Introduction to Drawing
        -Textile Design
        -Trend Forecasting
        -Senior Portfolio 
        -Apparel Production I 
2009        Research Assistant, the University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Structure (Weaving)
The University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2008    Teaching Assistant, Issues and Influences, UW, Seattle, WA http://courses.washington.edu/art120/
Fiber Technician, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2007        Teaching Mentorship, Introduction to Structure, UW, Seattle, WA
2005        Art Teacher, Art Bridge, Woodland, CA
Teaching Assistant, Sculptural Ceramics 
University of California at Davis CA
Teaching Assistant, Nature and Culture, UC Davis CA
Lectures / Artist Talk
2024    Muse Mingle, Columbia City Gallery, WA 
2023    Ai & The Art in Education, Seattle College & District Faculty Development by eLearning, Seattle, WA 
2022    Data Visualization Bazaar, Topic: Guided Evolution of AI-Generated Textile Pattern for Fashion Production, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2019    IoT Wearables in Motion Symposium, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2017    Sustainable Fashion and Wearable Art Workshop, Seattle Art Museum, WA
    Teensway 2017 | Second Life, Wing Luck Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA
2016    Visiting Artist – Interdisciplinary Artist Merging Fashion Design and Fiber Art, Winston Salem State University, NC
2013        Guest Faculty – Concept of Fiber, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 
Visiting Artist – Collaborative Multimedia Art, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA 
2009        Visiting Artist - Interweaving, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
2006    Presenting My Line, The Costume Culture Association & Arcs Textrina Joint International Conference, Seoul, Korea
Professional Experience
2017– 2018    Community Outreach Coordinator for Artisans Collective, Muses Conscious Fashion Studio & Seattle Housing Authority, Seattle, WA
2016 – 2018     Sewing workshop for refugee & immigrant families, Seola Gardens- King County Housing, White Center, WA 
2012 – 2017     Public Artist Assistant, Gloria Bornstein http://www.gloriabornstein.com/
        Seattle, WA
2016    Workshops - Textile Design and Pattern Art, Sculptural Installation for Photography, Sustainable Fiber Art, Winston Salem State University, NC
2015        CoCA 23 Enigma 24-Hour Art Marathon & Auction, Seattle, WA
2014        Artist Trust Benefit Art Auction, Seattle, WA          
2009        Special Project Assistance, UW Bothell's Vice Chancellor’s Office, Bothell, WA
Costume Designer, Shin’m Project by Eunsu Kang, Wing Luke Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA 
Costume Designer, For Catherine Cabeen, presented at The A.W.A.R.D Show! Seattle IVA Senior shows coordinator, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 
2007        Studio Assistant, Gyongy Laky, San Francisco CA
2006        Internship, Drama Department, costume shop 
University of California at Davis CA
Residency and Awards
2020        Bicentennial Medal, Indiana University, IN
2017        Residency Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA
        Residency Artist, NMARA, New Space – DongJea, Seoul, South Korea
2012        Residency Artist, NMARA, Seoul, South Korea
2011        Studio Artist, Moshier Community Art Center, Burien, WA
2008        Residency Kulturprojekte, Berlin Germany 
2006    Scholarship for Flyway journeys, Wildlife Art Fellowship Trip, California Waterfowl Association, Sacramento, CA
Gray Ellen Award, School of Design, UC Davis, CA
Grants and Funding 
2024    Title III 100-Day Project, Advertising and Branding Design Collaboration Project Between Application Development and Graphic Design Department, North Seattle College, Seattle, WA
2022 -2021    Serve Design Teaching Grants II, Connecting students, and faculty with Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2019    Serve Design Teaching Grants, Fashion Design service-learning project, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Bicentennial Grants II, For the Love of IU: History, sustainability & Design, 
        Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2018        Bicentennial Grants I, The Sustainable Fashion Design: Upcycling IU Spirit Wear, 
        Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2017        The Rogers Fellowship for Textiles Arts, Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA
2016        UTF Grants, North Seattle College, Seattle, WA
2011        Funding City of Seattle, City Fence Project, Seattle, WA
        Commission Art Project, Global Partnership, Seattle, WA
2010        Funding Individual Artist Projects, 4Culture, Seattle, WA 
2009        GPSS Travel Grant, University of Washington, WA
Publications
Northwest Asian Weekly, Fashion fete an afternoon of haute couture, 2014.
The Daily, News Letter at University of Washington, MFA Exhibition, 2009.
The Seattle Times, Video. MFA Exhibition, 2009. feature:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1509319618?bctid=24930173001
The Seattle Weekly, MFA Exhibition, 2009. 
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-06-03/arts/if-it-walks-like-art/
Joey Veltkamp in his blog, Best Of, MFA Exhibition, 2009.
http://joeyveltkamp.blogspot.com/2009/05/uw-mfa-2009.html
The Daily, News Letter at University of Washington, Second Skin Fashion Show, 2008. 
Bo Choi, Statement of Fashion and Art, Costume Culture Association & Arcs Textrina Joint International Conference. Seoul, Korea, 2000
Article about fellowship California Waterfowl Association, California Waterfowl Magazine, Winder (November / December) 2006

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