ROBERT YI
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ROBERT YI
Born 1968, S. Korea
Lives and works in Washington, DC
EDUCATION:
2015 Master of Fine Arts, American University, Washington, DC
2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC
1990 Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Year of the Pig, Kunsthaus, Alexandria, VA
2018 Selected Works Solo Exhibition, Artists & Makers Studio, Rockville, MD
Seven Deadly Sins, Kunsthaus, Alexandria, VA
2016 Generation Queer, Griffin Gallery, Washington, DC
Common Roots, Cade Gallery, Arnold, MD
2015 Korean Pop Art in America, Herndon Art Space, Herndon, VA
icono-pop! Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
Constructed Identity, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
Blueprint, Katzen Art Center Museum, Washington, DC
Bodylore, Olly Olly, City of Fairfax, VA
2014 Hands On, Curated by Naoko Wowsugi, Capitol One Gallery, Richmond, VA
Micro Machines, Katzen Art Center Museum, Washington, DC
Champion Divers, Katzen Art Center Museum, Washington, DC
2013 Are We What We Eat? Sustainability and Art, Curated by Antonio d’Avossa,
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan
Eclipse, Metropolitan Art Project, City of Fairfax, VA
Catalyst, Metropolitan Art Project, City of Fairfax, VA
Fast Forward, Gateway Art Center, Brentwood, MD
NEXT, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
2012 Elephant in the Room, Civilian Art Projects, Washington, DC
Unseen, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
2011 Milk Boy, AICAD NYSP, Brooklyn, NY
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES:
2014 Glogauair Artist in Residence Program, Berlin Germany
2011 AICAD New York Studio Residency Program, New York, NY
2011 A.H.O. Roll Prize in Fine Arts - Corcoran College of Art + Design
2010 Mae W. Jurow Scholarship - Corcoran College of Art + Design
PUBLICATIONS:
2016 Lee, Sunhee, Koalife Magazine, Artist: Robert Yi, April 2016
2013 John Edmonds, About-Face, http://johnedmonds.tumblr.com
Lanie Rivera, Art Students use NEXT exhibit to address political issues, Art of Simplicity,
http://artofsimplicitydc.wordpress.com/page/2/
Julie Taboh, Students Share a Political Message Through Art, Voice of America,
http://www.voanews.com/content/students-share-political-messages-through-art/1640104.html
Michael O'Sullivan, Art Review: 'Next' at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Washington Post,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/exhibits/next-at-the-corcoran-class-of- 2013,1247026.html
Antonio d’Avossa, Siamo Quel Che Mangiamo: Sostenibilitá e Arte, New Academia Publishing, 2013
PROFESIONAL PRACTICE:
NOW Academic Advisor, School of Art
George Mason University, City of Fairfax, VA
Faculty
George Mason University, City of Fairfax, VA
2014 Director, Corcoran Arts Continuing Education Programs
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Faculty
George Washington University, Washington, DC
2010 - present
2010 - present