Discipline: Visual Art – sculpture

Myung Gyun You

Discipline: Visual Art – sculpture
Region: Philadephia, PA
MacDowell Fellowships: 2008

Myung-Gyun You is a Korean artist who lives and works in the U.S. and Korea. He graduated from Busan National University and Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2013 he has been traveling to many regions of the U.S., where he has been deeply influenced by the great variety of natural environments and magnificent geological landscapes. These experiences have motivated many of his current works.
He has been part of numerous group exhibitions including at the Tokyo National Museum of Art, Osaka National Museum of Art, Weatherspoon Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, and the U.K. Saatchi Gallery. He has held many solo shows including at Poodle University Gallery, St. George's University, Philadelphia Cultural Association, Gallery Idm, and many more.

Studios

Firth

Myung Gyun You worked in the Firth studio.

Originally a working barn perched atop the namesake hill of Hillcrest Farm, this building was converted to serve the arts in 1956. A grand set of windows was installed to make the large interior suitable for visual artists, bringing in abundant natural light from the north. The addition of a screened porch and accessible entrance ramp…

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