Hyeree Ro is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York and Seoul, primarily working with sculptural objects and multi-lingual fractured narrative-based performance. Her interest lies in things that are not easily definable and her practice explores narratives interweaving family history, places, cities, language, body, movement, and stories. She holds MFA in Sculpture from Yale School of Art and a BFA from Korea National University of Arts. She presented solo exhibitions Niro (Canal Projects, New York, US) and Jinhee (Project Space SARUBIA, 2022). Her works has been exhibited internationally including Billytown (The Hague, NL), AHL Foundation Gallery(New York, US), Leeum Museum of Art (KR), Ilmin Museum of Art (KR), Asia Culture Center (KR), Korean Culture Center (Ottawa, CA), Doosan Gallery (KR), HITE Collection (KR), and Akiyoshidai International Art Village (Mine, JP).

Education

2021 Yale University, Masters in Fine Arts; Sculpture, New Haven, US

2017 Korea National University of Arts, Bachelor in Fine Arts, Seoul, KR

2011 Yonsei University, Bachelor in Law, Seoul, KR

Solo shows

2024 Niro, Canal Projects, New York, US

2022 Jinhee, Project Space SARUBIA, Seoul, KR

2017 LA-sung, 777 Gallery, Yangju

Group shows and projects

2024 DOUBLES, Subtitled NYC, Brooklyn, US

2024 White Space, Surim Cube, Seoul, KR

2024 The Sea We Want to See, Billytown, The Hague, NL

2024 Credits, Jungganjijeom, Seoul, KR

2024 lunares, FAR-NEAR, New York, US

2024 There Is No Sincerity Without Irony, AHL Foundation Gallery, New York, US

2023 lunares, (Together)(Together), Seoul, KR

2023 “Orbit Library (Hyeree Ro+Jieun Uhm)”, MMCA Cheongju Performing Arts 2023, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Cheongju, KR

2023 Chungnyeo, Geomang Creative Studio, Seoul, KR

2023 Not too hot, Not too cold, SVA CP Project Space, New York, US

2023 Brrr Prrr, Sangsang Madang, Chuncheon, KR

2022 /'kapCHer/, NARS Foundation Gallery, Brooklyn, US

2022 ArtSpectrum2022, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, KR

2021 Windmill Screening Vol, 1 Stand by, Windmill, Seoul, KR

2019 Perform 2019, Asia Art Center, Gwangju, KR

2019 Perform 2019, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, KR

2019 Closer when apart, Korean Culture Centre, Ottawa, CA

2018 Jungle Gym, Art Space Pool, Seoul, KR

2018 A Multi Layered Record, Chang Ucchin Museum of Art, Yangju, KR

2017 Sandosi, Perform Place, Seoul, KR

2017 Perform 2017, Arario Museum in Space Theater, Seoul, KR

2017 Sandosi, N3 Art Lab, Hofu, JP

2017 Doosan Art Lab 2017, Doosan Gallery, Seoul, KR

2017 I Love You, I Love You Not, HITE Collection, Seoul, KR

2017 The Future of This Land, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Mine, JP

Awards & Fellowships

2024 The Jenni Crain Foundation Grant Recipient, New York, US

2023 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant Recipient, New York, US

2023 Field Projects Ceramic Residency, Brooklyn, US

2023 Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Support Program, Seoul, KR

2022 NARS Foundation International Residency, Brooklyn, US (Supported by Arts Council Korea)

2022 Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Support Program, Seoul, KR

2022 Arts Council Korea Young Artist International Support Program, Naju, KR

2021 Susan H, Whedon Award, Yale University, New Haven, US

2020 Critical Practice Fellowship, Yale School of Art, New Haven, US

2018 Art Space Pool Artist Incubating Program POOLAP, Seoul, KR

2018 Art Sonje Center Nohwado Residency, Wando, KR

2018-2017 Yangju 777 Art Studio, Yangju, KR

2017 Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Support Program, Seoul, KR

2017 Akiyoshidai International Art Village Residency, Mine, JP