| Name: Yangbin Park | Department:Art and Design |
| DEGREES | DISCIPLINE | INSTITUTION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Fine Arts | Printmaking | Tyler School of Art and Architecture of Temple University | 2013 |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts | Studio Arts | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 2011 |
| RANK/POSITION | DEPARTMENT/DIVISION | INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | Art | University of Memphis | 2022-current |
| Visiting Assistant Professor | Art | Muhlenberg College | 2021-2022 |
| Lecturer | Art | Chungnam National University | 2019-2021 |
| Part-time Lecturer | Art | Chungnam National University | 2016-2019 |
| Part-time Lecturer | Art | Seoul Women | 2018 |
| HONOR/AWARD | INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Awarded a grant supported Artist Residency. A top-tier international artist in residency program for risography. | Directangle Press | 2025 |
| Invited to 2025 Arrowmont Winter Pentaculum. An invitation only residency program. | Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts | 2025 |
| International Program Committee. Invited to contribute to the peer review and selection process for this prestigious international symposium. | International Symposium on Electronic Arts | 2024 - 2025 |
| Awarded a CICA Art Studio Program, An international Artist in Residency program. | Czong Institute for Contemporary Art | 2024 |
| “Artists featured in Memphis AAPI exhibit share an ancient art on Live at 9” mentioned in connection with the group exhibition Between Heaven and Earth, We Build Our Home at UrbanArt Commission. | Live at 9 | 2024 |
| “AAPI Heritage Month Memphis Between Heaven and Earth,” mentioned in connection with the group exhibition Between Heaven and Earth, We Build Our Home at UrbanArt Commission. | Memphis Magazine | 2024 |
| Distinguished Guest Juror. Selected to serve as a juror for a nationally juried exhibition, recognizing expertise in printmaking and contemporary art. | Second State Press | 2023 |
| Featured artist with artwork gracing the cover of Memphis Flyer’s Summer Arts Guide. | Memphis Flyer | 2023 |
| “A Different Kind of Art Gallery,” interviewed in connection with Porch Window exhibition Echoes of Home: Exploring Memory and Belonging at Studio House. | Memphis Magazine | 2023 |
| “Summer Arts Guide,” artwork featured on the cover page of Memphis Flyer. | Memphis Flyer | 2023 |
| 2023 DNSPE Exhibition catalogue with photograph. Featured artwork. | Bradbury Art Museum | 2023 |
| “Rising Stars: Meet Yangbin Park,” featured as a rising artist. | Memphis voyager Magazine | 2022 |
| “Yangbin Park: Hwagokdong No. 1,” Seoul City Culture (blog). | Seoul City Culture | 2022 |
| “Image Credits,” CROSSROADS: Uncovering the Histories of the Build Environment in the Americans and the Global South.” | School of Architecture of the University of Texas at Austin. | 2022 |
| Art of the South 2022 exhibition catalogue with photograph. Featured artwork. | NUMBER: INC | 2022 |
| The Woodmere Annual: 80th Juried Exhibition catalogue with photograph. Featured artwork. | Woodmere Art Museum | 2022 |
| “Memory Interchange,” Porong, Project Rainbowcity, no 2 (2021): 37-44. Featured collaborative process and correspondence with Xun Park. | Seongnam Art Foundation | 2021 |
| “Okanagan Print Triennial Exhibition Catalogue,” Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC, (2021): 98-101. Featured artwork. | Vernon Public Art Gallery | 2021 |
| “Hmm…Photography and Printmaking," curated by Somewhere in Between (2021). Featured artwork. | Somewhere in Between | 2021 |
| “The 5th Okanagan Print Triennial,” artwork featured as the cover image in connection with the 5th Okanagan Print Triennial. | Preview | 2021 |
| SUBJECT | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|
| Graduate Seminar | University of Memphis |
| Studio Candidacy Review | University of Memphis |
| Workshop in Art II | University of Memphis |
| Printmaking I (Relief and Screenprinting I) | University of Memphis |
| Printmaking II (Relief and Screenprinting II) | University of Memphis |
| Printmaking III (Relief and Screenprinting III) | University of Memphis |
| Graduate Studies: Two Dimensional Media | University of Memphis |
| Drawing I: Foundational Figurative and Abstract Drawing | Muhlenberg College |
| Printmaking I: Foundational Printmaking | Muhlenberg College |
| Printmaking II: Self-publication and Portfolio Exchange | Muhlenberg College |
| Foundational printmaking | Chungnam National University |
| Analogue & Digital Hybrid | Chungnam National University |
| Fabric Printing and Materials | Chungnam National University |
| Digital Printmaking and Book Design | Chungnam National University |
| Advanced Print Media | Chungnam National University |
| Installation and Space | Chungnam National University |
| Pattern Design and Printing | Seoul Women's University |
| CURRENT DEGREE | NAME | YEAR OF GRADUATION |
|---|---|---|
| BFA | Jaehee Lee | Junior |
| BFA | Trinity Walker | Planning to graduate Spring 2025 |
| BFA | Chelsea Ward | Junior |
| BFA | Ryley Wayne | Junior |
| BA | Janelle Wiley | Spring 2024 |
| BA | Taylor Wiley | Summer 2023 |
| BFA | Alexandra Williams | Fall 2024 |
| BFA | Elena Williams | Junior |
| BA | Lakehya Woods | Freshman |
| BFA | Ozie Wright | Fall 2024 |
| BFA | Sarah Wright | Junior |
| BA | Paloma Urias | Freshman |
| BFA | Elizabeth Vernon | Freshman |
| BFA | Kenton Watkins | Senior |
| BFA | Kaylyn Webb | Junior |
| BA | Allison Wong | Junior |
| BS | Kassidy Bailey | Senior |
| BFA | Chloe Fiona Yanza | Freshman |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOCATION | SPONSORSHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo Exhibition "Show Your Face" | July 26 - 31, 2024 | Czong Institute of Contemporary Art (CICA), Gimpo, South Korea | CICA |
| Solo Exhibition "Border(less)" | October 16 - November 14, 2023 | UAH Wilson Hall Gallery, Huntsville, AL | University of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Group Exhibition "Lessons from Our Mother Tongues" | April 2 - 5, 2025 | TBA, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Southern Graphics Council International |
| Group Exhibition "On Paper! | iSobre Papel!" | July 14 - September 29, 2024 | Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN | Dixon Gallery and Gardens |
| Group Exhibition "Between Heaven and Earth, We Build Our Home" | May 25 - June 20, 2024 | UrbanArt Commission (UAC), Memphis, TN | UrbanArt Commission |
| Group Exhibition "The Power of Hand" | January 19 - March 1, 2024 | Fogelman Galleries, University of Memphis | University of Memphis |
| Group Exhibition "2023 GAMMA International Invited Art Exhibition" | July 20-23, 2023 | Lotte Hotel Seoul & Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea | Kyungsung University |
| Group Exhibition "Porch Window Gallery Exhibition" | Mar 4 - Aug 31, 2023 | Studio House, Memphis, TN | Studio House |
| Group Exhibition "2023 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition" | February 16 - March 29, 2023 | Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR | Bradbury Art Museum |
| Group Exhibition "Layer on Layer" | November 12, 2022 - January 7, 2023 | Art League RI, Pawtucket, RI | Art League RI |
| Group Exhibition "Drawn" | October 5 - November 10, 2022 | Kokomo Art Gallery, Indiana University, Kokomo, IN | Indiana University |
| Group Exhibition "Art of the South 2022" | October 1 - 29, 2022 | Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN | Zeitgeist Gallery |
| Group Exhibition "New Adjusted and Transformed" | May 24- June 28, 2022 | Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA | Second State Press |
| Group Exhibition "The Woodmere Annual: 80th Juried Exhibition" | June 4 - August 28, 2022 | Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA | Woodmere Art Museum |
| Pop Up Exhibition | May 3 - 13, 2022 | Allentown International Contemporary Art Center, Allentown, PA | Allentown International Contemporary Art Center |
| Group Exhibition "Muhlenberg Faculty Exhibition" | November 17– January 29, 2022 | Martin Art Gallery, Allentown, PA | Muhlenberg College |
| Group Exhibition "The World on Paper" | August 1 - December 31, 2021 | The Lilley Museum of Art, Reno, NV | University of Nevada, Reno |
| Okanagan Print Triennial | March 18 - May 19, 2021 | Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, Canada | British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, The University of British Columbia |
| Virtual Exhibition "AfterImage" | January 7 - February 25, 2021 | Online | maake Magazine |
| Portfolio Exchange "Fabrication" | 2024 | Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | 2024 Mid America Print Council Conference |
| Portfolio Exchange "SGCI Member Print Exchange" | 2024 | Rhode Island Convention Center | Southern Graphics Conference International |
"Renewal,” Mid America Print Council Journal, 34/35 (2022): 10-12.
Choi, C., Seo, J. H., Lee, T., Ahn, Y., & Park, Y. (2024). Hangul Project Collective: A Study of Resilience and Identity through Intercultural Visual Dialogues between Korean and Global Influence. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Electronic Arts, Brisbane, Australia.
Yangbin Park. (2024). Mapping Multiculturalism: Conveying Bilingual and Transcontinental Experiences through Experimental Hangul Typography. Paper presented at the College Art Association, Chicago, IL.
Lessons from Our Mother Tongues, exhibitor, Southern Graphics Council International Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2025.
Solo Exhibition: Show Your Face, Czong Institute of Contemporary Art, Gimpo, Korea, 2024.
Between Heaven and Earth, We Build Our Home, UrbanArt Commission, Memphis, TN, 2024.
On Paper! | iSobre Papel!, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, 2024.
The Power of Hand, the Fogelman Gallery, the University of Memphis, TN, 2024.
Solo Exhibition: Border(less), Wilson Hall Gallery, the University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL, 2023.
International Invited Exhibition at the Global Marketing Conference, Lotte Hotel, Seoul, Korea, 2023.
Porch Window Gallery Exhibition, an invited exhibition, Studio House, Memphis, TN Organizer: Mary Jo Karimnia, Residency Director, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN), 2023.
Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR Juror: Jenn Bratovich, Director of Exhibitions and Programs, Print Center New York, New York, NY) (catalogue), 2023.
Layer on Layer, Art League RI, Pawtucket, RI (Jurors: Natalie Featherston, Mim Brooks Fawcett, and Stephen Fisher), 2022.
Drawn, a national juried drawing exhibition, Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo, IN, 2022.
Art of the South 2022, Zeitgeist gallery, Nashville, TN (Juror: Katie Delmez, Senior Curator, Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN) (catalogue), 2022.
New Adjusted and Transformed, a juried print exhibition, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA, 2022.
The Woodmere Annual: 80th Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA (Jurors: Michelle Angela Ortiz and Jose Ortiz-Pagan, artist, Philadelphia, PA) (catalogue), 2022.
Invited exhibition at Allentown International Contemporary Art Center, Allentown, PA, 2021.
Muhlenberg Faculty Exhibition at Martin Art Gallery, Allentown, PA, 2021.
The World on Paper, an international printmaking exhibition, The Lilley Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, 2021.
Okanagan Print Triennial, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, Canada (Organizer: Briar Craig, Full Professor, the University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada) (catalogue), 2021.
AfterImage, a virtual juried exhibition, electronically at maake Magazine (Curator: Alex Paik, Founder and Director, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, multiple locations, USA), 2021.
Yangbin Park, “Journey,” Quarantine Public Library, 2021.
DNSPE Symposium, exhibitor, demonstrator, and panelist, DNSPE Print Symposium, Jonesboro, AR, 2025
Lessons from Our Mother Tongues, exhibitor, Southern Graphics Council International Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2025
Possibilities / Posibilidades: Bridging Print and Paper, speaker and panelist, Southern Graphics Council International Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2025.
Hangul Project Collective: A Study of Resilience and Identity through Intercultural Visual Dialogues between Korean and Global Influence, International Symposium on Electronic Art, presenter and panelist, Brisbane, Australia, 2024
"Joomchi, the Art of Transformation: Verifying Tradition through Tangible Proof,” Verified by Proof, demonstrator, Southern Graphics Council International Annual Conference, Providence, RI, April 5, 2024
“Mapping Multiculturalism: Conveying Bilingual and Transcontinental Experiences through Experimental Hangul Typography,” Hangul Project: Exploring Intercultural visual dialogues between Korean and English, presenter and panelist, College Art Association, New York, NY, February 17, 2024.
Joomchi Demonstrations, the University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL, 2023.
Visiting Artist Presentation, Tyler School of Art and Architecture of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (Zoom), 2021.
| ACTIVITY | AGENCY/SOURCE | AMOUNT | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directangle Press Residency Grant | Directangle Press | $500 | 2025 |
| DNSPE Symposium Honorarium | Bradbury Art Museum | $250 | 2025 |
| Art Project Commission | Dixon Gallery and Gardens | $150 | 2024 |
| Porch Windows Gallery Exhibition Fund | Studio House | $50 | 2023 |
| Exhibition Honorarium | University of Alabama, Huntsville | $250 | 2023 |
| Conference Travel Fund | Muhlenberg College | $1631.38 | 2022 |
| ACTIVITY | AGENCY/SOURCE | AMOUNT | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCFA Seed Grant | University of Memphis | $2925 | 2024-2025 |
| Art Department Travel Fund | University of Memphis | $1650 | 2024 |
| Art Department Guest Speaker Fund | University of Memphis | $600 | 2024 |
| Art Department Guest Speaker Fund | University of Memphis | $400 | 2023 |
| Art Department Travel Fund | University of Memphis | $1000 | 2023 |
| PROJECT | PARTICIPANTS | PERIOD | SPONSORSHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Day Review at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | Local high school students | October 26, 2024 | |
| High School Campus Tour | Local high school students | February 2, 2024 | |
| Mentoring Session at Southern Graphics Conference International | Members of SGCI | April 5, 2024 | |
| Central to the Arts Festival: Press & Publish: Zine and Stamp Collective | General audience in Memphis and beyond | April 6, 2024 | |
| Open House at Studio House | Local artists and general public | March 11, 2023 | |
| Central to the Arts Festival, Interactive Screenrprinting Booth | General public in Memphis and beyond | April 1, 2023 | |
| MSCS Portfolio Review | Local high school students | March 25, 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY | COMMITTEE/ACTIVITY | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|
| University of Memphis | Printmaking Studio Renovation and Transformation | 2022-current |
| University of Memphis | Printmaking Program Social Media Promotion | 2022-current |
| University of Memphis | Studio Coordinator | 2024-current |
| University of Memphis | Organizing guest speakers in Printmaking | 2023-current |
| University of Memphis | Council of Graduate Studies | 2024-current |
| University of Memphis | Printmaking Studio Management | 2022-current |
| University of Memphis | Studio Critiques/Reviews | 2022-current |
| University of Memphis | Search Committee (Sculpture) | 2024-2025 |
| University of Memphis | Department Mission & Vision Statement | 2024 |
| University of Memphis | Central to the Arts Festival Interactive Screenprinting booth | Spring 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Supervisor of Student Workers and GAs in Printmaking | 2023-current |
| University of Memphis | Designing Posters for Guest Speakers in Printmaking | 2023-current |
| University of Memphis | Organization of Guest Speakers for Students and Faculty | 2023-current |
| University of Memphis | Printmaking Curriculum Developments | 2022-current |
| University of Memphis | Graduate Periodic Review | 2022-current |
| University of Memphis | Graduation Commencement Procession | Fall 2022 and Spring 2024 |
| University of Memphis | Search Committee (Motion Graphic and Interactive Design) | 2022-23 |
| University of Memphis | Faculty Supervisor of the Student Organization Hobbies Unite | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | BFA Thesis Committee | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Department Representative at the Graduate Fair | 2022 |
| SOCIETY/ORGANIZATION/JOURNAL | COMMITTEE/EDITORIAL BOARD/OFFICE | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|
| International Symposium on Electronic Arts | International Program Committee | 2024-2025 |
| Hangul Collective | Art Director | 2024-current |
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Portfolio Day | Portfolio Day Reviewer | 2024 |
| Second State Press | Distinguished Guest Juror | 2023 |
| ORGANIZATION/COMPANY | PERIOD |
| Arrow Creative | 2023 |
| Academic Year (please indicate year) | Course # | Course Name | Credit Hours | Percent Taught | Enroll | Labratory Supervised(S)/Instructed(I) | New Preparation (Y) /(N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | ART 3209-001 | Studio Arts Candidacy Review | 1 | 50% | 12 | ||
| Fall 2024 | ART 7330-004 | Studies/Two Dimen Media | 3 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Fall 2024 | ART 7651-001 | Graduate Studio Sem | 3 | 100% | 5 | ||
| Fall 2024 | ART 4622-001 | Workshop in Art II | 1 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Fall 2024 | ART 3351-001 | Printmaking II | 3 | 100% | 5 | ||
| Fall 2024 | ART 2351-001 | Printmaking I | 3 | 100% | 12 | ||
| Spring 2024 | ART 3351-001 | Relief and Screenprinting II | 3 | 100% | 10 | ||
| Spring 2024 | ART 2351-002 | Relief and Screenprinting I | 3 | 100% | 9 | ||
| Spring 2024 | ART 2351-001 | Relief and Screenprrinting | 3 | 100% | 12 | ||
| Fall 2023 | ART 7330-004 | Studies/Two Dimen Media | 3 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Fall 2023 | ART 4622-001 | Workshop in Art II | 3 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Fall 2023 | ART 4351-001 | Relief and Screenprinting III | 3 | 100% | 3 | ||
| Fall 2023 | ART 3351-001 | Relief and Screenprinting II | 3 | 100% | 9 | ||
| Fall 2023 | ART 2351-002 | Relief and Screenprinting I | 3 | 100% | 12 | ||
| Fall 2023 | ART 2351-001 | Relief and Screenprinting I | 3 | 100% | 12 | ||
| Spring 2023 | ART 7330-001 | Studies/Two Dimen Media | 3 | 100% | 2 | ||
| Spring 2023 | ART 3352-001 | Printmaking III | 3 | 100% | 2 | ||
| Spring 2023 | ART 3351-001 | Printmaking II | 3 | 100% | 6 | ||
| Spring 2023 | ART 2351-001 | Printmaking I | 3 | 100% | 10 | ||
| Fall 2022 | ART 3352-001 | Printmaking | 3 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Fall 2022 | ART 3351-001 | Printmaking II | 3 | 100% | 2 | ||
| Fall 2022 | ART 2351-001 | Printmaking I | 3 | 100% | 11 |
Invited advanced printmaking students to participate in the DNSPE 2025 Print Symposium, including a student portfolio exchange and panel discussion at Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 2025. |
Daniela Trejo Chavez (BFA, 2023) participates in various art markets, exhibitions, and projects, including Monster Market, Ink Therapy, and Artbazaar901, 2024. |
Wren Perdue (BFA 2024) was accepted into the group show I Got it At Home at Little House Gallery, Memphis TN, 2024. |
Alyssa Doyle won the Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2024. |
Mentored Printmaking II students in creating a group exhibition, "Collective Expressions," Communication and Fine Arts Building, 2024. |
Mentored Hadassa Cruz Aguilar in running the zines and printing booth at Central to the Arts Festival, 2024. |
| Mentored Hadassa Cruz Aguilar and Wren Perdue in assisting with the interactive screenprinting booth at Central to the Arts Festival, 2023. |
Mentored Printmaking I students in creating a group exhibition, "For the Love of Ink," at the Box Gallery, 2022. |
| Mentored Alyssa Doyle in creating an exhibition at Info Hub on Campus, 2022. |
Mentored Printmaking I students in creating a group exhibition, "Social Messages," in Art and Communication Building, 2023. |