Biography

1970 Born in Seoul, South Korea
1992 Graduated Columbia University (BA), New York, NY
1993-94 Belles Artes, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
1994-99 Art Students League, New York, NY
1996-97 Sculpture Teacher - Jewish Association of Services for the Aged, New York, NY

Solo Exhibitions

2003 Under Grace, Kickstart Gallery, New York, NY

Group Exhibitions

2008 Grace of Isolation, HA Gallery, Nashville, TN
11th SOFA New York Fair, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY
Concours Exhibition, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
Generative Creativity, BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, New York, NY

2007 Concours Exhibition, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY

2006 Small Monuments, Gallery Peter Schuijren, St. Geertruid, The Netherlands
Small Monuments, Gallery MK21, Hamburg, Germany

2005 Tunnels and Bridges, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
23rd Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, Brooklyn, NY
Touchstones, Blum Gallery and Farrand Gardens , College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME
Sculpture Participating with Place, Hawk Ridge Farm, Pownal, ME

2003 Restoration: Teen Challenge, World Trade Art Gallery, New York, NY
Benefit Art Show

2002 Open Studios, Crane Street Studios, Long Island City, NY

2001 NY City Artists, Art Gallery Balsamo, Chichester, NY
New York Underground, Silvestre Gallery, Surf City, NJ

2000 Group Exhibition, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY

1999 Transcending Boundaries, Monarch: Contemporary Art Center and Sculpture Park, Tenino, WA
New Sculptures by Karen Kang & Jesse Salisbury, Tunk River Sculpture and Gardens, Steuben, ME
Group Exhibition, Brewster Arts Ltd., New York, NY

1996-98 Concours Exhibition, Art Students League Gallery, New York, NY

Residencies & Symposiums

2005 Three-month Residency, Larvikite Quarry, Larvik, Norway
2004 First International Sculpture Symposium, Damariscotta, Maine, USA

Grants & Awards

1998 Nessa Cohen Grant - Art Students League, New York, NY
1997 Nessa Cohen Grant - Art Students League, New York, NY
1996 Awarded Merit Scholarship - Art Students League, New York, NY