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Soosoonam Barg Soyoo Parkhyunjoo Caltabiano

tapestry weaving Korean dancers
 

 

 

한국어Korean

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS and PROJECTS

2010 Building a Dream House in Geochang, Korea
2010 "All About Korea,"Tuttle Publishing, 2011, Illustration
2007 Additional studio and guest house for artist, Demarest, NJ
2007 Growing Garden, home gallery, Haworth, NJ
2003 "Voices of Korea," invited for cu rating, Old Church Cultural Center School of Art Center, Demaret, NJ
2002 "Easter", St. Joseph's Church, Demarest, NJ
2000 "Christmas", St. Joseph's Church, Demarest, NJ
1998-99 Designed the interior and renovated 80% of the house for home gallery, Haworth, NJ
1999 "Tapestries, Paintings and Ceramics" Invitational, Gallery EterVana, Englewood, NJ
1998 "The Porcelain de Sevres and The Tapisserie du Gobelin," Invitational, Combined with Leitson,
Westchester Gallery, Westchester, NY
1997 "Paths," Drawings and Paintings, Invitational, Gallery West at Court Plaza, Hackensack, NJ
1996 "Perpetual Motion," Tapestries and Watercolors, Old Church Cultural Center School of Art Center
Gallery, Demarest, NJ
1995 "Look What We've Brought You From Korea," Simon & Schuster, 1995, Illustration
1994 "Weavings and Paintings," Invitational, Christina Geis Gallery, Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ
1992 "Tapestries and Watercolors," Invitational, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ
1992 "Impressions-Expressions," Tapestries and Watercolors, Invitational, Berlex Laboratories
Corporate Office, Wayne, NJ
1991 "Bridge," Invitational, Choon Bin Total Design Academy, Seoul, Korea
1991 "Peaceful Kingdom" Mural, commissioned, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
1990 "Tapestries and Paintings," Invitational, YM-YWHA Center Gallery, Washington Township, NJ
1990 "Tapestries and Watercolors," OCCC School of Art Center Gallery, Demarest, NJ
1989 "Ceramics and Tapestries," Invitational, Combined with Susan Eisen, YM-YWHA Center Gallery,
Washington Township, NJ
1988 "Tapestries and Watercolors," Invitational, John Harms Center for the Arts, Englewood, NJ

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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010 "Faculty Show,"Michael Zakin's Gallery, Demarest, NJ
2008 "Return:Home," Invitational, An Inaugural Exhibition, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Arts Council of
Princeton, NJ
2004 "Culture and Memories Threaded through the Fiber Arts", Invitational, The Monmouth Museum, NJ
2004 "Unveiling the Image", Invitational, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit NJ
2003 "Hidden Threads," Invitational, The Gallery at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
2002 "Potters Gold II", Invitational, The Belskie Museum of Art and Science, Closter NJ
1998 "Fiber Now: Contemporary Textile Art," Invited, The Rye Arts Center, Rye, New York
1998 "New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts," Invited, The Noyes Museum, Oceanvill, NJ
1997 "New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts," Invited, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
1997 "Visions in Fiber: Today's Textiles as Fine Art," Invitational, The Gallery of South Orange, NJ
1997 "Threads: Fiber Art In The 90's," Invitational, New Jersey Center For Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
1996 "27th Annual Holiday Crafts Invitational," Walker Kornbluth Art Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ
1995 "A Celebration of Traditions," Invited, TheTamasulo Gallery, Union County College, Cranford, NJ
1995 "New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts," Invited, The Newark Museum, Newark ,NJ
1994 "New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts," Juried, The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
1994 "Korean Contemporary Artists' Show," Invitational, Nong-Hyup Gallery, Fort Lee, NJ
1993 "My Cup Runneth Over," Invitational, The Christina Geis Gallery, Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ
1993 "White Nights," Russian Museum (Marble Palace), St. Petersburg, Russia
1991 "Artist Night," Bergen Museum, Paramus, NJ
1991 "Contemporary Tapestry and Fiber Art", Invitational, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1990 "Art of our Time' 90," Invitational, Temple Emanuel, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
1990 "Sculpture and Works on Paper under Glass," Salute to Women in the Arts Members Juried
Exhibition, OCCC School of Art, Center Gallery, Demarest, NJ
1990 "First Exposure," NJDC Juried Members, NJDC Gallery, New Brunswick, N
1990 "Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China & the Far East," Invitational, The Nathan's Gallery, West Paterson, NJ
1989

"Tapestry Now," Invitational, Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Bethlehem, PA

1989

"Fiber Fabrications," Invitational, Michael Ingbar Gallery, Soho, NY

1987-95

"Faculty Show," OCCC-School of Art Center Gallery, Demarest, NJ

1986 "Exhibition of Korean Fine Arts Association," Juried, Seoul, Korea
1984-5

"Hong-Ik University Graduate School Exhibition," Seoul, Korea

 

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SELECTED COLLECTIONS

  • St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Demarest, NJ
  • Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ
  • Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Hartz Mt. Industries, Inc., Ridgefield Park, NJ
  • Old Church Cultural Center-School of Art, Demarest, NJ
  • Mr. & Mrs. Audrey Pekelney, Haworth, NJ
  • Dr. & Mrs. Carmelo G. Caltabiano, Palm Beach, FL
  • Mr. & Mrs. D. K. Yi, Old Tappan, NJ
  • Mr. & Mrs. S. H. Lee, Harrington Park, NJ
  • Dr. & Mrs. Han, Hillsdale, NJ
  • Mr. & Mrs. Kumal Shah, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
  • Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Caltabiano, Haworth, NJ
  • Mr. & Mrs. Hratch Aris, Paramus, NJ
  • Ms. Janys Gelberg-Silbert, Tenafly, NJ
  • Mr. & Mrs. Neal Betigole, Upper Saddle River,NJ
  • Mr. & Mrs. John Ferrillo, Boston
  • Mr. & Mrs. Neal Amdur
mural, acrylic painting

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TEACHING and WORK EXPERIENCE

2010-p Soosoonam Gallery, Geochang, Korea
1987-p

Owner and Instructor of Fine Art and Tapestry Weaving, Soyoo Art Studio, Closter, haworth, Demarest, NJ

1990-p

Member Board of Directors, OCCC School of Art, Demarest, NJ

1987-07 Instructor of Korean Culture and Art, Korean School of NJ, Tenafly, NJ
1995-06 Received the Certificate of Teacher Recognition from "National Foundation for Advancement"
in the Arts, Miami, Florida
2001 Designed and constructed a fish pond in Haworth for use by outdoor art classes.
1998-99 Designed the interior and renovated 80% of the house in Haworth for home gallery.
1998

Painted four portraits of Dorian Gray for the musical "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Larry Gelb,

14th Street Y Theater, New York, NY
1997 Received "The Scholastic Arts & Writing Award-1997" in recognition for being an outstanding
educator whose dedication, commitment and guidance is represented by student work selected for
National Honors, Washington DC
1992-96 Founding drector and lnstructor of "Camp Sejong" for Korean adoptees
1987-96 Instructor of Fine Art and Tapestry Weaving, OCCC School of Art, Demarest, NJ
1991 Guest Lecturer at Choon Bin Total Design Academy, Seoul, Korea
1989-91 Instructor of YM-YWHA, Township, NJ
1991 Guest Lecturer and Demonstrator at Ramapo Community College, Ramapo, NJ
1990 Guest Lecturer and Demonstrator at Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
1989 Instructor of Watercolor, Rockland Center for the Art, West Nyack, NY
1989 Artist in Residence, Haworth Public School, Haworth, NJ
1985 Guest Lecturer at Ewha University, Seoul, Korea
1974-86 Instructor of Fine Art and Weaving, Namoo studio, Seoul, Korea





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EDUCATION

1985 M.F.A. Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea
1977 B.F.A. Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea
1974 Kyung-Gi Girl's High School Class of 1974, "62"
1972-73

Studied under Ssang Joong Choi at Studio Demean, Seoul Korea

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2011 "All About Korea,"Tuttle Publishing, 2011,illustration
2007 "The Tapestry Hand Book," The Next Generation, Carol K. Russell, A Schiffer Book, 2007
2006 "The New York Times," Mar. 26, 2006, In Person "Weaving and the Fabric of Life"
2003 "The Record," "Voices of Korea,"
2001 "www.soyooart.com," Designed and published the web site
1999 "Fiberarts Design Book Six," Lark Books, 1999
1998 "The New York Times," Feb. 15, 1998 Review of "Fiber Now: Contemporary Textile Art"
1997 "The Star Ledger," Oct. 3-9, 1997 Review of "New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts"
1997 "The Korean Daily News," Aug. 29, 1997
1996 Twin-boro News, March 27,"Motion is theme of art exhibit"
1995 "Fiberarts Design Book Five," Lark Books, 1995
1995 "Look What We've Brought You From Korea," Simon & Schuster, 1995, Illustration
1994 "The New York Times," Sep. 11,1994, Review of "New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts"
1993 "The New York Times," Nov. 14, 1993, Review of "My Cup Runneth Over"
1991 "The Record," "A Crossover Artist, May 26 1991,
1991 "Fiberarts Design Book Four," Lark Books, 1991
1990 "The Tapestry Hand Book," Carol K. Russell, Lark Books, 1990
1990

"American Craft," June/July, 1990

children's book, Korea

 

 

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