Wonjung Jung
- she/her
Growing up in Korea, Wonjung Jung was fascinated by Korean traditional painting and ended up majoring in it at college. After working in the advertising industry, she moved to United States and has been a painter and an illustrator. She has published five children’s picture books. Influenced by the East Asian painting style, Wonjung continues to experiment contemporary approaches to her work. Currently, she is teaching East Asian Water Media and enjoys observing students create their own solutions using foreign tools such as bamboo brushes and Sumi-ink.
Sustainability, Resilience, Multiculturalism, Women, and Japanese Culture.
ART1004: East Asia Water Media
SBIO2214: Design Fundamentals for Packaging
Published 5 children's picture books:
Young Jin’s Mom Shares the Korean Alphabet, HONG SUNG SA LTD, Seoul, Korea
Christmas Korean Alphabet Book, HONG SUNG SA LTD, Seoul, Korea
Christmas Alphabet Book, Bilingual (English/ Korean), HONG SUNG SA LTD, Seoul, Korea
Christmas Counting Book (Revised), Bilingual (English/ Korean), HONG SUNG SA LTD, Seoul, Korea
Christmas Counting Book Bilingual (English/ Korean), Mongdangyonpil Publishing, Seoul, Korea
Exhibition:
2022 SOVA Faculty Triennial Exhibition
Virginia Tech School of Visual Arts, Moss Arts Center, Blacksburg, VA
2019 SOVA Faculty Triennial Exhibition
Virginia Tech School of Visual Arts, Moss Arts Center, Blacksburg, VA
IMPACT Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, Ames, IA
2013 Simple but Precious A solo exhibition, The Art Gallery at Mish Mish, Blacksburg, VA Collective Influence A group exhibition, Perspective Gallery, Blacksburg, VA
The Grand Prize in the Children's Book Division Annual event sponsored by The Korean Christian Publisher Association in Seoul, Korea
Education
B.F.A., Painting, Seoul National University
M.A., Design, Tama Art University
M.A., Illustration, California State University of Fullerton
M.F.A., Graphic Design, Radford University
