Biography

Jongil Ma received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2002. He had a solo and a collaboration exhibitions at Roger Smith Hotel Gallery in Manhattan and participated in Jamaica Flux: Workspaces & Windows at Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning in Queens, LMCC Governors Island Project in 2010. His work has been featured in international exhibitions including the 2009 International Incheon Women Artist’s Biennale in Korea and he participated in the Lodz Biennale 2010 in Poland.

He participated in the AIM Bienial Exhibition in the Bronx Museum in June and a Group show in the Islip Art Museum in June,  and exhibited at the Randall’s Island Park in the conjunction with FLOW.11: Art and Music at Randall’s Island 2011. His awards have included the INC Visual Arts Award from the AHL Foundation and a Fellowship from Socrates Sculpture Park and Award, and have a grant from Pollock Krasner in 2012.

Resume

Solo Exhibition

2011   Lab Gallery, New York, NY

2010   LMCC Governors Island Gallery, Governors Island, New York, NY

 2009   Lab Gallery, New York, NY

 2005   Brooklyn Art Lot, Brooklyn, NY

Group Exhibition

2013

2012  Thick & Thin, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, NY

2012  Terra-fic Garden : Eco Friendly Art Project, Yegam Gallery, Flushing, NY

2011  Drawing Party, ‘Tell Me More’, Gwangju, Korea

2011  ‘Wind, Wind, Wind’ at Space K, Gwa Cheon, Korea

2011   FLOW.11 at Randall’s Island, New York, NY

2011   AIM BIENNIAL, The Bronx Museum of Art, The Bronx, NY

2011   Islip Museum of Art, Carriage House, Islip, NY

2011   1&9 Gallery, Ridgefield, NJ

 2010   Taller Boricua Gallery, New York, NY

2010   Lodz Biennale 2010, Lodz, Poland

2010   Tenri Gallery, Two Persons Show, New York, NY

2010   YeGam Gallery, Bayside, Flushing, NY

2010   Jamaica Flux, Jamaica, NY

2009   Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Gallery, Korean Culture Service, 30th Anniversary Exhibition, New York, NY

2009   International Incheon Women Artist’s Biennale, Incheon, South Korea

2009   Armory, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY

2008   AHL Foundation Visual Art Competition Winners Exhibition, Gana Art Gallery, New York, NY

2008   Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY

2007   Art in The City, Public Art Project in Damyang, Korea; One of the Ten Public Art Projects Sponsored by Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Korea

2006   Art in The City, Public Art Project in Gwangju, Korea; One of the Ten Public Art Projects Sponsored by Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Korea

2006   Gwangju Museum of Art,  Open Studio Exhibition, Gwangju, Korea

2006   Art For Healing, A Multi Art Festival of 100 Emerging Artists, Mushroom Arts Gallery, Flushing, NY

2005   Nobody Sculpts, Nobody Works, Brooklyn, NY

2005    Cross Puzzle, Two Persons Show, ACC Gallery, Fort Lee, NYJ

2005    Hi, Betcy, You Know My Friend Chris...., ACC Gallery, Fort Lee NJ

2001    oilsexscrews, Visual Arts Gallery, SOHO, New York, NY

Education and Residency Program

AIM Program, The Bronx Museum of Arts New York, 2010

Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, March, 2008--March 2009

Summer Residency Program, Kwangju Art Museum, Korea, Aug-Oct 2006

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, BFA, 2002