Jiwon Woo
EDUCATION
2015 - 2017 University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, Pennsylvania, USA
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Master of Fine Arts (Concentration: Bio Art and Design)
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Teaching Assistant*
2011 - 2013 Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Master of Global Affairs and Policy (Concentration: International Management / International Development Cooperation)
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Accepted with Scholarship*
2006 - 2009 Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts and Computer Sciences
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Exchange student to Seoul National University - Seoul, Korea
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Summer Language Program at Waseda University - Tokyo, Japan
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Accelerated graduation*
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2019 ~ University of Pennsylvania, Lecturer
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Graphic Design with Creative Technology
2019 ~ University of Pennsylvania, Stuart Weizman School of Design, Consulting Team member
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Design Material Consulting Team for FUSION, NOA Brands
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Supervisor: Orkan Telhan
2019 ~ Biorealize, Visual Designer
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Design for media materials
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2018 MIT Design Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biodesigner, and Project Coordinator
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Project lead and coordinator for the project in relation to bio-design
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2015 - 2017 University of Pennsylvania, Teaching Assistant
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Integrative Design Studio: Biological Design
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Art, Design, and Digital Culture
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Advanced Digital Photography
Summer 2016 Singapore University of Technology and Design, Summer Intern
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DManD (Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre)
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Assisted SpaceHack event
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Assisted Senior thesis research projects
2013 - 2014 Sindoh, co., Ltd, Marketing Associate
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Hanoi Manufacturing Plant Project
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Sindoh Artist Support Program
Summer 2008 Rapidform (Inus Technology, Inc.) - Seoul, Korea, Summer Intern
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Assisted in programming software
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Planned exhibitions
2007 - 2009 Visual Resource Center at Wellesley College, Student Visualist
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Provided high-quality images and clips to support the Art Department education, and serve technical support to faculty and staff
AWARDS AND HONORS
Sep 2019 *Winner of Prix Ars | Ars Electronica Festival 2019 - Honorary Mention: Linz, Austria
Sep 2018 *London Design Festival 2018 - "Biodesign Here Now" by Open Cell, London, United Kingdom
April 2018 *Milan Design Week 2018 PUMA + MIT Design Lab, Milan, Italy
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Biodesign: Living and Breathing the Future of Performance
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Project + Exhibition Coordinator
May 2017 Winner of the 2017 *Bio Art and Design Award (BAD Award), Netherlands
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The award money of €25,000 will be used to implement the project "Mother's Hands Taste (Son-mat)"
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Oct 2016 Are We Human?, *3rd Istanbul Design Biennale, Istanbul
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Selected as Eligible Entries for Open Call*
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June 2016 *Biodesign Challenge, MoMA, New York, NY
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Selected as the representative of the University of Pennsylvania*
Oct 2014 International Journal of Arts and Sciences (IJAS), Rome, Italy
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Invited as a presenter and for journal submission in the Social Sciences and Humanities Division
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Abstract Title: “Accepting and Accommodating Multicultural Families in Korea: Assessment of Public Policies and Educational System”
EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES
June 2020 *Bio Design Challenge 2020 - Judge, MoMA New York, USA
Feb 2020 'Self-salvation 21' - *(Solo-exhibition), POSTSCRIPT, Philadelphia, USA
Oct 2019 *MIT DesForM 2019 - Panelist and speaker, Cambridge, USA
May - Oct 2019 *V&A Victoria and Albert Museum - "FOOD: Bigger than the Plate," London, United Kingdom
June 2019 *Bio Design Challenge 2019 - Panelist and Judge, MoMA New York, USA
Nov 2018 Food Friction at Artez Univerisity - Speaker, Zwolle, Netherlands
Nov 2018 Micro World - Closed conference participation, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sep 2018 *Ars Electronica Festival 2018 - "Error - the Art of Imperfection," Linz, Austria
May 2018 Santo Palato - Holy Palate Korean Cultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
May 2017 Time in Dream is Frozen, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
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University of Pennsylvania MFA thesis show
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Curated by Nato Thompson
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Feb 2017 Passage, FJORD gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Feb 2017 Emerge, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
June 2016 Our Biotech Future(s), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Apr 2016 BioDesign Studio Exhibition, TECH Museum, San Jose, CA
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Permanent Collection*
Apr 2016 Lightening Lecture, ICA, Philadelphia, PA
Mar 2016 Infortainment, Addams Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Dec 2015 BYO: 4 Inquiries into Biological Design, Morgan Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
TEACHING AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
2019 ~ University of Pennsylvania - Lecturer
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Design with Creative Technology
2015 ~ PennAlumni Interview Program
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Interviewing local applicants
2010 ~ Wellesley College Alumnae Admission Representatives
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Interviewing local applicants
2013 - 2015 Red Cross Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Assisted fundraising events and created visual resources
2010 - 2015 YWCA (Kangnam Youth Center), Seoul, Korea
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Taught English and computer skills for high school students from multicultural and low-income families
2009 - 2015 Sadang Youth Center, Seoul, Korea
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Taught Korean and English to elementary school students from low-income families
2007 - 2009 Chinatown Afterschool Program by PBHA Harvard University, Boston, USA
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Taught English and designed afterschool activities for elementary school students living in the Chinatown area of Boston
MEDIA
Monthly Design (vol.501) March, 2020
V&A Victoria and Albert Museum
Ars Electronica
Women's Wear Daily
HYPEBEAST
Dezeen
MOLD
Bijutsutecho 美術手帖 Magazine, December 2017 Issue, Japan
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NPO Radio 1
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
MU
Stroom Den Hagg
Waag Soceity
NOG Nationale
ZonMw
Popular Science
Science Friday
Ecouterre
Co.Design
Curate This Philly
Wonderful Engineering