Jiwon Woo
CEO & Creative Director of hypha design
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 in Seoul, Korea
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Summer program in Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan
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Accelerated graduation*
Award / Conference / Exhibition
Oct 2019 *MIT DesForM 2019 - Panelist and speaker, Cambridge, USA
Sep 2019 *Winner of Prix Ars | Ars Electronica Festival 2019 - Honorary Mention: Linz, Austria
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 *London Design Festival 2018 - "Biodesign Here Now" by Open Cell, London, United Kingdom
Sep 2018 *Ars Electronica Festival 2018 - "Error - the Art of Imperfection," Linz, Austria
May 2018 Santo Palato - Holy Palate Korean Cultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
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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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
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 Our Biotech Future(s), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
June 2016 *Biodesign Challenge, MoMA, New York, NY
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Selected as the representative of University of Pennsylvania*
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
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”
Professional Experience
2019 University of Pennsylvania, Lecturer
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Graphic Design with Creative Technology
2019 Biorealize, Visual Designer
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Design for media materials
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2018 MIT Design Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Design Assistant
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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
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DManD (Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre)
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Assisted SpaceHack event
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Assisted graduating students’ research projects
2010 - 2012
Summer 2008 Rapidform (Inus Technology, Inc.) - Seoul, Korea
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Assisted in programming software
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Planned exhibitions
2007 - 2009 Visual Resource Center at Wellesley College
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Provided high quality images and clips to support the Art Department education, and serve technical support to faculty and staff
Teaching and Volunteer Experience
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 for 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 Chinatown area of Boston
Media
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