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Hee J. Jo

Hee J. Jo (b. 1987) is a Korean Canadian artist based in Ontario, Canada. Jo is a City of Mississauga’s resident artist, with her studio based in the Living Arts Centre.

 

Drawing inspiration from her background as a professional floral designer, Jo's recent works are a vibrant exploration of the intricate beauty found in flowers.
Her artistic practice centers around the female form and portraiture, where she intertwines the human figure with floral motifs. Utilizing vibrant compositions and rich palettes, Jo's work aims to forge an intrinsic bond, celebrating the strength of femininity, diversity, and the organic connection to nature.

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EDUCATION

2020      B.F.A., Drawing and Painting

              OCAD University, Toronto, ON, Canada

2011      B.A., Educational Psychology

              Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea

2011      B.A., English Language and Literature

              Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea

 

 

EXHIBITIONS

2024      ART GEMS Auction, Toronto, Canada

2024      Ephemera, Small Arms Inspection Building, Mississauga, Canada

2023      Radiant Resilience (Duo show), Cedar Ridge Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2023      Salon17, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2023      TOAF62: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto, Canada

2022      Get Noticed 2022, The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2022      Immersed In Bliss (Duo show), The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2022      Art Comp, 100 Kellogg Lane, London, Canada

2022      Creative Resilience/Resilient Creativity, First Canadian Place, Toronto, Canada

2022      TOAF61: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto, Canada

2022      Overzealous 2022, Perception, Art Space Connect Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2021      Off the Screen 2021, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2021      Unsettler’s Chair (Solo show), Selected Marong, Seoul, Korea

2021      Collective Experience, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2021      VAM43 Juried Show, Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood, Mississauga, Canada

2021      Sanitized Activity, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2020      Off the Screen 2020, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2020      Fresh Paint / New Construction, Art Mûr, Montreal, Canada

2016      Why the @#&! Do You Paint?: Go Figure, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Canada

 

 

RESIDENCY

2023~    City of Mississauga Resident Artist, Living Arts Centre, Canada

 

AWARDS

2020      Fred Hagan, Passion in Painting Award, Canada

2020      Drawing & Painting Class of 2020 GRADEx 105, Emerging Artist Award, Canada

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