A Journey through Longing: Nokmee NY
Exhibition: June 8th - 20th, 2026
A Journey Through Longing
Space G NY Presents an Invitational Exhibition Featuring Seven Artists of Nokmee Greater NY, an Association of Alumni of the Ewha Womans University College of Art
June 8-20, 2026 | 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
Space G NY, Suite# 223, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City
Space G NY is pleased to present A Journey Through Longing, an invitational exhibition featuring seven women artists from Nokmee, the art alumni association of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea.
Working across painting, sculpture, wearable art, ceramics, and mixed media, the artists draw upon lives shaped between Korea and the United States. United by a shared heritage yet distinguished by individual voices and approaches, they explore themes of memory, identity, transformation, and cultural exchange.
Together, the works reveal how art can serve as both a record of experience and a bridge between cultures.
Presented at Mana Contemporary-one of the nation's leading contemporary arts centers and home to artist studios, galleries, cultural organizations, and renowned collections—the exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to encounter diverse artistic perspectives within one of the region's most dynamic creative communities.
Through varied materials and approaches, A Journey Through Longing invites viewers to reflect on the experiences, connections, and aspirations that shape our sense of belonging.
Misoo Kim (김미수)
Glen 9, 2024, Glen 10, 2024
30"× 46"
Oil painting
The work 'Glen' captures a fleeting moment of peace found within a deep valley where mountains meet.
Through the sound of the wind brushing past, water flowing between rocks, and even the chirping of birds breaking the silence, I sought to visually express an invisible auditory tranquility and convey the cozy atmosphere unique to that place.
I hope that while you step away from the noise of the world and linger in this valley, your weary heart finds a place to rest, and you leave with warm comfort and healing.
Misoo Kim, born in Seoul, South Korea, and currently based in New York. She majored in Sculpture at Ewha Womans University (1990). She resumed her full-time artistic practice in 2016 and studied at The Art Students League of New York for three years. Her current work combines ceramic relief and oil painting to depict mountains, seas, and figures. She is a member of the Nok-Mi Association, Chang-Mi Association, and the Korean American Contemporary Arts, Ltd. (KACAL), and teaches painting at the Great Neck Nanum Culture Center.
Yeon Soo Son (손연수) 覺
Turn Logic (전환의 논리) 2026
30"W × 50"H x 13"D
14K Gold Filed Wire, Silver Wire, Brass Wire, Copper Wire, Metal Patina Paint
These modular relief compositions, Turn Logic, function as both architectural wall objects and wearable sculptures. Each wire form is hand-bent, combining color and keum-boo (an ancient Korean gold gilding technique, not featured in this presentation) to express duality.
Every bend marks a moment of choice, forming a distinct "turn formula" unique to each piece—no two are alike. Each work is accompanied by a documented turn formula, and is individually engraved with, serial number, turn count, and material, reinforcing its identity as a singular record of decisions. Custom engraving is also available. Displayed individually or in grouped systems, the works shift between wearable art and wall sculpture, reflecting layered, personal paths shaped through accumulation and change.
Yeon Soo Son is a New York-based artist and founder of tess-el. Her work spans objects, jewelry, and installations, rooted in a modular, systems-based approach. She entered Ewha Womans University as the top-ranked applicant in Fiber Arts and later graduated from Parsons School of Design with Honors in Furniture Design. Formerly an interior, furniture and lighting designer, her work has been exhibited in New York, Milan, and Frankfurt and featured in major publications. Her current practice explores how small units build into larger narratives through repetition and assembly, creating tactile works that balance structure, interaction, and deep personal meaning.
Hongmi Kim Hoog (김홍미)
In_Becoming: Holding Absence, 2026
9h x 8d x 7w in
Azabache LC 3 Clay, several color pigments mixed with porcelain, Stoneware, silver luster overglaze
This vessel carries longing as a quiet inner landscape. The silver-gray exterior feels like a shell formed by time, while the dark interior holds memory, absence, and the desire to return. It reflects a journey through longing toward belonging.
Hongmi Kim Hoog is a ceramic artist whose practice bridges Korean tradition and contemporary material exploration. She holds an MFA in Ceramic Art from The City College of New York, an MA in Studio Art from New York University, and a BFA in Ceramic Art from Ewha Womans University. Born and raised in South Korea, she draws inspiration from Korean ceramic heritage and from her mother's quiet strength.
Working with Yeonlimun (91212) and related layered-clay techniques such as agateware, neriage, and nerikomi, Hoog layers different clays and pigments into sheets that are cut and rebuilt into vessel forms. Rather than fully determining the final design in advance, she allows form and surface to emerge through process, giving each work its own movement, tension, and character. Drawn to rounded vessels for their associations with comfort, touch, and motherhood, she often contrasts their softness with rough or broken edges. Through this tension, her work reflects the coexistence of beauty and pain, care and loss, tenderness and resilience. Her recent works incorporate crystal glazes, layered mid- and low-fire surfaces, luster overglaze, and ottchil (Eel, natural lacquer), creating luminous textures with depth, containment, and emotional resonance.
Hoog completed a residency at Greenwich House Pottery, New York, in 2023. Her work has been selected for exhibitions including the Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale (China), the Biennal de Ceràmica d'Esplugues Angelina Alós (Spain), and the Guilford Art Center Ceramics Biennial (USA). In 2025, her work was selected for the Mediterraneo Contemporary Ceramics Competition (Italy), and in 2026 for Absence Takes Form, NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) Annual Exhibition (Detroit). She is also a recipient of the 2026 NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) Multicultural Fellowship.
Sui Park (박수이)
Resonance, 2026
6' (W) × 7' (H)
Hand-Dyed Cable Ties, Cable Ties
Resonance Thoughts linger and overlap, resonating beyond their moment. What remains are their echoes-layered, interwoven, and gently expanding outward. In their accumulation, they form structures that are never fixed, only continuously becoming.
Sui Park is a New York-based artist born in Seoul, Korea. Her work involves creating
3-dimensional flexible organic forms of a comfortable ambiance that are yet dynamic and possibly mystical or illusionary.
Park has had several solo exhibitions and public art commissions including Microcosm at Herning Museum of Contemporary Art in Herning, Denmark in 2025 and City Ecology at Bella Abzug Park in New York City in 2024. She has participated in over 200 exhibitions internationally. Park's artwork has been acquired by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Oregon, TAMAT Museum of Tapestries and Textile Arts of The Wallonaia-Brussels Federation in Tournai, Belgium, the Saks Fifth Avenue Flagship Store, City Harvest Food Rescue Center in New York and many others. Numerous mentions of her work and projects have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Hyperallergic, Artnet, Vice and Colossal as well as other publications. She is currently represented by Sapar Contemporary in North America and Stephanie Kim Gallery in Asia.
Sui Park's education includes an MDes in Interior Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA in Environmental Design at Maryland Institute College of Art. Sui Park also holds an MFA and BFA in Fiber Arts at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Eugene Lee (이유진)
memories within memories, 2025
11.3" x 8.5" each
Archival inkjet print on semi-matte paper
There is a place and time we can never reach, where memories, feelings, and longings are intertwined. It is hard to fully grasp, yet in our hands, we hold the afterglow of what has passed.
The beauty of things is already here, surrounding us. Moments become layered and doubled, creating a frame within a frame, memories within memories, a dream within a dream, or a dream folded into reality. Engraving with light reflects the duality of memory, which both obscures and reveals. The time also applies to covering and carving at the same time. And in the end, what is engraved by light is revealed by light.
Eugene Lee (b. South Korea) is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York, able to work with photography, ceramics, and installation. Drawing from her foundational background in BFA in Ceramics and her current MFA studies in Photography at Parsons School of Design, Lee's practice is shaped by the intersection of these two disciplines. Blending sculptural and photographic approaches, Lee explores the materiality of the image through the themes of childhood longing and anticipatory nostalgia. Her work involves layering and engraving images in paper and acrylic, transforming them into tactile, sculptural forms that can be physically experienced rather than seen. She redefines photography as a spatial medium, creating immersive, haptic experiences for viewers, especially through light and color to explore perception and spatial interaction. Her work has been exhibited internationally at venues such as Gallery Meme (Seoul), Gallery 881 (Vancouver), Photoville, and One Art Space (New York)
Sanghee Joanne Park (박상희)
White Memory, 2026
27"W × 27"H
Unbleached muslin, hand-died muslin, metal bell
This work continues my exploration of Korean cultural identity through fiber, memory, and ritual. While my earlier works drew from the symbolism of the traditional five colors (Obangsaek), this piece reduces the palette to white and blue, creating a quieter and more contemplative visual language. The white fabric references Korea's historical identity as the
"People of White Clothing", symbolizing purity, resilience, and collective memory. The blue elements are inspired by rivers—both as physical landscapes and as metaphors for the passage of time, connection, and continuity. Influenced by Korean shamanistic traditions, the knotted fabric fragments represent prayers, wishes, and traces of human presence. The bells serve as spiritual mediators, evoking the unseen realm and the enduring relationship between the physical and spiritual worlds. Suspended between memory and ritual, the work visualizes individual hopes flowing together like a river, forming a shared space of remembrance, healing, and connection.
Sanghee Joanne Park is a textile-based mixed media artist and educator based in New York and New Jersey. She earned her BFA in Fiber Art from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea in 1999.. After graduation, she briefly pursued graduate studies in Dyeing Design at Ewha Womans University before relocating to the United States. She later studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and graduated magna cum laude in 2002. Drawing from her background in textiles, fashion, and design, Park explores materiality through mixed media and textile-based practices. She has worked as a fashion designer and jewelry designer, and now runs an art studio where she teaches and mentors young artists.
Jihoon Kim (김지훈)
Garden of Eden: Universe, 2026
18" W× 18"H, 18" W× 18"H, 28"W × 13.5"H
Color on Korean paper (Jangji)
Garden of Eden is more than a landscape—it is a world built from layers of sensation and emotion. Vibrant colors collide and blend, allowing life to expand freely. Inspired by the beauty of the Garden of Eden created by God, I reimagined it through my own vision. Colors and forms shift and evolve, sometimes surreal or exaggerated, reflecting my inner state.
These layered colors awaken senses dulled by the pace of everyday life. This Garden of Eden is not a fixed place, but a personal universe, continuously blooming at the meeting point of imagination and sensation.
Jihoon Kim is a creative artist and graphic designer based in New York and Seoul.
Inspired by nature, she reinterprets bright and lively imagery into her own expressive visual language. Her work envisions a world that exists within a pure, ever-evolving landscape - a space where imagination and emotion meet. Rooted in traditional East Asian painting, her work bridges the gap between heritage and modernity, blending classical techniques with a contemporary visual language. What she values most are vision and happiness, which drive her to push creative boundaries and craft art and design experiences that bring joy and warmth to everyday life.
