Nearly 2,000 South Korean students have graduated from SVA, and the country’s capital has a large and active alumni association that regularly gathers at SVA’s office in Gangnam’s Hyewa-dong neighborhood for events and networking. On October 12, Andrew Chang (MFA 1987 Illustration as Visual Essay), director of the College’s Office of Programs for International Students and an SVA faculty member, and manager/counselor Heewon Seo (MFA 2012 Fine Arts) hosted an alumni exhibition opening, with many artists in attendance, followed by a dinner with board members of the Korean Alumni Association. Solo exhibitions to the north and south were also visited by Nuzzo and SVA Communication Director Joyce Rutter Kaye, who traveled to Incheon with artist JeongMee Yoon (MFA 2006 Photography, Video and Related Media) to see “Human-Space-Relationship,” at Incheon’s Space Imsi, featuring her black-and-white photography series and vibrant diptychs. In the southern city of Busan, leading portrait photographer SoonChoel Byun (BFA 1999 Photography) gave a lecture and walk-through of his solo show at the GoEun Museum of Photography, including seminal work that he shot in Coney Island while attending SVA. Back in Seoul, hip creative arts group House of Collections, founded by Jungmi (Jori) Cho (BFA 2009 Graphic Design), Ji Youn (Tiaa) Hong (BFA 2010 Fine Arts) and Jina (C.na) Lee (BFA 2010 Fine Arts) debuted their brand-new, pocket-sized retail shop Art in House. Moe took the opportunity to reconnect with Hyung Gyu Kim (MFA 2012 Computer Art), Chair of Media Communication Design at Myongji University, where she met with 30 undergraduates and spoke about SVA’s animation, motion graphics and fine arts programs. She also visited the Seoul Broadcasting System network and Dexter Studios, two of South Korea’s leading entertainment companies. On the final night, a dinner with 17 Korean alumni working in the computer arts industries was hosted by Moe at Chung Ang University, following a meeting with Chung Ang faculty member Takhoon Kim (MFA 2005 Computer Art) and a visit to Sangmyoung University and Hyundai libraries with Sangmyoung faculty member Jieun Kwon (MFA 2007 Computer Arts). There was also time for touring Seoul’s cultural highlights, including Gyeongbokgung Palace, where millennials gather to don colorful hanbok (traditional garments) and pose for—what else?—selfies.

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