Filmmaker, Performance Artist and Entrepreneur based in NYC
About
Maria Yoon was born in Seoul, Korea. After graduating from Cooper Union with a BFA and attending the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, she has been living and working in NYC. When not in her studio, she dedicates her time to working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and running her own business as a CEO . Originally a painter, her work has increasingly evolved into multimedia and storytelling. Her latest project, “Maria the Korean Bride,” explores the social pressure and conflict for first-generation Asian American women. Maria the Korean has been funded in part by the Pollock Krasner Foundation, NYC Cultural Affairs, Asian Women Giving Circle, and Franklin Furnace to name a few. Her ongoing journey across America has received much media attention including The Huffington Post, which listed her documentary as "The 10 documentaries about artists in love you need to watch” and currently available on Amazon. For more, visit her second website www.mariathekoreanbride.com
1994 BFA Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, NYC 1994 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine 1993 Nova Scotia School of Art and Design, Canada
Collectors / Institutions Temple University, PA • University of Chicago, IL • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NY • Wellesley College, MA • Haverford College, PA • Scripps College, CA • Smith College, MA • Otis College of Art and Design, CA
