Later, she decided to pursue art as a profession and achieved an A.A. in Fine Arts from Mesa Community College. She received her MFA (2025) in Studio Art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (SMFA at Tufts). She is a recipient of Tufts University’s Domestic Travel Grant, Montague International Travel Grant, 2025 Nichols Drawing Breath Award, New York Resilience Award from New York Art Competitions (NYAC), and SMFA at Tufts 2025 Traveling Fellowships.
FELLOWSHIP / GRANTS / AWARDS
2025
New York Resilience Award: Healing Through Art, New York Art Competitions (NYAC), presented in partnership with the MyWhatIf Foundation, Agora Gallery, New York, NY
Nominated for 2026-27 Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship of the Association of Independent College of Arts and Design (AICAD) by SMFA at Tufts
SMFA at Tufts 2025 Traveling Fellowships (Jurors: Courtney McClellan, Zora J Murff, and Gabrielle Niu), SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA
2025 Emerging Artists Exhibit Award, Cambridge Art Association (CAA), Cambridge, MA (curated by Jameson Johnson)
Post Graduate Teaching Fellow (PGTF) in the Painting and Drawing Department, SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA
2025 Nichols Drawing Breath Award, SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA
SMFA Special Materials Fund, SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA
2024
Nominated for 2025-26 Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship of the Association of
Independent College of Arts and Design (AICAD) by SMFA at TuftsArtistic Recognition, Art and Color 365's 2024 Drawings art competition, Art and Color 365 magazine
Graduate Student Photo Contest, Student Life Category, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Domestic Travel Grant, SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA
SMFA Material Funds 2024, SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA
Montague International Travel Grant, SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA
2022
Tempe Artist Guild (TAG)/ MCC Scholarship, Tempe, AZ
2021
MCC Honors Achievement Award, MCC, Mesa, AZ MCC J. Delores Griffel Scholarship Endowment, MCC, Mesa, AZ
Paulette Schlosser Memorial Scholarship, MCC, Mesa, AZ
Judy A. Christensen Re-Entry Student Scholarship, MCC, Mesa, AZ
MCC Honors Achievement Award for 2021 Spring, MCC, Mesa, AZ
MCC Honors Achievement Award for 2020 Fall, MCC, Mesa, AZ
2020
MCC J. Delores Griffel Scholarship Endowment, MCC, Mesa, AZ
MCC Honors Achievement Award for 2020 Spring, MCC, Mesa, AZ
Juror’s Award, 2020 MCC Student Art Show, MCC, Mesa, AZ
PUBLICATION / INTERVIEWS
Mister Magazine, Issue 4, April 13, 2026
Yun, MiJung. “Interviews.” Contemporary Art Collectors. March, 2026. https://www.contemporary-art-collectors.com/interviews/mijung-yun
Studio Visit magazine, Volume 54, March 4, 2026
“SMFA at Tufts Announces 2025 Traveling Fellows,” Tufts Now, October 14, 2025.
https://now.tufts.edu/2025/10/14/smfa-tufts-announces-2025-traveling-fellows
Julia Keith, “October International Community Feature,” Tufts International Center Newsletter, October 17, 2025
Quinobequin Review, Stories from Greater Boston “Desire Lines,” Fall ‘25/ Winter ’25
SMFA at Tufts University, Graduate Program at SMFA, August 20, 2025.
https://youtu.be/Gk13kr8-pNE?si=D-Nz2o8dH4vcpjiF
SMFA at Tufts University, Overview of SMFA Programs, August 20, 2025.
https://youtu.be/1fn4-H2FrcU?si=XGpf8CMqE_1ssN5D
SMFA at Tufts University, 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition Walkthrough: “Through Shifting Lenses,” July 3, 2025.https://youtu.be/pndT6Mlu458?si=XuM0hQY1VuEUDVhL
Julia Wintner, Eastern Connecticut State University Art Gallery, June 18, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCu0nztjOUg
Cate McQuaid, “When hierarchy crumbles,” Ocean in a drop, May 15, 2025. https://catemcquaid.substack.com/p/when-hierarchy-crumbles?utm_campaign=email-post&r=5pttuw&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Cate McQuaid, “Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond,” Boston Globe, May 8, 2025. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/08/arts/things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend/
Hyperallergic, “SMFA at Tufts Presents Through Shifting Lenses, the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition,” May 1, 2025. https://hyperallergic.com/smfa-at-tufts-presents-through-shifting-lenses-the-2025-mfa-thesis-exhibition/
Tufts University Arts Gallery (TUAG), “Up Next: 2025 SMFA at Tufts MFA Thesis Exhibition,” TUAG E-Newsletter, April 23, 2025.
Julie Flaherty, “Art Students Life Eyes and Spirits in a Tufts Dental Clinic,” Tufts Now, April 7, 2025. https://now.tufts.edu/2025/04/07/art-students-lift-eyes-and-spirits-tufts-dental-clinic
Julie Flaherty, “Life After Art School? A New Course Has It Covered,” Tufts Now, March 19, 2025. https://now.tufts.edu/2025/03/19/life-after-art-school-new-course-has-it-covered
Yoko Zhu, "This Week, Three Boston Art Schools Collaborate for a Citywide Open Studios Event," Boston Art Review, February 28, 2025. https://www.bostonartreview.com/read/open-studios-boston-art-schools-2025-yoko-zhu
“Artist Recognition, 2024 Drawings Art Competition,” Art and Color 365, Summer/Early Fall 2024, Vol. 2, No. 2.