BIO
Born in South Korea and currently working in Boston, MiJung Yun is a visual artist best known for abstract paintings and drawings of natural phenomena. Examples of this are disasters such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, as well as oceans and rocks. Throughout her career, she has favored charcoal, graphite, pen, and ink on paper, and acrylic and oil paint on canvas. These materials are used to depict the structures of natural imagery and human figures from life, memory, and imagination. MiJung received her B.A. in Education and M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction Education from Arizona State University. Later, she decided to pursue art as a profession and achieved an A.A. in Fine Arts from Mesa Community College. She is currently working towards her MFA (2025) in Studio Art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. She is a recipient of Tufts University’s Domestic Travel Grant.