JAE KO

Education

1998          MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD

1988          BFA, Wako University, Tokyo Japan

1984          Toyo institute of Art and Design, Tokyo Japan

Awards and Grants

2017           Maryland State Arts Council

2015           National Endowment For The Arts

2013           DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

2012           Anonymous Was A Woman

2011           Maryland State Arts Council

2010           DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

2007           Maryland State Arts Council          

2000           The Pollock-Krasner Foundation,Inc

1999           DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

1998           Virginia Commission for the Arts

1996           Maryland Institute College of Art

Selected Public Collections

                 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC

                 U.S.Embassy, Amman Jordan 

                 Sherman & Sterling LLC, New York NY

                 Facebook Headquarters, Washington DC

                 Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton NJ

                 Phillips Collection, Washington DC

                 Academy Art Museum, Easton MD

                 Williams & Connolly LLP, washington DC

                 Selendy & Gay PLLC, New York NY

                 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC

                 Washington DC Convention Center, Washington DC

                 ADM Investor Services,  Chicago IL

                 Wilson Building, Washington DC

                 Agnes Scoot College, GA

                 Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz LLP

                   University of Maryland, Takoma park MD

                 Arlington Cultural affairs, Arlington VA   

                 Wilson Building, Washington DC

                 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, washington DC

Solo Exhibitions

2024           Opera Gallery New York NY

2024           Galerie LeRoyer, Montreal, Canada

2023           Opera Gallery, London England

2022           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2020           Galerie Roger Katwijk, Netherlands

2019           Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan CT           

2018           Art on paper, NYC NY

2018           Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam Netherlands

2018           Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago IL 

2018           C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore MD

2017           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2017           Galerie Lausberg,  Dusseldorf  Germany 

2016           Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, TX

2015           East Gallery, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton NJ

2015           Domestic Art Building, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton NJ

2014           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2014           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2013           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2012           Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago IL

2012           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC

2011           Galerie Roger Katwijk Amsterdam Netherlands                         

2011           Dick Graff Fine Art Honorable Silver Objects, Antwerp Belgium

2010-11      Phillips Collection, Washington DC

2010           Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke VA

2010           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2010           Walker Contemporary, Boston MA

2010           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2009           Dick Graff Fine Art Honorable Silver Objects, Antwerp Belgium

2009           Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago IL

2009           Lausberg Contemporary, Toronto Canada

2009           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, washington DC

2008           Katzen Arts center, America Univ. Museum, Washington DC

2007           Galerie Lausberg,  Dusseldorf  Germany 

2007           Galerie De Rijk, Den Hague Netherlands

2007           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2006           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2006           Galerie De Rijk, Dan Haag Netherlands

2005           Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago IL

2004           Robischon gallery, Denver CO

2003           Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville VA

2002           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2002           Kiang Gallery, Atlanta GA

2001           John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan WI           

2001           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2001           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2000           Braunstein/Quey Gallery, San Francisco CA

2000           Kiang Gallery, Atlanta GA

2000           Marsha Mateyka Gallery,Washington DC 

1998           Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD

1988           Gallery Q, Tokyo Japan

1987           Gallery Sora, Tokyo Japan

1987           Gallery Q, Tokyo Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025           Kreeger Museum, Washington DC

2025           Opera Gallery, Seoul Korea

2025           Opera Gallery, Madrid Spain

2025           C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore Maryland

2025           22 Muse Gallery, Antwep Belgium

2024           Kreeger Museum, Washington DC

2023           Phillips Collection, Washington DC

2023           Opera Gallery, Seoul Korea

2023           Opera Gallery, Paris France

2023           Opera Gallery, Hong Kong

2023           Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam Netherlands

2023           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2023           C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore MD

2022           Musee Juif de Belgique, Brussels Belgium

2022           American University Museum, Washington DC

2022           Opera gallery, London England

2022           C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore MD

2022           Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam Netherlands

2021           The Phillips Collection, Washington DC

2021           The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington DE

2020           C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore MD

2019           Times Art Museum, Beijing China 

2019           Museum of Contemporary Art Chengdu, China

2019           Galerie Ulrike Hrobsky, Wien Austria

2019           Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam Netherlands

2019           C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore MD

2019           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO 

2019           Opera gallery, Miami FL

2018           Powerlong Museum, Shanghai China

2018           Muriel Guepin Gallery, NYC NY

2018           Cindy Lisica Gallery, Houston TX

2018           C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore MD 

2018           Arkansas Art Center, AR

2018           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2017           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2017           Galerie Ulrike Hrobsky, Wien Austria

2016           CODA Museum Apeldoom, Netherlands                          

2016           Katzen Arts center, America Univ. Museum, Washington DC

2016           Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam Netherlands

2016           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2016           Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago IL

2015           The Phillips Collection, Washington DC

2015           Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT

2015           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2015           Galerie Roger Katwijk Amsterdam Netherlands

2015           Hirshhorn Museum of Sculpture Garden, Washington DC

2014           Papier Museum, Steyrermuhl Austria

2014           Helene Bailly Gallery, Paris France

2014           Shirlry Fitterman Art Gallery, BMCC New York NY 

2013           Galerie Roger Katwijk Amsterdam Netherlands

2013           Galerie Lausberg,  Dusseldorf  Germany

2013           Galerie Ulrike Hrobsky, Wien Austria

2012           Waterhouse and Dodd gallery, New York NY

2011           Galerie Helen Bailly Paris France                                                    

2011           Galerie Roger Katwijk Amsterdam Netherlands

2011           Marsha Materka Gallery, Washington DC

2011           Robischon gallery, Denver CO

2011           University of Maryland, Takoma park MD

2010           MK Galerie, Berlin Germany

2010           Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam Netherlands

2010           Lausberg Contemporary, Toronto Canada 

2010           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2010           Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago IL

2010           Katzen Arts center, America Univ. Museum, Washington DC

2009           Brenda Tayler Gallery, New York NY

2009           Galerie Roger Katwijk,  Amsterdam Netherlands

2009           Samuel Freeman Gallery, Santa Monica CA

2008           Walker Contemporary, Boston MA

2008           Brown Univ. Museum, Providence Rhode Island

2008           Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City Iowa

2007           Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC

2007           Galerie De Rijk, Den Haag Netherlands

2007           Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago IL                                                  

2007           Galerie Lausberg, Toronto Canada                                                                          

2007           Jewish Culture Center, Washington DC

2007           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2006           Holland Papier Biennial, Museum Rijswijk and Museum Apeldoom, Netherlands

2006           Goldener Engl Galerie, Innsbruck/Hall Austria

2006           Galerie Lausberg, Dusseldorf Germany 

2005           Ludwig Museum, Koblenz Germany

2005           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2005           Robischon Gallery, Denver CO

2004           Galerie Lausberg, Dusseldorf Germany

2004           Auden Galerie, Homburg Germany

2004           Galerie De Rijk, Dan Haag Netherlands

2004           Galerie Krijer + Katwijk, Amsterdam Netherlands

2004           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

2003           Peabody Essex Museum, Boston Mass

2001           The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridge field CT

1999           Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington DC

1999           Gallery Korea, New York NY

1999           Long wood Center for the Arts, Farm vile VA

1999           Maryland Art Place, Baltimore MD

1999           Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens OH

1999           McLean Project for the Arts, McLean VA

1999           The Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

1999           Goya Girl Press, Baltimore,  MD

1999           Corcoran Museum Of Art, Washington DC

1999           Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore MD

1998           Baumgartner Gallery, Washington  DC

1998           Art site 98 Biennial Arlington Art Center, Arlington VA

1998           Art site 98 Biennial  Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington DC

1998           Gallery Korea, Los Angeles CA

1998           Maryland Art Place, Baltimore MD

1998           Rockville Art Place, Rockville MD

1998           Corcoran Museum of Art,Washington DC                                                                  

1998           Goya Girl Press, Baltimore MD

1998           The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park MD

1998           Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD

1987           Gallery Q, Tokyo Japan

1986           Ueno Museum, Tokyo Japan

1985           Central Museum, Tokyo Japan