Youngeun Sohn is a visual artist working between South Korea and the Netherlands. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, from Korea University, Seoul, and an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University, School of Art. She attended the residency program at the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture and Jan van Eyck Académie in the Netherlands. Sohn has given performances at institutions such as the Robert Lehman Library, the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Gallery W139 in Amsterdam, Bureau Europa Museum in Maastricht, and Culture Station Seoul 284. In addition, her public intervention venues include Pad Thai Restaurant, New Haven Green Flag Pole, the Blue Bridge in Amsterdam, Chunui Techno Park, and many others.

These events were supported by Criticism + Value, NYU Gallatin, NYU Gallatin: Office of Experiential Learning, Silver Art Projects, and Arts Council of Korea

Gallatin School of Individualized Study was founded in 1972 as the University Without Walls. In 1976, the school was renamed the Gallatin Division for Albert Gallatin (secretary of the treasury under Thomas Jefferson and the founder of New York University). In 1995, the school took its current name, the Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Gallatin is a liberal arts school within New York University. Students at Gallatin design an interdisciplinary concentration based on their specific interests and career goals. The cornerstone of the Gallatin School is its individualized approach to education. Gallatin puts the individual student first. With the support and guidance of faculty advisers, students design unique courses of study, exploring multiple disciplines or various perspectives on specific areas of study not available in traditional departments.

Silver Art Projects is a non-profit organization that provides artists with free, year-long studio spaces and career development opportunities that accelerate and enhance their artistic practice at 4 World Trade Center. Founded in 2019 in response to change models of structural systems that perpetuate a culture of inequity, Silver Art Projects supports artists with critically needed studio space in NYC to nurtured and build thriving
practices while also contributing to the creative ecosystem of Lower Manhattan. In addition to studio space, Silver Art Projects provides professional development opportunities and connections with museum curators, art leaders, galleries, collectors, thought and business leaders, peer to peer and artist mentors, and others to change artist’s lives and enhance careers.

Arts Council Korea has the aim of making the arts more central to life in Korea by supporting arts organizations and artists in Korea and overseas through various services, programs and initiatives as well as grant-based support. Established as the Korea Culture and Arts Foundation in 1973 it was later restructured as Arts Council Korea in 2005, following the reenactment of the Korea Culture and Arts Promotion Act. Since its foundation ARKO has led the formulation and implementation of arts and culture policy on the basis of the official National Culture and Arts Policy set by the Korean government. ARKO is governed by council members who are appointed by the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism. Each council member serves as a steward for the government funding directed
at the arts.