Kyoung Ae Cho is a fiber artist who is engaging in a conversation with nature, respectfully incorporating natural elements, recycled matter as well as low-valued materials, mostly which she has gathered, dealing with not only the beauty but also the fragility. In this show, Cho presents some of works created incorporating the recently passed her parents’ clothing. She has been exhibited in national and international venues. Her work has been reviewed and published in numerous publications such as American Craft; Surface Design Journal; Fiber Art Now; Fiber Art Today (Schiffer Publishing Ltd); Masters: Art Quilts (Lark Books); The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting (Sixth & Spring Books); Quilting with a Modern Slant (Storey Publishing LLC); The Best of Contemporary Quilts (Lark Books); Fiberarts Design Book IV, VI & VII (Lark Books); Art Textiles of the World: USA (Telos Art Publishing, England); and No: Nouvel Object (Design House, South Korea) and the monograph Portfolio Collection: Kyoung Ae Cho (Telos Art Publishing, England.) Cho received numerous awards including the Lillian Elliott Award, the Quilt National Award of Excellence, the Pollock-Krasner Grant, the UWM Foundation and Graduate School Research Award, Wisconsin Arts Board Award Fellowship, and the Center for 21st century studies Fellow at UWM.
Kyoung Ae Cho earned her Master of Fine Art from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI and her Bachelor of Fine Art from Ducksung Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea. She is a Professor of Art & Design at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.