Kyoung Ae Cho: “Passing”

November through December 2024 – This exhibit examines all the ways we experience the journey that is passing and how those memories are often kept in the materials of the clothes we wear. Kyoung Ae explores ways to preserve the moments of our loved ones passing, the celebrations of birthdays, and the vibrancy of youth by weaving those fabrics into inspiring and thought provoking pieces of art. Join us in our gallery space to pass through the memories and moments in life we all experience through the eyes of Kyoung Ae Cho.

About Kyoung Ae Cho

Kyoung Ae Cho is a fibers 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. The outcome of her creative research results in various visual formats such as Fibers construction, Quilt, Collage, Weaving, Sculpture, Photography, Drawing, Installation and so on, and 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; Fiberarts Magazine; 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 this year she is named a Fellow of the Center for 21st century studies 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.