Izzy Cho
Education
2021 - 2023 2014 - 2019 MFA in Printmedia, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
BFA in Printmaking and minor in Art History, Latin Honors Cum Laude, University of
Oregon, Eugene, OR
Awards
2023 2021 – 2023 2021 – 2022 2021 – 2022 2018 2018 2018 2018 2017 – 2018 2016 Luminarts Visual Arts Finalist, Luminarts Cultural Foundation, Chicago, IL
Margot and Thomas Pritzker Graduate Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, Chicago, IL
Angela and George Paterakis Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,
IL
Pritzker Grad Fellowship Fund, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Spring Storm Dean’s Award, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
David McCosh Memorial Scholarship in Fine Arts, College of Design, University of
Oregon, Eugene, OR
Florence Pobanz Scholarship, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Jan Zach Memorial Award in Sculpture, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene,
OR
Philip Halley Johnson Scholarship, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
David McCosh Memorial Scholarship in Fine Arts, College of Design, University of
Oregon, Eugene, OR
Solo Exhibitions
2024 2023 2023 2022 2019 Gift Giving, Vivid Gallery, Winnetka, IL
North, East, South, West, Comfort Station: Scaffold, Chicago, IL
Casually Superstitious, Elastic Arts Foundation Gallery, Chicago, IL
Leftover Lattice, Case Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
I dream of pears, Washburn Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Selected Exhibitions
2025 (Forthcoming) Working Title, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2025 Echoes and Locations, Vivid Gallery, Winnetka, IL
2025 Imprints of Time, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
2024 Gato Encerrado, Compound Yellow, Chicago, IL
2023 Reliquary, Pelt Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Life Work, Tiny Table Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Charm, FLXST Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Muted & Mighty, The Martin, Chicago, IL
2023 TRYST Alternative Art Fair, Los Angelos, CA
2023 Have You Eaten Yet?, Agitator Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Conscious Containment (On Quartz), Colorclub Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Let’s Play a LoveGame, Ruschman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Strange Arrangement, Free Range, Chicago, IL
2023 Serious Play, SAIC Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 a body, a book, abode, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL2022 Beyond the Mesh, Maclean Screening Room, School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 2018 2018 2017 2017 2017 2017 Chicago, IL
Dream Palettes, High Low Art Space, Portland, OR
In Plain Sight, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Kathie Hsieh: Masters Percussion Recital, Aasen-Hull Hall, University of Oregon School of
Music and Dance, Eugene, OR
MILL/WILL, Washburn Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
The Best We Could Do, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Spring Storm, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Space(s), LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
(NOT) DEAD: a painting show???, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene,
OR
Architecture and Allied Arts Commencement Ceremony, Lawrence Hall, University of
Oregon, Eugene, OR
Soft Structures, EMU Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Quiet Urgency, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Juried Exhibitions
2023 2023 Luminarts Visual Arts Exhibition, Luminarts Cultural Foundation, Chicago, IL
Paper & Clay 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Tippetts and Eccles Galleries, Logan,
2022 2021 2021 2020 2019 2019 2018 2017 2017 2016 UT
Room to Breathe, Bend Gallery, Online Exhibition
Beyond the Norm International Juried Print Exhibition, University Galleries, Illinois
State University, Normal, IL
Paper & Clay 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Utah State University
5x5 Print Show, Outlet PDX, Portland, OR
LANGUAGE, The Wrong New Digital Art Biennale, Institute for Conceptual Studies
Paper & Clay 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Utah State University
Contested Memory, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Visual as Political, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Fourth Annual Juried Undergraduate Show, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of
Oregon, Eugene, OR
Third Annual Juried Undergraduate Show, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR
2016 Taboo!, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Portfolio Exchanges
2022 2022 2020 Room to Breathe, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Reappropriation, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
Call to the Wilds, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
Selected Residencies
2020 2020 Centrum Artist Residency, Port Townsend, WA
PLAYA Residency, Summer Lake, OR
Professional Experience
2024 Bookbinding instructor, After School Matters: Arts for Justice, HANA Center, Chicago, IL2021 - 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2019 2018 - 2021 2018 - 2020 2017 - 2018 2016 2014- 2019 Teacher assistant, Artists’ Books; Prof. Myungah Hyon, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, Chicago, IL
Instructor, SAIC Family Weekend: Art Explorations Bookbinding, School of the Art
Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Teacher assistant, Advanced Printmaking; Prof. Annie Kielman, Prof. Peter Power,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Teacher assistant, Deep Riso; Prof. Connor Stechschulte, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, Chicago, IL
Teacher assistant, Screenprinting: Reproductions and Representations; Prof. Peter
Power, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Lecturer, K-pop: Globalism and Hallyu; Jayne Cole, Contemporary Asian Art and
Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Studio assistant; Charlene Liu, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Printmaking monitor, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Sculpture studio monitor, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Intern, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
Visitor services associate, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR
Curated Exhibitions and Projects
2019 2016 - 2019 2016 Curator, Leftovers: BFA Show, Fountain Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Co-creator, BOOST: A Submission Zine, Eugene, OR
Co-curator, I Stay to the End, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Lectures, Projects, Workshops
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2020 2019 Reliquary Panel Discussion, Pelt Gallery, Chicago, IL
Print Grad Talk, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Graduate Risograph Workshop, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Charm Making Workshop, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1st Year MFA Printmedia Artist Talks, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Relief Printmaking Workshop, PLAYA Residency, Summerlake, OR
Coordinator, Third Annual UO Zine Fest, EMU Crater Lake Rooms, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR
2019 Design Coordinator, Korea Night: First Love, EMU Ballroom, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR
2018 Design Coordinator, Korea Night: Generations, EMU Ballroom, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR
2017 Co-Coordinator/Zinester, First Annual UO Zine Fest, EMU Crater Lake Rooms, University
of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 Co-Coordinator, Art and Activism: Zine Workshop, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Collections
Indiana University; Bloomington, IN
Kent State University; Kent, OH
MAPC Archive; Kent, OH
Norlin Special Collections; Boulder, CO
School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, IL
Texas Tech Museum of Art; Lubbock, TexasTyler Museum Collection, University of Texas; Tyler, Texas
Commissions
2017 2017 Interactive art installation, Korea Night, Korean Student Association, EMU Ballroom,
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Art installation, Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month Awards Night: The Faces of
Activism, EMU Ballroom, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Publications
2025 2024 2023 2023 2023 2019 Seebeck, Ray. Magazine TM, Issue 02, Mar. 22nd, 2025.
superOrange. dekopon! Magazine, Issue 04, Mar. 14th, 2024.
Öhrström, Rebecka. “Interview with Izzy Cho.” Creased Magazine, Oct. 13th, 2023.
Villareal, Sheridyn. “Izzy Cho: Casually Superstitious.” Elastic Arts Graphic Notes, No. 29,
2023.
Ross, Callum. “School of the Art Institute > MFA Gradate Show 2023.” Arts Thread, Feb.
27th, 2023, www.artsthread.com
Cipolle, Alex. “Making Their Mark: School of Art + Design Students and Alumni on the
Rise.” Oregon Quarterly, Spring 2019, pp. 30–31.