Jungil Hong
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Jungil Hong | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Awards | RISCA Fellowship Merit Award |
Jungil Hong, also known as Jung-li Hong (born 1976),[1] is an American artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. She is best known for her psychedelic, cartoon-inspired silkscreen poster art and paintings. More recently she has expanded into textiles.
Hong moved to Providence, Rhode Island in 1995 in order to attend Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and that same year taking up residency Fort Thunder.[2] Hong, with Lightning Bolt drummer/vocalist Brian Chippendale, and musician and artist Mat Brinkman worked on pioneering an art movement between the mid 1990s to early 2000s in Providence, sometimes referred to as the "Providence/RISD" scene.[3][4][5]
Hong received her B.F.A. degree in 1999 in ceramics and her M.F.A. degree in 2015 in textiles from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).[6][7]
