JUNG RAN BAE
Born in Seoul, South Korea
738 Spruce Street Berkeley, CA 94707
(510) 525-3155 
ransia@pacbell.net


Education
1995     California College of Arts, Oakland, CA    MFA in Ceramic Sculpture, High Distinction

1991     Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA    BFA in Ceramic Sculpture, High Distinction

1981     Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea    BA in Creative Writing
 

Solo Exhibitions
2005     Let them eat cake  Pigman Gallery, San Francisco, CA, October

1997     Heart Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, July

1996     Fish, Salt Performance U.C. Santa Barbara, November

           Fish, Salt Performance Kroeber Hall, U.C. Berkeley, November

           Breathing Performance Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, July

           Inquiry Performance Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, April

1995     Man and His Abode Sculpture Sabina Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, March

1992     Fish-Psychic Being Performance

            G24, California collage of Art, Oakland, CA, October
 

Group Exhibitions 
2005      Beneath the Surface Volakis Gallery, Yountville, CA, December

2004     Common Thread  Korean Culture Center, Los A ngeles, CA, October(Catalog)

2003     Mentor Exhibition 2003 John F. Kennedy University

            Art and Consciousness Gallery, Berkeley, CA February

            Ourselves Within Us San Francisco Zen Center

            San Francisco, CA, August

2001     Five Artists from California Marseille Gallery, Marseille, France, June

            InterAct Moxie Bldg Project, San Francisco, CA, April

1999     Storefront Live Site-specific Installations, San Francisco, CA, September

1998      Time Again Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA, December

1998     Expressions from the Soul Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA 

             May-July (Catalog)

1997     From Within Thompson Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose,  CA, November (Catalog)

            Scene ’97 : Contemporary Korean American Artist

            Korean American Museum, Los Angeles, CA, January-May

1996     Shadow Play Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose State, CA, June-August

            An Evening of Performance Art   Headlands Salon Series

            Headlands Center for the Art, Sausalito, CA, May

            Who’s Afraid of Freedom?

            Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport, CA, March-May (Catalog)

            Mood Swings…

             Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1995     (h)our s(h)elves: Act 2

            Performance Installation in Collaboration with Kate Randall

            Headlands Center for the Art, Sausalito, CA, July

            (h)our s(h)elves: Act I

            Performance Installation in Collaboration with Kate Randall

            Headlands Center for the Art, Sausalito, CA, October

            Mongols Are Here The Onyx Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

            Time Card Installation Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA, April (Catalog)

            Boiling Water Performance Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA, April (Catalog)

            D.A.D.A. Gallery Sculpture, Los Angeles, CA

1994     Inquiries Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA

           Tele Communion Performance

            Live Connection with Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York

            Fish, Salt Performance Pro Art Gallery, Oakland, CA

1993     Public and Private Journeys Three Person Show

            Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA

1992     Fine Arts Exhibition Funded in Part by Zellerbach Family Fund

            Berkeley Store Gallery, Berkeley, CA (Catalog)

1991     B.F.A. Exhibition Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA

1990     Discovery in Design Design Center, San Francisco, CA

            The 5th Sculpture Show South of Market Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA

1989     The 4th Sculpture Show South of Market Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA

 

Awards
1991     First Prize in Sculpture Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA

1990     Merit Scholar in Sculpture Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
 

Teaching Experience
2002     Teaching Independent Study

            John F. Kennedy University, Oakland, CA

1991    Teaching Assistant in Ceramic Department
           Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA

1990     Teaching Assistant in Ceramic Department 

           Instructor Gail Caulfield Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA

1989     Teaching Assistant in Ceramic Department

            Instructor Bill Abright Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
 

Reviews
2000     Black Flash Storefront Live  Amy Reiko Sadao, May

1996     San Jose Mercury News Exploring World of Opposites

           Chiori Santiago, July 21

           Costa Mesa Daily Pilot Freedom’s Down Side

1993     Metro Travelers Ann Elliot Sherman, November 11-17

1991     Oakland Tribune  A Whole Lot of Art Events Going On

           Chiori Santiago, September 25
 

Other Applicable Experience
2001     Moxie bldg Project, Inter Act, curated nine artist group show, San Francisco, CA, April

1998     Talk with Public Panel Discussion Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA, July

1996     Talk at Noon Lecture Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport, CA

1992     Shaping Our Legacy   Asian American Writer’s Conference, 

           University of  California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

1990     Asian American Woman Artists Association   

           Conference Slide Presentation  Mills College, Oakland, CA