Last updated 8/18/2025
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Education
2021 - 2023 MFA in Printmedia, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2014 - 2019 BFA in Printmaking and minor in Art History, Latin Honors Cum Laude, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Awards
2023 Luminarts Visual Arts Finalist, Luminarts Cultural Foundation, Chicago, IL
2021 – 2023 Margot and Thomas Pritzker Graduate Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021 – 2022 Angela and George Paterakis Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021 – 2022 Pritzker Grad Fellowship Fund, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2018 Spring Storm Dean’s Award, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2018 David McCosh Memorial Scholarship in Fine Arts, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2018 Florence Pobanz Scholarship, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2018 Jan Zach Memorial Award in Sculpture, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 – 2018 Philip Halley Johnson Scholarship, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2016 David McCosh Memorial Scholarship in Fine Arts, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Gift Giving, Vivid Gallery, Winnetka, IL
2023 North, East, South, West, Comfort Station: Scaffold, Chicago, IL
2023 Casually Superstitious, Elastic Arts Foundation Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019 I dream of pears, Washburn Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Folk Praxis, Positive Space Studios, Chicago, IL
2025 in passing, Presidential Suite, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2025 Echoes and Locations: A Duo Show, 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 Angeles, 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: A Duo Show, 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, IL
2022 Beyond the Mesh, Maclean Screening Room, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2020 Dream Palettes, High Low Art Space, Portland, OR
2019 In Plain Sight, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2019 Kathie Hsieh: Masters Percussion Recital, Aasen-Hull Hall, University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, Eugene, OR
2019 MILL/WILL, Washburn Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2019 The Best We Could Do, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2018 Spring Storm, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2018 Space(s), LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 (NOT) DEAD: a painting show???, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 Architecture and Allied Arts Commencement Ceremony, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 Soft Structures, EMU Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 Quiet Urgency, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Juried Exhibitions
2023 Luminarts Visual Arts Exhibition, Luminarts Cultural Foundation, Chicago, IL
2023 Paper & Clay 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Tippetts and Eccles Galleries, Logan, UT
2022 Room to Breathe, Bend Gallery, Online Exhibition
2021 Beyond the Norm International Juried Print Exhibition, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2021 Paper & Clay 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Utah State University
2020 5x5 Print Show, Outlet PDX, Portland, OR
2019 LANGUAGE, The Wrong New Digital Art Biennale, Institute for Conceptual Studies
2019 Paper & Clay 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Utah State University
2018 Contested Memory, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 Visual as Political, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 Fourth Annual Juried Undergraduate Show, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2016 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 Room to Breathe, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Reappropriation, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2020 Call to the Wilds, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
Selected Residencies
2020 Centrum Artist Residency, Port Townsend, WA
2020 PLAYA Residency, Summer Lake, OR
Professional Experience
2024 Bookbinding instructor, After School Matters: Arts for Justice, HANA Center, Chicago, IL
2021 - 2023 Teacher assistant, Artists’ Books; Prof. Myungah Hyon, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Instructor, SAIC Family Weekend: Art Explorations Bookbinding, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Teacher assistant, Advanced Printmaking; Prof. Annie Kielman, Prof. Peter Power, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Teacher assistant, Deep Riso; Prof. Connor Stechschulte, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Teacher assistant, Screenprinting: Reproductions and Representations; Prof. Peter Power, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2019 Lecturer, K-pop: Globalism and Hallyu; Jayne Cole, Contemporary Asian Art and Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2018 - 2021 Studio assistant; Charlene Liu, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2018 - 2020 Printmaking monitor, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 - 2018 Sculpture studio monitor, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2016 Intern, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
2014- 2019 Visitor services associate, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Curated Exhibitions and Projects
2019 Curator, Leftovers: BFA Show, Fountain Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2016 - 2019 Co-creator, BOOST: A Submission Zine, Eugene, OR
2016 Co-curator, I Stay to the End, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Lectures, Projects, Workshops
2023 Reliquary Panel Discussion, Pelt Gallery, Chicago, IL
2022 Print Grad Talk, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Graduate Risograph Workshop, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Charm Making Workshop, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 1st Year MFA Printmedia Artist Talks, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2020 Relief Printmaking Workshop, PLAYA Residency, Summerlake, OR
2019 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, Texas
Tyler Museum Collection, University of Texas; Tyler, Texas
Commissions
2017 Interactive art installation, Korea Night, Korean Student Association, EMU Ballroom, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2017 Art installation, Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month Awards Night: The Faces of Activism, EMU Ballroom, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Publications
2025 Seebeck, Ray. Magazine TM, Issue 02, Mar. 22nd, 2025.
2024 superOrange. dekopon! Magazine, Issue 04, Mar. 14th, 2024.
2023 Öhrström, Rebecka. “Interview with Izzy Cho.” Creased Magazine, Oct. 13th, 2023.
2023 Kim, Sona. “Coloring the Windy City: AAPI Women Artists in Chicago.” Amplify AAPI, First Edition, Oct 8th, 2023.
2023 Villareal, Sheridyn. “Izzy Cho: Casually Superstitious.” Elastic Arts Graphic Notes, No. 29, 2023.
2023 Ross, Callum. “School of the Art Institute > MFA Gradate Show 2023.” Arts Thread, Feb. 27th, 2023, www.artsthread.com
2019 Cipolle, Alex. “Making Their Mark: School of Art + Design Students and Alumni on the Rise.” Oregon Quarterly, Spring 2019, pp. 30–31.