ABOUT MIMI JUNG

Mimi Jung's practice centers on exploring the question: How do we navigate the gaps between what we believe we know and what remains to be understood? This inquiry informs her pursuit of spaces for contemplation—realms where change and transformation can emerge.

Engaging with the fluidity of narrative identity and self-preservation, Jung positions these ideas within an ambiguous framework. Through woven forms, she invites multiple interpretations; these structures can appear near completion, undergoing deconstruction, or suspended between concealment and exposure. This ambiguity highlights subtle shifts in perception, emphasizing elements that remain uncertain, unspoken, or hidden—resisting linear narratives. Through her work, Jung provokes deeper inquiries into the self, fostering transformative engagement with uncertainty and the fluid nature of human experience.

The loom serves as the foundation of Jung's frameworks, enabling a material exploration beyond visual and tactile experiences. Central to her practice is a methodical, intentional, and labor-intensive process, where the creation of each piece allows critical assessment and deliberate shaping. Tangible evidence of this process invites viewers to slow down and engage deliberately, fostering prolonged moments of reflective observation and immersive engagement with the work's overall form and structure.

At age 13, Jung experienced a personal severance—a pivotal event prompting her to question how narrative identity is formed through limiting constructs driven by self-preservation. This understanding catalyzed her exploration of perception, prioritizing evolving understandings over fixed narratives.

Jung's exploration of shifting identities is further enriched by her experiences across diverse geographies—from her birth and early years in Seoul, formative decades in New York, and subsequent residencies in Switzerland, Germany, Los Angeles, to now rural Montana. Each place expanded her perspective on how narrative identity adapts to its environment, shaped by an interplay of private and public representations influenced by history, socioeconomic conditions, geopolitical factors, and societal norms.

Through her work, Jung aims to provoke deeper inquiries into the self, fostering transformative spaces within the realms of the unknown. By embracing the fluidity of narrative identity, her art invites continuous evolution of perception, offering an open-ended engagement with the uncertainties that define our human experience.

Mimi Jung received a BFA from Cooper Union and attended Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel and Städelschule for postgraduate studies. She has mounted exhibitions throughout the United States, including Missoula Art Museum, Nina Johnson Gallery in Miami, Harper's Gallery in New York, and Helen J Gallery in Los Angeles. Her work has also been exhibited at Les Gens Heureux in Copenhagen, KIAF in Seoul, Zonamaco in Mexico City, Somerset House and Cadogan Gallery in London, and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.

In the spring of 2026, An Unfinished Origin Story, a solo exhibition, will be on view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU in Washington.