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Young Ah Ahn

Living in Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.

Born in Incheon, South Korea

Email_ yoa19@pitt.edu / artayaseoul@gmail.com

@_young_ahn_

Education Background

2024, 9 -  Majoring in English Writing,  Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

2025  Dean's list, University of Pittsburgh ( 2024-2025, Part-time Students )

2024  Certificate in Digital Media & Writing for the Professions, CGS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

2020- 2022  Intensive English Program, English Language Institute at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

2005  MA in Dept of Painting & Printmaking, The Graduate School of Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea

2002  BA in Dept of Painting & Printmaking, The Undergraduate School of Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea

https://sites.google.com/view/youngahn/profile

Professional Experiences 

May 5, 2023 - Present  Manager & Caricature Artist at Goofy Faces PGZ (Seasonal)

2026   Featured Artist in August, Associate Artists of Pittsburgh (AAP), Pittsburgh, PA, USA

2005- Present  Associated Artists of Pittsburgh ( AAP)

2024- Present  International Society of Caricature Artists ( ISCA)

2016 - 2022  Founder of Gallery Artistroom

Solo Exhibition

2017   Landscape/People/Canvas (Far Beyond Gallery, Seoul, South Korea)

2016   Small, International Solo exhibition (Cole Gallery, PA, U.S.A.)

2016   Young Ah Ahn's Solo Exhibition (Arthub Online Gallery, arthub.co.kr)

2010   1st Exhibition_ YOUNG-AH's EXPEDITION International

              (Tokyo Shinagawa Intercity, Japan)

Group Exhibition & Art Fair

Jun 13-Aug 14, 2026    AAP New Member Exhibition, Associate Artist of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.

Jun 4th – Aug 10th, 2026  Online Variety Show, juried by Alison Brand Oehler, Concept Gallery , Pittsburgh, PA.

Nov 7-  2025    115x115, AAP, 100 43rd St, Unit 107, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.

May 21–July 11, 2025   Online Variety Show, juried by Jeff Jarzynka,  ZYNKA Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.

2022   Art Show@Pitt-Greenburg ( Milstein Library of Pitt-Greenburg, Greensburg, PA, U.S.A)

2022   Online Exhibition | My Front Yard ( https://youtu.be/rsKFJx2gekU / sites.google.com/view/myfrontyard)

2021   Project "Challenging Artist: Drawing is Seeing"  (Namsan Gallery, Seoul, Korea_ )

2021   International Online Art Show "The Forty Windows" in Amsterdam (https://youtu.be/S5RegNC3ey0)

2020   Virtual Art Exhibition_Reflection of the city: Seoul @gartistroom 

               https://youtu.be/UnlpClTMmiQ

2020   Virtual Art Show@Pitt-Greenburg Alumni (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A)

2020   Project "Women Artist Challenge: A long-run" 3days3works3artists (facebook.com)

2019   Pages of Mind: Chapter 1 (Yang Cheon Library Gallery, Seoul, Korea)

2019   Amsterdam International Art Fair 2019 (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

2019   Tokyo International Art Fair 2019 (Tokyo, Japan)

2019   #Planet Green I 4 Artists (Space Gallery, Seoul, Korea)

2018   MANIF Seoul International Art Fair_Solo platform (Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea)

2018   Selected by Suwon Cultural Foundation | Imaginary Scenery (Gallery Haeng Gung Street, Suwon, South Korea)

2017    Modern Landscapes: Selected by The National Academy of Arts of The Republic of Korea(Seoul, South Korea)

2017   MANIF Seoul International Art Fair_Solo platform (Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea)

2007   Aesthetic Topology (Gallery Dream, Seoul, South Korea)

2016   130th ECAF (Ewha Art Center, Seoul, South Korea)

2016    Selected by Take 5 Breathing Exhibition. (Hotel Denim, Seoul, South Korea)

2015    Art Seoul_ Solo platform (Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea)

2010    Art Seoul_ Solo platform (Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea) 

2009    Art Seoul_ Solo platform (Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea) 

2008    Art Seoul_ Solo platform (Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea) 

2006    Art Seoul_ Solo platform (Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea) 

2005    Selected by Team Preview: 4th Preview (Team Preview, Seoul, South Korea)

2005    A Plateau (Ewha University Museum, Seoul, South Korea)

2003    Art News (Art-Link, Seoul, South Korea)

2001    Art House (POSCO House Pavilion, Seoul, South Korea)

As Exhibit Planner

2022  Online Exhibition | My Front Yard ( https://youtu.be/rsKFJx2gekU / sites.google.com/view/myfrontyard)

2021  Project "Challenging Artist" ( Namsan Gallery, Seoul, South Korea )

2021  International Online Art Show "Ther Forty Windows" in Amsterdam (https://youtu.be/S5RegNC3ey)

2020   Virtual Art Exhibition | Reflection of the city: Seoul @gartistroom 

            ( https://youtu.be/UnlpClTMmiQ)

2019   Pages of Mind: Chapter 1 (Yang Cheon Library Gallery, Seoul, South Korea)

2018   #Planet Green  | 4 Artists (Space Gallery, Seoul, South Korea)

2018   Project via _The Second Pre-research for Amsterdam International Art Fair (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

2018   Project via _ The First Pre-research for Tokyo International Art Fair (Tokyo, Japan)

2018   Selected by Suwon Cultural Foundation | Imaginary Scenery (Gallery Haeng Gung Street, Suwon, South Korea)

2017   Student Art Exhibition (Gallery Artistroom, Seoul, South Korea)

2017   Modern Landscapes | Group Exhibition 2017 : Selected by The National Academy of Arts of The Republic of Korea(Seoul, South Korea)

Awards & Honors

2018   Selected by Korea Arts Management Service: Project via _The Second Pre-research for Amsterdam International Art Fair  

2018   Selected by Korea Arts Management Service: Project via _The First Pre-research for Tokyo International Art Fair 

2017   Selected by Far beyond Gallery (Far beyond Gallery, Seoul, Seoul Korea)

2008   Selected by Lee sang Gallery: [One’s Eyes: Gaze at ], (Seoul, South Korea)

2005   Selected by Seoul Forum for Media Art (Ssamzie Space, Seoul, South Korea)

2004   4th  EMAF: Ewha Prize of Single-Channel Part (Ewha University, Seoul, South Korea )

2000   Selected by Korea Print Society (Seoul Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea)

As Illustrator

2019   Illustration in the <Advanced Material>(Germany)

2018   Illustration in the inside back cover of<Advanced Material>(Germany)

2018   Illustration in the <Angewandte Chemie>(Germany)

Public / Private Collection

2019   Landscape Cabinet _ Old Faithful E 2/10, Private, Netherlands

2016  13 people – left, Private, South Korea
2013   Walk on the Edge 4-1, Far Beyond Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

2010   Out of the Corner 3, Private, South Korea

2010   Nakanobu Bench, private, Japan
2009   Walk on the Edge 3, Private, South Korea

2008   Out of the Corner 4, Private, South Korea

2007   Art Price, South Korea

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