SO YOUNG PARK

So Young Park is originally from South Korea. At an early age she found interest in the arts and concentrated in fine-art painting. She attended Kon-Kuk University in Seoul, South Korea. There, she had new experiences that brought metals into her life. The fascination with metals led her to change her life dramatically. After earning her BFA and MFA in metal and jewelry in 1999, she participated in solo and group exhibitions as a metalsmith and jewelry artist from 1997 to 2000.

In 2001, she came to the United States to broaden her experiences with metalsmithing, people, and life in general. She graduated with a second MFA in metal and jewelry design from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2003. Upon completion of her studies at RIT, she taught metalsmithing both at Syracuse University and RIT as an adjunct professor from 2003 to 2007. In 2006, So Young started her career as a jewelry artist; during the same year, she taught at several workshops throughout the United States and in South Korea. Currently, she is running her own jewelry and metals studio called SYPS (So Young Park Studio). She actively participates in shows and exhibitions, nationally and internationally, as a jewelry and metalsmithing artist.

So Young's works are publicized in the Lark Book series: 1000 Rings, 500 Brooches, 500 Wedding Rings, 500 Gemstone Jewelry, and Showcase 500 Art Necklaces by Linda Darty. She also has work shown in Art Jewelry Today 2 and Art Jewelry Today 4 by Jeffery B. Sunyder, and The Art and Crafts of Making Jewelry by Joanna Gollberg. Additionally, her works have appeared on the covers of several other magazines and catalogs, including the SOFA New York and SOFA Chicago catalogs, MJSA Journal, Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist and InDesign Magazine.