Nicholas Oh is a project-based artist who centers on broader questions concerning race and political issues in the U.S. His current research comprises interviews of first generation immigrants of marginalized communities, historical archives researching the colonization of Korean culture, and investigations of material language.
Oh uses a variety of sculptural processes: 3D scanning/printing, LED, wood, and clay. His sculptures are also used to create installation spaces and performances. Performances range from engagements with community to reconfigured dance choreographies. His films document and translate the performances and installation spaces into a cohesive narrative.
Oh is currently working on a project centered on a fictional Korean folklore, Dream of a Willow Tree. The folklore uses tropes in folklore such as mythological creatures and omens, while speaking to political issues: devastations wrought by the global pandemic, police brutality, and unprecedented natural disasters. He choreographed and filmed a series of performances that enacts folklore.
Education
2018 MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
2015 BA, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Artist Residencies
2020 Artist in Residence, Catwalk Art Institute, Catskill, NY
2018-2019 Artist in Residence, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Artist in Residence, GPS, Holualoa, Hawaii
2014 Artist in Residence, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2014 Artist in Residence, Shigaraki Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan
Exhibitions
2020
Rich Points, Assembly Room NYC x ArtFare, NY
In Constant Climax, Spring/Break Art Show, The Row, Los Angeles, CA
2019
FAWC Invitational, Fine Arts Works Center, ProvinceTown, RI
Who is Dave Kim the Potter, Spring/Break Art Show, UN Plaza, New York, NY
Smithsonian Craft + Design Show, National Building Museum, Washington, DC
Member’s Show, Sculpture Space, Long Island City, NY
(Dis)Embodiment, Local Project Art Space, Long Island City, NY
Very Asian Variation, The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Fortune Cookie Co. China Residencies’s 6th Annual Dumpling Party, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Brooklyn Fortune Cookie Co. Second Sunday, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
New Contemporaries, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Graduate Selection 2018, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2018, Convention Center, Providence, RI
2017
Dirt Eating Kids, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
Flux, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
In-Between Places, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
2016 Slice: A Juried Cross-section of Regional Art, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2015
Apature 2015: Future Tense, Arc gallery & studio, San Francisco, CA
Hungry Ghosts, I-Hotel Manilatown Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA
T-9 Minutes and Counting, Martin Wong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Awards
2018 Pioneer Works/RISD Fellowship, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
2016-2018
Windgate Foundation Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
RISD Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2017 Department Award, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2016 2016, Andrew & Barbara Choi Family Grant, New York, NY
2013 Merit Award, Artery Gallery, Davis, CA
Oh uses a variety of sculptural processes: 3D scanning/printing, LED, wood, and clay. His sculptures are also used to create installation spaces and performances. Performances range from engagements with community to reconfigured dance choreographies. His films document and translate the performances and installation spaces into a cohesive narrative.
Oh is currently working on a project centered on a fictional Korean folklore, Dream of a Willow Tree. The folklore uses tropes in folklore such as mythological creatures and omens, while speaking to political issues: devastations wrought by the global pandemic, police brutality, and unprecedented natural disasters. He choreographed and filmed a series of performances that enacts folklore.
Education
2018 MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
2015 BA, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Artist Residencies
2020 Artist in Residence, Catwalk Art Institute, Catskill, NY
2018-2019 Artist in Residence, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Artist in Residence, GPS, Holualoa, Hawaii
2014 Artist in Residence, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2014 Artist in Residence, Shigaraki Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan
Exhibitions
2020
Rich Points, Assembly Room NYC x ArtFare, NY
In Constant Climax, Spring/Break Art Show, The Row, Los Angeles, CA
2019
FAWC Invitational, Fine Arts Works Center, ProvinceTown, RI
Who is Dave Kim the Potter, Spring/Break Art Show, UN Plaza, New York, NY
Smithsonian Craft + Design Show, National Building Museum, Washington, DC
Member’s Show, Sculpture Space, Long Island City, NY
(Dis)Embodiment, Local Project Art Space, Long Island City, NY
Very Asian Variation, The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Fortune Cookie Co. China Residencies’s 6th Annual Dumpling Party, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Brooklyn Fortune Cookie Co. Second Sunday, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
New Contemporaries, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Graduate Selection 2018, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2018, Convention Center, Providence, RI
2017
Dirt Eating Kids, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
Flux, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
In-Between Places, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
2016 Slice: A Juried Cross-section of Regional Art, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2015
Apature 2015: Future Tense, Arc gallery & studio, San Francisco, CA
Hungry Ghosts, I-Hotel Manilatown Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA
T-9 Minutes and Counting, Martin Wong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Awards
2018 Pioneer Works/RISD Fellowship, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
2016-2018
Windgate Foundation Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
RISD Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2017 Department Award, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2016 2016, Andrew & Barbara Choi Family Grant, New York, NY
2013 Merit Award, Artery Gallery, Davis, CA