Jinha Choi
Jinha Choi is a doctoral student in Art History whose study focuses on contemporary art and visual culture of Asia. Broadly, her research examines how works of art mediate the massive circulation of matter, shaping multisensory perceptions and lived ideas about materials. Prior to attending Northwestern, she held curatorial positions at the Seoul Museum of Art and Museum SAN, writing several prefaces and essays in exhibition catalogues including “Geometry, beyond Simplicity” (Museum SAN, 2019) and “Looking into Korean art: Abstract paintings” (Museum SAN, 2020). After her career in museums, she taught art history at Konkuk University and Incheon National University, both located in South Korea (2023-2024). She is an author of book chapters “Korean Modern and Contemporary Art” in MMCA Lee Kun-hee collection (2023) and “Colonial Generation Kim Kyung’s abstract paintings” in Lee Kyung Sung Anthology (2021) as well as her first peer-reviewed journal article “Yim Jik Soon’s landscapes: The Variation of Rich Colors” (2024). Jinha received both her BA and MA in art theory and art history from Hongik University, Seoul. Her work is supported by the Mellon Cluster Fellowship in Environment, Culture, and Society.