Events

Mimi Jung: Artist Talk and Reception
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 4:00-6:00pm, Museum Galleries

Exhibition

Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin brings together recent sculptural works from this Helena, Montana-based artist. The loom has long served as the foundation of her methodical and often labor-intensive process, where the slow creation of each piece allows for deliberate shaping and assessment over time. Using unexpected and unconventional materials like paper and foam as wefts, a variety of non-traditional strings as warps, as well as woven pieces cast in metal, the artist’s work rewards close inspection, asking us to slow down and engage reflectively.

Central to her concerns are the gaps between what we believe we know and what remains unknown, creating space for wonder, contemplation, and connection. Correspondingly, her woven forms are intentionally ambiguous and in a state of change. Their structures invite multiple interpretations appearing near completion, undergoing deconstruction, or suspended between concealment and exposure. Jung relates this fluidity to one’s own sense of evolving self.

“The core component of my work has always been identity and self-preservation,” says the artist. “It’s about how our narratives constantly evolve to fit into a much larger cultural narrative in order to survive.”

Jung’s artistic journey is likewise rooted in her personal biography, shaped by circumstance and choice. Her path—from her birth and early childhood in Seoul, Korea, to her formative years in New York, along with experiences in cities such as Basel, Switzerland; Frankfurt, Germany; and Los Angeles—has attuned her to environmental and cultural stimuli. Now residing in rural Montana, she continues to build upon this foundation.

About the Artist

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 and Harper’s Gallery in New York. 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.

Organized by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Funding for this exhibition is provided by the Samuel H. and Patricia W. Smith Endowment and friends of the museum.

Location

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium/Gesa Field and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus.

Visit

The museum is located at the heart of campus. Visitors can park closest in the Smith Center For Undergraduate Education parking garage. Daily parking permits can be purchased the same day online at parking.wsu.edu.

Artworks

To view images of selected artworks from the exhibition, click on the arrows after each image, or click the individual work to scroll through full size images of the works.