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Hyeyoung Maeng is an Assistant Professor of Art in Painting & Drawing at California State University, Fresno within the College of Arts and Humanities and Department of Art, Design, and Art History. Her academic appointments include teaching Painting, Intermediate and Advanced Drawing, Korean Ink Painting, and Graduate Critique Seminar courses since joining Fresno State.
- PhD in Contemporary Arts (Art Practice-Based), LICA, Lancaster University, UK (2018)
- MFA in Fine Arts Painting, San Francisco Art Institute, USA
- MFA in Korean Painting, College of Fine Art, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
- BFA in Fine Art Education (Korean Painting Major), College of Education, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Maeng's research centers on expanded painting practices that fuse Western and Korean traditions through digital media and video art. Her Documentation Art project reimagines Korean Bunche painting as experimental video installations while integrating Deleuze's philosophy of time-image and Taoist aesthetics. Current work investigates Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in human-AI companion robot interactions, funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea and RSCA Awards, positioning her at the intersection of post-digital theory and post-humanist discourse.
Analysis of her publications reveals consistent exploration of Deleuzian frameworks applied to artistic practice and pedagogy, with recurring themes of process ontology, transcendental realism, and inclusive art education. Her work demonstrates how philosophical concepts transform both creative methodologies and educational approaches in contemporary art contexts.
- RSCA Award
Maeng has secured significant research funding including National Research Foundation of Korea grants for her EDI in human-AI interaction project. While specific advisees aren't documented, her teaching portfolio shows active mentorship in graduate painting and critique seminars. Her artistic practice functions as scholarly output through international exhibitions at venues including Seoul Art Centre, Stony Brook University, and FACT Liverpool. The Documentation Art project serves as her primary creative research studio, producing video installations and digital works exhibited globally from Prague to San Francisco, with recent focus on non-human ontology and AI humanity as evidenced by 2024 solo exhibitions in New York and Seoul.
