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Young Min Moon is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he previously served as department chair. His work bridges visual art, critical theory, and curatorial practice, focusing on transnational cultural dynamics. He holds an M.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts and an Ed.M from Harvard University.
- Education: M.F.A. (CalArts), Ed.M (Harvard)
His research explores migration trauma, cultural hybridity, and political histories through art. Major projects include analyzing the 1959 Korean repatriation to North Korea and curating 'Incongruent: Contemporary Art from South Korea.' His work critiques Cold War-era displacement and its lingering cultural impacts.
Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art (2010) and Smith College Museum of Art. He contributes to Trans Asia Photography as editor, analyzing visual narratives of Asian geopolitics.
- Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Joan Mitchell Grant, multiple cultural council grants
His art practice engages with loss, mourning, and ritual through paintings and installations. He has been invited to lecture at institutions like the Asia Society Hong Kong and Rice University.
