Suhyun is a PhD student specializing in modern Japanese and broader East Asian art and visual culture, with an interest in the issues of postcoloniality, nationhood, and gender. She completed her BA in English Literature, Art History, and Aesthetics at Seoul National University and MA in Art History at the University of British Columbia. During her MA studies, she was awarded the Chino Kaori Memorial Essay Prize from the Japan Art History Forum in 2019. Her PhD studies have been supported by a four-year fellowship from the Ilju Academy and Culture Foundation. Prior to coming to Columbia, Suhyun worked as a curatorial assistant at the National Museum of Korea, where she has continued to work as a project-based translator.
