Ming-Jer Kuo Ming-Jer Kuo

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Awards and Honors

2021 City Artist Corps Grants, NYFA New York Foundation for the Arts, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2019 NYFA New York Foundation for the Arts Artist Fellowship (Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design)
2017 The Elizabeth Foundation For The Arts Studio Program Membership, New York, NY, United States
2015 NYFA New York Foundation for the Arts, Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2014 Vermont Studio Center, Artist Grant, Johnson, VT, United States
2014 ArtSlant Prize, 6th 2014 Showcase Juried, Winner
2014 Wave Hill, 2015 Sunroom Project Space Program, Finalist, Bronx, NY, United States
2014 School of Visual Arts, Paula Rhodes Memorial Award for Exceptional Achievement, New York, NY, United States
2012 School of Visual Arts, Alice Beck-Odette Scholarship, New York, NY, United States
2011 The 9th Taoyuan Creation Award, Honorable Mention, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2010 International Photo Awards, Editorial: Other, Non-Pro, Honorable Mention, United States
 

Solo and Selected Group Exhibitions

2023 “Human and Nature: Turning Conflict into Harmony", Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, NY
2022 “Walking to the Cosmos: artist interpreting Urban Reverence”, Voelker Orth Museum, Queens, NY, United States
2022 “From Urban Reverence To Urban Divergence”, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, NY and Valerie Goodman Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2022 “Memento Mori, The Approachable Shining Stars”, NARS Foundation Project Space, Brooklyn, NY, United States-Solo Show
2022 “Harbinger”, First Third Gallery, Ridgewood, NY, United States-Duo Exhibition with Laura Lappi
2021 “Not Just Another Anthropocenic Love Story”, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2020 “Home Land”, The Immigrant Artist Biennial Virtual Exhibitions, New York, NY, United States
2020 “Art Virus 20”, Gyeongmin Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan and 6 venues in South Korea
2019 “New Thick”, RSOAA The Royal Society of American Art, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2019 “Cemetery, Suburb, City”, EFA 20|20 Gallery, New York, NY, United States-Solo Show
2019 “Urban Tribes: Urban Caravan”, NYFA New York Foundation for the Arts, Brooklyn, NY, E.Tay Gallery, New York, NY and El Taller Latino Americano, New York, NY, United States
2018 “Creative Climate Awards 2018” hosted by Human Impacts Institute, TECO, New York, NY, United States
2018 “Small Works 2018”, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2017 “A Stranger Comes To Town”, Gallery Sejul, Seoul, Korea
2017 “New Member Show”, The Elizabeth Foundation For The Arts, New York, NY, United States
2017 “Botanical”, Local Project, LIC, NY, United States
2017 “Fully Loaded: Tainan - New York 2017”, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2017 “Rewoven: Innovative Fiber Art, Part III”, El Museo de Los Sures, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2017 “Suburban Form”, Chashama, Space To Present at 1351 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, United States-Solo Show
2017 “Rewoven: Innovative Fiber Art, Part I”, QCC Art Gallery, Queens, NY, United States
2016 "Once There Was There Wasn't", NARS Foundation Residency Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2016 “NARS Foundation Benefit”, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, United States 
2016 “A Fraction of Island”, Gallery 456, New York, NY, United States-Duo Exhibition with Hsiang-Lin Wang
2016 "Active: Market Street 8, Night & Day", Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ, United States
2015 “Open Call”, lorimoto, Ridgewood, NY, United States
2015 “The (Not So) Secret Life of Plants”, Paul Robeson Galleries, Newark, NJ, United States
2015 “The Moment: Taiwanese American Contemporary Arts”, New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY, United States
2015 “ViewPoints 2015”, aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ, United States
2015 “The FLUID 2015”, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY, United States
2015 “You Are Here Now”, 2 Gateway Center Concourse, Newark, NJ, United States
2015 “Emerging Photographers”, iGavel
2014 “Zero Boundaries”, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, New York, NY, United States
2014 “The Big Show”, Art Factory, Paterson, NJ, United States
2014 First Fall Grand Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2014 “Emerald City”, 2 Gateway Center Gallery, Newark, NJ, United States
2014 Thesis Exhibition, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2012-13 Spring & Fall Salon, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, United States
2011 The 9th Taoyuan Creation Award Exhibition, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2010 “Everyday Practice of Art”, 1839 Little Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan-Solo Show
2009 “Open Exhibition”, Fotoaura Institute of Photography, Tainan, Taiwan
2004 Slide Show, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China


Residency, Review and Lecture

2022 “Ming-Jer Kuo in conversation with Rowan Renee”, NARS Foundation Project Space, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2019 “Shimon Attie and Ming-Jer Kuo in conversation with Shan Jayakumar”, SVA, New York, NY, United States
2017 “JH Art Talks #11: Eleen Lin and Ming-Jer Kuo”, Gallery 77, Queens, NY, United States
2017 The Elizabeth Foundation For The Arts Studio Program, New York, NY, United States
2016 NARS Foundation International Artists Residency, Brooklyn, NY, United States
2015 “You Are Here Now: Performance, Tour & Talk”, 2 Gateway Center Concourse, Newark, NJ, United States
2015 “Artist Talk: Ming-Jer Kuo”, Gallery 456, New York, NY, United States
2015 Solo(s) Project House Juried Spring Resident, Solo(s) Project House, Newark, NJ, United States
2014 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, United States
2014 Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Atlanta, GA, United States


Education

2014 MFA Photography, Video and Related Media, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, United States
1996 BE Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan