2013
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
MFA, Rinehart School of Sculpture, Certificate in the College Teaching of Art
2008
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
BFA, General Fine Arts, minor in Art History
Selected Exhibitions
2023
Highlights From The Permanent Collection, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
2022
Art in Embassies Exhibition, U.S. Ambassador’s residence, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Highlights From The Permanent Collection, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
2021
Seeing Differently, Centennial Exhibition, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Hello!, curated by Vesela Sretenovic, Micheline Klagsbrun Studios, Washington, DC
There, There, curated by Adriel Luis, IA&A Hillyer, Washington, DC
Nara Park: I live, curated by Teddy Rogers and Allison Nance, Plain Sight, Washington, DC
Glow, Public Installation at the Georgetown Business Improvement District, Washington, DC
Glow at KCC, Public Installation at the Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC
K-Art Recollection: Transcendence of Time and Space, curated by Ji Young Yoon, Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC
2020
Mapping the Future World, Transformer Gallery, Washington, DC
Nara Park: Presence, VisArts, Rockville, MD
The Trawick Prize Exhibition, Gallery B, Bethesda, MD
2019
All Together Now, De Novo Gallery, Washington, DC
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship Exhibition, 200 I Street Gallery, Washington, DC
Sondheim Prize Semi-Finalist Exhibition, One Charles Center, Baltimore, MD
By The People X Monochrome Art Fair, Halcyon Arts Lab, Washington, DC
2018
Highlights From The Permanent Collection, curated by Vesela Sretenović, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Change Of State, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
Nara Park: Enduring Marks, CulturalDC Mobile Art Gallery, Washington, DC
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship Exhibition, 200 I Street Gallery, Washington, DC
2017
It's Still All Up To You, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
Beneath the Surface, Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC
Nara Park: What Remains, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
Collective Monument, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Bless You, Your Mom and Her Dog, Capital One Headquarters, McLean, VA
Recollected, Cade Art Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
2016
Nara Park : Believe, curated by Katherine Markoski, Kohl Gallery, Washington College, Chestertown, MD
Recombinant, curated by Camilo Alvarez, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
Nara Park : Between Millions of Years, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
Spatial Interpretation, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD
2015
new. (now)., Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
Nara Park : I Was Here, juried by Melissa Ho and Jefferson Pinder, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Aqua Art Miami, Hamiltonian Gallery, Miami, FL
The Trawick Prize Exhibition, Gallery B, Bethesda, MD
SELECT 2015, curated by Phyllis Rosenzweig, Artisphere, Arlington, VA
2014
International Sculpture Center Exhibition, organized by Johannah Hutchison, Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Under Construction, curated by Sharon Matt Atkins, Soho20 Gallery, New York, NY
Double Mirror, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
Quota, curated by Avi Gupta and Dawne Langford, the Murrell Building, Washington, DC
(e)merge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC
Nara Park : Parallels, curated by Beth Ferraro, Honfleur Gallery, Washington DC
2013
International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture, organized by Johannah Hutchison, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
KAFFNY.2: Visual + Media Art, Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Gallery, New York, NY
Turn On, Kunsthalle Beacon, Beacon, NY
(e)merge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington D.C.
Ephemeral Arena, curated by Alex Ebstein and Dustin Carson, Gallery Four, Baltimore, MD
MFA Thesis Exhibition, D-Center, Baltimore, MD
2012
Academy 2012, curated by Jamie Smith, Connersmith Gallery, Washington D.C.
(e)merge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington D.C.
New York Summer Studio Intensive, New York Studio Residency Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2010
Haderi VAULT Project, Hoengseong, South Korea
Sync Marks, Jireh Gallery, Heyri Art Valley, Paju, South Korea
2009
Exit Wounds, curated by Derrick Adams, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Stories of Home, Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Baltimore, MD
Permanent Collections
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
Hana Bank, Seoul, Korea
Awards and Grants
2020-2021
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship
2020
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Grant
The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, 3rd Place
2019-2020
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship
2019
VisArts Studio Fellowship, VisArts, Rockville, MD
Semi-Finalist, The Janet and Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize, Baltimore, MD
2018-2019
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship
2015-2017
Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship
2015
The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, Young Artist Award
2013
International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award
Henry Walters Traveling Fellowship, The Walters Art Museum
2012
Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Art Fellowship Nomination
New York Summer Studio Intensive Merit Scholarship, MICA
2011-2013
Rinehart School of Sculpture MFA Merit Scholarship, MICA
2004-2008
CV Starr Foundation Scholarship, MICA
MICA Talent Grant, MICA
2006-2008
Dean’s List Grant, MICA
2007-2008
MICA Achievement Award, MICA
2007
Summer Study Abroad Program Grant, MICA
Selected Press and Reviews
2021
Art Created 100 Years Apart, Linked by Trauma, Offers Solace by Kerry Hannon, The New York Times
In the galleries: Simulated stone and neon artworks reflect the transience of life by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
Phillips Collection is Turning 100 and showing what future of classic museums can be by Phillip Kennicott, The Washington Post
Plain Sight: A Street-Front Revolution in Radical Arts Accessibility by Colleen Kennedy, District Fray Magazine
21 D.C. Makers + Curators to Follow by M.K. Koszycki, District Fray Magazine
2019
In the Galleries: ‘Sea of Change’ Exhibition Sets the Voyage On a Different Course by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
2018
The Phillips Collects, The Phillips Collection Magazine
Welcoming Nara Park and Ellington Robinson to the Collection, The Phillips Collection blog
http://blog.phillipscollection.org/2018/08/24/welcoming-ellington-robinson-nara-park-collection/
Studio Visit With Nara Park by Julie Wolfe, The Studio Visit
2017
In the galleries: Doubling down on artworks by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
Collective Monument catalog, edited by Raino Isto, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
At Hamiltonian Gallery, An Impressive Display of Two Artists Whose Work Contains Multitudes by Kriston Capps, Washington City Paper
I Walk Through This Piece, and I am Denied Harmony: Nara Park’s “Never Forget” by Grace DeWitt, Stamp Gallery
2016
In the galleries: Three artists become one by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
In the Galleries: A limited number of shade of gray by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
Hamiltonian Gallery's Latest Group Show Finds Camaraderie in Loneliness by Kriston Capps, Washington City Paper
Nara Park: Between Millions of Years" and "Dane Winkler: Homesteading" at Hamiltonian Gallery, Reviewed by Kriston Capps, Washington City Paper
Local Artists at Hamiltonian Gallery on U Street, Great Day Washington, CBS WUSA9
Art Review: Nara Park – “Believe” at the Kohl by Mary McCoy, The Chestertown Spy
Sculpting in Space at Montpelier by Mike Guiliano, The Laurel Leader
2015
Everything You Need to Know About All 20 Art Fairs at Art Basel in Miami Beach by Sarah Cascone, Artnet news
Artist remakes useless stuff into, well, it’s anyone’s guess by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
Select 2015 by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
2014
Natural Woman by Holly Mazar, DC Modern Luxury
http://www.modernluxury.com/washington-dc/story/natural-woman
In the galleries: Where nature and art come together by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
Quota adds color to D.C. art scene by Maura Judkis, The Washington Post
You’d Swear It Was Minecraft: Nara Park’s “Parallels” at Honfleur Gallery by Jordan Larson, Washington City Paper
2013
Sculpture Magazine October
www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag13/oct_13/oct13.shtml
“Turn On” Exhibit Adds to Beacon Art Scene, Phillipstown
2012
An Interview with Nara Park by Sarah Tanguy, sarahtanguy.com
www.sarahtanguy.com/archives/475#more-475
Wade Carey Interviews Jamie Smith on the Opening of Academy 2012 at Conner Contemporary Art, East City Art
Academy 2012 At Conner Contemporary, Reviewed, by Kriston Capps, Washington City Paper
2009
Art Takes Wing, The Chronicle of Higher Education
New Art Exhibit at BWI Airport: Stories of Home, Stuckatthe Airport
Stories of Home, Baltimore City Paper
2007
MICA KOREA 2007 EXHIBITION WHITE in Seoul and Baltimore W3=White Day, Wedding, Women…, NY Arts Magazine
2006
Jetlag- Traveling Art, Nara Park, Newsis
Art looks at the unbearable lightness of jetlag, International Herald Tribune
Guest Lectures, Panels and Artist Talks
2020
Artist Talk, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
Artist Talk, the Korean Cultural Center + IA&A Hillyer, Washington, DC
Workshop, VisArts, MD
2019
Artist Talk & Guest Lecture, Contemporary Asia, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2018
Artist Talk & Panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Artist Talk, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Artist Talk & Workshop, Luce Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Workshop, CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery, Washington, DC
2017
Artist Talk & Guest Critic, Senior Thesis, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Fellows Converge Lecture, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
Artist Talk, Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC
Artist Talk & Guest Lecture, Contemporary Asia, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Artist Talk, Muses in Washington, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Artist Talk, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
2016
Fellows Converge Lecture, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
Artist Talk, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
Artist Talk & Workshop, The Potomac School, McLean, VA
Artist Talk, Washington College, Chestertown, MD
2015
Artist Talk, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Artist Talk, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
Teaching Experience
2019-2021
Adjunct Professor, American University, Washington, DC