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ARDENT spIRITs, 2011 DIgITAL PRINT 18X20 IN. /45.5X50 CM. workshops where she created oil paintings, included a few large oil
DIVINE sTEps, 2011 DIgITAL PRINT 20X32 IN. /50X81 CM. paintings as submissions to the National Fine Art show in Korea.
After graduating, Jeon lived in Tokyo, Japan for 14 months to work with
Born in Korea, Mae Jeon studied commercial art, received a Bs in graphic the shiseido Company as graphic design intern. during her stay there,
design, and an MFA in Art of Advertisement from Hong-Ik University she frequently visited the art galleries near her office in Ginza, and she
in seoul. Jeon practiced a multitude of artistic techniques at school was exposed to a diverse range of painting styles.
workshops, and she enjoyed imitating the artwork of Neo Classic and Mae Jeon had her first solo exhibit in Tokyo using mixed medium with
Impressionist paintings from the art books her father had given her. In a butterfly theme. Upon her return to Korea, Jeon had a second solo
college, she majored in graphic design but continued painting in artist exhibition while working as a graphic designer in seoul.
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