ARTIST BIO
Jung Hyun “Eve Nam” Oh received her undergraduate degree in Sculpture at Ewha Women’s University in South Korea. She studied and mastered wooden and stone carving, terracotta, welding, acrylic, and watercolor paintings. After she married, she moved to the United States and started painting watercolor more. She has participated in local competitions such as the Sager Creek Art competition and the Northwest Art Alliance competition. She won numerous awards including the “Top Award”. She paints portraits and landscapes with watercolors and oil pastels, and she also crafts hand-sewing leather goods and jewelry made with sterling silver and gemstones.
Eve took a new turn as a graduate student at John Brown University in 2015. She was accepted with the distinguished artist award to the Master of Fine Arts program. She believes the talents God has given her will be refined and used to be God’s good tool through this MFA program.
MFA first year project - "Sharing Our Time" with American Haritage Girls - held 2/26/2016 in the Windgate Visual Arts East lobby at John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Related Article - Siloam Springs Herald Leader 14 Feb 2016
MFA second year project - "Art Show as a Fundraising Event for New Beginnings Pregnancy Services" - held 1/19/2017 in the Cafe on Broadway, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Related Article - Siloam Springs Herald Leader 18 JAN 2017
MFA third year project - We established a problem statement, "How can we help youth cultivate a culture of Hope through Art at Potter house?" Working with a great team of six professionals in related field to figure out how we can impact kids in need to bring out their potentials for their future with a light touch of Christ love. - Potter house, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 12/11/2017 & 3/12/2018
"Girls" was selected for the 32nd annual Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition. - Irving Art Center, Irving, Texas, 4/30/2017 ~ 6/4/2017
"Later Years" was selected for the 33rd annual Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition. - Irving Art Center, Irving, Texas, 5/12/2018 ~ 6/9/2018)
Graduated from MFA at John Brown University - Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 5/8/2018
Selected in the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts' 2019-2020 Artists Registry
Serving art students as an adjunct prof. at John Brown University - From 1/10/2018 to Present