MIA SEO

New York City, NY, United States

miaaseo@gmail.com

 

EDUCATION

2018-2022 MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design, Jewelry, Savannah, GA, USA

2013-2018 BFA, Sungshin Women’s University, Metal Craft, Seoul, South Korea

2017 Sungshin IBC, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea

2016 Centro Internazionale Giorgio La Pira, Florence, FI, Italy

 

EXPERIENCE

2022- 2023 David Yurman, Women’s Jewelry Design Tep Assistant Designer, New York, NY, USA

2022 David Yurman, Women’s Jewelry Design Intern, New York, NY, USA

2021 Mejuri Inc. Jewelry Design Intern, New York, NY, USA

2019 Trattoria dall’Oste Chianineria, Promotion Assistant, Florence, FI, Italy

2017 NEHITA jewelry INC, Assistant Intern, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2017 PhoeBe Jewelry Design Lab, Assistant Intern, Seoul, South Korea

2016 High Fashion Peruzzi S.P.A, Sales and Display, Florence, FI, Italy

2015 Wolgok Jewelry Foundation, Field Researcher Intern, Seoul, South Korea

2014 Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF), Student Journalist, Seoul, South Korea

2014 Hansan Festival, Children Craft School Assistant, Tongyoung-si, South Korea

2013 Sungshin Women’s University, University Official Blogger, Seoul, South Korea

2013 Sungshin Women’s University, Student Ambassador, Seoul, South Korea

EXHIBITION

2022 A Plastic Ocean, M. F. A. Solo Thesis Exhibition by Mia Seo, Savannah, GA, USA

2022 American Craft Show, Baltimore, Virtual

2022 SCAD KSA Mokkoji Exhibition, Virtual

2021 Mittelmoda The Fashion Award Final Fashion Show, Milan, Italy

2021 We are SNAG Anthology, SNAG Membership Exhibition, Virtual

2021 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, Virtual

2020 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, Virtual

2019 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2019 American Craft Show, Baltimore, MD, USA

2019 SCAD Jewelry Trunk Show, Savannah, GA, USA

2019 SCAD KSA Mokkoji Exhibition, Savannah, GA, USA

2018 SSWU Graduate Exhibition, Gaon Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

2017 Seoul Craft Trend Fair, Seoul, South Korea

2016 Seoul Craft Trend Fair, Seoul, South Korea

 

AWARD

2021 CFDA Scholar Award Winner - COVID Relief Scholar

2021 Mittelmoda The Fashion Award Finalist

2021 IDA Design Award, Honorable Mention

2020 IDA Design Awards Winner, Silver

2019 KJDA 19th International Jewelry Design Contest, Special Selection

Savannah College of Art and Design Achievement Graduate Scholarship

Savannah College of Art and Design Academic Honors Graduate Scholarship

Sungshin Women’s University Student Ambassador scholarship

Sungshin Women’s University Academic Scholarship

SKILL

Zbrush, Rhino 3D, Hand Rendering, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

 

LANGUAGES

Native in Korea

Business-level proficiency in English

Basic Italian

 

MEMBERSHIP

Ethical Metalsmiths Student Member

SCAD Jewelry Graduate Association

 

CERTIFICATION

Rhinoceros 6.0

Rhino 5 Essential Traning - Lynda.com

CoFAEL(Certificate of Fine Arts Expert for Leadership) - Sungshin Women’s University