SOOHYUN CHO

is an art and design educator and an artist based in Brooklyn, NY and Seoul, South Korea who graduated from BFA/MS Art and Design Education from Pratt Institute, class of 2017/2018.



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Education
2009-2013

St. Mary's High School, Manhasset, NY

2013-2017

BFA Art and Design Education, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY  

2015
2017-2018

Korea University International Summer Campus, Seoul, South Korea

MS Art and Design Education at Pratt Institute, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Thesis: Forming, Affirming, and Empowering Identity: Student stories from the Korean Diaspora 

Teaching Experience
2014

Pratt Institute Saturday Art School, Brooklyn, NY

Student Teacher - Team Teaching

Stop-Motion Animation

Ages: 11-13

2015

Pratt Institute Saturday Art School, Brooklyn, NY

Student Teacher - Lead Teacher

Drawn to Stories

Ages: 9-10

2017

Lower Manhattan Community Middle School, New York, NY

Student Teacher

Digital Arts

Grades: 6th - 8th

2018

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Teaching Assistant

FDC-161: Light, Color, Design Studio Light, Design, Studio

Grade: 1st year college

2018

Tiger J Taekwondo

Art Teacher

Summer Camp Art Teacher

Ages: 4-9

2018

C.C.B. School of Douglaston, Little Neck, NY

Lead Teacher

4th Grade After School Lead Teacher

Grade: 4th


Art Teacher

Saturday Art Class

Ages: 5-13

2021 - CURRENT

Cornerstone Collegiate Academy of Seoul

Art Teacher


Grades: 1-5

Other Work Experience
2014-2016

Pratt Institute Satellite Computer Lab, Brooklyn, NY 

Computer Lab Assistant

2019-2020

Fillland Edu

Marketing Team - managed social media (Blog, Instagram) for HEI Schools Korea

Designed websites for Fillland Edu, Fillland Art Center, and HEI Schools Korea

Instructor of teacher training for HEI Schools Korea

Participated as a lecturer for parents seminar for 서울국제유아교육전

Other Experiences
2014-2016

Pratt Korean Student Association

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2014-2015 Advertising Team Member

2015- 2016 Planning Team Member

2016-2018

Pratt Institute Art and Design Educators Club

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Club President

Exhibition
2015

Exhibiting Education: Re-imagining Urban Myths
Pratt Institute Nancy Ross Project Space, Brooklyn, NY

2016

Exhibiting Education: Systems of Control & Resistance
Pratt Institute Nancy Ross Project Space, Brooklyn, NY

2017

Exhibiting Education
Pratt Institute Nancy Ross Project Space, Brooklyn, NY

2017

The Street Is An Extension of the Self

Pratt Institute Rose Garden

*Performing Art Performance

Awards & Scholarships
2013

Scholastic Art & Writing National Gold Medal
Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Gold Key
Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Silver Key

2013-2018

Pratt Institute International Merit Based Scholarship  

2013-2018

Scholastic Art and Writing Merit Based scholarship

2016-2017

Max Weber Scholarship

Certificate
2018

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate

International Open Academy (IOA)

120-Hour TESOL Certificate Online Course

2019

미술심리상담사 1급 (Art Therapy Certificate)

한국심리교육협회

2019

놀이심리상담사1급 (Play Therapy Certificate)

한국심리교육협회

2019

부모교육지도사1급 (Parents Consultation Certificate)

한국평생교육진흥원

Skills
Languages

Korean - Fluent

English - Fluent

Japanese - Limited Working Proficiency

Spanish - Limited Working Proficiency

Graphics

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Organization

PC+MAC Proficient

Google Suite

Google Classroom 

Microsoft Office: Word, Powerpoint