Y. David Chung (born 1959) is a German-born American contemporary artist, and educator, he is of Korean-descent. He serves as the director of the MFA program at Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, associated with the University of Michigan. The focus of his work is Korean identity and various types of diasporas. Chung is known for paintings, drawings, printmaking, art installations, public art, and performances.
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Biography
Y. David Chung was born in 1959 in Bonn, Germany. He is of Korean descent, his parents migrated after World War II. His mother was from Kaesong, and his father was from a small town outside Pyŏngyang. In the early 1970s, Chung and his family moved to the United States, eventually settling in Washington D.C.
He studied at the University of Virginia, and received his B.F.A. degree from the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design in 1988. He received his M.F.A. degree from George Mason University.
Career
Chung has been a visiting artists at a number of universities including Duke University, UC Berkeley, Wellesley College, Williams College, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Before returning to school to receive his MFA, Chung was artist-in-residence at Houston-based Project Row Houses in 1996.