2017       Nominee, Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, NY

2014       John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, NY

2014       The Award for Outstanding Accomplishment for Research and Creative Activity,

UMass Amherst

2012       Artist Resource Trust, Berkshire Taconic Foundation, MA

2012       Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowship, Boston

2009       Korea Arts Council, Seoul

2005       Purchase Award, Roland Gibson Gallery, SUNY Potsdam, NY

2005       The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul

2004       Freeman Foundation Grant for the Asian Studies Initiative, NY

2002       Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant, Boston

2000       Certificates of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Cambridge

2000       Canada Council, Ottawa

1995       Ontario Art Council, Toronto

1994       Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation, Toronto