Aileen is a creator, educator, and researcher working at the intersection of contemporary visual culture, digital media, and artistic practice. She is currently pursuing an MA in Art and Art Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, working toward her NY State initial teaching license.

   With experience in galleries and cultural institutions across New York and Seoul, Aileen develops narratives within digital and media artworks that bridge cultural contexts. She holds a BA in Comparative Literature and Digital Arts from Yonsei University and an MA in Film & Media Studies from Columbia University, where she served as a teaching assistant under Professor Nico Baumbach in film and media theory.

   Her master's thesis explored how digital media reinterprets traditional East Asian landscape painting through the motif of water and fluidity. Examining concepts of ma (generative space) and yeobaek (evocative absence), her research positioned digital aesthetics within an East Asian philosophical context, proposing alternative frameworks for understanding the relationship between technology, nature, and artistic creation.

   Bridging research, production, and education, Aileen's work fosters meaningful dialogues between art, new technology, and communities.