Bojagi and Beyond collective to hold workshop and exhibit in Miami

An exhibit of Korean wrapping cloth (bojagi) with workshops on techniques in the craft, will be part of an event Bojagi and Beyond, to be held in Miami in March.  The exhibit will be on display at Gato Gordo Gallery March 6 through 20, with an opening reception to be held March 8, 6 to 9 p.m.

Artist and bojagi master Ilhan Kim will have a solo exhibit of her work at the gallery March 22 through 29.

The exhibits are part of the 2025 Korea Bojagi Forum, a travelling exhibit and educational effort by a global collaboration of bojagi artists. The Korea Bojagi Forum was founded by fiber artist Chunghie Lee in 2012, and she administers and curates the Forum today.  This year, the 2025 Korea Bojagi Forum will accompany the XI World Textile Art Biennial.

Team Bojagi Workshop, to be held Sunday, March 9, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the gallery, will include instruction by Keomhwa Koh in how to make a bojagi-style pouch (class $50, and materials kit $40 – kit recommended but not required); and instruction by Ilhan Kim on the hand-stitching technique used in bojagi.

The Gato Gordo Gallery is an artist-created and artist-run Miami  art gallery and cultural center dedicated to curating diverse international exhibitions, and highlighting emerging and established artists from around the world.  The gallery is located at 4600 NW  7^th Avenue, Miami FL 33127, and its website is:  www.GatoGordoGallery.art