Kyra Judith Toffey

Paju-si, Kyounggi-do, South Korea

toffey@pobox.com

Born: Red Bank, NJ 1988

Exhibitions

2005Asia Pacific DoD’s High School Art Competition, group show

2005Korea DoD’s High School Art Competition, Korea, May, group show

2005Jungle Gallery, Ilsan, Korea, Group Show, “"5 woman artists + 4 generations =

1 family, (100+years of art )", May

2005Technical Director and Props Manager of “Bye Bye Birdie” musical, Seoul American

High School, Korea, May

2005Lighting Director, Variety Show, Seoul American High School, Korea, Feb.

2004Props Manager & Special Effect Director for the play, “So Long Snivelheart”, Seoul

American High School, Korea, Dec.

2004MWR Art Competition, Honorable Mention, Yongsan, Korea, Apr.

2003Group Glass Show, Embassy Club, Seoul, Korea, Nov.

2003HoAm Museum Store, Display Glass Work, Feb.

2002~5DL Gallery, Seoul, Korea, Group Shows & sales for charity auctions to benefit

Helping Hands Korea and Ton-A-Month aid to North Korean orphans, also showed

in other locations.

2002DL Gallery, Seoul, Korea, Group Show, “"5 woman artists + 4 generations = 1 family,

(100+years of art )", May-June

2000Group Show, The Green Apple Gallery, Red Bank, NJ, Sept.

1999Group Show, The Art Barn Gallery, Shrewsbury, NJ, Jun.

1998Group Show, The Art Barn Gallery, Shrewsbury, NJ, May

1997Juried Group Show, “Artrageous”, Middletown Library, Middletown, NJ, Mar.

Art Education

2006Knife Making Workshop, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN

2005Intensive Blacksmithing workshop at the Crucible, Oakland, CA

2003Welding Workshop with Skip, Ilsan, Korea

2000Glass Bead Workshop, Newark Art Museum, Newark, NJ, Leah Fairbanks

1999-00Robyn Ellenbrogen, Weekly Art Classes in Mixed Media

1998-99Evelyn Leavens, Painting & Drawing

1997-98Bette Abel, Painting & Drawing

1996Started Flameworking at age 8

Education

•Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technical University, Cookeville, TN

•Graduated Seoul American High School

•Went to a Korean High School Jan 2003 to Jan. 2004, boarding school with all classes in Korean.

•Moved to Korea at age 12 in Dec. 2000

•Prior to 8th grade – Little Silver, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Skills

•Teaching Arts & Crafts, ran the art program at Shehaqua Summer Camp 2006

•Glass Flameworking

•Adobe Photoshop

•Computer repair

Awards and honors

•Student of the Quarter

•Honor Roll for 2 years

•Member of the National Honor Society member

•Accepted into the Asia Pacific DoD’s High School Art Competition in Japan

•Accepted into Korea DoD’s High School Art Competition

Other Interests

•Kumdo – (Kendo) Studied 2 years daily Oriental sword fighting.  Participated and

placed in regional competitions.

•Soccer – Has played on various teams

•Church choir

•Drama club member

•Art club member

•Engineering club member

•Seoul International Visual Artist Assn. member

Community events/ volunteering

•2nd Hand Rose Thrift shop 2004-05

•Helping victims of flooding and other projects through Sarang Bang Church 2003-04

•Helping Hands Korea & Ton-a-Month Club – donated and participated in events and

meeting especially 2001-02