Originally from South Korea and now based in Maryland, USA, Sookkyung Park is a sculptor whose creative journey spans decades and continents. She founded and operated a successful Arts & Crafts studio in South Korea from 1982, nurturing her artistic skills and community engagement for 25 years. In her 50s, Park relocated to the United States to pursue formal education in the arts, earning a B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2016.

Park has since established herself within the U.S. art scene through participation in numerous juried exhibitions, both regional and international. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Korea Times, East City Art, Bmore Art, and other notable publications.

With a deep focus on paper-based media—a material she has explored and refined for decades—Park furthered her academic and artistic development by completing her MFA at Towson University in 2023.

Her innovative approach to paper sculpture has earned her multiple honors, including two Best in 3-D Category awards from Contemporary Art Gallery Online (2020, 2021) and First Prize in the 2023 Paper Made international competition by Fiber Art Now.

In 2024, her work Blooming was selected for Art on Paper at the New York Art Fair. Most recently, Park was awarded the prestigious Post-Graduate Residency at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, where she continues to explore materiality, transformation, and cultural identity through paper-based art.