Han Hyeo Jae
Hyeojae Han
Hyeojae is from Seoul, South Korea. She shows her daily life from the perspective of a single mother through cartoons. She uses various materials and media to express her art.
In South Korea, there are many prejudices against single mothers. When people know that Hyeojae raises children alone, they have high expectations for her.
Hyeojae thinks her own happiness is the most important thing, contrary to what Korean society expects to mothers. She believes that when she is happy can makes her son be happy. So her job is very important thing for her.
Sometimes Hyeojae trying to spend her own time on making cartoon and artwork without taking care of her son. Paradoxically, her son is also the biggest motivation of her creation.
2011
graduated from Ewha Womans University's College of Design and Arts. (Fiber art major)
2015
Began cartoons as a freelancer.
An illustration <The Future of End of Semester> commissioned by ebay korea.
Drew a cartoon of her pregnancy experience for Pregnant women.
2016
Invited by a group exhibition
‘Seoul Han River Imaginary Architecture Exhibition’
<day and night> collaborated by Hyeon-Jeong Lee and Hyeo_Jae Han
<Adding Gender Equality to PR Materials>
commissioned by Women & Family Policy Affairs Office, Seoul City
2017
Begun a serial publication <Hyeo of That Day>
Worked scripts and illustrations for 9 children’s books that were adapted from original stories including <Doti & Jamddeul Storybook>, <Sophie Ruby> and <Tomica Hyper Rescue>
2018
<Hyeo of That Day> is still on. The 65th was published.
<MS. LEE IN WONDERLAND> Storyboarding and title design for short film. Participated in Cannes Film Festival Short Film Non-Competition
<Mom is not a bug> EWHA ART FAIR 2018 at Ewha Media Art Center.
2019
<Hyeo of That Day> The 96th was published and finished.
<Mom was disappeared> Story writer.
2020
Korea Manhwa(cartoon) Contents Agency
Cartoon support for diversity project selected cartoonist.
Artist in residence program
2018 <Tonglau space> in HongKong
2018 <Caetani Cultural Centre>in Canada, BC, Vernon