Coming to theaters on April 18th The Wedding Banquet (2025)
Julia Kwon's work features in director Andrew Ahn's remake of the 1993 Ang Lee classic "The Wedding Banquet," which recently premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-Chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-Jung, the film is a poignant and heartfelt romantic comedy about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, family bonds and expectations.
On view through September 14th The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
This exhibition, curated by Karen Lemmey, Tobias Wofford, and Grace Yasumura, features Julia Kwon's work that comments on the dehumanization and fetishization of Asian female bodies.
Exhibition Catalog The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture by SAAM and Princeton University Press This catalog of the exhibition at Smithsonian American Art Museum is now available. SAAM’s groundbreaking exhibition, featuring 82 artworks created between 1792 and 2023, examines the ways in which sculpture has shaped and reflected attitudes and understandings about race in the United States.
On view through June 8th Contemporary Craft Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Julia Kwon's work is included in this exhibition at Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery that showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today. Currently on view are more than 100 works in a range of mediums from fiber and ceramics to glass, metal, wood, and mixed media.
Summer 2025 Artist Residency Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
Julia Kwon will participate in VCCA's Mt. San Angelo Residency this summer. She will have solitary time to focus on art-making while being a part of a lively, collaborative community of accomplished artists.