Jung Yoon

Jung Yoon is the founder of Co-art Studio, a creative director, a brand designer, and an academic. Jung is the mother of Joanne Lee, an emerging abstract artist who lives with complex disability. Jung has been inspired by Joanne’s life journey and her friends and colleagues who share warm care and artistic aspirations.

Jung founded the Co-art Studio to meet people and connect with them to build inclusive communities through creative activities. She looks forward to meeting new creative people to do exciting projects together.

  • 2024 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management / Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at College of Business, Government and Law / Flinders University

    2019 Graduate Diploma in Research Method / College of Nursing and Health Science / Flinders University

    2012 Master of Teaching (Specialising in Art & Design) / University of South Australia

    2009 Master of Visual Art & Design / University of South Australia

    2004 Honours Degree of Visual Communication / University of South Australia

    2003 Bachelor of Visual Communication / University of South Australia

  • Jan 2023 - Present | Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at the College of Business, Government and Law / Flinders University

    Oct 2022 - Apr 2024 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Disability Community Inclusion Unit at the College of Nursing and Health Science / Flinders University

    Oct 2022 - Oct 2022 | Research Associate at the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at the College of Business, Government and Law / Flinders University

    Oct 2021 - Aug 2022 | Research Assistant for ARC linkage project, ‘The Evolution of Disability Arts in Australia’ / Queensland University of Technology

    Oct 2019 - Oct 2021 | Research Assistant at Arts Management in UniSA Business / University of South Australia

  • 2022 - Present | Project director for SWIMMABLE universal swimwear brand

    2019 - Present | Project director for the Let’s Be Friends project

    2014 - Present | Author of Babavillage animation

    2018 - Present | Product designer for Play Pouch Australia

    2006 - 2008 | Concept & brand designer at The Aird Group

  • 2024 - Present | OzAsia Festival Ambassador / Adelaide Festival Centre

    2022 - Present | Access and Inclusion Advisory Panel member / City of Adelaide

    2021 - 2022 | Trustee member / The Dawn Slade-Faull Award

    2011 - 2013 | Mentor Artist / Tutti Arts Inc.

  • Idle, J., Robinson, S., Fisher, K. R., Ikäheimo, H., Smyth, C., & Yoon, J. (2024). Conceptualising the everyday harm experienced by people with cognitive disability: A scoping review of microaggression and emotional and psychological abuse. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2024.2336076

    Smyth, C., Fisher, K. R., Robinson, S., Ikaheimo, H., Hrenchir, N., Idle, J., & Yoon, J. (2023). Policy representation of everyday harm experienced by people with disability. Social & Policy Administration, online. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12985

    Rentschler, R., Lee, B., Collins, A., & Yoon, J. (2023). “I Am a Professional Dancer”, The Case of Professionalisation in Disability Arts. In M. J. Wyszomirski, & W. J. Chang (Eds.), Professionalisation in the Creative Sector: Policy, Creative Action, and Institutionalisation (pp. 227-247). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003138693-14

    Yoon, J. H. (2023). Reconsidering the Inclusive Research Approach: Proxy Intervention Interview as an Opportunity for the Participation of People With Cognitive Disability and Communication Challenges. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231191686 (Q1)

    Yoon, J. H. (2021). Cultural Strategy for People with Disability in Australia. International Journal of Cultural Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2021.1916003 (Q1)

    Yoon, J. H. (2020). Professional Career Development in the Arts Management of Supported Studios in Australia. Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/10632921.2020.1851840 (Q1)

    Yoon, J. H., Caroline, E., & Essl, P. (2020). Shifting the Perspective of ‘Incapable’ to ‘Capable’ for artists with cognitive impairment. Disability & Society, DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2020.1751079 (A grade)

    Rentschler, R., Lee, B., Yoon, J., & Collins, A. (2021) From Participation to Profession: A Case Study of Performing Artists with Disability, In M. J. Wyszomirski and W. Chang (Eds.) Building Professionalism in the Creative Sector. Routledge.

    Lee, B. & Yoon, J. H. (2019). Case study of arts-based social enterprise in Australia: Studio A. In the 2019 Report on the Impact of Arts and Cultural Socio-Economy: International Case Studies. Korea Arts Management Service, pp. 675-690.