Biographical Information
Romi Sloboda is an Asian-American artist. She spent her childhood living in and navigating between the two cultures of the United States and her mother's native country, South Korea. Sloboda received her Master of Fine Arts degree with distinction from the London Metropolitan University School of Art, Architecture and Design, and her Bachelor of FIne Arts degree from the School of Fine Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, with a concentration in printmaking and a minor in art history. Her work has been shown internationally, including at invitational print biennials and triennials, and been exhibited at several museums including the Columbus Museum of Art in Georgia; the Hawaii State Art Museum; the State Museum of Pennsylvania; and the the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts.
A recipient of a residency fellowship from the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, she was also awarded artist residencies at CentralTrak, at the University of Texas in Dallas, and at Herekeke in Lama, New Mexico.
Sloboda has also received professional grants from the Leeway Foundation of Philadelphia, an award from the St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, and recognized by the St. Louis Artists’ Guild and St. Louis chapter of the Women’s Caucus for the Arts.
In addition to her studio work, for six years (2009-2015) she served as co-chair of the New Mexico Museum of Art’s non-profit support group, Friends of Contemporary Art + Photography. In partnership with her late husband, artist Chip Dunahugh, Romi Sloboda also worked on the design, remodeling and renovation of historic and contemporary properties in St. Louis, Philadelphia, Colorado and Santa Fe. She currently lives and works in London, UK.
A recipient of a residency fellowship from the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, she was also awarded artist residencies at CentralTrak, at the University of Texas in Dallas, and at Herekeke in Lama, New Mexico.
Sloboda has also received professional grants from the Leeway Foundation of Philadelphia, an award from the St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, and recognized by the St. Louis Artists’ Guild and St. Louis chapter of the Women’s Caucus for the Arts.
In addition to her studio work, for six years (2009-2015) she served as co-chair of the New Mexico Museum of Art’s non-profit support group, Friends of Contemporary Art + Photography. In partnership with her late husband, artist Chip Dunahugh, Romi Sloboda also worked on the design, remodeling and renovation of historic and contemporary properties in St. Louis, Philadelphia, Colorado and Santa Fe. She currently lives and works in London, UK.