Bomi Yook is a Korean-Canadian media artist and researcher working with immersive multimedia installations that center documentary and experimental animation. Her work explores hybridity within identity, cultural landscapes, and knowledge systems, often drawing on the collective memory of the Korean diaspora, with its complex ties to migration and colonization.
Yook holds an MFA from University of California Los Angeles and a BFA from Alberta University of the Arts. She is the recipient of the Emerging Digital Artist Award (2023), the New Media Caucus Award (2025), the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Creative Encouragement Award (2025), and the Künstlerdorf Schöppingen Fellowship in Germany (2026).
Her work has shown internationally, including in Los Angeles, Seoul, Toronto, Montreal, Santa Fe, Greece, and Calgary. Recent solo exhibitions include the Esker Foundation, Calgary (2026); Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton (2025); and Moving Image Media Art by City of West Hollywood, presented on the Netflix Digital Billboard on Sunset Boulevard (2024).
Her work has also been featured in international festivals including CURRENTS New Media, Santa Fe; Particle/Wave, Calgary; FICFA Acadie, Moncton; and MUTEK, Montréal. Her projects have been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Calgary Arts Development.