Jayoung Yoon was born in Seoul, Korea. She received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2009, a post-baccalaureate certificate from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2007 and a BFA and an MFA from Hongik University in Seoul. She has attended Artist-in-Residences, Skowhegan in Maine, Art Center/South Florida and School of Visual Arts Summer program in New York. Her work varies in format from video to photography, installation, and performance to deal with the perception of being present.