Born in 1974 in Seoul.   Elly Cho holds a BA and an MFA from The Slade School of Fine Art in London, UK, and an MA from Columbia University. She has taught various visual art courses and theory courses at universities and colleges in Korea. She has exhibited internationally, including Going Green in conjunction with Queens Art Express in New York, Ways of Seeing at 3-D Sculpture Park in Verbier, Switzerland and solo show includes Art side Gallery in Seoul. Her work is in major collections including the Seoul Municipal Museum.