Pop-up Frog Studio is an illustration and design studio created by Jeya. Jeya is an interdisciplinary visual artist and content creater who lives and works in her studios in United States and France. Born with a sweet tooth in Taiwan, raised on a staple of fruit tarts and homemade bread in the sunny California, when Jeya is not busy providing service to her cat yoda & frog prince, she can often be found doing meditation in her houseplant jungle and drinking her daily matcha.

Honorary & Awards
Experimental Animation Named Award: Jules Engel Scholarship (2014)
CalArts MFA Scholarship (2011~2014)
Honorary Creator at Giant Robot Biennial III (2012)
New York 3x3 Mag International Illustrator Merit (3x3 Annual No.6)

Education
MFA - CalArts, Santa Clarita, CA - Experimental Animation
BFA - CSUF, Fullerton, CA – Illustration

Artist in Residences
Tartu Artist in Residence c/o Trükimuuseum Ja Paberimuuseum, Tartu, Estonia
La Wayaka Current (London UK) remote project in tropical setting, Guna Yala, Panama
Linea de Costa c/o Espacio de Creación Contemporánea, Cadiz, Spain

Public Art Exhibitions
Hello Kitty Retrospective - Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2014)
Super Awesome! Giant Robot - Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA (2014)
Paper Farm: Works on Paper - Orange County Great Park, Irvine, CA (2014)
Giant Robot Biennale III - Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2012)
Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy - Japanese American National Museum, L.A., CA (2009)
Untitled Love Project - Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA (2007)

Workshops
Kindred Spirits - Open studio, animation, video installation - Trükimuuseum Ja Paberimuuseum, Tartu, Estonia (2016)
Shadow Puppets Show - Armilla Village, Guna Yala, Panama (2016)
HyperLynx - Hand-built animation toys/devices, video installation - ECCO, Cadiz, Spain (2016)
Guest Artist for art professor Moira Hahn x Ryman Arts - CSUF, Fullerton, CA (2014)
Guest Artist for children from The Center For Early Education - JANM, Los Angeles, CA (2012)

Publications & Featured
“Alchemy - The Art and Craft of Illustration”, book published by Gingko Press (2016)
“Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty”, book published by Japanese American National Museum (2014)
“Outside the Lines”, book published by Penguin Group (2013)
“DGPH: The Ark Project”, book published by IdN Magazine International, Hong Kong (2010)
“Untitled Love Project”, book published by ISM (2008)
Featured in DPI Magazine, Taiwan (April 2012)
Featured in Soul Pancake “Art Attack” (2012)
Featured in Giant Robot “Artist Friend Series” (2011)
Featured in Status Magazine, Philippines (February 2011)
Featured in Juxtapoz “Backtalk” (2010)
Mentioned in LA Times (May 2008)
Featured in OC Weekly (2005)
Mentioned in Orange Coast Magazine (2005)

Solo Exhibitions
Two of A Kind - GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2012)
Between Catnaps - SoBeCa Artery at The Lab, Costa Mesa, CA (2005)

Group Exhibitions Archive

Rakugaki Sketch & Drawing Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2019~2022)

Plant Show I & II & III Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA (2018, 2019, 2020)

Post-It Group Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2011~2019)

Let’s Eat Show curated by Luke Chueh GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2019)

Cosmic Connections 4-Person Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2018)

Year of the Rooster Group Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2017)

Year of the Monkey Group Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2016)

Project Pear Charity Show Stephanie Chefas Projects, Portland, OR (2015)

Flipbook Show II Grumpy Bert Gallery, New York, NY (2015)

Text & Image Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2015)

Uglycon GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2013, 2014)

Game Over VI GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2014)

Pandemonium Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA (2014)

Flipbook Show I GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2014)

Spring Show curated by Daniel Rolnik Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA (2014)

Twice Told Tales Illustration Show Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA (2014)

Story 5-Person Show at GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2013)

Year of the Snake Group Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2013)

Giant Robot Biennale 3
Catburger Video Game, Meatlof Animation & Installation, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2012)

The Great West Coast Migration Benefit Sharks & Ocean SpokeArt, San Francisco, CA (2012)

Game Over V GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2012)

Picks of the Harvest Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2012)

A Tribute to Dr. Seuss Exhibition Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA (2012)

Fresh stART LA: A Benefit Show Santa Monica Art Studios , Santa Monica, CA (2012)

Year of the Dragon Group Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2012)

Post-It Group Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2011)

A Tribute to Jim Henson Exhibition Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA (2011)

Homeroom Group Show Subtext Gallery, San Diego, CA (2011)

Infusion 2-person show at WWA Gallery, Culver City, CA (2011)

Synthesis 2-person show at GR2, Los Angeles CA (2011)

Game Over IV Giabt Robot SF, San Francisco CA (2011)

Year of the Rabbit Group Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2011)

SuperKickAss WWA Gallery, Culver City CA (2011)

I believe in Unicorn WWA Gallery, Culver City CA (2010)

C.A.V.E. Gallery Anniversary Show C.A.V.E. Gallery, Venice CA (2010)

Tree Show VI Giabt Robot SF, San Francisco, CA (2010)

Two Days Slow: Alice in Wonderland Canteen Gallery, Ottawa, Canada (2010)

Year of the Tiger Group Show GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2010)

Trapping Show WWA Gallery, Culver City CA (2010)

DONA Espai Cromàtic, Tarragona, Spain (2009)

3 Pins on A Map 3-person show at Compound Gallery, Portland OR (2009)

Planet Illogica: SuperHero group show curated by Mark Murphy Wonderhaus, San Diego CA (2009)

Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles CA (2009)

All Girls Show: Just Because C.A.V.E. Gallery, Venice CA (2009)

Beyond the Page Gallery1988 SF, San Francisco CA (2009)

Presence Presents Prescience Floating World Comics, Portland OR (2009)

Project 57 Distinction Gallery, Escondido CA (2008)

Everyone In Together Gallery1988 SF, San Francisco CA (2008)

Mode 3-person show at Distinction Gallery, Escondido CA (2008)

Master Reborn Compound Gallery, Portland OR (2008)

Hollywood Apocalypse Black Maria Gllery, Los Angeles CA (2008)

Pippi Longstocking: Astrid Lindgren Exhibition Illustrakids, Cagliari, Italy (2008)

Untitled Love Project with ISM Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana CA (2007)

Vicious Delicious The Syndicate, Edmonton, Canada (2007)