YeRin was born and raised in South Korea and moved to the United States 2006, where she earned a BFA at Maryland Institute College of Art and later an MFA at California College of the Arts. For the past decade, YeRin has worked with the themes of coexistence and interdependence. Her work often uses tactical installations that are interactive to viewers. YeRin co-founded Nomad Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, which brought art to less privileged areas and presented non-commercial artists, as well as CTRL+SHFT, an all women’s art collective in Oakland, California.