EJ Son is a South Korean-born artist based in Sydney. They graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from SCA in 2018 and have since been actively exhibiting in artist-run initiatives and institutions all over Australia, including Firstdraft, MAMA Albury, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, The Substation, The Lock Up, Verge Gallery, Pari, Tiles, Our Neon Foe and Bus Projects. Recently Son was one of six finalists for the Create NSW x Artspace Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship 2023 and was commissioned to present the Giant Teddy for Dark Mofo in Hobart. In 2022, they completed a residency with the Parramatta Artist Studios x Powerhouse, where they developed 댄싱머신: Dancing Machine (a.k.a Dancing Teddy), which was presented at their first solo show in Firstdraft. They were the winner of the Gosford Emerging Art Prize in 2021 and were commissioned by MAMA Albury to create Titty Tree. Son's work has been featured in publications such as Art Collector's Magazine, Art Guide Australia, Vault Magazine, Runway Journal, Memo Review, NAVA, and FBI Radio.