Biography
New york based artist Koh Sang Woo, visually stunning and conceptually provocative pictures of women. Also plays with identity politics and his inversion, such as transforming people who are not necessarily asian, are literally as well as metaphorically negative images. Koh introduces the complications that emerge from mingling gender and ethnicity.
As a graduate of Chicago Art Institture in 2001, Koh’s work reach early accaim and showed with the Carl Hammer gallery in Chicago immediately upon graduation, and started to participates in various international fairs world-wide such as Armory Show, Pulse Miami, Art Chicago, ACAF New York, Scope New York, CIGE Art Fair. Koh’s works have been shown internationally and are held in various collections.
KOH SANG WOO
1978 Born in South Korea,
Live and works in New York City.
www.kohsangwoo.com / kohsangwoo@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
2001 The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, majored in Painting & Photography, Chicago IL
2000 New York Studio Program, Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Koh Sang Woo Solo Exhibition, Sesame Gallery, London UK
2009 Koh Sang Woo Solo Exhibition, Gallery Sun Contemporary, Seoul
Koh Sang Woo Solo Exhibition, Busan Art Center, Busan
2008 Korea Contemporary Art Festival, Hangaram Museum, Seoul
2007 ACAF New York, Solo Project Booth, Pier 92, New York
Koh Sang Woo Solo Exhibition, 2X13 Gallery, New York
Korea Contemporary Art Festival, Hangaram Museum, Seoul
2006 Koh Sangwoo Solo Exhibition, 2X13 Gallery, Seoul
2005 CIGE 2005, Solo Project Booth, Beijing, China
2001 The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation: Insa Art Space, Seoul
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Media Media, Queens Museum of New York
Internalle, Sung-Gok Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Wunderkamer, Sesame Gallery, London
Metamophsis, Other Gallery, Shanghai
2009 Christie’s London, Distinctively Korea, London UK
Christie’s Hongkong, Asian Contemporary Art, HongKong
Beijing Biennale 798, International Biennal, 798 Beijing, China
Ideal Wolrd, South Korean Contemporary Art, Sesame Gallery, London UK
AAW Asian Auction Week, Contrad Hotel, HongKong
Phillips De Pury & Company, White Box 10yrs Anniversary, New York
Scope New York, International Contemporary Art Fair, New York
TALENT PREVIEW 2009, White Box, New York
KIAF 2009, Korea International Art Fair, Coex, Seoul
Photoseoul 2009, International Art Fair, Coex, Seoul
Colorist, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Seoul
UIPF Ulsan International Photography Festival, Ulsan
0809, Gallery Sun Contemporary, Seoul
Backroom, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, New York
PULSE Miami, The Ice Palace, Miami
2008 The Negative Image, Gyeong-Gido Museum of Art, Korea
ACAF NY, Asian Contemporary Art Fair New York, Pier 92, New York
SIPF 2008, Seoul International Photo Festival, Seoul
KIAF 2008, Korea International Art Fair 2008, Coex, Seoul
YIAF 2008, Yeosu International Art Fair 2008, Yeosu
Beyond Definition, Interalia Art Company, Seoul
Body Extension, The Columns Project Gallery, Seoul
The Face, Gallery Private Collection, Seoul
Photo Photo!, Gallery Sun Contemporary, Seoul
Gallery Collection, Gallery Sun Contemporary, Seoul
2X13 Collection, Iroom Gallery, Paju
Illusion, 2×13 Gallery, Seoul
2007 Contemporary Artist in New York, Hangaram Museum of Art, Seoul
ACAF NY, Asian Contemporary Art Fair New York, Pier 92, New York
Fresh Illusions, AHL Foundation, White Box, New York
Reflection/Refraction, 2×13 Gallery, New York
Face of Yanus, Touch Art Gallery, Heyri Art Village, Gyeong-Gido
2006 SIPA Seoul International Print/Photo Artfair, Hangaram Museum, Seoul
Merry Christmas, Helen Mills Theater, New York
Reflection/Refraction, 2×13 Gallery, New York
Five Syllable Stanza, Hun Gallery, New York
2005 Self Portraits, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago
Merry Christmas, Gallery Sun Contemporary, Seoul, Korea
Creative Photography, Artbit gallery, Seoul, Korea
The Wind, Missouri University, Columbus USA
2004 Armory Show, International Contemporary Art Fair, New York
Christie’s New York, Photography Auction, New York
PHOTO LA, International Photography Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Armory Photograpyhy, International Contemporary Art Fair, New York
Open Your Eyes, Maronieer Art Center, The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul
Art Chicago, The International Art Fair, Chicago
March Madness, Bottom Feeders Gallery, New York
2002 Exploring Future Stars, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago
Max Mara, Art Window Project, The School of Art Institute of Chicago
Next Generation Art, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago
Microwave Media International Media Art Festival, Hong Kong
2001 From Adam to Atom, New York Studio Program Gallery, New York
Summer Solstice, Museum of Contemporary of Art, Chicago
Body Language, Gallery 2, The School of Art Institute of Chicago
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Gallery Tsubaki, Japan
Sesame Gallery, London
Frederieke Taylor Gallery, New York
Bridgewater Associates, New York
Musée d´art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, QC
Asian Artworks, New York
2X13 Gallery, New York
AHL foundation, New York
REDBBAR, New York
Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago
Michael Richmond Interior, Chicago
The School of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Gallery Sun Contemporary, Seoul
Brad/Trask, Chicago
Busan Art Center, Busan
Centry Golf Resort, Seoul
Iroom Gallery, Seoul