BIOGRAPHY
Suh Yongsun
b.1951, Seoul, South Korea
Education
1982 Master's in Fine Arts, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
1979 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Currently lives and works in Yangpyeong, near Seoul
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Gallery Chang, New York
2025 Suh Yongsun, City and People : PIBI Gallery, Seoul
2025 The 1453Coup (Gyeyujeongnan), A Historical Painting by Suh Yongsun Guerrilla Exhibition : Discourse. Art, Seoul
2024 Suh Yongsun, Beyond The No Gun Ri : No Gun Ri Peace Memorial, Yongdong
2024 Suh Yongsun, Mogan Avenue, 300 : Gallery JJ, Seoul
2024 Portrait of Ourselves: Forests to Cities : Cromwell Place, Gallery 12, London
2024 Suh Yongsun, New Works : One and J. Gallery, Seoul
2024 Self-Portrait, Suh Yongsun : Topohouse, Seoul
2023 Suh Yongsun Project, Amtaedo : Oil Tank Culture Park T5, T6, Seoul
2023 Suh Yongsun, My Name is Red : Art Sonje Center, Seoul
2023 Amtaedo SuhYongsun Museum Opening : Shian
2023 Suh Yongsun L' Umana Commedia : Space 138, Seoul
2022 Suh Yongsun_ A Recollection, Pines : Gallery JJ, Seoul
2021 SuhYongsun’s Mago Story_ Searching for Goddess Mago in our mind : Herstory House, Seoul
2021 Self-Portrait Suh Yongsun : Gallery Hi, Busan
2021 Mago the myth, Suh Yongsun : JNO Gallery, Seoul
2021 SuhYongsun In Thinking_Garugaye Project : Gallery JJ, Seoul
2021 Manchupsanjung -SuhYongsun Paintings : Yeoju Museum, Yeoju
2020 Paper Painting by Suh Yongsun : Allme Artspace, Seoul
2020 Gogurye by Suh Yongsun : Gallery Imazoo, Seoul
Residencies
2018 Torpedo Factory ArtCenter, Alexandria, VA, USA
2016 Art Mora, New Jersey, USA
2016 Masan Art Studio, Changwon, Korea
2015 Haengchon Museum and Foundation for Arts and Culture, Imhado, Henam, Korea
2012 Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
2011 RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2010 RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2006 Visiting Professor/Artist Program at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
2004 Exchange Professor, University of Sorbonne / Gana Art Gallery, Cité International Program, Paris
2001 Invited Professor / international Artist workshop program, Hamburg, Germany
1995 Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, USA
Collections
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary of Art, Korea, Gwacheon, Korea
ArtBank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary of Art, Korea, Gwacheon, Korea
Seoul City Museum, Seoul
Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan, Korea
Daegu University, Daegu, Korea
Korea University Museum, Seoul
Seoul National University, Seoul
Seoul National University Museum, Seoul
ChoogCheong University, Cheongju, Korea
Moran Museum, Namyangju, Korea
OCI Museum, Seoul
National Defense Graduate School Museum, Kyunggido, Korea
Dongseo Literature Publishing Co., Seoul
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Wooguanjoon Museum annexed Gallery, Singapore
Iwami Yamagucci, Japan
Yangpyeong Museum, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Inchon Artplatform, Inchon, Korea
Posco, Seoul
Educational Foundation, Seoul*
Teaching
2016 ~ present Emeritus Professor at Seoul National University
1986 ~ 2008 Professor at College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University
Awards
2024 The National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea Award
2014 Lee Jung Seop Art Award. Chosun Ilbo Art Museum, Seoul
2009 Artist of the Year, Contemporary Art
1984 The 6th JoongAng Special Art Award, JoongAng Ilbo, Seoul
1982 Dong-A Art Fair, Dong-A Art Award, Dong-A Ilbo, Seoul
1978 The 1st JoongAng Special Art Award, JoongAng Ilbo, Seoul
Selected as
2016 2016 Representative Artist, Arko Art Center, Seoul
2009 2009 Artist of the Year, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
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