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Born in Seoul, South Korea

Education
2004 Master of Fine Arts in Fine Art, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA
2002 Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Hong-ik University, Seoul, Korea
2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Hong-ik University, Seoul, Korea
Awards / Grants / Residencies
2024 Fellowship, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
2023 The Emerald Award: 20th Anniversary The Trawick Prize, 1st place, Washington D.C.
2022 The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, 1st place, Maryland, MD
Fellowship and Residency, Vermont Studio Center, VT
Make Art Work Residency, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Studio Access Residency, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, VA
2021 Excellence in Adjunct Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA, USA
2018 Art Grant, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea
2016-2017 Museum of Arts and Design Artist Residency program, New York, USA
2016 Art Grant, Arts Council Korea, Korea
2012 Art Grant, US Embassy in Seoul, Korea
2008-2009 Artists Alliance Inc. (AAI) Residency Program, New York, USA
Solo and Two-person Exhibitions
2021 Where are you from?, The Anderson, Richmond, VA, USA
2018 The Silver Age, Art Place, Seoul, Korea
2017 Blurred Diagonal line (2-person Exhibition), Capital One, Richmond, VA, USA
2013 Extraordinary + Ordinary, Mixed Green gallery, New York, USA
2012 Convergence, Gwangju arts foundation, Gwangju, Korea
2010 DRAW (2-person Exhibition), Arario gallery, Seoul, Korea
2009 Mindless Particles, H.P.FRANCE GALLERY in Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan
2008 WonJung Choi, Real Art Ways, CT, USA
2006 Exodus of Dinosaur, PH Gallery, New York, USA
2005 WONJUNG CHOI & THOMAS FRONTINI (2-person Exhibition), ALL gallery, New Haven, CT, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Kiaf onSITE : Invisible Transitions, the PLATZ at Coex, Seoul, Korea
2023 Crossroads -SECAC 2023, Try-me gallery, Richmond VA
The Emerald Award Exhibition, American University Museum at The Katzen Arts Center, Washington D.C.
2022 A well to draw from, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards Finalists exhibition, Gallery B, Maryland
Breaking Borders, Ras Al Ain Gallery, Amman, Jordan
The Sculpture Shopper(with Department of Classics, Cornell University), Ithaca Mall, Ithaca, NY
2021 I Belong Here, Gallery Korea in Korean Cultural Center of New York, NY
2020 Art Fields 2020, Lake City, SC, USA
Art Interview Fair, Daegu/ Seoul, Korea
The Third Print in Yeosu, Gallery Nomad, Yeosu, Korea
2019 Sanctuary Cities and the Politics of the American Dream, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
2018 The Third Print-Homo Archivist, The Artist’s Intervention, Dohing Art, Seoul, Korea
Passages, Target Gallery in Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2017 Steep: The Art of Tea, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2016 Poeticizing Nature, The Surrey, New York
2015 Report & Repository, Gallery Dos, Seoul, Korea
Meeting Point, Korean Cultural Center, Washington DC
FLUID, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, New York
2014 Weaving Viewpoint, Space Cottonseed, Singapore
The third print, Total Museum, Seoul, Korea
2013 Tandem Pursuits: Armor & Ichthyology, Wave Hill, New York
2011 Swarovski + Bazaar 20th anniversary project, Hearst building, New York
Designblok, Crème de la Crème, Prague, Czech Republic
2009 RED DOT Miami, Miami, Florida
Beijing International Contemporary Art Hotel Fair, Beijing, China
Between the border, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, Korea
INFERNO, Watermill center, New York
Feedback, Cuchifritos, New York
2008 Confluence of culture II, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York
Watermill Summer benefit, Watermill center, New York
2007 AHL foundation show, Cue foundation, New York
Live Auction in New York Auto Show, The Jacob Javits center, New York
Confluence of culture I, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York
Voom-Zoo, Watermill center, New York
Asian Contemporary Art Fair, Pier 92, New York
New American Talent: 22, Art house at Jones center, Texas
Group show, Synagogue Art gallery, New York
Art Miami, Miami, Florida
2006 Invitational Group Show 2006, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York
Deep Space, Bloomberg LP by Art in General, New York
Sou-Li/ Sound, Visual Art Gallery, New York
Red Head, LMCC, New York
2005 Ornaments, PS122 Gallery, New York
Martini Chandelier, M at Mercer, New York
Project 05, Islip Art Museum, New York
Flower, Concepto Gallery, New York
Insomniac Dreams, at M at Mercer, New York
2004 Green Light, Gallery Korea in Korean Consulate General, New York
XS-the mini work, Tattfoo Gallery, New York
Starving Artists, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York
The Luggage Project, Denver International Airport, Denver
Happy Art for a sad world, Spike Gallery, New York
Selected Public Collections
2023 Trawick Foundation, Maryland, USA
2011 Swarovski, New York, USA
2010 Samsung, YoungIn, Korea
2008 ARCHEUS, London, UK
2005 Voltz Clarke LLC, New York, USA