KOH SAN KEUM koera, b. 1966
EDUCATION
1997 Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Graduate School of Fine Arts, New York, New York, US
1991 Master of Fine Arts, Ewha Womans University, College of Art & Design, Department of Painting, Seoul, Korea
1988 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ewha Womans University, College of Art & Design, Department of Painting, Seoul, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Unveiling Differently, Noblesse Collection, Seoul, Korea
2019 Infinite Tolerance, Gallery Baton, Seoul, Korea
2016 Homage To You - Capital and Love, Gallery Baton, Seoul, Korea
2012 Homage To You, Sun Contemporary, Seoul, Korea
2011 Typography + Transliteration, Dr.Park Gallery, Yangpyeong, Korea
2009 Transformation as I Just Mentioned two, Prujio Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2008 Transformation as I Just Mentioned, Take Out Drawing, Seoul, Korea
2007 Mist of signs four, Sun Contemporary, Seoul, Korea
2007 Mist of signs three, The National Goyang Art Studio gallery, Goyang, Korea
2006 Mist of signs, Gallery Skape, Seoul, Korea
2006 Mist of signs two, Gallery Ssamzie, Seoul, Korea
2003 Koh San Keum, Williamsburg Art Historical Center, New York, US
1997 Koh San Keum, Second Floor Gallery, New York, US
1995 Koh San Keum, Pratt, New York, US
1991 Koh San Keum, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Estuary II: Between Calm Tides, Chapter II, Seoul, Korea
2024 Dasan, Confronting the River, Seoho Museum of Modern Art; The Museum of Silhak, Namyangju, Korea
2024 Korean Embroidery in Modern Times: The Birds Trying to Catch the Sun, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Deoksugung Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
2024 The Mysterious Solidarities of Messengers, Daejeon Art Center in Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea
2023 Art Show & Fundraiser, Savina Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
2023 SeMA-Project A, The Art Archives, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2023 Art, entered into Life, House Gallery 2303, Seoul, Korea
2022 The One no One Notices, Kimsechoong Museum, Seoul, Korea
2022 A Departure from a Daily Life, a Discovery of Taste, SeMA Bunker, Seoul, Korea
2022 Indexing the Nature: From Near and Far Away, Gallery Baton at No.9 Cork Street, London, Korea
2022 Omniverse, Museum SAN, Wonju, Korea
2021 The Review, Chosun Ilbo Art Museum, Noblesse Collection, Seoul, Korea
2021 Jeju Art Design Festa 2021, Camphortree, Jeju, Korea
2020 White Night, Dark Day, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2020 Special Exhibition: Hangeul, Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Chosun Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo Museum, Seoul, Korea
2020 Collecting for All, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2019 The Square: Art and Society in Korea 1900-2019, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
2018 With Weft, With Warp, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2018 Conversional Spring, Since Then, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea
2017 Art is Form, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2017 Cracks in the Concrete from MMCA collection, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
2017 Convinction and Uncertainty (Trilogy), 021 Gallery, Daegu, Korea
2016 SeMA Collection: Tenacious Hands, Seongbuk Museum of Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2016 Steel Drawing, Pohang Museum of Steel Art, Pohang, Korea
2016 Craving Colors, 63 Art Museum, Seoul, KR Art Project Ulsan 2016, Laon Gallery, Ulsan, Korea
2015 SoMA Drawing: Inadvertence, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015 Look at their stories, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2015 Unexpected Encounter, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015 From Trace to Artwork, Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015 Opening commemorative exhibition, Gallery MeMe, Seoul, Korea
2014 Opening of Mullae-dong : Koh sankuem, Kim Seungyong, Cha Kiyoul, Kunst Doc, Seoul, Korea
2014 Tomorrow 2014 part 1 'Sprout', DDP, Seoul, Korea
2014 Re–Novation, Han Byukwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2014 The Difference, Lespace 71, Seoul, Korea
2014 Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, Korea
2013 White & White, Nel Dialogo Corea-Italia/Dialogue Between Korea and Italy, Museo Carlo Bilotti - Aranciera di Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy
2013 Abstract Art is Real, Gyeonggi Museum of Art, Ansan, Korea
2013 #1_Scenes VS Scenes, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2013 Between mirrors: Infinite reversibility, Ewha Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2012 Dansaekhwa : Korea Monochrome Painting, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
2011 System Pia, Youngeun Museum, Gwangju, Korea
2011 Creation and Parody, Jeju Museum of Art, Jeju, Korea
2011 Gyeonggi Museum of Art, Ansan, Korea
2011 Moa Pick, Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2010 Observation a Like Leonardo da Vinci, Sabina Museum, Seoul, Korea
2010 Primavere Del Bianco (Springs of White), Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2010 Residency Parade, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
2010 330, Sun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2010 The Shape of Time, Yeosu International Art Festival, Yeosu, Korea
2010 Open Studio, Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansan, Korea
2009 SU:MBISORI, Jeju Museum of Art, Jeju, Korea
2009 Chalim - Exhibition, Kwanhun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2009 A' la Yves saint Laurent (Like Yves Saint Laurent), Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea
2008 Daily Life in Korea, The Queen's Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2008 Miss Mirror, Mirror, National Museum of contemporary Art(for Children), Gwacheon, Korea
2008 Contemporary Korean Art, Korean Cultural Center UK, London, UK
2008 Negative Image, Gyeonggi Museum of Art, Ansan, KR Posco Steel Art Award, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2008 GMO new acquisitions collection reconstructed, Gyeounggido Museum of Art, Ansan Korea
2008 Project at Hongjecheon, Hongjecheon, Seoul, Korea Brooklyn Express, Ghanhun gallery, Seoul, Korea
2008 Ehwa Young Artist, Ehwa Art Center, Seoul, Korea Chalim Exhibition, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2008 Hello, Gallery Ssamzie, Seoul, Korea
2007 "Contemporary Artists 55" 2007, The monthly magazine of Joeson, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2007 New Acquisitions 2006, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
2007 Image Reversal, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
2007 Time & Space, Museum of South Gobi, Dalanzadgad, Mongolia
2007 Art Market, Gallery Ssamzie, Seoul, Korea
2007 Open Studio, National Art Studio, Goyang, Korea
2007 Korean Project, C5 Art Beijing, Beijing, China
2007 37 31' N 126 58' E Seoul, Archeus Gallery, London, UK
2007 From Contemporary to Pop Exhibition, Soheon Contemporary, Daegu, Korea
2007 International Incheon Women Artist' Biennale, Incheon Culture & Arts Center, Incheon, Korea
2007 Writing paintings, Painting Words, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2007 Book Artist' Muse, Gallery William Morris, London, UK
2007 Sun Contemporary 0708, Sun Contemporary, Seoul, Korea
2007 Chalim Exhibition, Kwanhun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006 Pick and Pick, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, Korea
2006 Channel 5 Five, Daejeon Museum of Arts, Daejeon, Korea
2006 Chalim Exhibition, Kwanhun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006 Gallery Kunst Doc opening exhibition, Gallery KunstDoc, Seoul, Korea
2006 Art Chicago, Grand Park Butler Field, UM Gallery, Chicago, US
2006 Sign and Image, Yian Gallery, DaeJeon, Korea
2006 Drawing Festival, Gallery KunstDoc, Seoul, Korea
2006 Yseo, SeJong Art in Culture Center, Seoul, Korea
2006 Present of Concept, Gallery KunstDoc, Seoul, Korea
2006 Gwangju Biennale, Open Market, Gwangju Folk Museum, Gwangju, Korea
2006 Somewhere In Time, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
2006 Brooklyn Express, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2006 Re-Open, Gallery Skape, Seoul, KR Seo+Love+Memory, Seo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2004 Crossing Zone, Hutchins Gallery, Long Island, US
2004 Baram (Wind of Hope), Poet's Den Theather, New York, US
2003 Local Artists Small, Works, Wha Center Brooklyn, New York, US
2003 100 Years 100 Dreams, Space Worlds Brooklyn, New York, US
2002 25th Small Works, Washington Square East Galleries, New York, US
2002 Reactions, Exit Art, New York, US
2002 Nokmee, New Century Artists Space, New York, US
2002 26 Metro Artists, Parker's Gallery, New York, US
2001 The Rebellion of Space, Dumbo Arts Center, New York, US
2001 Freedom/Aftermath, Korea Cultural Service, Washington DC, US
2001 Out of Hibernation, Im n IL Gallery, New York, US
2001 Brooklyn New Work, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, US
2001 Absorption on the ground 31, Space World Gallery, Long Island City, New York, US
2000 Skin Deep, Gallery Korea, New York, US
2000 Reflection and Refraction, New Century Artists Gallery, New York, US
2000 Size Matters, Gle Gtes et al Gallery, New York, US
2000 Reflection & Refraction, New Century Art Space, New York, US
1998 400 Size Matters, Gle Gtes et al Gallery, New York, US
1997 Footstep Since 1997, Stueben East Gallery, New York, US
1997 Get Together, New Gallery, New York, US
1996 The Ear Project, Pratt Institute library, New York, US
1996 16th Annual Symposium, Higgins Hall, New York, US
1996 Puck Show, Puck building Gallery, New York, US
1994 12” x 12” x 12” Selected by Louise Kalin, Islip Art Museum, New York, US
1992 Sensitivity and Reaction, Hansung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1992 Visual Sensation, Chungnam Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1992 Seoul Method, Arco Art Center, Seoul, Korea
1991 43 Young Artists: Spring 1991 Invitational, 63 Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1991 Approval of the Modern Arts, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1991 Development and Enlargement of the Modern Arts, Kumho Gallery, Kwangjoo, Korea
1990 Jung Ang Newspaper Grand Artists Exhibition, Hoam Museum, Seoul, Korea
1990 Dong-A Art Festival, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary of Art, Seoul, Korea
1990 Observation of 15 young artists, Total Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1990 Seoul Modern Art Festival, Seoul Cultural Art Center, Seoul, Korea
1990 Kennensalamdel, Kwanhun Gallery(1990-1991), Seoul, Korea
1990 Unity of Arts, Tarea Art Center, Seoul, Korea
1990 Black & White, Doal Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1989 House, Doall Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1988 After Aesthetics, Back-ack Art Center, Seoul, Korea
1988 Inner Process, Kwanhoon Gallery(1988- 1991), Seoul, Korea
1988 Today and Yesterday of Chung Nam Art, Deajoen Art Center, Deajoen, Korea
AWARDS
2002 25th Small Works - Washington Square East Galleries, New York, US
1994 12 x12 x (12) - Islip Art Museum, New York, US
1991 JoongAng Grant Art Award - Finalist, Seoul, Korea
1988 Dong-A Award, Seoul, Korea
RESIDENCIES
2010 Gyeonggi Creation Centre invited artist, Korea
2008 Nomadic Art Residency, Mongolia
2006 Goyang Residency, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
