Recent artist profiles- YONGWON SONG -송용원

Song YongWon

Yongwon Song (Ray Song)

 

He graduated from the department of sculpture in Hongik University and the same graduate school. He held two private exhibits and participated in group exhibits including Milano Design Village and KIAF and 26 art fairs. He was awarded with grand prize in the 4th Dong Wha Pharm Gasong Art Award, grand prize in the 12th National College Students and Graduate Students Sculpture Contest, silver prize and special selection in Haitai Crown Contest Exhibit, and special selection in MBC Figurative Sculpture Contest. He was selected as Korea Tomorrow /Young artist and currently, is concentrating on his creative activities including participation in Samtan Art Mine Residency. 

Born in 1974

Active in Seoul, Korea.

 

Education

2016 M.F.A Sculpture, Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea

2004 B.F.A Sculpture, Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea

 

Solo Exhibitions

2016 ARTHUB online gallery

2014-2015 Haslla museum (GangWon, Korea)

 

Group Exhibitions

2017 Mitsukoshi department, Nagoya, Japan (Gallery Tomura)

2016 Hongik University opened the 70th Anniversary International Art Exhibition, MoMA Museum, Korea

2015-2016 Outspread in Heaven (Samtan Art Mine, Gangwon-do, Korea)

2014 Milano Design Village (Cassina Seoul, Korea)

2014 4th ghasong Art Award Exhibition:Grand Prize (Gong Art Space, Seoul, Korea)

2014 Dual Exhibition (Gallery A-cube, Seoul, Korea)

2014 A-cube Collection (Gallery A-cube, Seoul, Korea)

2013 Korea Tomorrow (Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea)

2013 4th A-cube Young artist (Gallery a-cube, Seoul, Korea)

2013 Opening exhibition "reinterprets everyday" (gallery-bonun, Seoul, Korea)

2013 Contemporary art revival project - Residency Open studio Exhibition (Samtan Art Mine, Gangwon-do, Korea)

2013 Go-yang City Hall 600 years (City Hall Gallery, II-san, Korea)

2012 MBC Gu-sang Sculpture Exhibition (Seong-nam Art Center, Seoul, Korea)

2012 CAYAF "Look through Today" Contemporary Art & Yong Artists Festival (Kintex , II-san, Korea)

2012 HONG-IK International Art Festival (Daehangno Art Center, Seoul, Korea)

2012 ARCHIVE- on going (Seoul National University Woosuk Hall, Seoul, Korea)

2012 Hong-IK University Sculpture MA Exhibition (Contemporary Art Museum)

2012 (exciting) Exhibition (gallery golmok)

2012 GIAF "Contemporary Art Young Artists gaze" (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts)

2011 [switch] ( University of Seoul , Red Brick Gallery)

2011 12th DaeKyo Culture Foundation (Konkuk University administrators lawn)

2011 ASYAAF"come into my life art" (MoMA Museum)

2011 Notes on (sculpture) 5 (Contemporary Art Museum)

2010 Gu-san Open studio (open studio, Ilsan)

2010 The Wizard of Oz (Gallery KuoLia, Crown haitai Co., Ltd.)

2003 Graduation exhibition (Museum of Contemporary Art)

2003 Install (Sinchon TTL Zone)

2003 Special space 37 (Hongik University)

 

 

Art Fairs

2018 BAMA (Gallery L)

2016 Art Fair Tokyo (Gallery Tomura)

2016 Daejeon International Art Show/Korea Trade Exhibition Center, Daejeon

2016 Art Gyeongju (Gallery A-cube)

2015 Korea International Art Fair (Gallery A-cube)

2015 Young Art Taipei (Gallery Tomura)

2015 BAMA (Gallery A-cube)

2014 Korea International Art Fair (Gallery A-cube)

2014 ASIA HOTEL ART FAIR SEOUL 2014 (Gallery A-cube)

2014 Young Art Taipei (Gallery A-cube)

2014 Art Show Busan (Gallery A-cube)

2013 Daegu Art Fair (Gallery A-cube)

2013 ASIA HOTEL ART FAIR SEOUL (Gallery A-cube)

2013 Daegu Art Fair (Gallery A-cube)

2012 Contemporary Art & Yong Artists Festival

 

Awards and Residencies

2018 Middle school textbook contains works

2016 Special Lecture in Hong-ik University

2014 4th gasong Art Awards <Grand Prize >

2011 12th national university, graduate sculpture <Grand Prize >

2013 Korea Tomorrow / Young artist

2013 Samtan artmine Residencie

2013 Gallery Bonun artists

2013 Gallery A-cube young artist

2012 MBC gusang <specialties>

2010-2011 Crown haitai Co., Ltd. <Silver> <specialties>

 

Selected Private And public collections

DongWha Pharm

Absinthe Gallery

Art criticism

Saatchi art

Gallery A-cube

Gallery Tomura

DaeKyo Culture Foundation

Gangwon-do HoengSeong Hyundai Mobis

Daelim Construction

Gangwon-do wheongsung,

Art cafe (Monet)

Samtan Art Mine

The Artling

Crown haitai Co., Ltd.