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Koh Sangwoo
EDUCATION
2001 The School of Art Institute of Chicago, B.F.A. USA
2000 New School University, New York Studio Program, NY, USA
1997 RISD Pre-College program, Rhode Island School of Design, USA
SOLO
2020 Koh Sang Woo Solo, Wanrooij Gallery, Nederland
2019 Koh Sang Woo Solo, Savina Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2017 Koh Sang Woo Solo, Asian Art Works, 798 Beijing, China
2016 Koh Sang Woo Solo, Wanrooij Gallery, Amsterdam, Nederland
2014 Koh Sang Woo Solo, James Freeman Gallery, London, England
2013 Koh Sang Woo Solo, Wanrooij Gallery, Amsterdam, Nederland
2012 Join me there, Zaha Museum of Art, Seoul Korea
2011 Koh Sang Woo, Gallery Sun Contemporary, Seoul, Korea
Burning Flowers, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong
2010 True Stories, James Freeman Gallery, London, England
2009 Koh Sang Woo Solo, Gallery Sun Contemporary, Seoul, Korea
2007 Koh Sang Woo Solo, 2x13 Gallery, New York, USA
2001 Insa Art Space, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul
AWARDS
2019 Gallery Now Art Prize, Seoul, Korea
2009 AHL Asian Art Award, Prize Winner, AHL Foundation, New York
Artist Koh Sangwoo uses negative films to obtain blue-tone photographs that reveal the inner emotions of his models. Inspired by the innovativeness of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Andy Warhol's works, Koh Sangwoo always pushes his creativity further, beyond conventions. The artist mainly photographs endangered species. He paints his models with expressive colors and adds butterflies to bring about beauty. He focuses on capturing the very essence of the beings he sees through his lens. Koh Sangwoo wants to connect the model and the spectator, and offer a different way to look at the world that surrounds us, giving us the opportunity to better understand ourselves.