Education

2011
M.A. Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2007
M.F.A. Graduate School of Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

2004
B.F.A. Sculpture, College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Solo Exhibitions

2023
Giant, ONE AND J. Gallery, Seoul, KR

2018
GIROGI, Atelier Hermès, Seoul, KR

2015
Conditional Drawings, DOOSAN Gallery New York, New York, US

2014
Black, Pink Balls, DOOSAN Gallery, Seoul, KR

2013
Thoughts on Habit, HADA Contemporary, London

2008
Anonymous Scenes, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, KR

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020
KOREA ARTIST PRIZE 2020, MMCA, Seoul, KR

2018
Double Negative: From White Cube to Netflix, Arko Art Center, Seoul, KR
The Expanded Manual, Nam-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
Unclosed Bricks: Crevices of Memory, Arko Art Center, Seoul, KR
Point Counter Point, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, KR

2017
O philoi, oudeis philos, Atelier Hermès, Seoul, KR
Cracks in the Concrete, MMCA, Gwacheon, KR

Awards

2020
Korea Artist Prize 2021, 4 shortlisted artists, Seoul, KR

2013
The 4th DOOSAN Yongang Arts Awards Visual Art, DOOSAN Yonkang Foundation, Seoul, KR

2011
Bloomberg New Contemporaries, UK

2007
The 29th Joongang Fine Arts Prize, 2nd Prize, KR

Jury's Statement

This comprehensive change to the DOOSAN Yonkang Arts Awards review system is intended to allow the DOOSAN Yonkang Arts Awards to more aggressively discover the next generation of promising artists; to become a more competitive artist award; and create a more intensive synergy for DOOSAN’s activities in support of the arts. In line with the preceding goals, the DOOSAN Yonkang Arts Awards review criteria will now put further emphasis on discovering the next generation of promising artists; shed traditional genre classifications; inclusively embrace the full range of art genres; and, above all, give due regard to the experimentation and creativity that will lead the future direction of contemporary art.

The three artist finalists selected for the 4th DOOSAN Yonkang Arts Awards are Na Kim, Jeamin Cha, and Minae Kim. At the outset, in comparison with prior years, the age group of the finalists has become younger. Although Minae Kim (b. 1981), Na Kim (b. 1979), and Jeamin Cha (b. 1986) are all young artists in their late 20s or early 30s, their works and exhibition activities reflect a depth of quantity, high level of realization, and active progression that match, or even surpass, those of more established artists. Another shift in this year’s award involves the individual scopes of the three artists’ art practices. Na Kim is a graphic designer with excellent taste, an artist who has already established a solid reputation with regard to her ability; and her creative ideas shatter the traditional boundary between graphic design and art. Although Jeamin Cha also majored in fine art, she has attempted to create an exquisite connection between performance and video, and has produced artworks that are experimental and innovative with regard to their contents and technical execution. Minae Kim is a sculptor. Recently, “sculptors” have become a rarity; nevertheless, she has established herself as a young sculptor who, while extending the traditional concept of sculpture, strives to interpret reality and provoke its transformation, rather than simply representing it. The deconstructive attitude towards rigid genres, experimental concepts, and defiant spirits of these three artists parallel the issues and the diversity of subjects that they deal with, and collectively propose an alternative direction for contemporary art.

Beginning with this 4th edition, the DOOSAN Yonkang Arts Awards, together with the artists Na Kim, Minae Kim, and Jeamin Cha, hopes to experiment with new energies, challenges, and progressiveness, and to become the most influential art award in the Korean art scene. Additionally, for these three artists, we are eagerly awaiting excellent artworks that will surpass our expectations in their upcoming solo shows in Seoul and New York.

Jury   Sungwon Kim, Geun-jun Lim, Yunah Jung