CHUNG, SANG GON
B. 1963 in Korea
EDUCATION
2006-08 Ph.D course in Visual Culture Study program, Korea University, Korea
1991 M.F.A., in Painting, Seoul National University, Korea
1987 B.F.A., in Painting, Seoul National University, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITION
2013 ‘Skin deep’ (Lee Gallery BERLIN, Germany)
2013 ‘Skin deep’ (Samtow Gallery, Korea)
2012 ‘Skin deep : Re-reading landscape’ (Kumsan Gallery, Korea)
2011 ‘Re-reading landscape’ (Gallery bd)
2010 ‘Re-reading landscape’ (Gallery GASAN)
2009 ‘Minuscape’ (Cyart Gallery, Seoul)
2008 ‘Quotation-Reading’ (Folio Gallery, Texas, USA)
2006 ‘Quotation-Reading’ (Topohaus, Korea)
2006 Chung, Sanggon’s solo exhibition (ACC Gallery, NJ, USA)
2006 ‘Quotation’ (Gallery Andante, Korea)
2004 ‘Dark Sea’ (Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan)
2004 ‘Quotation’ (Gallery 21+Yo, Tokyo, Japan)
2003 ‘Quotation-Reading’ (Kumsan Gallery, Korea)
2003 ‘Quotation’ (Seoul Print Art Fair, Kumsan Gallery, Korea)
2001 ‘Quotation-My Daily Life…’ (Gallery Wooduk, Korea)
2001 Grand prix winner of the 11th triennial (Tallinn City Gallery, Estonia)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2013 Makers in Print (Inova Gallery, USA)
2012 2012 Korean Contemporary Artists (Dongduk Art Gallery, Korea)
Printmaking and communication (Gyeonghuigung Annex building of the Seoul Museum of Art, Korea)
The Big Ones (International centre of Graphic Arts, Slovenia)
2011 Yangpyeong Eco Art Festival 2011 (Yangpyeong Art Museum, Korea)
Korean Art Show (Soho, NY) A Global Mail Art Collaboration : For Love Not Money (Tallinn, Estonia)
2010 KIAF (Gallery Gasan, Kumsan Gallery, COEX, Korea)
Two folds of negatives -against clarity (Gallery Chosun, Korea)
SOAF (Gallery Gasan, COEX, Korea)
2009 interpret inter-print (Gallery IX, Hungary)
Coner to Coner: Urban Poster Explosion (Columbia College, Chicago, USA)
2006 ‘Dual Scenery’ (Artcom Center, NJ, U.S.A)
‘MediaEdge’ -From the Movable Image (Sadi Space Gallery, Korea)
SELECTED AWARD
2007 International Prints Triennial Oldenburg (Germany)
Prize of City of Mayor of Oldenburg 14th Tallinn Print Triennial, (Estonia) 3 Equal Prize
2004 13th Tallinn Print Triennial, (Estonia) 3 Equal Prize
2000 Cracow International Prints Triennial, (Poland) Regular Prize.
1999 Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Art, (Slovenia) Grand Prize
1998 11th Tallinn Print Triennial, (Estonia) Grand Prize
1997 Cracow International Prints Triennial, (Poland) Regular Prize.
1996 Seoul International Prints Biennial, Purchase prize.
1992 Dong-A Fine Arts Festival, First Prize.
1990 Korean Contemporary Prints Public Subscription, First Prize.
The 9th Korean Grand Arts Exhibition, Second Prize.
Space International Miniature Prints Biennial, Grand Prize.
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTION
The National Museum of Contemporary Art (Korea)
Seoul Museum of Art (Korea)
Municipal Museum of Arts (Hungary)
The Korea Development Bank (Korea)
International Centre of Graphic Arts (Ljubljana)
The Art Museum of Estonia (Tallinn)
HanWhan Museum (Korea)
British Museum (Great Britain)