About
Soyeon Cho originally comes from Korea and currently lives and works in Toronto. She has two M.F.A. degrees, one from Seoul National University, South Korea, and one from School of Visual Arts, USA.
She has exhibited her work both nationally an internationally. Her museum shows are The Basic Utensils (MASS MoCA at kidspace, North Adams USA 2011), Second Lives (Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA 2008-2009), Artists in New York (Seoul Arts Center, Korea, 2007) and Altre Lilith, (Le Vestali dell’Arte, Frascati, Italy, 2006). She has exhibited work at Glasstress, (53rd Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, 2009). Her most recent solo shows are H –gallery (Paris, France, 2016),The Soul Garden (Gallery b'ONE, Seoul, 2012) and SKL Gallery (Mallorca, Spain, 2009), Ecological Collage 3 (Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul, South Korea 2008), Alice in Hsin-Chu (Hsin-Chu International Glass Art, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, 2006) and Wonderlandlust (Galleria Michela Rizzo, Venice, 2005). She has also participated in residencies in New York including Chashama Residency, Henry Street Settlement Artist in Residency Program and Project Studio Program at PS122.
Cho uses everyday materials such as Q-tips, plastic forks, clear tapes, artificial flowers and parts of household goods. She reveals to her audience the hidden magical universe within the most seemingly negligible objects. This parallels her fundamental belief in everyone’s uniqueness and capacity for creating beauty. She cares about nature - surroundings which are threatened by industrial development and the massive costs created by global warming and unbridled capitalism and twist the attitude of contemporary human beings and society. She hopes that her work reminds the audience of our true selves and reaffirms the intrinsic value of each of us that lies beyond the value assigned to us based on utility. Ultimately she demonstrates the unending ability of the human mind to re-imagine and re-create its world called "utopian landscape".
Solo shows
2021 House + Body, Artist Home, Toronto, Canada
2019 Union Gallery, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
2016 H-gallery, Paris, France
2016 Collaboration with Dance department in Iona College, New York, NY, USA
2012 Gallery b' ONE, Seoul, Korea
2010 Volta, SKL Gallery, New York, USA
2009 SKL Gallery, Mallorca, Spain
2009 Galleria Michela Rizzo, Treviso, Italy
2008 Brain Factory, Seoul, Korea
2008 Window Gallery, Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul, Korea
2006 Galleria la Tessitura, Como, Italy
2005 Wonderlandlust, Galleria Michela Rizzo, Venice, Italy
2005 Beyond the Forbidden, A.I.R Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Selected group shows
2018 Inside My Luggage, Morden Fuel, Kingston, Canada 5
2016 GlassFever, Dordtyard, Nederland
2015 Korean Art Now, Susan Eley Fine Art, NY,NY, USA
2014 Au Feminin: 13 Women Redrawing Boundaries, CFA,Toronto, Canada
2013 Icastica, Arezzo,Italy
2012 Crónicas Desde el Espacio Exterior,SKL Gallery, Spain
2011 Glasstress Stockholm,Sweden Aug- Jan 2012
2011 Kidspace at MASS MoCA ( Two person Show), North Adams, MA
2010 Volta, SKL Gallery, NY, NY
2010 TIAF/Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Canada
2009 TIAF/Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Canada
2009 KIAF, SKL, Cais Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2009 9 + one, Cais Gallery, Seoul. Korea
2009 X ,Mixed Green, NY,NY
2009 Glasstress, 53rd Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
2008 Second Lives, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, NY.
2008 Garden of Delights & Yeosu International Art Festival, Yeosu, Korea
2008 The Fascination for Life, Gallery LVS, Korea
2008 The Sum of its Parts, Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 Aljira Emerge 9, Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
2008 Synthetic Supernova, Mixed Greens, NY, NY
2007 New York, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2007 Homing Devices, Curated by Elwyn Palmerton, Broadway Gallery, NY,
2007 Tuttavia Povero, Curated by Douglas Ferrari, The Shore Institute of The Contemporary Arts, NJ
2007 The Troubled Waters of Permeability!, Curated by Helianthe Bourdeaux, Maurin Parker’s Box, NY, NY
2006 Space Juice, INMO gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Oltre Lilith, Le Vestali dell’ Arte, Frascati, Italy
2006 Project Studio Artists, PS122 Gallery, NY, NY
2006 Projects ‘06 Carriage House, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
2006 Sou-Li/Sound, Visual Arts Gallery, NY, NY
2006 Denatured, Curated by Elwyn Palmerton, Broadway Gallery, NY, NY
2006 PLASTICA, mon amour! Curated by Boris Brollo, Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Italy
2006 Medias res, Curated by Christina Manucy, Maryland Hall, Maryland
2006 Hsin-Chu International Glass Art Festival, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
2005 Miniartextil Como, Curated by Nazzarena Bortolaso and Mimmo Totaro, Como, Italy
2005 First Peak, Curated by Miki Wick, Entenhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
2005 I.D.: id Fellowship Finalists, A.I.R. Gallery, NY,NY
2005 Wish You Were Here, A.I.R. Gallery, NY, NY
2005 Unwonted Composite, Gallery Korea, NY, NY
2005 Something to Stare At, Melody Weir, NY, NY
2005 TABOO, Curated by Jerry Saltz, Studio Montclair, NJ
2005 Ecological Collage 2, Curated by Lynn del Sol, Xanadu*, NY, NY
2005 Micro–Universe, Curated by Helianthe Bourdeaux-Maurin, The Lab Gallery, NY, NY
2004 December Projekt30, Projekt30, Online
2004 14th NW Annual 2004 Curated by Ken Lum, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
2004 A/C Summer Group Show, Curated by Elizabeth Dee, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, NY, NY
2004 The Luggage Project + You, Curated by Max Yawney, The Denver International Airport
2004 Happy Art for a sad World Curated by Helianthe Bourdeaux-Maurin, Spike Gallery, NY, NY
2004 Heavenly Bodies Curated by Anne Ellegood, Visual Arts Gallery, NY, NY
2003 Night of 1000 Drawings, Artist’s Space, NY, NY
2003 Dumbo Art Festival, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Brooklyn Underground Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Touch and Go, The Third Floor, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Insert Body Here, Curated by Rachel Gugelberger, School of Visual Art Gallery, NY, NY
2002 A Silver Wing, Cheongju National Museum, Cheongju, Korea
2001 A Small Sculpture Group, Kwanhun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2001 Retro Bistro-Six Things, Loop Alternative Space, Seoul, Korea
2000 The Art Factory - The Second, Sempeo Factory, Seoul, Korea
1999 The Art Factory - The First, In-chon, Korea
1999 K Exhibition, Alternative Space, Seoul, Korea
Artist Talk
2006 Artist Talk, Asian American Arts Centre, New York, NY
2006 Artist Talk, Parsons, New York, NY
Selected Bibliography
2011 "Sensation" Jiyun Nah,Dec Dazed$Confused Korea p30-31
2009 Glasstress, Adriano Berengo, 2009:a catalog
2009 SBS news interview Fun Fun, 230909
2009 Gang-jin Lee, Wolgan Missol
2009 Sukie Park, JoongAng Daily
2009 M La Biennale di Venezia by Nicollette Ramirez, Summer
2009 Venice: Glass Stress, Whitewall
2008 Second Lives :a catalog
2008 Wolgan Missol
2008 Artist Prism Soyeon Cho, Space
2007 Soo-mee Park “New York art scene embraces Korean artists” JoongAng Daily/Nov 23
2007 Jean Oh “Artists bring holiday cheer from New York” Korea Herald/Nov 23
2007 Contemporary Korean Artists in New York: a catalog
2006 “San Dona Di Piave”JULIET n.130/Dic.2006 p 93-94
2006 In_rete: a catalog
2006 Oltre Lilith Beyond Lilith: a catalog
2006 Mary Lou Cohalan “Projects ‘06” Islip Art Museum: a catalog
2006 Hsinchu City Int’l Glass Art Festival“Alice’s Adventure in Glass Garden”:a catalog
2006 Kunjian Li, “Alice’s Wonderland is Shining” Mun Sang Daily/Jan 26th, p.CR4, Boris Brollo “OH, VENEZIA” JULIET n.126/Feb 2006 p 97
2005 Joe M Hill “Micro Universe: Visions of the Artist’s Mind” contemporary 75, p67-68
2005 Gu Huihui “Soyeon Cho at A.I.R. Gallery” The New York Art World/ Oct 2005, P15
2005 Sukie Park, “Cultural walk” The Korea Daily New York/ Sept 14,p F-15
2005 Filophilo: a catalog
Grants and Awards
2019 Exhibition Assistance Grant Ontario Arts Council, Canada 2008 Chashama Visual Art Program, New York
2007 Aljira emerge, Newark, NJ
2006-2007 Henry Street Settlement Artists in Residency, New York
2006 BCAT/ Rotunda Gallery Residency, New York
2005 Project Studio Program, PS122, New York
2005-2006 A.I.R Fellowship, A.I.R Gallery, New York
2004 Andy Gerber Memorial Award, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle
2000 Seoul National University Scholarship, Seoul, Korea
1994-1997 Seoul National University Scholarship, Seoul, Korea
Collections
Berengo Studio, Venice, Italy
Haitai Confectionery & Foods Company Collection, Seoul, Korea
Suncheon First College, Suncheon, Korea
Fernando Garbellotto, Italy
Education
2004 School of Visual Arts, M.F.A. Fine Arts, NY, NY
2000 Seoul National University, M.F.A. Sculpture, Seoul, Korea
1998 Seoul National University, B.F.A. Sculpture, Seoul, Korea