Education
1971, Master of Painting, the Art Institute of Philadelphia 1968, Bachelor of Painting, Hongik University
Career
Solo Exhibition 2018 Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA 2018 Sundaram Tagor Gallery, New York, USA 2018 PKM Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2017 Museum De Reede, Antwerp, Belgium 2017 Pearl Lam Galleries, Hongkong, China 2017 Bogosiang Foundation, Brussels, Belgium 2017 Beck&Eggeling Gallery, Vienna, Austria 2016 Wooyang Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeongju, Korea 2015 Edinburgh International Festival, Dovecot Studio, Edinburgh, England(Scotland) 2015 Beck&Eggeling Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany 2015 Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore 2014 Kwang Young Chun, Hested Crowschuler Gallery, New York(USA) 2014 Kwang Young Chun, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London(England) 2013 Chun Kwang Young: Assemblage, Art Parallel Gallery, Singapore 2002 Columbus Museum, Georgia(USA) 2002 Jeon Gwangyeong Exhibition, Michel Rosenfield, New York(USA) 2002 Jeon Gwangyeong Exhibition, Kim Poster Gallery, New York(USA) 2002 Gathering Exhibition, International Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2001 Artist of the Year Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 2000 Michel Rosenfield, New York(USA) 2000 Commenoz Gallery, Kibiskein, Florida, USA 2000 Kim Poster Gallery, New York, USA 1999 Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea 1999 Kim Poster Gallery, New York, USA 1998 Gallery Sigong, Daegu, Korea 1997 Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea 1995 Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea 1992 Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea 1988 Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea 1987 Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea 1986 Shirota Gallery, Donggyeong, Japan 1985 Muramatsu Gallery, Donggyeong, Japan 1985 Kamakura Gallery, Donggyeong, Japan 1984 Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea 1980 The U.S. Culture Center, Seoul, Korea 1979 Malta National Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Julian, Malta 1979 Lotus Gallery, New York, USA 1977 Shinsegye Gallery, Seoul, Korea 1976 5th Avenue Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware, USA 1976 Art Institute, Seoul, Korea 1975 Lotus Gallery, New York, USA 1971 International House Gallery, Philadelphia, USA 1968 Seoul Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea Group Exhibition 2015 Frontiers Reimagined, Museum of Palazzo Grimani, Venice, Italy 2015 White Echo, Museum San, Wonju, Korea 2015 Spaulding House: Less=More, Honolulu Art Museum, Hawaii, USA 2014 Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA 2013 How Art Museum, Wenzhou, China 2012 Design Futurology, Seoul National University Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2012 Media's Poetics, Kleineverdingen-Nursedorf Art Museum, Germany 2011 Artist of the Year 23 People's Stories 1995-2010, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea 2010 I am the cosmos, New Jersey Museum of Art, New Jersey, USA 2010 Undercover Project, Erdrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA 2009 Foundation 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Connie Ditshort Gallery, Sydney, Austrailia 2009 Urban Archaeology, Kim Poster Gallery, New York, USA 2008 A Deep Night full of Stars, Visual Art Center, New Jersey, USA 2008 Undercover Project, Erdrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA 2007 Be attracted to papers, Gallery Lerong Zurich, Switzerland 2006 Holland Paper Biennale, Coda Art Museum, Apeldoorn, Netherland 2005 Woolim - Beyond Repetition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea 2005 Seoul Art Contest, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea 2004 Field of Fine Art in New York, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, USA 2004 SeMA, Nam-Seoul Museum of Art Annex Opening Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea 2003 2003 Seoul Art Contest, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea 2003 Crossing 2003, Korea/Hawaii, Honolulu Museum of Contemporary Art, Honolullu, USA 2001 Compelled, Hunterd Museum of Contemporary Art, New Jersey, USA 2000 Dealer's Choice, Lobert Kid Gallery, Michigan, USA 1997 Hanji Artist Society: Hanji-Since then, Walkerhill Art Museum, Seoul, Korea 1995 Jeongdo 600 years Anniversary-Seoul International Contemporary Art Festival, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea 1993 Bangladesh Biennale, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1987 Seoul-Yokohama Contemporary Artist Exhibition, Art Cosmos Center, Yokohama, Japan 1986 Yokohama Contemporary Artist Exhibition, Yokohama Art Museum, Yokohama, Japan 1985 ISPPA Exhibition, Walkerhill Art Museum, Seoul, Korea 1984 ISPPA Exhibition, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan 1981-86 Korea Today's Artist Exhibition, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea 1982 Ecole de Seoul Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea 1976 Delaware University Art Museum, Delaware, USA 1976 Contemporary Artists Invitation Exhibition, Bolsh Art Museum, Philadelphia, USA 1975 William Penn Memorial Art Museum, Harrisburg, USA 1974 The 24th Cheltenham Art Exhibition, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, England 1974 Today's Artist Exhibition, University Art Museum, Philadelphia, USA 1973 Civic Center Art Museum, Philadelphia, USA 1973 Earth Art Modern Ⅱ, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA 1971-78 National Artist Exhibition Forum, Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA 1966-68 Chosun Ilbo Contemporary Art Invitation Exhibition, Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, Korea 1966-67 New Form Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
Awards career
2009 Korea Art and Culture Prize Art Prize Presidential Prize 2001 Artist of the Year Award 1974 27th Cheltenham Contemporary Art Artist Silver Prize 1973 Earth Art Ⅱ Special Prize 1969 18th Korea Special Exhibition 1968 17th Korea National Exhibition 1967 Chosun Ilbo Selected National Contemporary Artists Exhibition 1967 The 6th Shin Sang Award Competition 1966 The 5th Shin Sang Award Competition
Born in 1944 Activities in Seoul