Sophis Gallery, Seoul
Apr 05 - May 10, 2017
MFA, Painting & Ddrawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Seoul, b.1974
Seungean Cha
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Seungean Cha's work seems to be a painting work on canvas at first glance. However, with a closer look into it, one can discover that her works are entirely consisted of textiles. After graduating from Hongik University with a degree in textile art and the Art Institute of Chicago with MFA in painting and drawing, she has continuously explored the conditions of paintings through producing textile art on her woven canvases. The artist's current interest is to look back into the past legacy of the passionately experimental 20th century art scene, and to interweave various elements of art from the period across a border between East and West, eyesight and touch, and mind and material. Seungean Cha was born in 1974, South Korea and currently works and lives in Seoul....
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Biography
Seungean Cha's work seems to be a painting work on canvas at first glance. However, with a closer look into it, one can discover that her works are entirely consisted of textiles. After graduating from Hongik University with a degree in textile art and the Art Institute of Chicago with MFA in painting and drawing, she has continuously explored the conditions of paintings through producing textile art on her woven canvases. The artist's current interest is to look back into the past legacy of the passionately experimental 20th century art scene, and to interweave various elements of art from the period across a border between East and West, eyesight and touch, and mind and material. Seungean Cha was born in 1974, South Korea and currently works and lives in Seoul.
Artworks
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segment 1, 2, 3, 4
all in 2016
Artificial silk, acrylic paint, synthetic fabric
194 x 97 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Sophis Gallery, Seoul
Forward, Backward
both in 2016
Cotton, polyester, acrylic paint
each 111 x 51 cm, 180 x 91 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Sophis Gallery, Seoul
Sudden Rule-K
2017
Cotton, synthetic fabric, dye
each 65 x 91 cm, 73 x 91 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Sophis Gallery, Seoul
Details of Richard at Gold Honeysuckle
2017
Cotton synthetic fabric, acrylic paint
146 x 97 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Sophis Gallery, Seoul
segment 1, 2, 3, 4, all in 2016
RELATED CATEGORIES
Art Historical Perspective / Formal Experimentation / Paintings / South Korea / Textile / Textile Arts / Weaving Canvas
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
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2010
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2002
MFA, Industrial Craft, College of Industrial Art, Hongik University, Seoul
Solo Exhibitions
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2017
Seundja Helen, Sophis Gallery, Seoul
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Monochrome Swatch, 63Art, Seoul
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2016
Brewed Surface, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
Group Exhibitions
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2017
JCC Art Prize exhibition, JCC Museum, Seoul
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Korean's Spirit, Artvera Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
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2016
Naver Hello! Artist, Art Around, Space CAN, Seoul
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Education
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2010
MFA, Painting & Ddrawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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2002
MFA, Industrial Craft, College of Industrial Art, Hongik University, Seoul
Solo Exhibitions
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2017
Seundja Helen, Sophis Gallery, Seoul
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Monochrome Swatch, 63Art, Seoul
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2016
Brewed Surface, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
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2014
Agnes and Seunghwans, Salon de H, Seoul
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2012
Between and Beyond, Gallery Dos, Seoul
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2011
Be still and Know, Kepco Art Center Gallery, Seoul
Group Exhibitions
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2017
JCC Art Prize exhibition, JCC Museum, Seoul
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Korean's Spirit, Artvera Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
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2016
Naver Hello! Artist, Art Around, Space CAN, Seoul
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Shall We, Sungnam Art Center, Sungnam, Korea
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2015
Crossing Plain: Unit, Layer, Nostalgia, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul
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Do Dream Small Museum, Dongducheon, Korea
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Soma Drawing, Mindful Mi, Soma Museum of Art, Seoul
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Cheongju International Craft biennale, Cheongju, Korea
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Guild of Artistic, Gallery YEH, Seoul
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2014
Lesson for Mundi Vita, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
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Collaboration, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
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Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansan, Korea
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Whispering of Layers, Gallery Absinthe, Seoul
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New Hero, Blue Square, Seoul
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2013
Digital ARTEXMODA, Art Museum KNU, Deagu, Korea
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Studio 1/36, Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansan, Korea
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Over the Surface, Gallery SeenSee, Seoul
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Spirit of Materiality, Youjung Art Center Gallery, Seoul
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It’s Now, Gallery Iang, Seoul
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2012
Breath of the City, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea
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123Project, Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansan, Korea
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2011
The boder of Materials, SeMA Nanji Redisency, Seoul
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2010
How We connect, Sullivan Gallery, Chicago
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Midnite Snacks, 1366 Space, Chicago
Grants & Awards
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2017
JCC Art Prize, JCC Museum, Seoul
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2016
Residence Program, Youngean Artist in Residence, Gwangju(Gyeonggi-do), Korea
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2012
Residence Program, Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansan, Korea
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2011
Residence Program, Nanji Art Studio, Seoul
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2009
Women's Studio Workshop, New York
Collections
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2016
Youngean Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwangju(Gyeonggi-do), Korea
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2015
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
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Seongnam Cultural Foundation, Seongnam, Korea
