SHIN DONG WON
Shin Dong Won is famous for her twist angled still life artwork that combines ceramic, sculpture, and painting. Shin is very active in and outside of Korea having been invited to European Ceramic Work Center in Nederlands in 2007, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in the US in 2009, and The Clay Studio in Philadelphia in 2010. Shin’s works had been booked by Christi during Christi’s visit to Korea in 2006 and is widely recognized for her talent and potential.
EDUCATION
2001 M.F.A, Department of Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1998 M.F.A, Department of Ceramic, Hong-Ik University, Korea
1995 B.F.A, Department of Ceramic, Hong-Ik University, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Landscape (63 Art Museum, Seoul, Korea)
2016 The Journey (DEWELL de CAFÉ, Wonheung, Gyounggido, Korea)
2014 On The Way Home (Gallery SP, Seoul Korea)
2014 Delight Party (S+ gallery. Busan, Korea)
2013 Delight Party (Cubic house Gallery; Clayarch Gimhae, Gimhae, Korea)
2010 Domestic Era (Gallery Sun Contemporary, Seoul, Korea)
2008 Dreaming Objects (Gallery S, Seoul, Korea)
2007 Dong Won Shin (Gallery Difference, Seoul, Korea)
2007 A Moment (Moin gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2007 A Moment (National Goyang Art Studio Gallery, Gyounggi-do, Korea)
2006 Still Life: Clay (Gallery SUN Contemporary, Seoul, Korea)
2005 In Between (TOS, Seoul, Korea)
2005 Imagination, Communion-All My Wishes (Gallery DOS, Seoul, Korea)
2004 The Overlooked (Gallery Doll, Seoul, Korea)
2002 The Overlooked (114 Gallery, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Art in Life (Shinsaegae Gallery, Inchon, Korea)
2016 2016 Art Gyounggi Start Up (Pangyo Techno Vally B2, Seongnam, Korea)
2015 To embrace things under the scent of the moonlight (Debec Gallery, Daegu, Korea)
2014 The breath of Fresh (Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea)
2014 Ode to youth (Hongil Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea)
2014 Craft, Go into The Space (Gallery 3, Seoul, Korea)
2014 Admiration of White Porcelain (Seoul Museum, Seoul, Korea)
2014 Material Magic (Ilwoo space, Seoul, Korea)
2013 Art & Cook (Sejong Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
2013 White Winter (N Gallery, Seongnam, Korea)
2013 Envy My Home (Gallery We, Seoul, Korea)
2013 Shin Dong Won & Lee Sang Min & Yoo Yong Sang (Lina Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2012 Esthetics of The Table Setting: Art on The Table (Ewha Womans University Museum, Seoul, Korea)
2012 A room with a good view (Keumsan Gallery, Paju, Korea)
2012 Healing Camp (Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
2012 Inside Room (Youjoong Art space, Seoul, Korea)
2012 Moment (Jangheong Art park Red space, Jangheong, Korea)
2012 Reality Equals Dream (ION gallery, Singapore)
2011 Sprit of The Age (Interalia Art Company, Seoul, Korea)
2011 Art in Life, Life in Art (Sculpture Square, Singapore)
2011 Home & House (Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Korea)
2011 Another Geneology (Vit Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2011 Rest and Smile (Resort Villa 32, Gapyoung, Korea)
2011 Strange and Familiar (Gallery Grimson, Seoul, Korea)
2010 Unique & Useful (Interalia Art Company, Seoul, Korea)
2010 330 Artists (Gallery Sun, Seoul, Korea)
2010 Must See-Must Have (Gallery N , Seongnam, Korea)
2010 Moments in Between (Museum of Vancouver. Vancouver, Canada)
2009 Couple (Shinsegae Gallry, Seoul; Busan, Korea)
2009 Happy Traveling Together (Gallery K, Seoul. Korea)
2009 Various Colors, Various Emotions (Gallery Zandari, Seoul, Korea)
2009 Metaphor as a Material (Gongpyeong Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2009 Art & Craft in Shinsegae (Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2009 Truth about Retina (Interalia Art Company, Seoul, Korea)
2009 Ceramics-Climax (Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea)
2009 A Small Fortune (Artpark, Seoul, Korea)
2008 KAMI’s Choice: The Soul of Korean Contemporary Art (INSA Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
2008 Up to The Minute (Korea Art Center, Busan, Korea)
2008 Fun! Fun! (N Gallery, Seongnam, Korea)
2008 Prism 2008 (Emporia Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
2008 Evolution Space (Yangjae Artrium, Seoul, Korea)
2007 H! pop (Gallery Yemac, Seoul, Korea)
2007 2007 Science + Art (AT Center, Seoul, Korea)
2007 KAMI’s Choice, The Best of the Best 20 (Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea)
2007 Korean Project (C5 gallery, Beijing, China)
2007 To the Furthest Verge (I-MY Project, London, U.K.)
2007 Open Studio 3 (Goyang National Art Studio, Goyang, Korea)
2007 In Touch of the Present (Wada Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan)
2007 Surroundings: In & Out (Gallery IHN, Seoul, Korea)
2007 No Bounds (Gallery SUN Contemporary, Seoul, Korea)
and More Than 40 Group Exhibition
AWARDS
2007 The Second Award, Insa Art Fair, Korea
2003 Honorable mention, The 2nd World Ceramic Biennale, Korea
2001 Honorable mention, The 1st World Ceramic Biennale, Korea
2001 Honorable mention, The Horizon Award 2001 of The American Craft Museum
in SOFA, U.S.A.
2001 Creative Partronage Award, Cranbrook Academy of Art, U.S.A.
2000 Special Award, The 20th Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Arts Contest, Korea
2000 Honorable Mention, The 26th Dong-A Handcraft Competition, Korea
1997 Special Award, The 17th Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Arts Contest, Korea
1997 Honorable mention, The 25th Dong-A Handcraft Competition, Korea
1997 Honorable mention, The Korea National Craft Competition Competition, Korea
COLLECTION
Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Korea
Artbank, Korea
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, U.S.A.
Kohler Co., U.S.A.
The World Ceramic Exposition, Korea
Boramae Medical Center, Korea
Kdb, Korea
LG Fashion, Korea
Amore Pacific Museum, Korea
Maple Beach & Resort, Korea
Seoul Museum of Art, Korea
Greencross R/D Center, Korea