Artist

Doyeon Gwon

Doyeon Gwon studied literature and photography at school. His photography is concerned with exploring the relationship between knowledge and memory, the visual image, and language. His work include Bukhansan, Flashbulb Memories, The Art of Shovel, and Traveller Novice. He has also participated in many group exhibitions, including FotoFest Biennial (US), PHotoESPAÑA Biennial (Spain), Seoul Museum of Art, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Korea). Gwon is the author of the book The Art of Shovel (KT&G Sangsangmadang, 2015), Flashbulb Memory (Hatje Cantz, 2020) and Bukhansan (April Snow, 2021).

  • Education
    • 2016 MFA, Photography, Graduate School of Sangmyung Univ. Seoul, Korea
      2007 BFA, Literature, Hanyang Univ. Seoul, Korea
  • Selected Solo Exhibitions
    • 2020 《SF》, Gallery SOSO, Paju, Korea
      2020 《Siot》, Ilwoo Space, Seoul, Korea
      2019 《Bukhansan》, Gallery Nook, Seoul, Korea
      2018 《Flashbulb Memory》, Gallery LUX, Seoul, Korea
      2015 《The Art of the Shovel》, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul, Korea

  • Selected Group Exhibitions
    • 2021 《Reclamation, New Rocks, Stray Dogs, Birds and Acoustics of the Garden》, Incheon Art Platform, Korea
      2021 《Daegu Photo Biennale: Photo Wall Project》, Daegu, Korea
      2021 《Jet Lag Project: Memory》, Space55, Seoul, Korea
      2021 《Internationale Photoszene Koln: Storage》, KunstWerk Koln, Germany
      2020 《The Museum for all, The Museum for Dogs》, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
      2020 《Madeleine》, Galerie DohyangLee, Paris, France
      2019 《The Art of Possible》, Goyang Aram Mesuem, Goyang, Korea
      2019 《Still Lives: Photo Brussels Festival》, Korean Cultural Center, Brussels, Belgium
      2019 《Plastic Love》, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul, Korea
      2018 《Write an Art, Draw a Book》, Kyungpook National University Art Museum, Daegu, Korea
  • Residencies/Awards/
    Collections
    • Residencies
      2021 Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, Korea
      2019 Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
      2017 National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art residency, Goyang, Korea

      Awards
      2020 Selected as a Artist for funds to Support the Solo Exhibition, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, Korea
      2019 10th ILWOO Photography Award, HanJin Group, Korea
      2019 Selected as a Artist for funds to Support the Solo Exhibition, The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Korea
      2014 7th Korean Photographer's Fellowship- Final Artist of the year, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Korea
      2011 12nd Sajin Bipyong Awards, Photospace, Korea

      Collections
      Seoul Museum of Art
      Art Bank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
      GoEun Museum of Photography, Korea
      Shinsegea, Korea
      KT&G, Korea
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〈Bukhansan, Black Mouth〉, 2019, Pigment Print, 90x135cm. Image Courtesy of the Artist

〈Bukhansan, Grayish Eyes〉, 2019, Pigment Print, 90x135cm. Image Courtesy of the Artist

〈Bukhansan, Lion Hair〉, 2019, Pigment Print, 90x135cm. Image Courtesy of the Artist

〈SF_Otto Lilienthal〉, 2020, Pigment Print, 150x150cm. Image Courtesy of the Artist

〈SF_George Cayley〉, 2020, Pigment Print, 150x150cm. Image Courtesy of the Artist

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