Koo Bohnchang (b. 1953)
EDUCATION
- 1985
- Diploma Fotodesign, Fachhochschule, Hamburg, Germany
- 1975
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2022
- Lingering in Time: Koo Bohnchang's Photography (1990-2021), Modern Studio (ZiWU), Shanghai, China
- 2022
- Beyond the Masks - Gangneung Gwanno Gamyeongeuk, Gangneung Museum of Art, Gangwon, Korea
- 2021
- Lingering in Time, Three Shadows Xiamen Photography Art Centre, Beijing, China
- 2020
- Light Shadow, Korean Cultural Centre Australia, Sydney, Australia
- 2020
- Dreams of Blue and White, HK Art & Antiques LLC, New York, US
- 2019
- Beyond the Silver, Space 22, Seoul, Korea
- 2019
- Clandestine Pursuit in the Long Afternoon, Zen foto, Tokyo, Japan
- 2019
- Incognito, The Museum of Photography, Seoul, Korea
- etc.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2022
- White Porcelain: How Have We Humans Breathed Life into Soil?, Seoul Museum of Craft Art, Seoul, Korea
- 2022
- Motion in Stillness: Tracing the Spirit of Korea – Unfolding Clay Art, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Koka, Japan
- 2022
- UNCOMMERCIAL: Korean Commercial Photography, 1984 and Beyond, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
- 2022
- Sounding The Gaze, Korea Photographers Gallery, Seoul, Korea
- 2022
- The Hidden Masterpiece, Gallery BK, Seoul, Korea
- 2021
- Sounding The Gaze, KP gallery, Seoul, Korea
- 2021
- Lunar Sonata : Hanji Works and Contemporary Art, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Jeonbuk, Korea
- 2021
- Post Modernity : Modernity = Hyper Reality : Reality, Jeju Museum of Art, Jeju, Korea
- 2021
- Why we are attracted to Moon jar, Gallery Now, Seoul, Korea
- 2021
- Medium, Space55, Seoul, Korea
- etc.
SELECTED AWARDS
- 2022
- 63th 3.1 Culture Award, Samil Foundation, Korea
- 2015
- 47th Republic of Korea Culture and Arts Award
- 2014
- Dong Gang Photography Award, Korea
- 2003
- Gangwon Documentary Prize, Korea
- 2000
- Lee Myoungdong Prize, Korea
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
- Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Jeonbuk, Korea
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, NY, US
- The British Museum, London, UK
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, US
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, US
- etc.
