EDUCATION
2014 M.F.A., Drawing, Painting & Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2001 M.F.A., Oriental Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
1999 B.F.A., Oriental Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITION
2025 Namwon Choi: New Work, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (MAR ’25)
2024 248 miles, MOCA GA 2023-2024 Working Artist Project, Museum of Contemporary Art in Georgia, Atlanta, GA (AUG ‘24)
2022 En Route, Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
2022 The Shape of Distance, Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2021 Dot Dot Dot, THE END Project Space, Atlanta, GA
2019 Blue Distant,Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 In-betweenness, Gallery72, Atlanta,GA
In-betweenness, Open Gallery, Nashville, TN
2017 In-Betweenness, Artist-Homes Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Found in transition, Stanely Beaman& Sears 180 Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015 Self-Structure, FulcrumGallery, Columbus State University,Columbus,GA
2014 Ventricle, Arts Exchange Gallery, Atlanta,GA
A Part of a whole, Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SELECTED EXHIBITION
2025 Eye of the Blackbird, Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, GA (JAN ’25)
2024 Proximity & Distance, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT (OCT ’24)
2024 Wallflowers, Greene House Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Untitled Art Fair with Laney Contemporary Gallery, Miami beach, FL
2023 Emerging XI: annual Emerging National invitational, The Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA
New Worlds: Georgia Women to Watch, organized by the Georgia Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, co-curated by Melissa and Sierra King, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta GA
2020 Art in Embassies, curated by Victoria See, U.S. Embassy, Tirana, Albania
Summer NADA Art Fair week 1: Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
Clerestory, Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
B20: Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
Present Tense, Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
Group Exhibition,THE END IS NEAR, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2019 Three Person show, Newly Connected, Korean Culture Center in Washington DC
Summer Swan, Swan Coach Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 Group Exhibition 2018,Gallery Korea, Korean Culture Center of New York, NY
Drawn to Macon,Macon Arts Alliance, Macon,GA
2017 Hybrid, Alexander Hall Gallery,Savannah,GA
MONOCHROME,Manifest Gallery,Cincinnati,OH
2017 Juried Art Exhibition:One Another, Korean Cultural Center,Los Angeles,CA
Chautauqua Annual Juried Exhibition,Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
On the move,Gutstein Gallery,Savannah,GA
Blue Willow, Poem88 Gallery,Atlanta,GA
2016 Savannah/Texas,Gspot Contemporary Art Space,Houston,TX
Fall Annual SCAD Foundation Faculty Open Exhibition,Anderson Hall,Savannah,GA
Group Exhibition,Heads Up,Artist Homes Gallery,Berlin,Germany
Tallahassee International Juried Competition, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, FL
Academy/Academia, A State Juried Professor and Emeriti Exhibition, Cobb Museum of Art, GA
2015 Small Works, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
The Creative Project Fall/Winter Exhibition, Gallery 72, Atlanta, GA
Engage MINT, Mint Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Annual SCAD Foundation Faculty Open Exhibition, Anderson Hall, Savannah, GA
South, Keebee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Women in Art, B’nJ Gallery, Atlanta,GA
Georgia Artist Selecting Georgia Artist, MOCA GA,Atlanta
Painting is Back, The Low Museum, Atlanta,GA
Asian Artists Exhibition,Wonder Root Art Center, Atlanta,GA
2014 Nick O Time, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta,GA
A Southern Thang, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Live Amateurs, 1st Annual Juried Exhibition, MINT Gallery inAtlanta,GA
National MFA Wet Paint Biennial Exhibition,ZhouB. Art Center,Chicago,IL
2013 Aqua Art Miami Show, Aqua Hotel, Miami,FL
When painters go crazy,Portal Gallery,Atlanta,GA(two person show)
Scratching the under belly,Underground Atlanta,Atlanta,GA
Merica, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta,GA
2012 The 14th Juried Student show (Juror: Nicole Eisenman),Welch School Gallery,Atlanta,GA
GSU Biennial Cultural Competency Exhibition, GSU student Center Gallery,Atlanta,GA
2011 Face and Persona, Buckhead library, Atlanta,GA
2001 M.F.A. Thesis show, Hongik University Museum,Seoul,Korea
2000 Wawon,HongikUniversityMuseum,Seoul,Korea
The story of us, Gongpyoung Art Center, Seoul,Korea
1999 Hongik University Alumni Exhibition, Gongpyoung ArtCenter, Seoul, Korea
B.F.A. Exhibition, Hongik University Museum, Seoul,Korea
Pilmook, Jong-Ro Gallery, Seoul,Korea
AWARDS/GRANTS
2023 MOCA GA Working Artist Project recipient, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
2020 Finalist, 1858 Prize Contemporary Southern Art Awards, Gibbes Museum of Art Charleston, SC
2018 Honorable mention, Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibition, Abernathy Art Center,GA
2017 The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency, North Adams, MA
Artistic Selection Award, Juried Exhibition,The Korean Culture Center Los Angeles,CA
2016 VCCA Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst,VA
Hambidge Fellowship,The Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun,GA
2015 River Fellow Summer Resident Artist for the Visiting Artists and Scholars Program,Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
2014 Creative Community Housing Project Artist in Residence,The Creative Project, Atlanta,GA
Walthall Artist Fellowship, Wonder Root Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
First place, Annual Dean’s Art Award,Georgia State University, Atlanta,GA
Grand Prize,2014 Cumming FUMC Festival of Arts,Cumming FUMC,Cumming,GA
2013 Andrew M.West Memorial Art Scholarship,Georgia State University, Atlanta,GA
Kathleen G.Williams Prize,Georgia State University, Atlanta,GA
2012 Kathleen G.Williams Prize,Georgia State University, Atlanta,GA
Welch School Gallery Director’s Choice,Ernest G.Welch Gallery, Atlanta,GA
2011 Honorable mention, Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta,GA
2001 Brain Korea 21 National Project Scholarships,Seoul, Korea
2000 Hongik University Scholarship, Seoul,Korea
1998 Honorable mention,Korean Painting contest,Gwangju Biennale Gallery,Gwangju,Korea
Honorable mention, National College Art contest,Jeonbuk National University Gallery,Jeonju, Korea
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 - present Assistant Professor Painting & Drawing, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
2015 - 2023 Foundation Studies Professor,Savannah College of Art and Design,Savannah,GA
2016 Guest Artist ,Draw@MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia,Atlanta,GA
2015 Visiting Artist Lecture,Columbus State University,Columbus,GA
2014 Visiting Lecture in Painting, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville,TN
PUBLICATIONS
2024 “Namwon Choi: 248 Miles at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta,” Burnaway https://burnaway.org/daily/namwon-choi-248-miles-at-the-museum-of-contemporary-art-of-georgia-atlanta/
2024 “Namwon Choi maps journeys from Korea to North Georgia at MOCA GA,” ARTS ATL https://www.artsatl.org/namwon-choi-maps-journeys-from-korea-to-north-georgia-at-moca-ga/
2024 “WALLFLOWERS: Avantika Bawa, Namwon Choi, Zerek Kempf, and Shanna Zentner,” Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/choi-zerek-kempf-shanna-zentner/6344
2023 Pennington, Isadora. “New Worlds: Georgia Women to Watch at Atlanta Contemporary.” Rough Draft Atlanta. February Issue https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/02/08/new-worlds-georgia-women-to-watch-at-atlanta-contemporary/
2023 Zhang, Lisa. “The Best Shows to See in Atlanta Right now.” Frieze Magazine. April Issue
https://www.frieze.com/article/best-shows-see-right-now-atlanta-april-2023
2023 Goldstein, Holly. “Namwon Choi Interview – Holly Goldstein.”
Number Inc Journal. Jan 2023 Issue http://www.numberinc.org/namwon-choi-interview-holly-goldstein/
2022 New American Painting South Issue 160
2021 Feaster, Felicia. “Namwon Choi’s Road Trip Is a meditation on time, painting and perspective.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/namwon-chois-road-trip-is-a-meditation-on-time-painting-and-perspective/W27TEFZOYBEUPGTRYFSWX3FHEE/
2021 Rise, John.”Namwon Choi: Blue Distant.” November Issue ARTPULSE Magazine
http://artpulsemagazine.com/namwon-choi-blue-distant
2021 “Namwon Choi:3 Questions Digital Series.” Art In Embassies, U.S. Department of State
https://art.state.gov/portfolio/3q-namwon-choi/
2020 “Fifth artist in 30th anniversary art series.” Sept/October Issue Savannah Magazine
2020 Close Look: “Clearstory” at Laney Contemporary, July Issue BURNAWAY Magazine
2020 KCCDC x Hillyer: Virtual K-artists Talk Series, The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.
https://youtu.be/I0BwOtFRjoc
2019 New American Painting South Issue 142
SYMPOSIA & PANEL DISSCUSSIONS:
2024 Artist Talk: 248 Miles at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta
2023 Creating Culture: A Panel Discussion About the Atlanta Arts Ecosystem, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2024 “WALLFLOWERS: Avantika Bawa, Namwon Choi, Zerek Kempf, and Shanna Zentner,” Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/choi-zerek-kempf-shanna-zentner/6344
2022 Artist Talk: Namwon Choi and Shin-il Kim, The Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb8NuZyEMEo&t=124s
2020 “THE END IS NEAR!” panel discussion with Avantika Bawa, Cayse Cheatham, Namwon Choi, Marissa Graziano, and Joe Hadden; hosted by Atlanta Contemporary https://atlantacontemporary.org/events/the-end-is-near-talk
COLLECTIONS
2022 Microsoft Art Collection
2021 Microsoft Art Collection
Fidelity Art Collection
2019 Coca-Cola Corporate Collection
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
https://www.laneycontemporary.com/namwon-choi
2014 M.F.A., Drawing, Painting & Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2001 M.F.A., Oriental Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
1999 B.F.A., Oriental Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITION
2025 Namwon Choi: New Work, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (MAR ’25)
2024 248 miles, MOCA GA 2023-2024 Working Artist Project, Museum of Contemporary Art in Georgia, Atlanta, GA (AUG ‘24)
2022 En Route, Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
2022 The Shape of Distance, Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2021 Dot Dot Dot, THE END Project Space, Atlanta, GA
2019 Blue Distant,Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 In-betweenness, Gallery72, Atlanta,GA
In-betweenness, Open Gallery, Nashville, TN
2017 In-Betweenness, Artist-Homes Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Found in transition, Stanely Beaman& Sears 180 Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015 Self-Structure, FulcrumGallery, Columbus State University,Columbus,GA
2014 Ventricle, Arts Exchange Gallery, Atlanta,GA
A Part of a whole, Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SELECTED EXHIBITION
2025 Eye of the Blackbird, Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, GA (JAN ’25)
2024 Proximity & Distance, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT (OCT ’24)
2024 Wallflowers, Greene House Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Untitled Art Fair with Laney Contemporary Gallery, Miami beach, FL
2023 Emerging XI: annual Emerging National invitational, The Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA
New Worlds: Georgia Women to Watch, organized by the Georgia Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, co-curated by Melissa and Sierra King, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta GA
2020 Art in Embassies, curated by Victoria See, U.S. Embassy, Tirana, Albania
Summer NADA Art Fair week 1: Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
Clerestory, Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
B20: Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
Present Tense, Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
Group Exhibition,THE END IS NEAR, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2019 Three Person show, Newly Connected, Korean Culture Center in Washington DC
Summer Swan, Swan Coach Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 Group Exhibition 2018,Gallery Korea, Korean Culture Center of New York, NY
Drawn to Macon,Macon Arts Alliance, Macon,GA
2017 Hybrid, Alexander Hall Gallery,Savannah,GA
MONOCHROME,Manifest Gallery,Cincinnati,OH
2017 Juried Art Exhibition:One Another, Korean Cultural Center,Los Angeles,CA
Chautauqua Annual Juried Exhibition,Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
On the move,Gutstein Gallery,Savannah,GA
Blue Willow, Poem88 Gallery,Atlanta,GA
2016 Savannah/Texas,Gspot Contemporary Art Space,Houston,TX
Fall Annual SCAD Foundation Faculty Open Exhibition,Anderson Hall,Savannah,GA
Group Exhibition,Heads Up,Artist Homes Gallery,Berlin,Germany
Tallahassee International Juried Competition, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, FL
Academy/Academia, A State Juried Professor and Emeriti Exhibition, Cobb Museum of Art, GA
2015 Small Works, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
The Creative Project Fall/Winter Exhibition, Gallery 72, Atlanta, GA
Engage MINT, Mint Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Annual SCAD Foundation Faculty Open Exhibition, Anderson Hall, Savannah, GA
South, Keebee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Women in Art, B’nJ Gallery, Atlanta,GA
Georgia Artist Selecting Georgia Artist, MOCA GA,Atlanta
Painting is Back, The Low Museum, Atlanta,GA
Asian Artists Exhibition,Wonder Root Art Center, Atlanta,GA
2014 Nick O Time, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta,GA
A Southern Thang, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Live Amateurs, 1st Annual Juried Exhibition, MINT Gallery inAtlanta,GA
National MFA Wet Paint Biennial Exhibition,ZhouB. Art Center,Chicago,IL
2013 Aqua Art Miami Show, Aqua Hotel, Miami,FL
When painters go crazy,Portal Gallery,Atlanta,GA(two person show)
Scratching the under belly,Underground Atlanta,Atlanta,GA
Merica, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta,GA
2012 The 14th Juried Student show (Juror: Nicole Eisenman),Welch School Gallery,Atlanta,GA
GSU Biennial Cultural Competency Exhibition, GSU student Center Gallery,Atlanta,GA
2011 Face and Persona, Buckhead library, Atlanta,GA
2001 M.F.A. Thesis show, Hongik University Museum,Seoul,Korea
2000 Wawon,HongikUniversityMuseum,Seoul,Korea
The story of us, Gongpyoung Art Center, Seoul,Korea
1999 Hongik University Alumni Exhibition, Gongpyoung ArtCenter, Seoul, Korea
B.F.A. Exhibition, Hongik University Museum, Seoul,Korea
Pilmook, Jong-Ro Gallery, Seoul,Korea
AWARDS/GRANTS
2023 MOCA GA Working Artist Project recipient, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
2020 Finalist, 1858 Prize Contemporary Southern Art Awards, Gibbes Museum of Art Charleston, SC
2018 Honorable mention, Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibition, Abernathy Art Center,GA
2017 The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency, North Adams, MA
Artistic Selection Award, Juried Exhibition,The Korean Culture Center Los Angeles,CA
2016 VCCA Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst,VA
Hambidge Fellowship,The Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun,GA
2015 River Fellow Summer Resident Artist for the Visiting Artists and Scholars Program,Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
2014 Creative Community Housing Project Artist in Residence,The Creative Project, Atlanta,GA
Walthall Artist Fellowship, Wonder Root Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
First place, Annual Dean’s Art Award,Georgia State University, Atlanta,GA
Grand Prize,2014 Cumming FUMC Festival of Arts,Cumming FUMC,Cumming,GA
2013 Andrew M.West Memorial Art Scholarship,Georgia State University, Atlanta,GA
Kathleen G.Williams Prize,Georgia State University, Atlanta,GA
2012 Kathleen G.Williams Prize,Georgia State University, Atlanta,GA
Welch School Gallery Director’s Choice,Ernest G.Welch Gallery, Atlanta,GA
2011 Honorable mention, Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta,GA
2001 Brain Korea 21 National Project Scholarships,Seoul, Korea
2000 Hongik University Scholarship, Seoul,Korea
1998 Honorable mention,Korean Painting contest,Gwangju Biennale Gallery,Gwangju,Korea
Honorable mention, National College Art contest,Jeonbuk National University Gallery,Jeonju, Korea
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 - present Assistant Professor Painting & Drawing, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
2015 - 2023 Foundation Studies Professor,Savannah College of Art and Design,Savannah,GA
2016 Guest Artist ,Draw@MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia,Atlanta,GA
2015 Visiting Artist Lecture,Columbus State University,Columbus,GA
2014 Visiting Lecture in Painting, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville,TN
PUBLICATIONS
2024 “Namwon Choi: 248 Miles at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta,” Burnaway https://burnaway.org/daily/namwon-choi-248-miles-at-the-museum-of-contemporary-art-of-georgia-atlanta/
2024 “Namwon Choi maps journeys from Korea to North Georgia at MOCA GA,” ARTS ATL https://www.artsatl.org/namwon-choi-maps-journeys-from-korea-to-north-georgia-at-moca-ga/
2024 “WALLFLOWERS: Avantika Bawa, Namwon Choi, Zerek Kempf, and Shanna Zentner,” Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/choi-zerek-kempf-shanna-zentner/6344
2023 Pennington, Isadora. “New Worlds: Georgia Women to Watch at Atlanta Contemporary.” Rough Draft Atlanta. February Issue https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/02/08/new-worlds-georgia-women-to-watch-at-atlanta-contemporary/
2023 Zhang, Lisa. “The Best Shows to See in Atlanta Right now.” Frieze Magazine. April Issue
https://www.frieze.com/article/best-shows-see-right-now-atlanta-april-2023
2023 Goldstein, Holly. “Namwon Choi Interview – Holly Goldstein.”
Number Inc Journal. Jan 2023 Issue http://www.numberinc.org/namwon-choi-interview-holly-goldstein/
2022 New American Painting South Issue 160
2021 Feaster, Felicia. “Namwon Choi’s Road Trip Is a meditation on time, painting and perspective.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/namwon-chois-road-trip-is-a-meditation-on-time-painting-and-perspective/W27TEFZOYBEUPGTRYFSWX3FHEE/
2021 Rise, John.”Namwon Choi: Blue Distant.” November Issue ARTPULSE Magazine
http://artpulsemagazine.com/namwon-choi-blue-distant
2021 “Namwon Choi:3 Questions Digital Series.” Art In Embassies, U.S. Department of State
https://art.state.gov/portfolio/3q-namwon-choi/
2020 “Fifth artist in 30th anniversary art series.” Sept/October Issue Savannah Magazine
2020 Close Look: “Clearstory” at Laney Contemporary, July Issue BURNAWAY Magazine
2020 KCCDC x Hillyer: Virtual K-artists Talk Series, The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.
https://youtu.be/I0BwOtFRjoc
2019 New American Painting South Issue 142
SYMPOSIA & PANEL DISSCUSSIONS:
2024 Artist Talk: 248 Miles at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta
2023 Creating Culture: A Panel Discussion About the Atlanta Arts Ecosystem, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2024 “WALLFLOWERS: Avantika Bawa, Namwon Choi, Zerek Kempf, and Shanna Zentner,” Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/choi-zerek-kempf-shanna-zentner/6344
2022 Artist Talk: Namwon Choi and Shin-il Kim, The Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb8NuZyEMEo&t=124s
2020 “THE END IS NEAR!” panel discussion with Avantika Bawa, Cayse Cheatham, Namwon Choi, Marissa Graziano, and Joe Hadden; hosted by Atlanta Contemporary https://atlantacontemporary.org/events/the-end-is-near-talk
COLLECTIONS
2022 Microsoft Art Collection
2021 Microsoft Art Collection
Fidelity Art Collection
2019 Coca-Cola Corporate Collection
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
https://www.laneycontemporary.com/namwon-choi
