Namwon Choi
Lives and works in Savannah, Georgia
choinamwon@hotmail.com

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 
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 
2020     Art in Embassies, curated by Victoria See, U.S. Embassy, Tirana, Albania
2020     Summer NADA Art Fair week 1: Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
2020     Clerestory, Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
2020     B20: Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
2020     Present Tense, Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
2020    Group Exhibition,THE END IS NEAR, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2019    Three Person show, Korean Culture Center in Washington DC
            Summer Swan, Swan Coach Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018    Group Exhibition 2018,Gallery Korea, Korean Culture Center of NewYork, 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
            Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach HouseGallery,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
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
2015 -  Foundation Studies Professor,Savannah College of Art and Design,Savannah,GA
2016    GuestArtist,Draw@MOCA,TheMuseumofContemporaryArtofGeorgia,Atlanta,GA
2015    Visiting Artist Lecture,Columbus State University,Columbus,GA
2014    Visiting Lecture in Painting, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville,TN
 
PUBLICATIONS
2021    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   Solo exhibition "Blue Distant" was reviewed by John Rise and Stephen Knudsen, The ARTPULSE magazine
http://artpulsemagazine.com/namwon-choi-blue-distant
2021   3 Questions Digital Series, Art in Embassies, The 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, Savannah, GA
2020    Close Look: “Clearstory” at Laney Contemporary, July Issue BURNAWAY Magazine, Atlanta, GA
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:
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
2021     Microsoft Art Collection
2021     Fidelity Art Collection
2019     Coca-Cola Corporate Collection

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Laney Contemporary Gallery, Savannah, GA
https://www.laneycontemporary.com/namwon-choi
Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
http://www.sandlerhudson.com/namwon-choi