Born 1970 in Jang-Heung, Lives and works in Ganghwa, Korea
Education
1989-96 B.F.A. Dongguk University
1997-05 M.F.A. Academy of Arts, Muenster, Germany
2005-06 Master student by Prof. Guillaume Bijl, Muenster, Germany
2007-09 Adjunct Professor Fine Art Department at Dongguk University
Solo Exhibitions
2025-‘Nothing special days’ HORI artspace, Seoul
2025-‘SOMEONE’ CHOI&CHOI Gallery+GREG PODGORSKI Gallery, Nyon, Switzerland
2024-‘SOMEONE’ CHOI&CHOI Gallery. Cologne, Germany.
2021-‘SOMEONE’ HORI artspace, Seoul
2018-‘SOMEONE’ ARIRANG Gallery, Busan
2014-‘Ongnim-ri 23-1’ UNC Gallery, Seoul
2013-‘SOMEONE’ Gallery HYUNDAI- window, Seoul
2012-‘SOMEONE’ ARIRANG Gallery, Busan
-‘Byen, Ung-Pil’ Project Cafe Wumin. Cheongju
2009-‘Selfportrait as a man 1 & 1/4’ Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul
2007-‘Byen Ung-pil: Seolleim’ doART Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006-‘Face-Landscape’ Gallery Zandari, Seoul, Korea
2005-‘Face to face’ Galerie ART-isotope, Dortmund, Germany
-‘Self portrait as a men’, Galerie Plas-ma, Muehlheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
2004-‘Solo Exhibition’ Galerie Zap-art, Warendorf, Germany
-‘Two Persons’ OVG NRW, Muenster, Germany
-‘Painting of BYEN, UNG-PIL’ Kunsthalle Hangelar Sankt Augustin Hangelar, Germany
2003-‘I, you and we’ Practice of Dr.Edith, Dr.Wolfgang Mikansky, Dr.Werne Korte. Reken, Germany
-‘Two Persons-the shop window’ Wewerka-Pavillon Muenster, Germany
Group Exhibitions
2025
- ‘Thank you 2022’ Gallery Joeun, Seoul
- ‘Invisible Someone’- Byen Ung-pil · Park Bosun, Duo exhibition. Gallery Joeun, Seoul
- ‘BUILD YOUR INCHEON’ Incheon art platform. Incheon
2024
- ‘IS THERE SOMEONE?’ Gallery Francaise, Muenchen Germany
- ‘The Friendliest’ Incheon art platform. Incheon
- ‘Ideal Companion’ Jeongeup Museum of Art. Jeongeup
- ‘Happy Hory Day’ HORI artspace, Seoul
2023
- ‘My Memory-erase and pile up: Byen,ungpil & Seo yu ra’ CL art Gallery, Seoul
- ‘From Berlin to Seoul: Crossing Horizons’ Choi&Choi Gallery, Seoul
- ‘HUMAN’ Choi&Choi Gallery, Seoul
2022
- 'Thank you 2022' Gallery Joeun, Seoul
- ‘The Birth of ART’ Hangaram Art Museum. Seoul
- ‘The Void, 1326’ space1326gallery. Seoul
- ‘Art in Faith’ Hori artspace. Seoul
- ‘The Poetic Collection’ Seoul Museum of Art. Seoul
- ‘Flower’ Choi&Choi Gallery. Seoul
- ‘The review Paradisecity’ PARADISE CITY, Incheon
- ‘The ARTPLACE HMC 2022’ Oakwood Premier Coex Center, Seoul
2021
- ‘Dream and enjoy Namhae’ Space MIZO, Namhae
2020
- ‘Thank you 2020’ Gallery JOEUN, Seoul
- ‘K-Dementia 2020’ COEX D Hall. Seoul
- ‘Memory, Record’ Jeondeungsa, Ganghwado
- ‘Pangyo Art Museum’ Hyundai Department Store, Pangyo
- ‘Artist research-Byen,Ungpil + Yoon,Jongsuk’ AIF. Seoul
- ‘Bulhock-Mihockhada’ Gallery JOEUN, Seoul
- ‘Ensemble at Hannam 2nd’ Gallery JOEUN, Seoul
2019
- ‘The Forest’ Gallery JOEUN, Seoul
- ‘Who am I? - 'good'’ Indipress Gallery. Seoul
- ‘15C CHULWHA NOW’ Arts Center KUH. Daejeon
- ‘11pleasures’ Chung Art Gallery. Soeul
- ‘Thank you 2019’ Gallery JOEUN, Seoul
2018
- ‘11pleasures’ Chung Art Gallery. Soeul
- ‘ART Élysées’ Gallery JOEUN. Paris. France
- ‘START art fair’ Saatchi Gallery. London. UK
- ‘The Wind Blows-The 5th ART Vornado’ Insa art senter. Seoul
- ‘National Museum of Contemporary Art- Art Bank Collection Exhibition’ Gangneung Art Center, Gangneung
- ‘100 ALBUMS 100 ARTISTS 2’ Avenuel Arthall, Seoul
- ‘Anseong Arthall Grand Open Show with 17Artists’ Anseong Arthall. Anseong
2017
- ‘This is Diptych’ Small-museum. Jeongseon
- ‘Revisiting painting arts: Modern Figurative paintings by Korean artists’ Cian art museum, Yeong Cheon
- ‘I DREAM’ delight square Gallery, Seoul
- ‘100 Albums 100 Artists’ AVENUEL ARTHALL, Seoul
2016
- ‘Thank you 2016’ Gallery JOEUN, Seoul
- ‘Two Man's Story’ ART CENTER KUH, Daejeon
- ‘Korean Contemporary Art: Predict, Propose, Prosess’ DDP, Seoul
- ‘selfportrait’ Gallery Toast, Seoul
2015
- ‘2015 <SeMA Artist Guild Art Fair> Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
- ‘2015 OCEANUS K-ART’ Oceanus Arthall, Busan
2014
- ‘Korean Portraiture, Beyond Memories’ Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju
- ‘Family LOVE’ Yangpyeong Art Museum. Yangpyeong
- ‘Mince drawing’ Creative Space_P. Busan
2013
- ‘shoot for Hope’ Hankyoung Gallery. Seoul
- ‘Korea Contemporary Art 33’ Gangdong Art Center. Seoul
- ‘AMMA UMMA’ Korean Cultural Centre India. India
- ‘Art Load 77’ Art Fair 2013. Heyri. Paju
- ‘KOREAN ART TODAY’ Korean Cultural Centre India. India
- ‘Artwing seoul’ seoul metropolitan government. Seoul
- ‘Human, for a While’ Culture Factory Osan. Osan
- ‘The Face’ Superior Galley. Seoul
2012
- ‘15th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2012’ Bangladesh
- ‘Thoughts on Body’ Seoul Olympic Museum of Art. Seoul
- ‘SeMA Youth 2012: 12 Events for 12 Rooms’ Seoul Museum of Art. Seoul
- ‘Face Unlock’ Jang Heung Art Park. Jang Heung
- ‘K ARTSTAR’ INSA art senter. Seoul
- ‘JUN DAE MI MUN, Artstar’ Gallery JUN. Daegu
2011
- ‘Korea Contemporary Art, Hottest Young Artist’ Hyundai Artscenter. Ulsan
- ‘Selective Expression of Figures on our Times’ Gallery SOHEON. Daegu
- ‘I AM A PAINTER’ UNC Gallery. Seoul
2010
- ‘INSA ART FESTIVAL’ Gallery Urim. Seoul
- ‘theirs are beautiful’ Gallery D. Gwangju
- ‘Drawing-The Room of Artists’ Topohaus. Seoul
- ‘Korean Contemporary Art - DEFRNSE MECHANISM’ Gallery TN. Beijin.
- ‘Korea Contemporary Artists 110’ SEJONG CENTER. Seoul
- ‘IN SPITE OF ART’ interalia art company. Seoul
2009
- ‘Lemon tree’ UNC Gallery. Seoul
- ‘FUSION 304 with 11 Artists’ Grimson Gallery, Seoul
- ‘Nanji-Residency Project’ Nanji Gallery. Seoul
2008
- ‘The Soul of Korean Contemporary Art’ INSA Art-center, Seoul, Korea
- ‘9th Cutting Edge’ Seoul Auction, Seoul, Korea
- ‘Sweet November’ Gallery UNC, Seoul, Korea
- ‘Da Saeck Da Gam’ Gallery Zandari, Seoul, Korea
- ‘Mirror Image : About a Self Portrait’ Seoul Museum of Art, Korea
- ‘Star wars episode 1’ Gallery UNC, Seoul, Korea
- ‘the boa constrictot that swallowed an elephnat’ Gallery LEE C, Seou, Koreal
2007
- ‘The Edge of Sensation’ Gallery SIMON, Seoul, Korea
- ‘The Best of The Best 20’ Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
- ‘I & Another me’ Daegu MBC-Gallery M, DaeGu, Korea
- ‘VOLTA SHOW 03’ Basel, Switzerland
2006
- ‘HYBRID’ Seoul arts Center, Seoul, Korea
- ‘Trend-Spotting 2006’ Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul, Korea
- ‘P & P’ Gallery Zandari, Seoul/ Gallery Space ieum, Beijing, China
2005
- ‘Between reality and fiction’ 1:een PICTURA, Dordrecht, Nederland
- ‘Bauzaun-project’ Sparkasse Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- ‘Fiesta!’ Gallery Annie Gentils, Antwerpen, Belgium
- ‘Exhibitionist-stefanie klingemann’ Muenster, Germany
- ‘Kunstbombe 2005’ Flottmann-Halle, Herne, Germany
- ‘ADO Kunstpreis 2005’ auf Gut Altenkamp Aschenberg, Germany
- ‘Foto Antwerpen 2005, ‘between reality and fiction’’ Gallery Lokaal 01, Antwerpen, Belgium
- ‘Grosse Kunst Ausstellung NRW 2005’ Messe 8, Duesseldorf, Germany
2004
- ‘Rein aeusserlich’ Gallery Open Art, Borken, Germany
- ‘Malerei 04’ Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany
- ‘Grosse Kunstausstellung’ Kunsthalle Villa Kobe, Halle(Saale), Germany
- ‘Kunstbombe 2004’ Flottmann-Halle, Herne, Germany
- ‘Art-fair Koeln 2004’ Palladium Koln, Germany
- ‘Leere und Vision’ Das Quatier Radewig Herford, Germany
- ‘Freundschaftspiel’ Dolmabahce-Serail Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2003
- ‘Welde art award 2003’ Weldebrau Plankstadt, Schwetzingen, Germany
- ‘Kunstakademie MSx4’ Gallery F6-Kuenstlerdorf Schoeppingen, Germany
- ‘Kunstbombe 2003’ the artfair in Revier Flottmann-Hallen Herne, Germany
2002
- ‘Aus bei mit nach von zu seit- Exhibition of young artist’ Kunstlerhaus, Dortmund, Germany
- ‘Inter cult 2002’ Benno-Haus Muenster, Germany
2001
- ‘Slide-Project’ Hawerkamp, Muenster, Germany
- ‘Action "a sky, a earth, a mankind"’ Duesseldorf(Shadowplatz), Germany
- ‘Korean art group 0082’ Kunstverein Ochtrup, Germany
- ‘Class-Exhibition (Prof. Paul Isenrath)’ Herford-Stadtmuseum, Germany
- ‘Film-Festival 2002’ Muenster, Germany
- ‘Exhibition-Support award of the Academy of Arts’ Muenster, Haverkamp Muenster, Germany
2000
- ‘Gif-Animation’ Hawerkamp, Muenster, Muenster
Award / Fellowship / Residency
2008/09 -Nanji Art Studio(Seoul museum of art), Seoul, Korea
2006 -Emerging Artist Fellowship, Arts Council korea
2005 -ADO Art Award 2005, Germany
2004 -Kunstaspekte-Art Award, Germany
2003 -Second Award, Kunstbombe 2003, Germay
-Emerging Artist Fellowship for foreign student, DAAD, Germany
2002 -Support Award of the Academy of Arts Muenster, Germany
Public / Collections
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
Jeollanam-do Museum of Art
Seoul Museum
OCI Museum of Art
Incheon Foundation for Arts and Culture
Museum MARTA Herfod, Germany
Supreme court of NRW, Germany