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Biography 

Leeje explores the possibilities of expanding the medium of painting to capture the affective dynamics of contemporary life. Through vivid and tangible imagery, she renders the interplay between everyday experiences and dreamlike imagination within an uncertain world.

 
For her, ‘painting’ is an event that senses the ambiguity of existence and a field of resonance that connects with external reality. ‘The practice of painting’ is a means of momentarily retreating from an expanding and fragmenting world, seeking to engage with various subjects and their temporal and spatial dimensions.

River, lithograph and mixed color on cotton, installation on columns, 246 × 1,866 cm, 2023.

River(Detail), lithograph and mixed color on cotton, installation on columns, 246 × 1,866 cm, 2023.

We Gather to Draw, two-channel video, color, 20 min. 38 sec, 2024

Future Memory: Story of the Pottery, 2 channel video, 18min 7sec, 2024.

The World Goes On: In the Forest I–V, lithograph and mixed color on cotton, 130 × 130 cm (each), 2024.

Exhibition view of The World Goes On Series, (Changdong Residency Exhibition Hall, 2025)

The World Goes On: Murmuring Nights, oil on canvas, 130x130cm, 2024. / The World Goes On: Faces, oil on canvas, 130x130cm, 2024.

The World Goes On: Limbo, oil on canvas, 130x130cm, 2024.

Exhibition view of Hyehwa Station Exit 3, 3 PM (Metro Museum, 2024)

Exhibition view of Paintings, Etc. (Sansumunhwa, 2021)

Education

2004 MFA Fine Art, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea

2002 BFA Fine Art, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea

Solo Exhibitions

2025 Expectations of Night, MMCA Residency Changdong, Korea

2023 Still Some Light, A-LOUNGE, Seoul, Korea

2021 Painting Et Cetera, Space Sansumunwha, Seoul, Korea

2017 Halfway Round The Wrist, Chosun Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2015 Heat Wave, Butten Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2014 Warmth, Chosun Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2010 Here and Now, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2009 Flower Delivery, Gallery King, Seoul , Korea

2006 The Scenery Begins, Alternative Space Loop, Seoul, Korea 

2005 Our Dazzling Moment, Joheung Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Group Exhibitions

2024 I Want To Love Us, Buk Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

SMBiennale13 STATION-IMAGE COMMUNITY, SeMA Bunker, Seoul, Korea

Limbo, LDK, Seoul, Korea

2023 Choi Min Colletion : Ways of Seeing, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2022 Walkie-talkie-shaking, Artspace Boan. Seoul, Korea

2020 With Nature : still life and landsacape, Buk Seoul Museum of Art

From Dusk Till Dawn, by Jina Park & Leeje, NOOK gallery, Seoul, Korea

2019 Stranger than Paradise, by Joo Hwang & Leeje, Artspace Boan, Seoul, Korea

The Gray of Jihye, Artcenter White Block, Paju, Korea

2018 Night Mountaineering, Artspace Hue, Paju, Korea

2016 Made in Seoul, Centre d'art Meymac, Meymac, France

Twin Peaks, HITE Collection, Seoul, Korea

2014 Spectators, Doosan gallery, Seoul, Korea

Anyang Public Art Project4, Anyang Pavilion, Anyang, Korea

2012 Do window Vol.4, Hundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2011 Painters, PKM Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2010 Intuition, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2009 Wonderful Pictures, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2007 Traces of City, Shinhan Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2005 Portfolio2005, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2004 Talking to the Wall, Arko Art Center of the Art Council Korea, Seoul, Korea

2003 People Who Waking On The Water, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2001 Time Difference, That, Alternative Space Pool, Seoul, Korea

Other Projects

2024 Bupyo 01, Leeje ... What Happend and What Could Happen, BOAN BOOKS

2020 Strangers Than Paradise, mediabus

Residencies

2024 MMCA Residency Changdong

2025 Seoul Art Space Geumchen

Grants&Awards

2019  Chong Kun Dang art award, Chong Kun Dang, Korea Mecenat Association, Seoul, Korea

2014  New Artist Support Program, 63 Sky Art Museum, Seoul, Koreaﾠ

2010  OCI MUSEUM 'OCI YOUNG CREATIVES', Seoul, Korea

Collections

Seoul Museum of Art, MMCA Artbank, Hanwha resort, OCI Museum

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Biography 
Arong Chung(b. 1981) produces paintings with hopes to restore the magical powers which art works had originally possessed. The artist composes narratives borrowing motifs from myths, legends, religions, etc, and using various symbols that have long existed in mankind, depicts a mystical and archetypal world. The artist also practices ancient methods such as egg tempera, metal point drawing and ceramic in which by going through their rather delicate and complicated process, the artist intersects with the world of painting, recalling its magic.

 Exhibition view of Be Careful What You Wish For, (Project Space Sarubia, Seoul, 2024)

The Synchronicity Cloud: Surrender, 2024, oil on linen, 32cm x 41cm

In the Wood, 2024, oil on linen, 162x391cm

Self-portrait with an Anemone Flower, 2024, egg tempera and 24k gold leaf on linen on wood, 14cm x 10cm x 2.5cm

Faces, 2024, egg tempera and 24k gold leaf on wood, 6cm x 6cm x 6cm

Be Careful What You Wish For, 2024, egg tempera and 24k gold leaf on linen on wood, 3 panles, left and right panel 28cm x 14cm x 2.5cm, middle panel 28cm x 28cm x 2.5cm

Fac Fortia et Patere. Vincit qui Patitur, 2024, egg tempera and 24k gold leaf on wood, 2 panels, each panel 23×16×2.5cm

Into the Cave/Out of the Cave, 2024, egg tempera and 24k gold leaf on plywood, both sides 3 panels, each 16x13x1.7cm

Exhibition view of Be Careful What You Wish For, (Project Space Sarubia, Seoul, 2024)

Exhibition view of Be Careful What You Wish For, (Project Space Sarubia, Seoul, 2024)

Education

2006 BFA Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

2004 MFA Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Be Careful What You Wish For, Project Space Sarubia, Seoul, Korea

2022 Magick: The Imperceptible, Project Space Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, Korea

2019 Ephemeral Lights, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwanju, Korea

2014 Primordial World, Project Space Mo, Seoul, Korea

2013 A Night in Woodways Paintings, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2012 Forget Me Not, Gallery Doll, Seoul, Korea

2007 Her Soliloquy, Dukwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Group Exhibitions

2024 The Faith of the Disappointed, Kyobo Art Space, Seoul, Korea

2024 Echoes and Vibrations, Gallery Leo, Sejong, Korea

2024 Total Support 2024, Total Museum, Seoul, Korea

2024 Lunar Effect: Mirrors, Crystals and Constellation of Cup Marks, PS333, Seoul, Korea

2024 Seoul Art Space Geumcheon Open Studio, Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, Korea

2022 Support Sarubia, Project Space Sarubia, Seoul, Korea

2022 Two Persons Show: Hyobin Park & Arong Chung, Mister Goat Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2022 +1 Support for the Opening of Museum Hodu, White Block Art Center, Paju, Korea

2022 Perigee Winter Show, Perigee Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2019 The 69 Times of Sunrise, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2019 OCI Byeol Byeol Dong Haeng, Gunsan Art Center, Gwangyang Culture and Art Center, Pohang Culture and Art Center, Korea

2018 Arthara Art Fair, Palais de Seoul, Seoul, Korea

2018 Art+Work, White Block Art Center, Paju, Korea

2017 Platform Artists, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea

2017 Incheon Art Platform Open Studio, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea

2017 Short Stories, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea

2017 Cre8tive Report, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2016 Bloomy Art Fair, Shinsegae Gallery, Incheon, Korea

2016 OCI Residency Open Studio, OCI Residency Studio, Incheon, Korea

2016 Speaking Without Speaking, Wumin Art Center, Cheongju, Korea

2015 Mindful Mindless, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2015 Black Hole Sun, White Block Art Center, Paju, Korea

2015 Paintings-All the Windows to the World, Blume Museum of Contemporary Art, Paju, Korea

2014 Today's Salon, Common Center, Seoul, Korea

2009 New Energy, Seoul Art Space Seogyo, Seoul, Korea

2006 Yeol, Insa Art Space, Seoul, Korea

Residencies

2024 Seoul Art Space Geumcheon Residency, Seoul, Korea

2009 Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art Residency, Gwangju, Gyeonggi, Korea

2017 Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea

2016 OCI Museum of Art Residency, Incheon, Korea

2015 Can Serrat Art Residency, Barcelona, Spain

2014-2015 White Block Art Center Studio, Paju, Korea

2013 International Center for the Arts, Montecastello di Vibio, Umbria, Italy

Grants&Awards

2024 Selected Artist for the Open Call for Exhibition, Project Space Sarubia, Seoul, Korea

2016 Etro Art Prize 1st Prize, Baekwoon Gallery, Baekwoon Foundation, Seoul, Korea

2015 Support Fund for Residency Program Abroad from Arts Council Korea, Korea

2014 Support Fund for Arts and Creativity from Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea

2013 Selected Young Artist, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2007 Support Fund for Debut Program for Emerging Artists from Arts Council Korea, Korea

Collections

2019 Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwangju, Gyeonggi, Korea

2015 Money Museum of Bank of Korea, Seoul, Korea

2015 White Block Art Center, Paju, Korea

2014 National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea Art Bank, Gwacheon, Korea

2013 Kumho Museum of Art, Korea

2012 National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea Art Bank, Korea

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Biography 

I would sometimes be obsessed with the compulsive urge to express two opposing concepts at the same time. Why can't we vocalize two words at the same time?
I want to draw a picture where various stories coexist on one screen. In order to capture a narrative that collides with each other, harmonizes and works auxiliaryly, a large-scale painting work is mainly carried out.
I want to capture the birth and disappearance of the universe, a huge narrative like life and death, and even the subjective and emotional parts like the change of seasons and the heart of missing loved ones in my work.

Illustrations of Possible Worlds, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 291 × 291cm(9), 2024

All the times I thought of you, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 291 × 291cm(9), 2024

Circle1, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, canvas panel, D304cm(13), 2020-2024

Beyondscape, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 390.9 x 645cm (4), 2023

Beyondscape01, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen 130.3 x 163.5 cm, 2023

Between seasons, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 130.3 x 130.3 cm, 2024

Into the world beyond, Acrylic, oil and fluorescent pigment on linen, 130.3 x 130.3 cm, 2024

Home Sick, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 293.8 x 293.8cm (5), 2022

The Farther Away, the Clearer, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 50 × 100cm, 2022

Fire, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 259.1 × 195.9cm, 2020

Education

2025 D.F.A. College of Fine Arts, Paintings, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

2013 M.F.A. College of Fine Arts, Paintings, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

2011 B.F.A. College of Fine Arts, Paintings, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

 

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Paintings for the Possible Worlds, Pyeongtaek Culture and Arts Center(Northern) Exhibition Hall, Pyeongtaek, Korea

2024 Lobster Letters, Goyang Artist Residency Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2023 Space Arcade, Goyang Artist Residency Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2023 When you and I finally meet, Space Willing N Dealing, Seoul, Korea

2023 Meta Fiction, Space Hwanggumhyang, Seoul, Korea

2020 A Day After of the End, Space So One, Seoul, Korea

2020 Space Opera, KSD Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2019 Landscapes of Surfaces, Gallery Arioso, Ulsan, Korea

2019 World View, Space Willing N Dealing, Seoul, Korea

2016 Submerged Land, Cake Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2016 Swamps and Forests, Yangju, Korea

2015 What to burn?, Space Willing N Dealing, Seoul, Korea

2013 How to Contain the Infinite within the Finite, AG Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2012 Something happens now, KiMi Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea

 

Group Exhibitions

 2024 Mool-ggo, Yangju Residence 777, Yangju, Korea

2024 Fiction+Mitochondria+System, Hall1, Seoul, Korea

2024 Secret Records, Chamber, Seoul, Korea

2024 Here Ready Art!, Goyang City Art and Creative Space Haeum Window Gallery, Goyang, Korea

2024 Canvas Chronicles, Hyundai Department Store Trade Center/ Pangyo, Seoul / Seongnam, Korea

2023 Lee Sejun × Nam Dahoon: Cross Punch, Nevermind, Seoul, Korea

2023 The 23rd SONGEUN Art Award Exhibition, SONGEUN, Seoul, Korea

2023 NEO HERITAGE 2023, Zeus & Baksumudang, Geumho Alver, Seoul, Korea

2023 A Chilly Dew, Goyang City Art and Creative Space Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2023 Hyper Impressionism, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu, Korea

2023 In This Garden We Loved _ Part II, Atelier Aki, Seoul, Korea

2023 The Preview Seongsu, SFactory Building D, Seoul, Korea

2022 Outset, Goyangcity Gallery, Goyang, Korea

2022 Until death do us part, Gallery CNK, Daegu, Korea

2022 Stroll, Cian Art Museum, Gyeongsan, Korea

2022 Sunset Fieldset, Goyang City Art and Creative Space Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2022 Point of No Return, Gallery Shinhan, Seoul, Korea

2022 Lee Sejun × Jung Hyundu This Is (Not) My (Your) Painting, Space Willing N Dealing, Seoul, Korea

2021 Intentional Coincidences, Zaha Museum, Seoul, Korea

2021 Victory over the sun, Oksang Factory, Seoul, Korea

2021 The 1st O’Flat code of conduct declaration seminar, Eulji-ro of Seoul, Korea

2020 Not Open Exhibition, Nanji Residency , Seoul, Korea

2020 Here We Are, Suchang Youth Mansion, Daegu, Korea

2020 New Collections Exhibition Plus, Osan Museum of Art, Osan, Korea

2019 Unending Ending, Saltnaru Small Art Museum, Ulsan, Korea

2019 270 Years in Danwon, Connecting the Future, Danwon Art Museum, Ansan, Korea

2019 Sajaul, Art space HQ, Gallery Greew, Ulsan, Korea, Ulsan Culture & Arts Center, Ulsan, Korea

2019 Scenographic Imagination, Beijing Commune, Beijing, China

2018 The Gallerist, WAP art space, Seoul, Korea

2018 No life king, Art space Boan, Seoul, Korea

2016 Twin Peaks, HITE Collection, Seoul, Korea

2016 乱城之魅, 树下画廊, Beijing, China

2016 Seoul Babel, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2015 Goods, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea

2015 The Wet Pants, Gutakso, Seoul, Korea

2015 Color On Canvas, Mimesis Art Museum, Paju, Seoul

2015 Paintings - all the windows to the world, BMOCA Museum, Paju, Museum

2015 Get Fat Project, Space 291, Seoul, Korea

2015 Unoccupied Experiment _ Open Studio of 777 Residence, Yangju 777 Art Studio, Yangju, Korea

2015 Tea Time for Passion, Chang Ucchin Museum of Art, Yangju, Korea

2014 4th Summer Color, Gong Art Space, Seoul, Korea

2014 A Wise Answer to a Silly Question, Kunstdoc, Seoul, Korea

2014 Today’s Salon, COMMON CENTER, Seoul, Korea

2014 Cross_Line of sight, Ligak Museum or Art, Cheonan, Korea

2013 New Romance,Gwacheon Space K, Gwacheon, Korea

2013 Fearless, Able Fine art NY, New York, USA

2013 Parallel World_ Artistic landscape, Zaha Museum, Seoul, Korea

2012 New York Art Show 2012, SH gallery, New York, USA

2012 Órbita : Orbit of art, Palais de Seoul, Seoul, Korea

Other Projects

2025 After the World Ends: A Day in the Aftermath: Lee Sejun’s Artistic Monograph, Willing N Dealing Publishers

2017 Submerged Land, Waterain Publishers

Residencies

 2025 SFAC Aet Space Geumcheon Residency, Seoul, Korea

2022-24 Goyang Artist Residency Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2020 SeMA Nanji Art Studio, Seoul, Korea

2019 Ulsan Bukgu art Sogeumnaru 2014 Residency, Ulsan, Korea

2016 Beijing B-Space residency, Beijing, China

2013-16 Yangju Residency 777, Yangju, Korea

Grants&Awards

2024 Pyeongtaek Foundation for Arts Best project selected

2024 Kiaf Semi Finalist 10 selected

2024 Seoul Foundation for Arts, Selected for funding to support the publication of a visual arts anthology

2024 Gyeonggi Foundation for Arts, Selected for the Visual Arts Support Revitalization Fund

2024 Pyeongtaek Foundation for Arts, Selected for the Pyeongtaek Youth Arts Support Fund

2023 Artist selected for the 23rd Songeun Art Prize

2023 Seoul Foundation for Arts, Research program funding selection

2021 Arts Council Korea, COVID-19 Art for the Record Fund team selected

2021 Seoul Foundation for Arts, Research program funding selection

2019 Winner of the 1st KSD Art Prize Grand Prize

2016 Seoul Foundation for Arts, Funding for the Arts

2014 The 3rd Ghasong Art award 2014 Selected Artists

2013 Art in Culture, Selected Artist Best 10

2013 New York Art Show, “Best Artist” Award

2012 Arko Art Center Young Artist workshop

2012 SeMA Emerging Artist and Curator Program, Seoul Museum of Art, Korea

2012 The 2nd Seoul Digital University Prize “specialties” Award

 

Collections

2024 Seoul Museum of Art

2024 Pyeongtaek Foundation for Arts

2019 Osan Museum of Art

2016 Yangju-City