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Chosen Fragments

Yeonmi Kang / Art Jewelry Exhibition

04 November, Fri. - 17 November, Thur. 2011
Opening 04 November, Fri. 5:00pm

Open Mon-Sat 11:00am - 7:00pm
Closed on Sunday

Gallery Gahoedong60
www.gahoedong60.com
gahoedong60@gmail.com
+82-2-3673-0585


Man's memory itself is in fact vague and obscure. Even though we try to hold real phenomenon, it becomes distorted and edited when the mechanism of our memory starts to work. Whenever we retrieve fragments from our chest of memory, they are likely adapted and/or tinted. Nevertheless, we always rely our perceptions on these obscure fragments of memory.
Thus our mind frequently edits our memories, and, in turn, the edited memories construct a part of ourselves. Thousands of fragments I chose or will choose in future from my memories, offer, however, the best and precious clue to answer the question as to, who I am.
by Yeonmi Kang
 
YEONMI KANG

2000 M.F.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A
1993 M.F.A. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
1991 B.F.A. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Chosen Fragments, Gahoedong 60 (Seoul, Korea)
2009 Yeonmi Kang Art Jewelry Exhibition, Gallry Kyo (Tokyo, Japan)
2008 Bouncing Lesson, Topohaus (Seoul, Korea)
2000 Yeonmi Kang Art Jewelry Exhibition, Gana Art Space (Seoul, Korea)
2005 Portraits, doArt gallery (Seoul, Korea)

TWO- PERSON SHOW
2001 Jewelry, Introspections and Mediated Interactions, I space (Chicago, IL U.S.A.)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
KOKEUMKONGKAM, Insa Art Center (Seoul, Korea)
SOFA New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Park Avenue Armory (New York, U.S.A)
2010
SOFA Chicago, New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
SOFA West: Santa Fe, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Santa Fe Convention Center (Santa Fe, U.S.A)
Celebrating 70, Facèré Jewelry Art (Seattle, U.S.A)
Art Daegu 2010, Urban Gallery, Daegu Exco (Daegu, Korea)
2009
Crossing the Border- International Art Jewelry Exhibition , Gallery Art Link (Seoul, Korea)
Talking Hands-Spectrum of Contemporary Metal Works, Seoul National University Museum- MOA
Exchange Exhibition - Silpakorn University & Kookmin University, the Gallery for art & Design, Silpakorn University (Bangkok, Thailand)
Encounter Between Tradition and Modern, Cheongju National Museum (Cheongju, Korea)
SOFA Chicago, New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
SOFA West: Santa Fe, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Santa Fe Convention Center (Santa Fe, U.S.A)
2008
Korean Metal Art & Jewelry Design Today, Los Angeles Korean Cultural Center (Los Angeles, U.S.A)
SOFA Chicago, New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
2007
2007 International Crafts Trand Fair, COEX (Seoul, Korea)
May I have your order?, Restaurant Jang (Seoul, Korea)
SOFA Chicago, New York repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
International Inspirations, Gallery De Novo (Palo Alto, U.S.A.)
Pins for Men, Facèré Jewelry Art (Seattle, U.S.A.)
LINK, A Joint Exhibition of NSCAD and KMU Metalwork and Jewelry, Kookmin Art Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
Metalwork and Jewellery for the Aged, Insa Art Center (Seoul, Korea)
Jewelry Conception, Insa Art Center (Seoul, Korea)
2006
Body: Internalized/Externalized, I space (Chicago, U.S.A.)
SOFA Chicago, New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
2005
Metamorphoses of Happy Invention, The Chiwo Craft Museum (Seoul, Korea)
Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju Arts Center (Cheongju, Korea)
Signs of Life, Facèré Jewelry Art (Seattle, U.S.A.)
2004
Suggestion, Gana Art Space (Seoul, Korea), Shinsegae Gallery (Gwangju, Korea)
Plastic, Plastic, Plastic, Korean Craft Promotion Foundation (Seoul, Korea)
Portraits, The Society of Art and Crafts (Boston, U.S.A.)
SOFA Chicago, New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
2003
International Jewelry Exhibition ,Gallery Materia (Scottsdale, U.S.A.)
Forces of Nature, Objects of Desire Gallery (Louisville, U.S.A.)
The beautiful rainbow arisen in Mongolian steppe/ The Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery
(Ulan Bator, Mongolia)
Suggestion (traveling exhibition)
1. Insa Art Center (Seoul, Korea)
2. Gallery Pfo (Busan, Korea)
SOFA Chicago, New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
ArtForm Palm Beach, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts (Palm Beach, U.S.A)
Int. Art + Design Fair New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts (New York, U.S.A)
All Mixed Up, Facèré Jewelry Art (Seattle, U.S.A.)
2002
2002 Alchemists, 700 Rings, Insa Art Center (Seoul, Korea)
Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith (U.S.A.)
At Beauty’s Edge, Patina Gallery (Santa Fe, U.S.A.)
Holiday Artist Show, Facèré Jewelry Art (Seattle, U.S.A.)
Seoul Metalsmiths Bienalle, Samsung Plaza Gallery (Bundang, Korea)
BIJOU, Yaw Gallery (Birmingham, U.S.A.)
Int. Art + Design Fair New York, repr. By Charon Kransen Arts (New York, U.S.A)
SOFA Chicago, New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
2001
Suggestion, Mokkumto Craft Space (Seoul, Korea)
Nine East/ Nine West, Gallery DeNovo (Palo Alto, U.S.A.)
New Makers/ Fresh Visions, Facèré Jewelry Art (Seattle, U.S.A.)
Artists for the Future, Gallery Gainro (Seoul, Korea)
Jewelry in Imagination, Craft Space Mokkumto (Seoul, Korea)
SOFA Chicago, New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
2000
Melting point, Susan Cummins Gallery (Mill Valley, U.S.A.)
International 20th Century Arts Fair at the Armory -New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts (New York, U.S.A.)
Attitude &Action: North American Figurative Jewelry (traveling exhibition)
1. Atrium Gallery, University of Birmingham (Birmingham, England)
2. Jewellery Gallery at DESIGNyard (Dublin, Ireland)
SOFA Chicago, New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Park Avenue Armory (Chicago, New York, U.S.A)
Drawing the Lines: Selection from Artists Sketchbooks, Society of Art & Craft (Boston, U.S.A.)
M.F.A Thesis Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum (Champaign, U.S.A)
New Metal: Emerging Views, Contemporary Crafts Gallery (Portland, U.S.A.)
1999
International 20th Century Arts Fair at the Armory -New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts (New York, U.S.A.)
Craft Forms ’99, Wayne Art Center, Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery (Wayne, U.S.A.)
USA Craft Today ’99, Silvermine Guild Galleries (New Canaan, U.S.A.)
National Crafts 1999, Lancaster Museum of Art (Lancaster, U.S.A.)
SOFA Chicago, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier (Chicago, U.S.A)
Playful Intent, Craft Alliance (St. Louis, U.S.A.)
SNAG Juried Student Exhibition, Maryville University (St. Louis, U.S.A.)
1995
The 3rd TOOL Metal, Gallery Yoon (Seoul, Korea)
1994~1995
Korean Contemporary Jewelry (Traveling Exhibition)
1. Schumuck Museum (Pforzheim, Germany)
2. Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus (Hanau, Germany)
3. Galerie für Angewandte Kunst (Munchen, Germany)
4. Museum für Natur und Stadtkultur (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany)
1994
The 1st Women Metal Artists, Jewelry House (Seoul, Korea)
1993
Metallegefäße, Galerie für Angewandte Kunst (Munchen, Germany)
Seoul Metalsmiths Bienalle, Galleria Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
M.F.A. Show, Seoul National University (Seoul, Korea)
The 8th Korean Crafts, National Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul, Korea)
1992
The 2nd TOOL Metal, Gallery Aju (Seoul, Korea)
1991
The 3rd Korean Contemporary Jewelry Competition, Sheraton Walker Hill Gallery (Seoul, Korea)

Currently Assistant Professor, Kookmin University