Sangyon Joo
1970 Born in Seoul
2007. 5 Majored in Photography in San Francisco Art Institute (MFA)
1999. 8 Majored in Photography in Graduate School of Industrial Arts, Hong-Ik University (MFA)
1994. 2 Majored in Visual Communication in Department of Industrial Design,
The College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University (BFA)
Solo Exhibition
2023. 10 < Other Ways of Being > FRAME, Kyunggi-do
2013. 11 < Light on Ground > Onground, Seoul
2006. 10 < Wonder on Parnassus> Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco
2004. 2 < Walks on Water> Hanmi Museum of Photography, Seoul
2000. 4 < Earth, Water, Air, Wing> Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul
1999. 3 < Thoughts on Intangible> Gallery Boda, Seoul
Selected Group Exhibition
2023. 4. < Songs of the Sky > Datz Museum of Art, Kyunggi-do
2020. 4 < Nature, and Conversation > Space-be Gallery, Seoul
2017. 6 < Phenomenon > Bolinas Museum, California
2016. 11 < from Walden > Datz Museum of Art, Kyunggi-do
2016. 5 < Open the cover > White Block Art Center, Kyunggi-do
2015. 3 < Silence Poem > Datz Museum of Art, Kyunggi-do
2013. 4 < Contemporary Landscape Photography > Cavallo Point, Sausalito
2012. 2 < Language but no words > Spacemom Museum of Art, Chungju
2012. 1 < Another Voice > Gallery Gavi, Seoul
2010. 10 < Press On > Datz Museum of Art, Kyunggi-do
2009. 6 < Hypnagosia > Climate Theater, San Francisco
2009. 4 < Fresh Fair > Peir59 Studios West. Santo Monica
2009. 3 < Through the lens: Twenty Visions > Cavallo Point, Sausalito
2009. 1 < Depth of perception > Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato
2009. 1 < The Big Three > Michael Rosenthal Gallery, San Francisco
2008. 10 < On photography > Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul
2008. 9 < Empty of the Alian > Hutcheson Gallery, Seoul
2008. 3 < Technique of Deviation> Interalia Art Company, Seoul
2008. 1 < Biophlia> Root division, San Francisco
2007. 10 < Sangyon Joo & Laura Sacket > Edition One Gallery, Berkeley
2007. 8 < Mystical Enchanted Forest > Lobat Gallery, Oakland
2007. 5 < Vernissage> Herbst Pavilion Fort Mason, San Francisco
2007. 4 < Passages interieurs> Galerie Soufflot, Universite Paris1 Sorbonne, Paris
2006. 10 < Deagu Photography Biennale> Deagu Culture & Arts Foundation, Deagu
2006. 6 < 4th Cutting Edge> Seoul Auction House, Seoul
2006. 1 < Stillness > Gallery Lux, Seoul
2005. 3. < Instability > Topohouse, Seoul
2004. 8. < Photography, the myth of transparency > Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art, Daejeon
2003. 12 < Things and Imagination > Gallery Lux, Seoul
2003. 11 < Biennale de Senlis > Galerie Lehalle, Senlis
2003. 5 < Looking for Korean Photography > Kyungin Museum, Seoul
2002, 7 < To Become One with Nature > Youngeun Museum, Kyunggido
2002. 2 < 47e Salon D’art Contemporian > Salon De Montrouse, Paris
2002. 2 < Look into...> Gallery Sagan, Seoul
2001. 12 < Modification > Gana Art Gallery, Seoul
2001. 2 < PS-Photo > Gallery Woo Duk, Seoul
2001. 1 < Jung mul si sun-2 > Gallery Lux, Seoul
2000. 1 < Still-life> Dam Gallery , Seoul
2000. 2 < 2000 The Next Generation > The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul
1999. 7 < Kunst aus Korea > Berlin Cityhall, Berlin
1999. 6 < SOKI 9901 Message > Gallery Woo Duk, Seoul, Pusan, Gunsan
Public Collection
Datz Museum of Art, Kyunggi-do
Sung Kok Art Museum, Seoul
Hanmi Museum of Photography, Seoul
Interalia Art Company, Seoul
Cavallo Point, Sausalito
Publications
2023. < Other Ways of Being > Datz Press, Limited Editions (ISBN 978-89-97605-79-8)
2013. < Grace and Gravity > Datz Press, Limited Editions (ISBN 978-89-97605-15-6)
2008. < Sangyon Joo- portfolio > Cavallo point, Limited Editions
2007. < Wonder on Parnassus > Limited Editions
2004. < Walks on Water > Noonbit Publishing Co. (ISBN 89-7409-036-8)
2000. < Dirt, Water, Air, Wing > Limited Editions
1999. < Thoughts on Intangible > Limited Editions