Bio

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Yeonjoo Cho (b. 1991) is a Korean artist and researcher based in Seoul, South Korea, and Glasgow, United Kingdom. Drawing from her transnational experience of living between these two cultures, Cho creates paintings and drawings that explore themes of displacement, hybridity, tradition, and repetitive everyday space. Her recent works investigate the social and physical distances between individuals, employing contrasts of opaque and translucent surfaces, layered imagery, and subtle gradations of colour to evoke a sense of fluidity and transition. Central to her practice is the ambition of creating visual portals—visual and conceptual spaces that bridge multiple temporalities, geographies, and individual histories.

Cho studied painting and art history at Ewha Womans University before completing her interdisciplinary PhD, which integrates contemporary art practice, art history, and postcolonial discourse as its foundational elements. Her work has been exhibited in major art institutions across the UK and South Korea, including the Scottish Royal Academy, Edinburgh City Art Centre, Cambridge University, Cheongju Creative Art Studio, and Uijeongbu Art Centre.

 

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Education​
2023 PhD, Glasgow School of Art, UK
2018 MLitt (Fine Art Practice), Glasgow School of Art, UK

2016 MFA (Painting), Ewha Womans University, KR
2014 BA (Art History) & BFA (Painting), Ewha Womans University, KR

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Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2024 <Round Song>, South Block, Glasgow, UK (two-person)

2019 <Things between the Sun and the Moon>, Cheongju Creative Art Studio, Cheongju, KR

2017 <Dream Journey>, Art Space Seo:ro, Seoul, KR.​

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Selected Group Exhibitions​

2025   

<40 Dimensions>, & Gallery, Edinburgh

<Atelier Mansion Program>, Mansion 9 Gallery, Seoul

<Home in Home>, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow

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2024  

<GIS Members Show>, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow

<Pieces of Us>, Dohing Art Gallery, Seoul

<K-Women: Celebrating Korean Female Artists>, Kingston Museum, London

<Then & Now: VAS Centenary Show Part Two>, Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith

<Hope is the Things with Feathers>, The SOC Waterston House, Aberlady

<Then & Now: 100 Years of Visual Arts Scotland>, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh​

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2023

<Scottish Landscape Awards>, City Art Centre, Edinburgh

<Glasgow Independent Studio Members Show>, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow

<CV: Busan>, Hello Artist, Busan​​

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2022

<Reverb>, Visual Arts Scotland, Online ​

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2021

<Human Perspectives>, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge​​

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2020

<Yule Hair is Large>, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow

<Contemporary Young Artist>, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne​

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2019

<Open Code>, Cheongju Creative Art Studio, Cheongju​

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2018

<We Are Together Because...>, The Vacant Space, Glasgow

<Close by>, 38 Trongate, Glasgow

<No Safe Haven>, The Pipe Factory, Glasgow

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2017

<UAC Young Artists>, Uijeongbu Art Centre, Uijeongbu

<Love & Respect>, AK Gallery, Suwon​

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2016

<Storytelling Painting>, Seoul Western District Court Gallery, Seoul

<美貪>, Sang-am DMC Art Gallery, Seoul

<Notwithstanding X>, SeMA, Buk Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul​

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2014 

<The 4th Art Factory Project>, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul

<Scout>, Gallery Imazoo, Seoul

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Awards / Grants

2024  Creators' Fund +, We Are Here Scotland

Visual Artists and Craft Makers Award, Creative Scotland

2023  Scottish Landscape Awards, Scottish Arts Trust (shortlisted)

Youngmin International Artist Residency Programme (Travel Grant—Domaine de Boisbuchet), Hanwha Foundation

​​2022  Flora Wood Award for Originality, Visual Arts Scotland

2020  Biscuit Factory Contemporary Young Artist (shortlisted)

​2018  Lit Award, Kendall Koppe Gallery, Glasgow

Secret Art Prize, Curious Duke Gallery (shortlisted)

​​2017  UAC Emerging Artist Award (shortlisted)

AK Artist Award, AK Gallery (shortlisted)​​​​

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Artist-in-Residence Programmes

2024  Atelier Mansion Programme, Seoul

2023  Domaine de Boisbuchet, Lessac

2019  The Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju

2018  Project Ability, Glasgow​​

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Talks / Research Conference

2025   Have Some Imagination: Towards a Manifesto for Arts Education, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead

2024   Research Forum, Drawing Room, London - Online

Glasgow School of Art Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow - Online

2022  Artist Talk, Painting & Printmaking Department

The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow

2021  Call and Response Research Presentations,

RCA, Greenwich University and the NAFAE network, Online

2020  Encounters PhD Symposium,

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

2019  PGR Research Methods Symposium,

The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow

Artist Talk at Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju

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Teaching

2025 - Present, Lecturer (Part-time), Incheon Catholic University, Incheon Songdo

2024 - Present, Lecturer (Part-time), Dongguk University, Seoul

2022 - 2024, Visiting Lecturer, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow

2020 - 2022, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow