Yeonjoo Cho
Yeonjoo Cho 조연주
(b. 1991, South Korea)
Based in Glasgow

Yeonjoo Cho is a Korean artist-researcher who currently works in Glasgow, UK. Her paintings have shown imaginary landscapes which interweave traditional tropes and her personal narratives. Her latest practice explores the dualistic division between East and West in contemporary art and the concept of ‘Oriental painting’. Research on East Asian art history and postcolonial theories has played a crucial role in her latest works, which question the previous understanding of Oriental painting as the antithesis of Western painting. Through her ongoing research, ‘Painterly Hybridisation’, Cho aims to challenge the pervasive cultural binarism and expand the meaning of Oriental painting, reflecting on her cross-cultural reality.
CV (EN)
Education
2019- The Glasgow School of Art, Practice-based PhD, Glasgow, UK
2017-2018 The Glasgow School of Art, MLitt Fine Art, Glasgow, UK
2014-2016 Ewha Womans University, MFA (Painting), Seoul, Korea
2009-2014 Ewha Womans University, BFA (Painting), BA (Art history), Seoul, Korea
Exhibitions
<Solo Exhibitions>
2019 ‘The Things between the Sun and the Moon’, The Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea
2017 ‘Dream Journey’, Art Space Seoro, Seoul, Korea
<Selected Group Exhibitions>
2022 ‘Reverb’, Visual Arts Scotland, Online exhibition.
2021 ‘Human Perspectives’, The Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
2020 ‘Yule hair is large’, The annual exhibition by Glasgow Independent Studio members, Project Room, Glasgow, UK
2020 ‘Contemporary Young Artist’, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2019 ‘Open Code’, The Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea
2018 ‘We are together because...’, The Vacant Space, Glasgow, UK
2018 ‘Close by’, 38 Trongate, Glasgow, UK
2018 ‘No Safe Haven’, The Pipe Factory, Glasgow, UK
2017 ‘UAC Young Artists’, Uijeongbu Art Centre, Uijeongbu, Korea
2017 ‘愛敬’, AK Gallery, Suwon, Korea
2016 ‘Storytelling Painting’, Seoul Western District Court Gallery,
Seoul, Korea
2016 ‘美貪’, Sang-am DMC Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2016 ‘Notwithstanding X’, SeMA, Buk Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2014 ‘The 4th Art Factory Project’, CULTURE STATION SEOUL 284, Seoul, Korea
2014 ‘Scout’, Gallery Imazoo, Seoul, Korea
Awards
2022 Flora Wood Award for Originality, (Awarded by Visual Arts Scotland), Glasgow, UK
2020 Biscuit Factory Contemporary Young Artist (shortlisted), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2018 Lit Award (Awarded by Kendall Koppe Gallery), Glasgow, UK
2018 Secret Art Prize (shortlisted), London, UK
2017 Uijeongbu Art Centre Emerging Artist Award (shortlisted), Uijeongbu, Korea
2017 AK Artist Award (shortlisted), Suwon, Korea
Artist in Residence Programmes
2019 The Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea
2018 Project Ability, Glasgow, UK
Artist Talks
2022 The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
2021 The Glasgow School of Art, Online
2019 Ewha Womans University, Seoul
2018 The Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju
Symposiums
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
CV (KR)
학력
2019~ 글래스고 스쿨 오브 아트, 실습기반 연구, 박사
2018 글래스고 스쿨 오브 아트, MLitt Fine Art
2016 이화여자대학교 동대학원 서양화과
2014 이화여자대학교 조형예술학부
(서양화, 미술사학 전공)
전시
<개인전>
2019 '해와 달 사이의 것들', 청주미술창작스튜디오, 청주
2017 ‘Dream Journey’, 예술공간 서로, 서울
<단체전>
2022 'Reverb', Visual Arts Scotland, 온라인 전시
2021 'Human Perspectives', Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, 케임브리지
2020, 'Yule Hair is Large', Project Room, 글래스고
2020, 'Contemporary Young Artist', The Biscuit Factory, 뉴캐슬 어폰 타인
2019, '오픈코드', 청주미술창작스튜디오, 청주
2018, 'We are together because...', The Vacant Space, 글래스고
2018 ‘Close by’, 38 Trongate, 글래스고
2018 ‘No Safe Haven’, The Pipe Factory, 글래스고
2017 ‘의정부 예술의 전당 신진작가 공모전’, 의정부 예술의 전당, 의정부
2017 ‘애경愛敬’, AK 갤러리, 수원
2016 ‘말하는 그림’, 서부지방법원 갤러리, 서울
2016 ‘미탐美貪’, 상암 DMC 아트 갤러리, 서울
2016 ‘그럼에도 불구하고 X’, SeMA 북서울시립미술관, 서울
2014 ‘제 4회 공장미술제’, 문화역 284(구서울역), 서울
2014 ‘Scout’, 갤러리 이마주, 서울
2013 ‘Hi Potentia’, 갤러리 온, 서울
공모전 및 수상
2022 Flora Wood Award for Originality (Awarded by Visual Arts Scotland), 글래스고
2020 Biscuit Factory Contemporary Young Artist (shortlisted), 뉴캐슬 어폰 타인
2018 Lit Award (Awarded by Kendal Koppe 갤러리), 글래스고
2018 Secret Art Prize (shortlisted), 런던
2017 의정부 예술의 전당 신진작가 공모전 선정작가, 의정부
2017 AK 갤러리 애경 공모전 선정작가, 수원
레지던시
2019 청주미술창작스튜디오, 청주
2018 Project Ability, 글래스고
아티스트 토크
2022 The Glasgow School of Art, 글래스고
2021 The Glasgow School of Art, 글래스고
2019 청주창작스튜디오, 청주
2018 이화여자대학교, 서울
심포지엄
2021 Call and Response Research Presentations, RCA, Greenwich University and the NAFAE network, 온라인
2020 Encounters PhD Symposium, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, 던디
2019 PGR Research Methods Symposium, The Glasgow School of Art, 글래스고