Bio

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Yeonjoo Cho is a Korean-born visual artist and researcher based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Cho's work explores the intersection of cultural boundaries, challenging the binary categorisation of 'Oriental' and Western painting. With a consistent focus on narratives of cultural others and hybrids, Cho has depicted the landscape as a space which allows her reality and wishes to encounter and overlap. 

Cho studied painting and art history at Ewha Womans University and completed her doctorate through practice-based research at the Glasgow School of Art. Her work has been exhibited in various cities in the UK and South Korea, including institutions such as the Scottish Royal Academy, Edinburgh City Art Centre, Cambridge University, Cheongju Creative Art Studio, Uijeongbu Art Centre, and SeMA, Buk Seoul Museum of Art.

 

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조연주는 영국 글래스고에 거주하는 한국 태생의 시각 예술가이자 연구자이다. 그녀의 작품은 '동양화'와 서양화의 이분법적 분류에 도전하면서 문화적 경계의 교차점을 탐구한다. 문화적 타자와 혼성체의 서사에 일관되게 초점을 맞추면서, 조연주는 풍경을 자신의 현실과 소망이 만나고 중첩되는 공간으로 그려왔다. 
조연주는 이화여자대학교에서 회화와 미술사를 전공하고 글래스고 예술대학에서 실무 중심의 연구로 박사학위를 받았다. 그녀의 작품은 스코틀랜드 왕립 아카데미, 에든버러 시티 아트 센터, 케임브리지 대학, 청주 창작 예술 스튜디오, 의정부 아트 센터, 서울시립 북서울미술관 등 영국과 한국의 여러 도시에서 전시되었다.

 

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CV 

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Education​

2024, Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in the Creative Disciplines, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
2023, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The Glasgow School of Art, UK
2018, Masters of Letters (MLitt), Fine Art Practice, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
2016, Master of Fine Art (MFA) in Painting, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
2014, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art History & Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) in Painting, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
 

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Exhibitions

<Solo Exhibitions>

2022 ‘Landscape without Land’, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK

2019 ‘Things between the Sun and the Moon’, Cheongju Creative Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea. 

2017 ‘Dream Journey’, Art Space Seo:ro, Seoul, Korea.​

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<Duo Exhibition>

2024 (forthcoming) South Block, Glasgow, UK

 

<Selected Group Exhibitions>

2024 'VAS Centenary Show', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK.

2023 - 2024 ‘Scottish Landscape Awards’, Edinburgh City Art Centre, Edinburgh, UK.

2023 ‘CV: Busan’, Hello Artist, Busan, Korea.

2022 ‘Reverb’, Visual Arts Scotland, Online exhibition.

2021 ‘Human Perspectives’, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

2020 ‘Yule hair is large’, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow, UK

2020 ‘Contemporary Young Artist’, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

2019 ‘Open Code’, Cheongju Creative 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

  

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Awards / Grants

2024 Visual Artists and Craft Makers Award, Creative Scotland, Glasgow, UK

2023 Scottish Landscape Awards by Scottish Arts Trust (shortlisted), Edinburgh, UK

2023 Youngmin International Artist Residency Programme (Travel Grant—Domaine de Boisbuchet), Hanwha Foundation, Seoul, Korea

2022 Flora Wood Award for Originality by Visual Arts Scotland, Edinburgh, UK

2020 Biscuit Factory Contemporary Young Artist (shortlisted), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

2018 Lit Award by Kendall Koppe Gallery, Glasgow, UK

2018 Secret Art Prize by Curious Duke Gallery (shortlisted), London, UK

2017 Uijeongbu Art Centre Emerging Artist Award (shortlisted), Uijeongbu, Korea

2017 AK Artist Award by AK Gallery (shortlisted), Suwon, Korea​​​​

 

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Artist-in-Residence Programmes

2023 Domaine de Boisbuchet, Lessac, France

2019 The Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea

2018 Project Ability, Glasgow, UK​​

 

 

Symposiums / Artist Talks

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

2018 Artist Talk at Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, Korea

2018 Artist Talk at Painting Department, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

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작가이력

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학력

2024, The Glasgow School of Art, 창의적 학문분야의 학습/교육학 석사, 글래스고
2023, The Glasgow School of Art, 박사(PhD), 글래스고
2018, The Glasgow School of Art, 석사(MLitt), 글래스고
2016년 이화여자대학교 서양화 석사(MFA), 서울
2014년 이화여자대학교 미술사 학사(BA) 및 서양화 학사(BFA), 서울

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전시

<개인전>

2022 ‘Landscape without Land’, The Glasgow School of Art, 글래스고

2019 '해와 달 사이의 것들', 청주미술창작스튜디오, 청주

2017 ‘Dream Journey’, 예술공간 서로, 서울

<단체전>

2024 'VAS Centenary Show: Then & Now', Royal Scottish Academy, 에든버러

2023 - 2024 ‘Scottish Landscape Awards’, City Art Centre, 에든버러

2023 ‘CV전: 부산’, 안녕 예술가, 부산

2022 ‘Reverb’, Visual Arts Scotland, 온라인 전시 

2021 ‘Human Perspectives’, Gonville and Caius College, 케임브리지 대학, 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

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공모전 및 수상

2024 Visual Artists and Craft Makers Award, Creative Scotland, 글래스고

2023 Scottish Landscape Awards by Scottish Arts Trust (shortlisted), 에든버러

2023 영민 해외 레지던시 지원 프로그램 선정자 (Domaine de Boisbuchet), 한화문화재단, 서울

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

2020 Biscuit Factory Contemporary Young Artist (shortlisted), The Biscuit Factory 갤러리, 뉴캐슬 어폰 타인

2018 Lit Award, Kendal Koppe 갤러리, 글래스고

2018 Secret Art Prize (shortlisted), Curious Duke 갤러리, 런던

2017 의정부 예술의 전당 신진작가 공모전 선정작가, 의정부 예술의 전당, 의정부

2017 AK 갤러리 애경 공모전 선정작가, AK갤러리, 수원

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레지던시

2023 Domaine de Boisbuchet, 레삭 (영민 해외 레지던시)

2019 청주미술창작스튜디오, 청주

2018 Project Ability, 글래스고​​

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​심포지엄 / 아티스트 토크

2022 아티스트 토크, 회화 & 판화과, The Glasgow School of Art, 글래스고

2021 Call and Response 연구 프레젠테이션, RCA, Greenwich University and the NAFAE network, 온라인

2020 Encounters 연구 심포지엄, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, 던디

2019 PGR Research Methods 심포지엄, The Glasgow School of Art, 글래스고

2018 아티스트 토크, 청주창작스튜디오, 청주

2018 아티스트 토크 (특별 강의 초청), 서양화과, 이화여자대학교, 서울