Kang Wook Lee (b. 1976)

Kang Wook Lee (b. 1976)
1976 Born in Ulsan

2001 Graduated from Painting Dept., College of Fine Arts, Hong-Ik Univ.(B.F.A), Seoul, Korea

2003 Graduated from Graduate School of Painting Dept., Hong-Ik Univ.(M.F.A), Seoul, Korea

2004 The 3rd Resident Artist, Changdong National Art Studio

(National Museum of contemporary Art, Korea)

2011 Graduated from MA in Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art and Design, UK (M.A)

2015 Graduated from Professional doctorate in Fine Art, University of East Kondon, UK

He works and lives in London and Seoul.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015 ARARIO Gallery, Seoul

2014 Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo

2013 Art On Gallery, Singapore

2012 Asia House, London, UK

Hada Contemporary, London, UK

2011 Gallery Rho, Seoul, Korea

2007 Gallery Rho, Seoul, Korea

Hino Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2006 Spring Gallery, Shanghai, China

2005 Galerie de Temps, Tokyo, Japan

Cheltenham Art Center, Philadelphia, U.S.A

Gallery Will(Gana Art center), Seoul, Korea

2004 Gallery Rho, Seoul, Korea

Gallery Ju-ichi gatsu, Tokyo, Japan

2002 Total Art Museum, Jangheung, Korea

Hanjeon Plaza Gallery, Seoul, Korea

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015 Art Stage (Marina Bay Sands, Singapore)

Touching Moments in Macau (Insa Art Center, Seoul)

Doctorate Degree Show (AVA Gallery, London)

Lee Kangwook Private Show (Gallery Mano, Seoul)

The Hidden Side of The Things We See / a Duo Exhibition (Gallery Nook, Seoul)

KIAF (Coex, Seoul)

2014 Five Young Artists’ Power (Gallery Rho, Seoul)

Minimum vs. Maximum (Art Centre White Block, Heiri Art valley, Korea)

Showcase (AVA Gallery, London)

Ode to Youth: Korean –China Young Artists Exhibition (Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul)

KIAF (COEX, Seoul)

Before Becoming Renowned (Gallery Mano, Seoul)

2013 SURFACE (Chelseafuturespace, London)

KIAF (Coex Hall, Seoul)

Generation (Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul)

2012 R.E.D(Reality Equals Dream)(Art On Gallery, Singapore)

An Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art (Moorhouse Art / Albemarle Gallery, London)

Korean Collective Milan (Barbara Frigerio Contemporary Art, Milan)

2011 Korean Collective Basel 2011 (Leonhard Ruthmuller | Contemporary art, Basel, Switzerland)

Korean Collective Den Haag 2011 (Galerie Boordeinde Noordeinde , Den Haag, Netherlands)

Degree Show (Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, United Kingdom)

2010 Korean Collective London 2010 (Albemarle Gallery, London, United Kingdom)

2009 Artist of Tomorrow (Gallery Rho, Seoul)

Lee Kang-wook & Hong Sung-Chul Exhibition (Andy`s Gallery, Seoul)

Lee Kang-wook & Ban Joo-young Exhibition (GAllery MANO, Seoul)

The Light of Korean Contemporary Painting (Woorim Gallery, Seoul)

The True of Retina (Interalia, Seoul)

2008 Project Overview - New Landscape (InSa Art Center, Seoul)

Emergentism (Edge Gallery, HongKong)

KAMI's Choice: The Soul of Korean Contemporary Art(InSa Art Center, Seoul)

Avenuel Exhibition 'The Blooming Soul' (Gallery Avenuel, Seoul)

25 Key word showing Young Trend of Korean Contemporary Art (Insa Art center, Seoul)

2007 Art Arco (Madrid, Spain)

Lee Kang-wook & La Yoo-seul Exhibition (Gallery MANO, Seoul)

H · art “Speed Up” (Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul)

55 Contemporary Artists Selected by Critics under The Sponsorship of Monthly Chosun

(Seoul Art Center, Seoul)

2006 Small Painting ․ Large Mind (Rho Gallery, Seoul)

Beijing International Art Exposition

(Exhibition Hall of China World Trade Center, Beijing, China)

Contemporary Art of Korea and Japan (ONO Gallery, Tokyo, Japan)

We Meet Prague-Korea, Contemporary Art 16 Artists Joint Exhibition

(Galerie Passage, Prague, Czech Republic)

Organic Form (Chosun Art Gallery, Seoul)

2005 Blue (Gana Art center, Seoul)

Korea International Art Fair (KIAF) (COEX Indian Hall, Seoul)

Seoul Young Artist Exhibition-Portfolio2005 (Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul)

The 1st Seoul Young Artist Biennial (Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul)

For the Mutual Understanding of Contemporary Arts between Korea and America

(Cheltenham Art Center, Philadelphia, U.S.A)

My Private Gallery (Gana Art center, Seoul)

2004 ‘Happiness-Art Travel’ Exhibition with CJ ＆ Eleven (Josun-ilbo Art Museum, Seoul)

Invited Exhibition by Gallery Demain,'Sketch-Incompletion for Completion or Completion for

Incompletion (gallery Demain, Seoul)

‘Cutting Edge’ Exhibition (Seoul Auction Center, Seoul)

‘Red Heaven’ Exhibition (Changdong National Art Studio , Seoul)

The 10th contemporary Art of Korea and Japan (Chikyudo gallery, Tokyo, Japan)

2003 Self-demonstration (Gallery Chang, Seoul)

The 9th Contemporary Arts of Korea And Japan (Seoul gallery, Seoul)

Inspection of Contemporary Arts (Kyonggido Culture ＆ Art Center, Suwon)

‘Tokyo-ten’ Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan)

2002 Curator Museum of Xi.,an (Xi.an History Museum, Xi.an, China)

Invited Exhibition by Jongro Gallery, ‘Yea․Dong․Jeon․Wha’ (Jongro Gallery, Seoul)

‘Multifarious Colours in Shinchon’ (Hyundai Art Galley, Seoul)

2001 G.P.S ‘4 Inductions’ (Hong-ik University Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul)

Jeongok Archaeology Install Art Festival-‘Connection-Chongoknian’

(Jeongok Archaeology Museum, Yeonchun)

2000 The 11th Misulsegae Grand Art Exhibition (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul)

The 31st University Art Festival (Sungkyunkwan University Art Gallery, Seoul)

SELECTED AWARDS

2003 The 3rd Songeun Grand Art Exhibition (a Support Prize)

2002 The 24th Joong-Ang Fine Arts Competition (a Grand Prize)

2002 The 25th Dong-A Art Festival (a Dong-A Art Grand Prize)

2001 The 15th National Grand Fine Art Exhibition (a Grand Prize)


SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Ho-am Art Museum

Seoul Museum of Art

National Museum of contemporary Art

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Samsung Medical Center

Hyundai Motor Company

Korea East-West Power Co., Ltd.

Ulsan District Court

SamSung Hotel

LS Industrial Systems Co. Lid.

LG fashion

KyoWon group

Marriott Hotel

Coreana Cosmetics Co. Ltd

City 7 Hotel

Centum Leaders Mark

KASCO