Myung-Jin Song

Myung-Jin Song


About

year of birth : 1973
place of birth : Busan, Korea
gender : female

One of my friends who is a teacher, posed to her elementary schoolers a question What makes a painting good? A variety of ideas were answered and I had a chance to see the papers. They said, it needs sincerity, personal characteristics, or it should be something the painter likes. Among them was a noticeable answer that perfectly fits into my idea. It says that a good painting is completed with no give-up of ones own idea.
It sounds quite simple, but that has never been easy to me. The depiction of an idea as exactly as an artist wants it to be, seems to be far from being easy, due to the inherent elusiveness. Sometimes I feel like taking a detour but it always ends up with restarting from the scratch. No matter how much time it takes, it seems desirable to face a problem squarely. To fulfill my own needs like scratching an itchy spot, is one of my reasons of painting.
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Website
http://www.mjsong.com
Education
EDUCATION
2000 M.F.A., Painting, Hongik University ,Seoul, Korea
1996 B.F.A., Painting, Hongik University ,Seoul, Korea

SOLO EXHIBITION
2009 Fishing on the flat, Gallery Artside, Beijing, China
Fishing on the flat, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2007 Green Home, Gallery Rho, Seoul, Korea
Green Home, The National Art Studio, Goyang, Korea
2006 Gardening, Window Gallery - Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
Exaggerative Sign, Gail Art Museum, Gyeonggi, Korea
2005 Surface of Landscape, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2001 PAUSE-Image Capture, Boda Gallery, Seoul, Korea

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2009 Dissonant Visions, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Aritsts of Song Eun-1, Song Eun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Walking in the Space, Shinsegae Art Wall Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2008 Yangpyeong Eco Art Festival, Dr.Park Gallery, Gyeonggi, Korea
Up to the Minute, Korea Art Gallery, Busan, Korea
Artside Window Project, Gallery Artiside, Seoul, Korea
Sail Along, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Pre_Yangpyeong Eco Art Festival, Dr.Park Gallery, Gyeonggi, Korea
Big Match, Han Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Korean Young Painters, Noam/Doosan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2007 Imagery Play, PKM Gallery, Beijing, China
Pocheon Asia Biennale 2007, Pocheon Banweol Art Hall, Gyeonggi, Korea
Open Studio 3, The National Art Studio, Goyang, Korea
Propose 7, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Up-and-Comers, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
The rest of time, The Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Surrounding In&Out, Gallery Ihn, Seoul, Korea
2006 Friends of Kumho, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Korea Young Artists Biennale, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, Daegu, Korea
Art Shopping, Alternative Space Jeju, Jeju, Korea
Organic Form, Chosun Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Finding Any Landscape in the Room, Jinart Gallery, Gyeonggi, Korea
Meditative Forest, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Funny Funny , Gallery Sejul, Seoul, Korea
Who's Who? , Hyundai Department Store, Seoul, Korea
The Exchange of Korea & Australia Art Collage
,Hongik Univ. Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
2005 Cutting Edge, Seoul Auction Space, Seoul, Korea
Seoul Youth Art Festival - Portfolio 2005, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Seoul Young Artist Biennale, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2004 4th Song Eun Arts & Cultural Foundation Award
,Hangaram Museum in Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2003 New Image Artist - Special Exhibition in Daegu Art Expo'03
,Exhibition Convention Center, Daegu, Korea
3rd Song Eun Arts & Cultural Foundation Award
,Gongpyung Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2002 Art in Living, Lotte Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2000 M.F.A. degree show
: Deconstructive Approach on the Relationship between Image and Frame
in the Painting, Hongik Univ. Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
1999 Korean Fine Arts Award
,National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kwacheon, Korea
Seoul Contemporary Art Festival, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Artificial Paradise, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul. Korea
1998 Super-Trash, Hongik Univ. Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
1996 Donga Art Festival, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kwacheon, Korea
1995 Misulsegae Award Exhibition, Kyungin Gallery, Seoul, Korea

AWARD & FELLOWSHIP
2009 Artist Fellowship, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Korea
2008 Sungkok Award - Artist of Tomorrow, Sungkok Art Museum, Korea
Artist Fellowship, Arts Council Korea, Korea
2007 Art Omi Residency Fellowship, Paradise Culture Foundation, Korea
Emerging Artist Fellowship, Arts Council Korea, Korea
2006 Artist Fellowship, Paradise Culture Foundation, Korea
2005 Young Artist Support, Kumho Museum of Art, Korea
2004 "Second Award", Song Eun Arts & Cultural Foundation Awards, Korea
1999 "Third Award", The Korean Fine Art Award, Korea
"Third Award", The Seoul Contemporary Art Award, Korea
1995 "Third Award", The Misulsegae Awards, Korea

RESIDENCY
2008-2010 Gana Atelier, Jangheung, Korea
2007 Art Omi International Artists Residency, New York, U.S.A
2006-2007 The National Art Studio, Goyang, Korea
2005-2006 Kumho Art Studio, Icheon, Korea

COLLECTION
2009 Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2007 Omi International Arts Center, New York, U.S.A
2007/05 Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2006 Art Bank, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kwacheon, Korea
2004 Song Eun Arts & Cultural Foundation, Seoul, Korea
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Duck's cross
A foolish step 3
Passing through
A foolish step 1
Taking a rest 1
Soft monument 3
Soft monument 4
Green shelter
Soft monument 1
Green house
Riverside
Soft monument 2
Soft monument 5
Gardening

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Future Shows: group show : National Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009

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