Yoonjoong Cho (b.1991 in Seoul, South Korea) is an artist based in London and Seoul. She pursued an MA in Painting at The Royal College of Art, London (2021-2023).
“I have lived almost my entire life in the big city. Living in the city, I depict what I feel in my own daily moments. In particular, I am interested in observing urban objects and enjoy spending time with them. The small plants in my paintings symbolise city dwellers. People often cannot resist the huge capital and power of the city, so, they try to modify or control their own words and behaviours. Sometimes the process of change is so sudden that we somehow encounter strange unexpected results. Nevertheless, I enjoy finding those strange and unfamiliar things. As I continue to live in the city, I often encounter beings that have similar experiences with me.”
Education
Sep 2023 MA in painting, Royal college of Art, London, United Kingdom
Mar 2014 – Feb 2017 Hansung Graduate School, Seoul, Republic of Korea
MA in Oriental Painting and True Colored Painting, Dept. of Painting
Mar 2010 – Feb 2014 Hansung University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
BA in Major in Eastern Art, Dept. of painting
Solo Exhibition Experience
27 Oct – 01 Dec, 2022 “Oh,” J Nicholls Project, London, United of Kingdom
08 Jun – 13 Jun, 2021 “after day after” Cy art Document, Seoul, Republic of Korea
22 Feb – 28 Feb, 2019 “Our moment”, Seojin Art Space, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Group Exhibition Experience
21Sept. - 2nd Nov. Yoonjoong Cho,NM Contemporary, MC.
19 Aug.- 24.09, Trioque, Curated by Matt Chung, The shophouse, Hong Kong.
25 Jan - 27 Jan, 2023 “Outlanders: Dreams of a New Moon”
King Street Gallery at Christie’s, London, United of Kingdom
01 Dec - 11 Dec, 2022 “Wilderness of being”
Hdm Gallery(pop-up space), London, United of Kingdom
17 Nov - 22 Dec, 2022 “Mua 無我”
Mandy Zhang Art, London, United of Kingdom
21 Jun - 21 Aug, 2022 “Summer Exhibition”
Royal Academy of Arts, London, United of Kingdom
01 Mar - 05 Mar, 2022 “RAW: RCA painting WIP show”
Soho Revue, London, United of Kingdom
10 May - 23 May, 2019 “FREAK, SEOUL”
Frottage Gallery, Seoul, Republic of Korea
19 Apr - 05 May, 2019 “Hip-A Seoul”
CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
03 Apr - 27, Apr, 2017 “E-land Space New Sensation 2”
E-land Space, Seoul, Republic of Korea
28 Jan - 03, Feb, 2015 “A National University artist Exhibition”
Young Art Gallery, Seoul, Republic of Korea
17 Dec - 25 Dec, 2014 “歲畵(Sae-Hwa)”
Gallery Hanok, Seoul, Republic of Korea
26 Feb - 09 Mar 2014 “Tell me the Weather is Cold”
Hanwon Museum of Art, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Awards
Jul 2022
Winner of one of two British Institution Awards for Students, GBP 3000
Royal Academy of Arts, London, United of Kingdom