Soonik Kwon is a South Korean artist born in Seoul in 1959 and graduated from the Fine Arts Department at Sejong University.
He has exhibited his works in numerous local and international exhibitions, mainly in North and South America and Europe.
Kwon's mixed-media paintings and installations have been featured in over 30 solo exhibitions and more than 50 group exhibitions globally. In 2008, he participated in a residency program in Spain and at the Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art in Korea.
His artworks are part of prestigious collections and institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC) in Venezuela, Sungnam Art Center in Korea, Cosmo Art Gallery in Spain, and Museo de Arte del Tolima in Colombia.
Additionally, his pieces are held in various private collections throughout China, Singapore, and Venezuela, among other countries.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 WHITESTONE GALLERY, Tapei, Taiwan
2022 Tongin Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2021 Art Sohyang Gallery, Busan, Korea
2020 Whitewave Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2019 Miaja Gallery, Singapore
2018 Saphira & Ventura Gallery, New York, USA
2018 “Pile up & Rub”, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
2017 “Absence of Ego”, Imaginart Gallery, Spain
2016 Gail Art Museum, Korea
2016 Art Sohyang Gallery, Busan, Korea
2016 “La ausencia del ego”, Museo de Arte Moderno “Juan Astorga Anta”(MAMJAA), Merida, Venezuela
2015 UNC gallery, Seoul, Korea
2015 Museo de Arte contemporáneo del Zulia, Venezuela
2015 Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
2014 “Absence of Ego”, Palais de Seoul, Seoul, Korea
2013 Art Sohyang Gallery, Busan, Korea
2011 Whitehall Gallery, Seoul, Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 WHITESTONE GALLERY, HONG KONG
2023 ART CENTRAL (WHITESTONE GALLERY), Hong Kong
2022 Context Art Miami, Miami, USA
2022 Scope Miami, Miami, USA
2022 ART021 (WHITESTONE GALLERY), Shanghai, China
2022 Art Taipei (WHITESTONE GALLERY), Taipei
2022 Powerlong Museum, China
2022 Xu Gallery – Powerlong Art Center, China
2022 Epoch Art Museum, China
2021 ART021 (WHITESTONE GALLERY), Shanghai, China
2018-2014 KIAF(Korea International Art Fair), COEX, Seoul, Korea
2018 CONTEXT New York, New York, USA
2018 ART BUSAN, Busan, Korea
2017 Korea Galleries Art Fair, COEX, Seoul, Korea
2016 SCOPE Miami Beach, Miami, USA
2016 Yangpyeong Art Museum