Bio
Born in Seoul, Korea
Lives and works in Guelph, Ontario
Education
| 2009 | Master of Fine Arts, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario |
| 2007 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta |
| 1998 | Bachelor of Arts in History, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea |
Exhibitions
| 2023 | “Certain Things from Uncertain Moments”, YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Toronto, ON (solo) |
| 2023 | “Suggested Reading”, Christie Contemporary, Toronto, ON (group) |
| 2021 | “A GUEST + A HOST = A GHOST”, curated by Ihor Holubizky, Embassy Cultural House, London, ON (group online) |
| 2018 | “at random”, Open Space, Victoria, BC (solo) |
| 2018 | “Something, Nothing, Everything”, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON (solo) |
| 2018 | “The Brain is Wider than the Sky”, curated by Crystal Mowry, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON (group) |
| 2017 | “Bedlam & Balance”, curated by Magda Gonzalez-Mora, Art Yard, Frenchtown, NJ, USA (group) |
| 2016 | “Tongues, Echoes”, curated by Areum Kim, Access Gallery, Vancouver, BC (three person) |
| 2016 | “Counterpoint”, Modern Fuel, Kingston, ON (solo) |
| 2016 | “Life Bearings”, curated by Magda Gonzalez-Mora, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON (group) |
| 2016 | “Ephemeral Frontiers”, Design at Riverside, Cambridge, ON (three person) |
| 2015 | “Nothing Much”, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON (solo) |
| 2015 | “In the making”, University of Saskatchewan College Art Gallery, SK (group) |
| 2014 | “Carte Blanche”, DNA gallery, London, ON (group) |
| 2014 | “In the making”, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB (group) |
| 2013 | “Repeat”, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON (solo) |
| 2013 | “Procès”, Optica, Montréal, QC (solo) |
| 2013 | “HYANG CHO, KEN NICOL with/and JOSEPH BEUYS: predisposed (…to thinking through the eye of mutual convenience)”, curated by Ihor Holubizky, McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON (two person) |
| 2012 | “Letter Rip! Art, Words and Toronto”, Onsite [at] OCAD University, Toronto, ON (group) |
| 2012 | “Information, Hyang Cho, Eleanor King, Mark Stebbins”, curated by Jennifer Simaitis, OCAD University Graduate Gallery, Toronto, ON (three person) |
| 2012 | “Sediment”, curated by Shane Krepakevich, G Gallery, Toronto, ON (group) |
| 2011 | “being, thing, something”, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON (solo) |
| 2011 | “The Black and the White: An Allegory of Colour”, 5th KWAG Biennial, curated by Robert Enright, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON (group) |
| 2011 | “Permutations”, Truck Gallery, Calgary, AB (two person) |
| 2011 | “Autofunction”, curated by Derek Sullivan and Shane Krepakevich, G Gallery, Toronto, ON (group) |
| 2010 | “Some Deviation”, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON (solo) |
| 2009 | “That’s How It Is”, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON (solo) |
| 2007 | “Hit or Miss: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing”, curated by Chris Cran and John Will, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB (group) |
Bibliography
| 2023 | Bartholomew, Sophia. “Because Every Day is Filled with Unmemorable Time: A Conversation with Hyang Cho”, Peripheral Review |
| 2023 | Krepakevich, Shane. “Certain Things from Uncertain Moments”, Exhibition Essay. YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Toronto, ON. January 2023. Online |
| 2018 | Chaykowski, Natasha. “Lost and Found: 10 Artists Who Work between Meaning and Understanding”, Canadian Art, summer edition, 2018 |
| 2016 | In the Making, Exhibition Catalogue, essay by Nicole Burisch and Diana Sherlock, Alberta College of Art + Design |
| 2016 | Kim, Areum. “Tongues, Echoes”, Exhibition Text. Access Gallery, Vancouver, BC. December 2016. Print |
| 2016 | DiRisio, Michael. “Hyang Cho: Counterpoint.” Exhibition Text. Modern Fuel, Kingston, ON. September 2016. Print |
| 2016 | Predisposed To Thinking Through The Eye Of Mutual Convenience, Exhibition Catalogue, essay by Ihor Holubizky, McMaster Museum of Art |
| 2015 | Prata, Rosie. “Hyang Cho Gets Nothing Much Just Right”, Canadian Art Online, November 24, 2015 |
| 2013 | Bédard, Geneviève. “Procès.” Exhibition Text. Optica, Montréal, QC. March 2013. Print |
| 2011 | Beaulieu, Derek. “Permutations”. Exhibition Text. Truck, Calgary, AB. January 2011. Print |
| 2010 | Dault, Gary Michael. “Gallery Going:Hyang Cho at Georgia Scherman Projects”, The Globe and Mail, Mar 5, 2010 |
| 2010 | Sandals, Leah. “Monster Mania: Must Do – At The Galleries”, National Post, Mar 13, 2010 |
Grants
| 2021 | Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Grant – Concept to Realization |
| 2021 | Ontario Arts Council, Artist Project Grant |
| 2020 | Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Grant – Research and Creation |
| 2018 | Canada Council for the Arts, Project Grant for Visual Artist |
| 2018 | Ontario Arts Council, Artist Project Grant |
| 2017 | Canada Council for the Arts, Project Grant for Visual Artist |
| 2016 | Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant |
| 2016 | Ontario Arts Council, Artist Project Grant |
| 2015 | Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant |
| 2014 | Canada Council for the Arts, Project Grant for Visual Artist |
| 2014 | Ontario Arts Council, Artist Project Grant |
| 2013 | Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant |
| 2012 | Ontario Arts Council, Artist Project Grant |
Other Activities
| 2023 | Artist Talk + Exhibition Tour, YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Toronto |
| 2021 | Virtual Artist Studio Visit, Korean Cultural Centre Canada |
| 2019 | Papier Art Fair, Georgia Scherman Projects, Montreal, QC |
| 2018 | Artist Talk, Open Space, Victoria, BC |
| 2016 | University of Lethbridge, Art Now visiting speakers, artist lecture |
| 2016 | Conversation with Curator Areum Kim, Access Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
| 2016 | Material Art Fair, Ed Video, Mexico City |
| 2010 | Theatre of Erosion or I Hate Work Which is Not a Play with Geoffrey Farmer, thematic residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, AB |
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