YU, AH-YOUNG
Now residing in Seoul, archiving the diverse human figures encountered across different cities.
Education
2026 Hongik University, Ph.D. Candidate
2015 Hongik University, M.F.A.
2010 Hongik University, B.F.A.
Solo Exhibition
2026
"Strum und Drang", Ph.D. Thesis Exhibition,
HOMA (Hongik Museum of Art), Seoul, Korea
2026
"Trace of Sensation", Gallery Danjung(Invitational), Seoul, Korea
2025
"THE BROWN FIGURES SERIES [2013-2025]", Gallery We(Invitational), Suji, Korea
2023
"Tiny and Large Fragments", Gallery Tya, Seoul, Korea
2020
"Through the 35-degree air, a passing wind unweaves my hair into the silence",
Space Blank(Invitational), Seoul, Korea
2017
"FLOW PART 1", Yesong Art Museum(Invitational), Seoul, Korea
2017
"WERDEN", DUNE BUNG - Jeonbuk Art Center, Jeonju, Korea
2017
"ORDINARY EXISTENCE", 8street Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition & Art Fair
2026
"Time of Traces, Resonating Moments"
(YU, Ah-young, CHO, Sunghoon, HAN, Dongguk ),
AG Gallery (Ahngook Foundation), Seoul, Korea
2026
"K-ART to Germany",
Kim Bo Seong Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2026
"12TH MUSEUM PROJECT", Sacheon Cultural Foundation,
Sacheon Arts Center, Sacheon, Korea
2026
"10TH SEOUL MUSEUM PROJECT",
Kim Bo Seong Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2025
"HORIZON INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR",
MGM Shanghai West Bund, Shanghai, China
2025
"AFFORDABLE ART FAIR SINGAPORE", F1 Pit Building, Singapore
2025
"THE STRATUM OF OUTCOME", Kim Bo Seong Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2025
"34TH KOREA-JAPAN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE ART EXHIBITION",
Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2025
"AG EMERGING ARTIST AWARD EXHIBITION",
AG Gallery (Ahngook Foundation), Seoul, Korea
2025
"BLOOMING ART PIECES", Gallery We(Invited Group Exhibition), Suji, Korea
2024
"BEYOND THE WAY", Gallery Aile(Invited Group Exhibition), Seoul, Korea
2021
"WONDERFUL DAYS FOR ALL", Public Institutions, Seoul, Korea
2020
"ASYAAF", Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2019
"ART KARLSRUHE", Karlsruhe, Germany
2018
"ARTMINING SEOUL", DDP, Seoul, Korea
2018
"SIGHTZEICHEN 17", Galerie Klose(Invited Group Exhibition), Essen, Germany
2017
"KIAF 2017", COEX, Seoul, Korea
2017
"BETWEEN", Sophis Gallery(Invited Group Exhibition), Seoul, Korea
2016
"18TH GWANGJU SHINSEGAE ART FESTIVAL", Shinsegae Gallery, Gwangju, Korea
2016
"SEOUL MODERN ART SHOW", Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2015
"MY FIRST COLLECTION", Seoul Art Foundation, Seoul, Korea
2015
"17TH GWANGJU SHINSEGAE ART FESTIVAL",
Shinsegae Gallery, Gwangju, Korea
2015
"MY COLLECTION", Seoul Art Foundation, Seoul, Korea
2015
"THE FIRST", Seoul Art Foundation, Seoul, Korea
2015
"ORDINARY PEOPLE"(M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition),
HOMA (Hongik Museum of Art), Seoul, Korea
2013
"14TH SHINSAIMDANG ART FESTIVAL",
Gangneung Arts Center, Gangneung, Korea
2013
"도˚展"(14TH GPS), HOMA (Hongik Museum of Art), Seoul, Korea
Greant & Award
2025
Excellence Award & Selected Artist, AG Emerging Artist Award, Ahngook Foundation, Seoul
2020
Selected for Artworks Collection, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul
2018
Selected for Government Art Bank Collection, MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art), Korea
2017
Selection for the 4th Jeonju Emerging Artists Support Program, Jeonju Cultural Foundation, Jeonju
2016
Selected Artist, 18th Gwangju Shinsegae Art Competition, Gwangju
2015
Selected Artist, 17th Gwangju Shinsegae Art Competition, Gwangju
2015
Excellence Award, 1st Portfolio Exhibition Competition, Seoul Art Foundation, Seoul
2013
Special Selection, 14th Shin Saimdang Art Competition, Korean Fine Arts Association
Collection
Government Art Bank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Eastern District Court, Ahngook Pharmaceutical, Private Collections
Feature & Publication
2015
M.F.A. Thesis: "A Study on Expression of existence through Deconstruction features : Focused on The Author’s Paintings
2016
Interview ("The Winner of Creative Spirits"), F.OUND Magazine, Dec 2015 - Jan 2016 Issue
2020
Featured Artist ("The Reader"), Le Monde Diplomatique (Korea), November Issue
2023
Cover Art ("One Summer"), Peppermint (Novel), Changbi Publishers