Sangha Yoon
My canvas is a messy tapestry of consciousness, a playful space that mirrors the absurdities of obsession and fantasy.
- Sangha Yoon
Sangha Yoon (b. 1995) is a Korean artist known for his distinctive artistic style and thoughtful use of color, created through repeated brushstrokes.
Sangha’s art is driven by the question: "Can art break the boundary between reality and imagination?" Through this inquiry, he depicts worlds where science fiction, fantasy, and storytelling intersect. His work features boys playing with construction debris, migrants in constant motion, and spore-like dolls with multiple personalities, reflecting a world shaped by cycles of creation and extinction. His work explores the blurred boundaries between reality and imagination, inviting viewers to reflect on moments where these lines become unclear.
Sangha’s works have been exhibited across South Korea, China, Indonesia, the UK, and the Netherlands, with a recent showcase at Art Jakarta in Indonesia and Art Busan in Korea (2024). His pieces are also part of the collections at the Seoul Museum of Art, the Gwangju Museum of Art, and the Chosun University Museum of Art in Gwangju, among others.
EDUCATION
2020 BA in Contemporary Plastic Media, Chosun University, Gwangju, KR
RESIDENCIES
2019 Gwangju Museum of Art Young Artist Center, Gwangju, KR
AWARDS
2024 Exclusive Artist Support Program, Korea Art Management Service, Ministry of Culture Korea
2020 Artist Award, Chosun University Museum, Gwangju, KR
SOLO/DUO EXHIBITIONS
2025 "Drifting Between", Namuso Gallery, The Hague, NL (forthcoming)
2025 "Half Awake, Half Asleep" Duo Show with Monamee, Klamp Gallery, Seoul. KR
2025 "Good Night Snooze", Artspace House, Gwangju, KR
2024 "Edges of Perception", Duo Show with Tian Teng, Namuso Gallery, The Hague, NL
2024 The Solo Project Brussels, Brussels, BE
2024 "Thought Bubble of Vanishing Dreams," Gallery Combinworks, Seoul, KR
2022 "Every Day Christmas," Gallery Hoza, Mokpo, KR
2021 "Sporekid: 19p-27p," Gallery MEME, Seoul, KR
2020 "Gray City" Gallery Hoza, Mokpo, KR
2019 "A Collapsed Playground," Gallery Marron, Seoul, KR
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Art Busan, Busan, KR (forthcoming)
2025 "Dokkaebi Fire", Space DDF, Gwangju, KR
2024 Art Jakarta, Jakarta, ID
2024 Art Busan, Busan, KR
2024 "Hetero Phony: A Decade of Song" Gwangju Media Art Platform, Gwangju, KR
2024 "Well Cold Group Exhibition," Moosey Art, Islington, London, UK
2023 "Method of Expression," EZ Gallery, Sanghi, CN
2023 "Congratulation", Middleman Gallery, Busan, KR
2022 "Pictures", Shinsegae Gallery, Gwangju, KR
2022 "PACK 2022", Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, KR
2022 "Urban Break 2022", COEX hall B, Seoul, KR
2021 "Gwangju Media Art Festival", Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, KR
2021 "The Future is Not to Predict, but to Imagine", Daegu Art Factory, Daegu, KR
2021 "A Relative Drift Machine", Memory Factory 1945, Sunchun, KR
2020 "13th Gwangju Biennale, Exhibition, Exhibition Report", Space ppong, Gwangju, KR
2020 "Magical Reality Matrix", Haedong Art & Culture Platform, Damyang, KR
COLLECTIONS
Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, Chosun University Museum Museum of Art, Gwangju
