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Born 1981
lives and works in Seoul, South Korea and New York

Education
2011   MFA Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York
2008   BFA Sculpture, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

Solo Exhibitions
2023
• Merestone, Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid, Spain
• Clove Hitch, Timothy Hawkinson Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2022
• First Echo, One J Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
• Double Sided, CR Collective, Seoul, South Korea
2021
• A Pause On The Arc, Doosan Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
The Moon Is Yawning, Marc Straus Gallery, 

2019
• Jong Oh, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, Texas
2018
• Corner Dialogue, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
• Jong Oh, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
• Windward, Jochen Hempel Gallery, Berlin, Germany
• Lodestar, Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2017
• Half Hitch, Ideobox Artspace, Miami, Florida
2016
• Jong Oh, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
• Sotto Voce, UCONN Contemporary Art Galleries, Connecticut
2015
• Lodestone, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Leipzig, Germany
• AIR, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, Austria
2014
• Lodestone, MARSO, Mexico City, Mexico
2013
• Tintinnabulation, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
• Jong Oh, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Berlin, Germany
2012
• Jong Oh, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
• Position, Reposition, Musee Miniscule, Art in General, New York, New York

Group Exhibitions
2018
• Everyday Is A Good Day, Spiral, Tokyo, Japan
• Spiele Mit Der Ewigkeit, Grimmuseum, Berlin, Germany
• Depot, Jochen Hempel Gallery, Leipzig, Germany
• Sculpting With Air, DeCordova Museum, Massachusetts
• Point Counter Point, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
2017
• Between I & Thou, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, New York, New York
• The White Heat, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
• You Are A Space, nook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2016
• The Global South: Visions and Revisions, Saludarte Foundation, Miami, Florida
• Dialogue, MARSO, Mexico City, Mexico
• The Apotheosis Of The Fish Market, Marc Straus Annex, New York, New York
2015
• Spaceliner, ARTER, Istanbul, Turkey
• Dealing With Surfaces, GAK, Bremen, Germany
• Floating And Sinking, Gallery Factory, Seoul, Korea
• Meeting Point, Korean Cultural Center, Washington D.C.
• Barely There, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, New York
• Gray Would Be The Color, If I Had A Heart., Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
2014
• Installation View, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany
• On What There Might Not Be, Galería Libertad, Querétaro, Mexico
• Xigue-Xigue, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
• Extending The Line 3D, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
• Along The Lines, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
• On What There Might Not Be, MARSO, Mexico City, Mexico
2013
• Superposition: Observing Realities, Trinity Museum, New York, New York
• On Deck, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
• Tugged, Kabinett, Hannover, Delaware
• Nothing and Everything, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, New York
2012
• 8 Artists Making Sculpture, BRIC, New York, New York
• The Itinerary of Mobility and Translation, Korean Cultural Service, New York, New York
• Divided By Zero, Artgate Gallery, New York, New York
• Home, The Willows, New York, New York
2011
• First Look III, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, New York, New York
• Status! Status! Status!, Interstate Projects, New York, New York
• Imprecise Geometry, 308 at 156 Project Artspace, New York, New York
• Fragmentation, Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, New York, New York
• Urban Legend, Vaudeville Park, New York, New York
2010
• Subtle Anxiety, Doosan Gallery, New York, New York
• More and Less, SVA Gallery, New York, New York
2009
• Base Station 51-18, Orange Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• Mr. Gubo's Studio, Gyoha Art Center, Paju, Korea
2008
• Wild Artist Sanctuary, Soop Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2007
• The Memory of Earth, Jebiwool Museum, Gwacheon, Korea
• Canada Cool Connected, Embassy of Canada, Seoul, Korea
• Your Bag & My Bag, 13.1 Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Grants, Awards & Residencies
2022
• 3rd Kimeschoong Scultpure Award (Young Sculptor), Kimeschoong Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2021
• Doosan Residency, Yonkang Foundation, New York 20th Song Eun Art Award (Excellence Prize), Song Eun Art and Cultural Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
2019
• El Nucleo Residency, SZ Foundation, Segovia, Spain CCA Residecny, CCA Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
2016
• MARSO Residency, MARSO, Mexico City, Mexico
2014
• Krinzinger Residency, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, Austria
• Peekskill Waterfront Public Sculpture, New York, New York
2012
• LMCC Residency, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, New York
• Grant for Artist in Residence Abroad Program, Arts Council Korea, Seoul, New York