Hee
Seung SUNG
1977 Born in Busan, Korea
Lives and works in Seoul, New York
Education
2021 Ph.D in Fine Arts,
Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
2015 Completed Ph.D Coursework,
Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
2005 M.A in Studio Art,
Media Art, New York University, New York, US
2003 M.F.A in Painting,
Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2001 B.F.A in Painting,
Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2026 Eternal Becoming,
Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2025 Engraving the Stars, Youngeun
Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwangju, Korea
2024 Star Artist, Hee-story,
Korea Lamp Museum, Yongin, Korea
2023 From Performance to
Stardust: Heeseung Sung’s Art Life, Zaha Museum, Seoul, Korea
2022 Space Forest, Saltstone
Gallery, Jeju, Korea
2021 Universe_(
)lV, Sejong Center for the performing Arts, Sejong Museum, Seoul, Korea
Universe_( )lll, Gyeonggi
Arts Center, Suwon, Korea
Universe_( )ll, WOW Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Universe_( ), Hakgojae Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2020 Light from the East,
CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea
2019 Visible / Invisible, Gallery
DOS, Seoul, Korea
Drawing Stars, Inabooks,
Seoul, Korea
Into Light, GALLERY
We, Seoul, Korea
2018 Morning Star, Star
Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2017 Visionary: Invisible
to Visible, MODS Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2014 Pouring the Perfumed
Oil, cueB Gallery, London, UK
2013 Pouring the Perfumed
Oil, JE SUIS Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2012 Olympia, The
Anthologist, London, UK
2011 Olympia, cueB Gallery,
London, UK
2010 Spectrum of Desire, Seoul Foundation for Arts
and Culture, Sindang Creative Arcade, Seoul, Korea
2009 Video Lady, Kim Young
Seob Photo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006 Studio 628, DUMBO Arts
Festival, New York, US
2005 Uninvited, 50 Washington East Gallery, New York, US
2003 Humidity, Total Museum
of Contemporary Art, Jangheung Art Park, Jangheung, Korea
Residency
2025 Gana Atelier,
Jangheung, Korea
Youngeun Artist-in-Residence Studio, Gyeonggi, Korea
2019 I-Auction, Haksan
Ceramics Site, Gyeonggi, Korea
2017 Chosun Ilbo Seoul
Creative Village Pungnap Camp, Seoul, Korea
2013 Force Residency, Beijing,
China
2010 Seoul Foundation for
Arts and Culture, Sindang Creative Arcade, Seoul, Korea
2008 D.U.M.B.O. Studio, New
York, US
2006 Vermont Studio Center,
Vermont, US
2005 Beijing Film Academy, Beijing,
China
Selected Awards
2022 Artist of the Year,
Saatchi Art, UK
2018 Star Art Award, STAR
GALLERY, Korea
Korea Outstanding
Artist Award, Seoul Maeil, Korea
2005 8 Emerging Artist, US
2004 Vermont 2004-2005
Alternative Freeman Fellow, US
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 2025 World aritst convention for peace on
the Korean peninsula, Heyri Art Valley, Paju, Korea
Beyond Borders, Through Art, GalleryfeelApp, Yongin, Korea
A4 Action 2025: Revolution of Light,
National Assembly Members’ Office Building, Seoul, Korea
Beyond the People, MARU ART CENTER, Seoul, Korea
2024 Artist’s Stars,
Gallery Naeil, Seoul, Korea
Sicheon Yeomin, Gwangju Museum of Art,
Gwangju, Korea
Sound Performance, Mojave Desert, US
2023 Body Performance, Gobi
Desert, Mongolia
2022 Artist Life, Korean
Cultural Center in France, Paris, France
Artist of the Year, Saatchi Art, London, UK
2021 Life of an Artist, G
Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan
2019 The World Seen Through
Art, Gangnam-gu Office, Seoul, Korea
4482 Korean
Contemporary Art Exhibition, seloarts, Seoul, Korea
2010 Salon Summer, Salon
Contemporary, London, UK
2009 Less is More, Plus
Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
The Rule of Art, Korean
Cultural Center in China, Beijing, China
2008 View from Other Side, Korean
Cultural Center New York, New York, US
2007 Korea Now, Hutchins
Gallery, New York, US
2006 But I Was Only Acting,
Reina Sofía Museum, Madrid, Spain
NYU/ICP 20 Years, International
Center of Photoraphy, New York, US
2005 Women in Love, Tenri
Cultural Institute, New York, US
6 Packs, Beijing
Film Academy, Beijing, China
2004 The 7th Eat
Art, AAWAA Gallery, New York, US
2003 Invited / Uninvited,
Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
Selected Collections
Reina Sofía Museum, Madrid, Spain
Gyeonggi Arts Center, Suwon, Korea
Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwangju, Korea
Zaha Museum, Seoul, Korea
Samsung Foundation of Culture, Seoul, Korea
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Deutsche Bank, London, UK
Publications
2023 Star
Artist, Hee-story, Hakminsa
2021 Star;
Sending Letters from Orem, Giverny Publishing
2019 Sung
Hee-Seung, Drawing Stars, L-Company
