Jione Choi has built a practice based upon memories - how they appear and disappear. Through intangible, memories can act as mechanisms through which we see the world. Choi's paintings express this fluid sense of ethereality, recalling past and present at once. The artist is from Seoul and is based in London, where she gained an MFA from Slade School of Fine Art. After graduating the school, she got the Global talent visa (Tier1) to live as an artist based in London. She has selected as a part of Rising Star Report 2019 created by Saatchi Art, and she was one of the three finalists of Marshwood arts award 2019 in Painting and Drawing category. She was one of the shortlisted artists of Graduate art Prize 2019. She also collaborated with Heal’s Mansard gallery during London Design Festival 2019. In addition, she had three solo shows and more than 20 group shows.
CV
EDUCATIONS 25.09.2017 - 08.06.2019 Slade School of Fine Art, MFA in Painting, UK
02.03.2014 - 27.02.2017 Ewha Womans University, Master of Fine Art in Painting, South Korea
01.03.2009 - 24.02.2014 Ewha Womans University, Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting, South Korea
01.03.2006 - 28.02.2009 Seoul Arts High School
EXPERIENCE & WORKS
07. 2019 Summer art school residency, UK
09.2018 Merz Barn Artist Residency, UK
25.04.2014 - 31.12.2015 Teaching assistant, Seoul Arts Center
AWARDS
03/2021 Second Prize Winner, Re Franc 300th anniversary oil painting prize, South Korea
08/2020 Highly commended artist, VAO Prize, UK
12/2019 Shortlisted, SEEA2019, hcontemporary, South Korea
11/2019 Shortlisted, Signature art Prize, Artellite, London, UK
11/2019 Finalist, Marshwood arts awards & John Hubbard prize, Bridport art centre, UK
09/2019 Shortlisted, Graduate art prize, ARTIQ, London, UK
03.2016 winner, ‘Focus this art work’, Ewha Womans University
10.2014 The 1st Korean University Art Competition, winning work
EXHIBITIONS
Solo exhibition
07. 2019-09.2019 "Alive Memories", norton and Sons, UK
08.2017 "Part of Heart", Art Space Seo: Ro, South Korea
05.2016 "Moving mountains", gallery dos, South Korea
Group exhibition
03-04/2021 Le Franc 300th anniversary prize Exhibition, South Korea
03/ 2021 The Colour and Poetry Simposium/ Online Exhibition, Slade School of Fine art, UCL
12/2019 SEEA2019, Seongnam Art Centre, South Korea
11-12/2019 Marshwood arts awards&John Hubbard prize, Bridport art centre, UK
09-11/2019 Graduate art prize, Herbert Smith Freehills (Exchange House), UK
09. 2019 HealsXSlade, Heal's Mansard gallery, UK
07.2019 Limbo, Slade School of fine art, UK
02.2018 The Field, ASC gallery, UK
05.2016 About the Viewpoint, Art Center White Block, South Korea
04.2016 About the painting, Seoul Western District Court, South Korea
02.2016 Although X, Buk Seoul Museum of Art, South Korea
10.2014 Meeting and talking, Jamsil Art Studio, South Korea
10.2014 World Script Symposia, Sejong Center, South Korea
05.2014 A Discovery, Art center Pplus, South Korea
03.2014 Expert class, Kum jae- Jung Sun Museum of Art, South Korea
03.2014 Invitation exhibit, Seoul Arts Center, South Korea
Selected Press / Media
10/2019 OCT/ November issue, Artists’ Directory, Asthetica magazine, UK
09/ 2019 Heal’s X Slade: Meet the Artists, Heal’s blog, UK
09/ 2019 ‘Rising Star Report 19’, Saatchi art, United States
08/2017 Online Critique review by Rang Im, Art Space Seo:ro, South korea
05/2016 Online Article ‘Shouting desparate screams in an immovable posture, Jione Choi’s solo exhibition ‘moving Mountains’, Jong Sul Kwon Voice of People, South Korea
03/2016 Published art book, About the Viewpoint, Art centre White Block, Paju, South Korea
INTEREST Traveling, Watching Movies
