W E E  Y O U N G - I L

Born in 1970, Korea

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Education

Graduated from Graduate School of the painting Dept. Hong-Ik Univ.(M.F.A)

Graduated from the painting Dept. College of Fine Art, Hong-Ik Univ.(B.F.A)

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Solo Exhibition

2016  8th Solo Exhibition 'Read to number' Incheon Art Platform(Incheon. Korea)

2015  7th Solo Exhibition 'Anonymous-Colors'(Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon. Seoul. Korea)

2013  6th Solo Exhibition 'Who knows?!'(Gallery b'one. Seoul. Korea)

2012  5th Solo Exhibition 'Guinness desire'(CAIS Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

2009  4th Solo Exhibition 'Planet wee012 All-Star'(Insa Artcenter. Seoul. Korea)

           3rd Solo Exhibition 'Desire to mainstream'(Void Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

2007  2nd Solo Exhibition 'A League of their own II, III'(Noam Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

           1st Solo Exhibition 'A League of their own I'(Espacej Gallery. Shanghai. China)

 

Group Exhibition

2016  What is Art?( Aram Art museum, Gyeonggi. Korea)

           Final Report Exhibition by the 6th artists(Incheon Art Platform. Incheon. Korea)

          Exciting~Yangpeong(YMuseum. Gyeonggi. Korea)

2015 Mindful Mindless(SoMA.Seoul. Korea)

          Preview(Incheon Art Platform. Incheon. Korea)

          Open Studio(Incheon Art Platform. Incheon. Korea)

          Video Anthology(Incheon Art Platform. Incheon. Korea)

2014 Hero corps(Jegu Museum of Art. Jegu. Korea)

          Occupy JUNGMISO(Gallery Jungmiso. Seoul. Korea)

          Open Studio "Friendship to nobody"(Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon. Seoul. Korea)

          Gift(SEMA. Seoul. Korea)

          Wearable Hanguel,(DDP. Seoul. Korea)

          Ring The Bell(Yeongdeungpo Lotte Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

2013 Animamix Biennial "Drama Within"(Daegu art museum, Daegu. Korea)

          Open Studio "Three day and night in island(GCC. Gyeonggi. Korea)

          Portfolio Archive Lounge(savinamuseum. Seoul. Korea)

          Cool Running(Yeongdeungpo Lotte Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

          Rabbit & turtle(Ymuseum. Gyeonggi. Korea)

          What's on(GCC. Gyeonggi. Korea)

2012 A white paper of Fantastic Art(Sejong Museum of Art. Seoul. Korea)

          Help the Dr. joseph~!!(125mansion. Seoul. Korea)

          Attack of image(Goyang Art Studio. Gyeonggi, Korea)

          HAHA HOHO(Yeongdeungpo Lotte Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

          ART-Shirts(Lotte Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

          It's Pop Art(Sejong Museum of Art. Seoul. Korea)

          Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur EXPO 2012(Gyeongnam, Korea)

2011 Being with You(artbehive. Seoul. Korea)

         Retro(Nan ji Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

         Group hallucination(hoyeunGallery. Suwon. Korea)

         Color against stereotype(anthracite. Seoul. Korea)

         Fun&Pop(GCCS. Gwacheon. Korea)

         Bring in the World(Nan ji Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

         Robot City Fantasy(315 Art center. Seoul. Korea)

         Nan ji & Daejeon Residency(Igong Gallery. Daejeon. Korea)

         A Fantastic Place(PYO Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

         Tell Me Your Wish(Yeongdeungpo Lotte Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

2010 Korea Tomorrow(SETEC, Seoul, Korea)

         2nd Art Road 77(Dong Hwa Nara, Paju, Korea)

         2010 ATU(Sangsangmadang, Seoul. Korea)

         2010 BYUL COLLECTION NOW(Shinsa art tower, Seoul. Korea)

         PUBLIC ART New Hero Fly in Heyri(Gallery Hangil, Heyri, Korea)

         Smile Code.(Gail Museum, Gapyeong, Korea)

         New Focus(ART seasons, Singapore city. Singapore)

         Arco Art Fair(Madrid, Spain)

         Defense mechanism(TN Gallery, Beijing, China)

         Free Style : A Dialogue Between Art and Design(HOMA. Seoul. Korea) 

         Star Wars-Episode III 'New Future(UNC Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

2009 Animamix Biennial 2009-2010(Shanghai MOCA. Shanghai. China)

         Tele Bridge 2009- Group Exhibition (Television 12 Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

         Open Studio "Cue"(Changdong National Art Studio. Seoul. Korea)

         Super Hero(guro arts valley. Seoul. Korea)

          I'm your Hero(Shinsegae Department store-incheon. incheon. Korea)

         TWO+(Eve gallery, Seoul, Korea)

         Arts for Children 'SUPER STAR'(KOLON tower. Gwacheon. Korea)

         OASIS Inside of the City(Hyundai Department store-mia. seoul. Korea)

         Spring outdoor sculpture exhibition(SEMA. seoul. Korea)

         Playground(CAIS Gallery hong kong. China)

         Hero returns(Vit Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

         Smile smile smile(Godo Gallery. Seoul, Korea)

2008 '2008 young korean artist "I AM AN ARTIST"(MOCA. Gwacheon. Korea)

         7th Funny Funny(Sejul. Seoul. Korea)

         Microart 69(Insa Art center. Seoul. Korea)

2007 'B612 strange story'(Kyonggi cultural foundation. Suwon. Korea)

         'Diversity in From &Thought'Exhibition(Duolun Museum of Modern Art. Shanghai. China)

2006 Open-Studio, UNIT2006 (Hut Gallery. Seoul. Korea)

2005 The 27th JoogAng Fine Art Competition(Hangaram Museum, Seoul, Korea)

          KOR & JPN Friendship year 'Ssugoremigi' Exhibition(COEX Pacific Hall. Seoul. Korea)

 

Residency

2016~2017  Incheon Art Platform long-term Residency(Incheon. Korea)

2015~2016  Incheon Art Platform long-term Residency(Incheon. Korea)

2013~2014  Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon long-term Residency(Seoul. Korea)

2013~2013  Gyeonggi creation center, middle-term Residency(Gyeonggi. Korea)

2010~2011  Nan ji Art Studio, long-term Residency(Seoul. Korea)

2008~2009  Changdong National Art Studio, long-term Residency(Seoul. Korea)

 

Awards/ etc

2016   5th Chong kun dang Art Prize, Chong kun dang pharmaceutical corp

2015   Art Support program, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture

2014   Dispatched Artist, Art Support program  Korea Artist Welfare Foundation

2013   Art Support program, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture

2009   NArt Support program, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture

2008   8th Songeun Fine Art Competition(Insa Art center. Seoul. Korea)

2007   Soma Drawing Center archive registry Artist(Seoul. Korea)

2005   Selected in the 27th Joongang Finearts Prize(Seoul Arts Center. Seoul)