Chul Hyun Ahn (Korean, born )

Timeline

1971
Born in Pusan, Korea
1991
High Grand Scholarship, Chu-Gye University for the Arts, Seoul, Korea
1990–1997
BFA, Chu-Gye University for the Arts, Seoul, Korea
2000
MA Candidate, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
2000
Graduate Fellowship, Eastern Michigan University for the Arts, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
2001
Graduate Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, USA
2002
MFA, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD, USA
2002
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA
Lives and works in Baltimore, MD, USA

Exhibitions

2014
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2014:
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI, Infinite Space (Sept 19 - Jan 4) (solo exhibition)
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., Imagining Deep Time
Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris, France (solo exhibition)
Movado Group, Basel, Switzerland, Perceiving Infinity
2013
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2013:
Galerie Paris-Beijing, Brussels, Belgium, Korean Shape
Palazzo Bembo, Sanctioned by the 55th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, Personal Structures: Culture, Mind, Becoming
Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland (solo exhibition), Perceiving Infinity
Sharon London Liss Fine Art, Ontario, Canada, Illuminated Void (solo exhibition)
2012
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2012:
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom, Korean Eye
Museo D’Arte Contemporanea Roma, Rome, Italy, Neon
Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey, Segment 2
Ayyam Art Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Selections from the Samawi Collection II
2011
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2011:
Hada Contemporary, London, United Kingdom, Infinite Voyage (solo exhibition)
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Illuminated Void (solo/catalog)
Hangaram Art Museum at Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea, Aha! Moment
Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris, France, Visual Echo (solo exhibition)
ARCO, Madrid, Spain
Kunstraum: Morgenstraße, Karlsruhe, Germany, Touching the Void
2010
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2010:
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE, Perception/ Deception: Illusion In Contemporary Art
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, NC, Look Again, Curator: Steven Matijcio
2009
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2009:
Caprice Horn Gallery, Berlin, Germany (solo exhibition)
2008
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2008:
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, A Sculpture Show
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Phenomena: Visual Echo (solo/catalog)
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Momentum: Contemporary Art from the Harn Collection
Caprice Horn Gallery, Berlin, Germany, Light and Transition
2007
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2007:
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, New Work (solo exhibition)
Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Janet & Walter Sondheim Semi-Finalist Exhibition
2006
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2006:
CPS Gallery, New York, NY, Group Exhibition
School 33, Baltimore, MD, Biennial Exhibition
2005
Chul Hyun Ahn Exhibitions in 2005:
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Visual Echoes (solo exhibition)
Conner Contemporary, Washington DC, New Work (solo exhibition)
2004
Infinite Directions, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA (solo)
2004
Luminous Recurrence, The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ, USA
2003
Infinity – Emptiness, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA
2002
ACADEMY 2002, Conner Contemporary, Washington, D.C., USA
2002
Six Degrees in Cold Storage, CAA Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2001
New Work, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA (solo)
2001
Summer '07, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA (solo)
2001
Group Exhibition, CPS Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2001
Multiplicity, Gallery 4, Baltimore, MD, USA
1999
Group Exhibition, Creole Gallery, Lansing, MI, USA
1996
New Frontier Exhibition, Kyung-In Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
1996
The 15th Grand Art Exhibition of Korea, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
1996
The Grand Art Exhibition of Art World, City Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
1996
The Joong-Ang Biennale, City Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
1995
Finder Complex, Indeco Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Public Collections

Mr. & Mrs. Don Sanders, Houston, TX
Washington D.C. Convention Center
McDonald’s Corporation (McDonald’s Baltimore, Washington Regional Office)
The American Society of Nephrology, Washington DC
Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, Baltimore, MD
Ron and Una Brasch Collection
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Inc., Miami
Sammlung Schroth, Soest, Germany
The Hearst Foundation Collection, New York, NY
Borusan Foundation Collection, Istanbul, Turkey
Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation, Portland, OR
Samawi Collection, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Marvin and Elayne Mordes Collection, West Palm Beach, FL

Literature

2014
Civin, Marcus. “Chul Hyun Ahn; The Academy Art Museum.” Sculpture Magazine. Vol. 33, No. 6. July/August 2014. p. 72-73.
2014
Murakami, Nicole. “The First Downtown Art Fair: An Intimate Art Affair.” Whitewall Magazine. May 13, 2014
2014
Small, Rachel. “How the Dallas Art Fair Takes You In”. Interview Magazine. April 12, 2014
2013
McCoy, Mary. “Review: Chul Hyun Ahn - Perceiving Infinity at the Academy Art Museum”. The Chestertown Spy. November 26, 2013.
2013
Sheets, Hilarie. “Limitless Realms,” Personal Structures: Culture, Mind, Becoming; La Biennale di Venezia 2013. Ed. Global Art Affairs Foundation. Germany: Kruger Druck + Verlag, 2013
2013
Itzkowitz, Laura. “SCOPE Art Show Editor’s Picks,” Untappedcities.com. March 11, 2013
2013
Tanikawa, Tomomi. “SCOPE New York 2013,” New York Art Leaf. March 10, 2013
2013
Eberhart, Jennifer. “Art fair highlight: SCOPE (Photos),” Examiner.com. March 8, 2013
2013
Shultz, Charlie. “From the Vernissage Floor: Armory Week in 48 Hours,” Artslant.com. March 8, 2013
2013
“The Fascinating World of Light Artists,” All-that-is-interesting.com. March 7, 2013
2013
Roffino, Sara. “Former Rebel Scope Art Fair Brings a More Subtle, Refined Array of Quality Works,” Blouinartinfo.com. March 7, 2013
2013
Labong, Leilani Marie. “Narrow Minded,” Luxe. Interiors + Design. Winter, Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2013
2012
“State of the Art: Stand Outs at Art Basel Miami,” Women’s Wear Daily. December 13, 2012
2012
Tschida, Anne, Anna Edgerton, Galena Mosovich, and Jane Wooldridge. “Art Basel: The don’t-miss collection,” The Miami Herald, December 8, 2012
2012
Dubovoy, Emily. “Keep Your Eyes Peeled for Creators at Art Miami,” The Creator’s Project. December 7, 2012
2012
Lee, Woo-Young. “Sculptor Ahn Chul-hyun’s work showcased at Art Miami,” The Korea Herald. December 4, 2012
2012
Nehb, Julika. “Conversations with Collectors: Carl-Jürgen Schroth; Reason and Emotion,” Kunst Magazine. November 2012. p. 14-17
2012
Baik, Kyuhee. “Illuminating Infinite Spaces: Meet Chul Hyun Ahn,” The Creator’s Project, September 25, 2012
2012
Durning, Daniel. “Art & Technology: Scope 2012 Report,” ARTonAIR.org, interview, April 2, 2012
2012
May, Steven. “Chul Hyun Ahn.” ARTnews, March, 2012. p. 113 - 114
2012
Singer, Reid. “Collectors Literally Pulling Work Off the Walls as Pace Quickens at Scope Art Fair.” Art-Info.com, March 9, 2012 at 5:38 p.m.
2012
Singer, Reid. “Scope 2012 Tones It Down With Lighthearted Riffs on Art History’s Elders.” www.artknowledgenews.com, March 9, 2012 at 11:46 a.m.
2012
“New Art Fair Highlights Miami Hotspot.” MutualArt.com. February 8, 2012
2012
Van Dijk, Vivian. “EYES IN interviews Chul Hyun Ahn.” EYES IN Magazine. January 3, 2012
2011
O’Sullivan, Michael. “Looking at what can’t be seen.” The Washington Post, December 23, 2011, p. 13 (Review of Illuminated Void)
2011
Smith, Tim. “Seeing the Light.” The Baltimore Sun. December 23, 2011. (review of Illuminated Void)
2011
Gardner, Lee. “Done With Mirrors: Chul Hyun Ahn Explores the Void.” City Paper, December 22, 2011, p. 22 (Interview and review of Illuminated Void)
2011
Boykoff Baron, Joan and Reuben M. Baron. “A real Titian at Art Miami? The Barons in Wynwood.” Artcritical.com. December 19, 2011 at http://artcritical.com/2011/12/19/art-miami
2011
Sheets, Hilarie. “Limitless Realms.” Chul Hyun Ahn: Illuminated Void. Baltimore: C. Grimaldis Gallery, November, 2011, p. 6 - 9.
2011
Gardner, Lee. “Chul Hyun Ahn: Illuminated Void.” City Paper, November 9, 2011
2011
Gallegos, Anna. “Inaugural Art Fair Draws Crowds.” Houston Chronicle, September 18, 2011, p. B2
2011
Popova, Ekaterina. “Delaware Art Museum Looks - and Looks Again - at Illusion Drawn from Nature.” Artes Magazine, July 18, 2011
2010
“Like your art perplexing? Socially relevant? Check out our top picks.” The Miami Herald, Decmeber 2, 2010
2010
Delcambre, Dave. “Teaching a Familiar Space New Tricks.” NC artblog. October 12, 2010. http://ncartblog.org/. (review of SECCA’s Look Again)
2010
Zampetti, Chiara. “L’arte trasforma Berlino.” Il Sole 24 Ore.com, October 5, 2010
2010
Matijcio, Steven. “Look Again.” Guide to exhibition at Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), July 15 - October 10, 2010
2009
Bierstein, Malika. “Art Miami VIP Sneak Preview Shines.” Haute Living Magazine, December 4, 2009
2008
Margulies, Martin Z. with texts by Katherine Hinds, Klaus Kertess, and Peter Plagens. The Martin Z. Margulies Collection: Painting and Sculpture. Martin Z. Margulies Foundation, 2008
2008
Ober, Cara. “Chul Hyun Ahn.” ARTnews. December, 2008, p. 131 (review of Phenomena: Visual Echo)
2008
McCabe, Bret. “Empty Quest.” City Paper. October 8, 2008. (review of Chul Hyun Ahn: Visual Echoes)
2008
Murray, Audrey. “Tunnel vision.” Style. September/October 2008, p. 22. (review of Phenomena: Visual Echo at C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore)
2008
Adams, Virginia K. “Clear your Mind, Contemplate Infinity: Chul Hyun Ahn’s Meditation Boxes.”
2008
Chul Hyun Ahn: Visual Echoes. Baltimore: C. Grimaldis Gallery, September 2008, p. 3 - 6. (essay)
2008
Noonan, Kate. “Art: Grimaldis @ 405.” City Paper. July 23, 2008. (review)
2008
McNatt, Glenn. “Galleries’ big (and bigger) sculptures.” The Baltimore Sun. June 26, 2008 (review of Area 405 group sculpture exhibition).
2008
Feinstein, Roni. “Private Collections and Nonprofits.” Art in America. March 2008, p. 82-83
2007
McNatt, Glenn. “Illuminating Colorful Reflections.” The Baltimore Sun. January 17, 2007
2007
“Some Things to Look For.” The Art Newspaper: International Edition. Vol. XVI, No. 186. December 2007
2007
McNatt, Glenn. “Rich Snapshots of Indian Life.” The Baltimore Sun. January 17, 2007
2007
Capuzzo, Mariangela. “Celebrating Sculpture: Selections From the Collection of Martin Z. Margulies.” Miami Art Guide. November 17, 2007
2006
Salcman, Michael. “State of the Art.” Urbanite Magazine. May 1, 2006
2005
McNatt, Glenn. “Artful Architecture.” The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 2005
2004
Genocchio, Benjamin. “ART REVIEW; A Show Where Light Is Very Heavy.” The New York Times, December 19, 2004. (Review of Luminous Recurrence at Shore Institute)
2004
McNatt, Glenn. “Chul Hyun Ahn’s Light-box Illusions Delight the Eye.” The Baltimore Sun, January 22, 2004. (Review of Infinite Directions solo exhibition)
The Martin Z. Margulies Collection: Painting and Sculpture
Chul Hyun Ahn: Illuminated Void, for more information
Book, "Fish Out of Water," a Baltimore city public art project
English (US)

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