Chul Hyun Ahn

(Korean, born 1971)

railroad (curve to the left) by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Railroad (Curve to the Left), 2018

130,000 USD

three circles by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Three Circles, 2022

45,000 USD

mirror painting #4 by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Mirror painting #4, 2022

9,500 USD

mirror painting #10 by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Mirror Painting #10, 2022

9,500 USD

forked series #39 by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Forked Series #39, 2018

12,500 USD

forked series #43 by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Forked Series #43, 2022

12,500 USD

9 dots by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

9 Dots, 2021

28,000 USD

five squares by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Five Squares, 2016

45,000 USD

untitled 726 by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Untitled 726, 2018

45,000 USD

mirror drawing #27 by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Mirror Drawing #27, 2014

28,000 USD

two circles by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Two Circles, 2019

30,000 USD

diagonal #2 by chul hyun ahn

Chul Hyun Ahn

Diagonal #2, 2017

45,000 USD

Biography

Timeline

1971
Born in Pusan, Korea
1990 - 1997
BFA, Chu-Gye University for the Arts, Seoul, Korea
1991
High Grand Scholarship, Chu-Gye University for the Arts, Seoul, Korea
2000
MA Candidate, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
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
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)

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

Literature

2014
Civin, Marcus. “Chul Hyun Ahn; The Academy Art Museum.” Sculpture Magazine. Vol. 33, No. 6. July/August 2014. p. 72-73.
Murakami, Nicole. “The First Downtown Art Fair: An Intimate Art Affair.” Whitewall Magazine. May 13, 2014
Small, Rachel. “How the Dallas Art Fair Takes You In”. Interview Magazine. April 12, 2014
Labong, Leilani Marie. “Narrow Minded,” Luxe. Interiors + Design. Winter, Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2013
Roffino, Sara. “Former Rebel Scope Art Fair Brings a More Subtle, Refined Array of Quality Works,” Blouinartinfo.com. March 7, 2013
“The Fascinating World of Light Artists,” All-that-is-interesting.com. March 7, 2013
Eberhart, Jennifer. “Art fair highlight: SCOPE (Photos),” Examiner.com. March 8, 2013
Shultz, Charlie. “From the Vernissage Floor: Armory Week in 48 Hours,” Artslant.com. March 8, 2013
Itzkowitz, Laura. “SCOPE Art Show Editor’s Picks,” Untappedcities.com. March 11, 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