Biography
한국어
Ahree Song
Born in 1984 in Seoul, South Korea
Ahree Song is a Korean contemporary artist. She received a BFA (2010) and an MFA (2015), both in sculpture from Seoul National University. In 2017, She moved to the United States, earning an MFA in fine arts from School of Visual Arts, New York (2019). Her varied practice explores the moment when matters or environments are changed through non-natural means. In 2009, Ahree was awarded a Presidential Award in South Korea. Her works are housed in the Seoul National University and Daekyo Culture Foundation in the South Korea and have been reviewed in CNB Journal, The Joong Ang Ilbo, The Kukmin Ilbo and The Chosun Ilbo, among others. Ahree’s work has been the focus of solo presentations at the CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea (2019); Rund Gallery, Seoul, Korea (2019). Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, including those at the Kim Chong Yung Museum, Seoul (2010); Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul (2012, 2013, 2015).
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2019
M.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, US
2015
M.F.A., Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2010
B.F.A., Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Winter Estuary, Gallery Doll, Seoul, Korea
2019
Fall Is a Relatively Free Movement, Rund Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Contained Time, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea
Group Exhibitions
2019
2018
2015
2014
2013
Now That’s What I Call Love!, DCTV, New York, NY, US
New Media Art, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea
Made in NY 2019, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, US
76th Regional Exhibition, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, US
Contained Memory, SVA Flatiron Gallery, New York, NY, US
The Future of Food, Usagi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
Utility, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, US
Satellite Art Show, 18 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL, US
Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
LIC Arts Open Fall Salon, The Factory, Long Island City, NY, US
People's Choice Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
5gamdo, Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
The Young Artists Exhibition, KOSA Space Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Open Call, WooSuk Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Danwon Art Festival, Danwon Art Gallery, Ansan, Korea
From Liberation Day to the Present, Independence Hall, Cheonan, Korea
Good Morning Gwanghwamun (the 9th Gwanghwamun International Art Festival), Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2012
JW Young Art Award, Gong Pyung art gallery, Seoul, Korea
Archive, WooSuk Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Art Preview & Portfolio Show, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea
Korea Erotica, The Museum of Sex & Health, Jeju, Korea
We Are Going To Gwanghwamun (the 8th Gwanghwamun International Art Festival), Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Claim New Territories of Seoul City, Unofficial Preview Gallery, Seoul, Korea
New thinking, New art, Lee Seoul Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2011
I will survive (Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Young Artists Exhibition), Seoul Art Space Seogyo, Seoul, Korea
2010
National University and Graduate School Student Sculpture Contest, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
ASYAAF (Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival), Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Korea
Crown & Haitai Modeling Competition, Artvalley Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Emerging Artists of the Year, Kim Chong Yung Museum, Seoul, Korea
Collaborations
2019
The Hugging Field, A collaboration with Jee Youn Hwang at The Thread Mag, New York, NY, US
Awards & Grants
2019
Manhattan Award, Art Takes Manhattan, New York, NY, US
MFA Fine Arts Award, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, US
2018
2nd Place, Art Room Gallery, New York, NY, US
MFA Fine Arts Award, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, US
2013
Lecture & Research Scholarship, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Excellence Award, Ansan Cultural Foundation, Ansan, Korea
SNU Development fund Scholarship, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
The Korean Federation of Arts & Culture Society Award, GIAF Organizing Committee, Seoul, Korea
2012
Young Art Award, JW-Group, Seoul, Korea
Lecture & Research Scholarship, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Art Actor Prize, Korean Fine Arts Association, Seoul, Korea
Honoree, The Museum of Sex & Health, Jeju, Korea
Superior Academic Performance, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2010
Excellence Award, Daekyo Culture Foundation, Seoul, Korea
Silver Medal, Crown Haitai Hoildings, Seoul, Korea
2009
Presidential Award, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Superior Academic Performance, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Collections
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Daekyo Culture Foundation, Seoul, Korea
Magazines
2020
"Manifest Exhibition Annual Season", Manifest Press, January 1
2019
"New Media Art 2020", CICA Press, December 1
"Attention Artist : Installation Artist, Ahree Song", BIZart, October 1
Newspapers
2019
Hyowon Kim, "Ahree Song : Fall Is a Relatively Free Movement.", Sports Seoul, October 21
2012
Seoyoon Jang, "A sensation in the art world", E Daily, February 1
https://m.edaily.co.kr/news/Read?newsId=01495686599426256&mediaCodeNo=257#forward
"New thinking, New art exhibition of 16 people", Joong Ang Sunday, January 25
2011
Shinhae Choi, "Busy movement of young artists", Seoul National University Newspaper, May 8
2010
Gyeongeun Kim, "[ASYAAF] The burning individuality on the canvas, it is hotter than the sun", The Chosun Ilbo, August 10
http://newsplus.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/08/10/2010081000158.html
Youngran Lee, "The 'ICE' generation also in the world of art", Herald Corporation, March 2
https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?oid=016&aid=0000336152
"The experimental spirit of young artists - '2010 Exhibition of Rising Sculptors'", The Joong Ang Ilbo, February 20
https://news.joins.com/article/4021778
Changsoo Yoon, "Why were the curators enamored of them", The Seoul Shinmun, February 19
Online Publications
2019
"송아리展 / Ahree Song : Rund Gallery X Jing Space KOREART, 井空间KOREART, October 11
2018
"Colors", Art Room Gallery Online, September 1
http://www.artroomgalleryonline.com/exhibitions/2018/september_2018.html
2012
"Gwanghwamun International Art Festival April 9 Open", Art Daily, April 9
2011
"I will survive exhibition", Art in Culture, May 19
http://www.artinculture.kr/online/247
Yein Cho, "I will survive exhibition", Neolook, April 21
2010
"Grant greater opportunities for young artists", Daekyo Culture Foundation, September 10
http://www.dkculture.org/ko/winner_and_art/sculpture_university.aspx?year=2010
"Kim Chong Yung Museum 2010 Young Artists Exhibition", Neolook, February 19
Workshops
2015
Visiting Instructor, Art Workshop, Museum of Art in Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Work Experiences
2018
Teaching Assistant, Digital Sculpture, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, US
Teaching Assistant, Sculpture, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, US
2012
Teaching Assistant, Sculpture, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea