IMI HWANGBO
imi@uga.edu
Education
| 1991 | M.F.A. in Sculpture, Stanford University |
| 1989 | B.A. cum laude in Visual Studies, Dartmouth College |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2010 | The Spire Series, Miller Block Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2007 | The Portal Series, Miller Block Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2005 | Constructed Drawings, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2004 | Device for Not Being, Hiestand Gallery, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, Ohio |
| 1999 | New Work, Chidlaw Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1999 | New Work, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1998 | The Waiting Chamber, Artemisia, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1998 | The Waiting Chamber, Gallery 10, Washington, D.C. |
Two Person Exhibitions
| 2008 | Cut, Folded, Dyed, and Glued: Sculpture by Imi Hwangbo and Jae Ko, David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Essay by Jo-Ann Conklin, gallery director |
| 2004-5 | Drawn into Light: Works with Paper by Imi Hwangbo and Kay Hwang, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia. Exhibition essay by Lilly Wei, New York |
Group Exhibitions
| 2010 | Paper Cut, Lemberg Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan |
| 2009 | Matrix, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, catalogue |
| 2009 | Economies of Scale, Miller Block Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2009 | Aqua Art Miami, Miami, Florida |
| 2008 | Paper Cuts, Frederiecke Taylor Gallery, New York, New York |
| 2008 | Art Miami, Miami, Florida |
| 2007 | Contemporary Printmaking at the Crossroads, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey |
| 2007 | Art on Paper Art Fair, New York, New York |
| 2006 | The New Collage, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, New York, catalogue |
| 2006 | Scope, New York, New York |
| 2006 | Crafty, Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, catalogue |
| 2006 | Garden, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia |
| 2005 | Draw, Dwight Hackett Projects, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 2005 | Homegrown, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, catalogue |
| 2004-5 | Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina, catalogue |
| 2004 | New Prints, International Print Center New York, New York |
| 2004 | Under Different Circumstances, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2004 | Flora, U.S. Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C., catalogue |
| 2004 | All About Drawing, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 2003 | New Work by Selected Gallery Artists, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2003 | Emory Outdoor Chair Exhibition, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, catalogue |
| 2003 | Visceral, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, Georgia |
| 2002 | Summer Show, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2001 | Impact, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia |
| 1998 | Us, Schmidt/Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1998 | East of the Sun, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, curated by Jason Yi, catalogue |
| 1998 | Constructions in Multiple Hues, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, curated by A. M. Weaver, catalogue |
| 1998 | Folds, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1997 | Showcase ‘97, Alternative Museum, New York, New York |
| 1997 | New Work, Spacelab Gallery, SPACES, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1996 | Across the Miles, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California |
| 1996 | Faculty Exhibition, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1995 | Twelve Thoughts and Frank, Asian-American Arts Centre, New York, New York |
| 1994 | Faculty Exhibition, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine |
| 1991 | Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Stanford University Art Museum, Stanford, California |
| 1990 | A Stanford Perspective, Rococo Gallery, San Francisco, California |
| 1990 | The New Genre, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California |
Commissions
| 2010 | “Diviner,” Large Scale Commission for the Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong |
Artist Residencies
| 2005 | Artist Fellowship, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire |
| 2001 | Artist Fellowship, The Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France |
| 2000 | Artist-in-Residence, The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska |
| 1998 | Artist Fellowship, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York |
| 1997 | Artist Fellowship, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York |
| 1996 | Visiting Artist Residency, American Academy in Rome, Italy |
| 1994 | Artist-in-Residence, Sculpture Space, Utica, New York |
| 1991-1992 | Artist-in-Residence, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland |
Reviews and Articles
Cate McQuaid, "The Shape of Obsession: Painstaking Handwork is Hallmark," Boston Globe, December 15, 2010, ill.
Gae Savannah, “Still Buoyant Decade: Satellite Miami Closes the Decade,” Flash Art International Online, January 2010, ill.
Bill Van Siclen, “Drawing and Sculpture Intertwined,” The Providence Journal, January 31, 2009
Anne Lloyd Wilson, Exhibition Review, Art in America, March 2008
Doug Norris, Exhibition Review, Art New England, June/July 2008
Cate McQuaid, “Layers of Meaning,” Boston Globe , September 27. 2007
Ken Johnson, “From Carved Creatures to Disneyland Rugs,” Boston Globe, September 24, 2006
Carole Van Sickle, “The Space Between,” UGA Research Magazine, UGA Research Foundation, June 2006
Cate McQuaid, “Marks of Distinction,” The Boston Globe, February 9, 2006, ill.
Max Halperon, “Homegrown: Southeast at SECCA", Art Papers, November/December 2005, p. 50-51
Ellen Sung, “More than Meets the Eye,” The Raleigh News and Observer, July 31, 2005, ill.
Tom Collins, “Restorative, Life-Generating Power of Art Returns with Dwight Hackett Exhibit,” April 15, 2005, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Diane Armitage, “Draw: Dwight Hackett Projects,” THE Magazine: Santa Fe’s Monthly Magazine of the Arts, May 2005
Zane Fisher, “Drawing for Content,” Santa Fe Reporter, April 6-12, 2005
Jerry Cullum, “Technology and Craftsmanship in Delicate Balance,” Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 13, 2005
Cathy Byrd, “Under the Surface: Imi Hwangbo,” Sculpture Magazine, January/February 2005, p.23-4, ill.
Ann Millett, “Art on Paper 2004 at the Weatherspoon Museum of Art, Art on Paper Magazine, Jan/Feb 2005
Ruth Latter, “Second Street Uncovers Layers of Talent,” The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, January 16, 2005, ill.
Tom Patterson, “A Versatile Medium,” Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, January 2, 2005
Catherine Fox, “Works United in Having Wonderfully Disparate Voices,” Atlanta Journal Constitution,
January 25, 2004, ill.
Catherine Fox, “Atlanta Art-A-Thon,” Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 11, 2004, ill.
Michael O’Sullivan, “Weekend’s Best: ‘Flora’ at the U.S. Botanic Garden,” The Washington Post,
January 30, 2004
WETA on the Town, PBS, WETA, Washington, D.C., January 29, 2004
L. Kent Wolgamott, “Back to the Drawing Board,” Lincoln Journal Star, January 26, 2004
“Artful Atlanta,” in “The Best for the Contemporary Traveler,” Sky Magazine, Delta Airlines, January 2004, ill.
Catherine Fox, “Campus Sit-in: Diverse, Provocative Creations Stand their Ground at Emory,”
Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 28, 2003
Robin Dana, “Visceral: Images of the Internal Body,” Art Papers, May/June 2003
Cate O’Hara, “Imi Hwangbo: New Work,” Dialogue, March/April 2000, ill.
Cathy Byrd, “Red on Red: Minimalist Sculpture Featured at Kiang,” Creative Loafing, March 26,1999, ill.
Catherine Fox, “Rubber Sculptures, Catchy Confidence,” Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 26, 1999, ill.
Cathy Byrd, “Folds,” Art Papers, November/December 1998, ill.
Glenn Harper (Sculpture Magazine editor), “Imi Hwangbo at Gallery 10,” Sculpture Magazine,
September 1998, ill.
Jerry Cullum, “Looking Between ‘Folds’ Illuminates Craft’s Direction,” Atlanta Journal Constitution,
July 31, 1998
Robin Rice, “Watching the Weather at Schmidt/Dean,” Philadelphia City Paper, July 10-16
Ferdinand Protzman, “Imi Hwangbo: Sculpture,” The Washington Post, April 16, 1998
Jean Cohen, “Body Conscious,” Where Magazine, Washington D.C., April 1998, ill.
Ken Oda, “Imi Hwangbo: The Waiting Chamber,” Ken Oda’s Art Newsletter, Washington, D.C., April 1998, ill.
James Aur, “Exhibit Weaves Strands of Memory,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 5, 1998
Diane Heilenmen, “Viewpoints,” Louisville Courier-Journal, February 4, 1996, ill.
Carolee Weglarz, “Colby Art Impresses and Entertains,” Central Maine Morning Sentinel, November 20 & 21, 1993, ill.
Roger Anderson, “‘The New Genre’ at the Berkeley Art Center,” Bay Area Express, January 12, 1990
Selected Awards
| 2005 | M.G. Michael Research Award, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia |
| 2001 | Camargo Artist Fellowship Grant, The Andy Warhol Foundation |
| 2000 | Artist Fellowship Grant, The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art |
| 1998 | Individual Artist Grant, The Kentucky Foundation for Women |
| 1997 | Al Smith Fellowship in the Visual Arts, The Kentucky Arts Council |
| 1991 | Reynolds Grant for Overseas Study, Dartmouth College |
Visiting Artist Lectures
| 2005 | Gallery Talk, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 2004 | Global Ambitions: Art, Culture, and National Identity in South Korea, Atlanta College of Art Symposium, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2004 2001 |
Artist Lecture, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, Ohio The Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France |
| 2000 | The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska |
| 1997 | Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 1993 | Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1991 | Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Collections
The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong
The Coca-Cola Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
The John Grisham Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia
The Fidelity Bank Collection, Boston, Massachusetts