Min-Woo Bang
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MIN-WOO BANG Background: 1971 Born: Seoul, Korea 1990 Migrated to Australia 1993 Diploma of Fine Arts, National Art School, Sydney 1999 Bachelor of Visual Art (Hon) and Master of Visual Art, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney Solo Exhibitions: 1997 ‘Self Portraits’, James Harvey Gallery, Sydney 1998 ‘Self Portraits’, James Harvey Gallery, Sydney 1999 ‘Self Portrait in the Age of Appropriation’, Gallery 4A, Sydney 2000 ‘New Paintings’, James Harvey Gallery, Sydney 2001 ‘New Paintings’, Campsie Central Library, Sydney 2004 ‘Emerald City’, Tap Gallery, Sydney 2005 ‘Emerald City II’, Washhouse Gallery, Sydney 2005 ‘Journey’, Rex-Livingston Art Dealer, Sydney 2006 ‘Landscapes’, Jackman Gallery, Melbourne 2006 ‘Landscape and Myth’, Rex-Livingston Art Dealer, Sydney 2007 ‘New Beginnings’, Rex-Livingston Art Dealer, Sydney 2008 ‘The Whisper of Trees’, Rex-Livingston Art Dealer, Sydney 2009 ‘Mystic Landscape’, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney 2010 ‘Mystic Landscapes II’ LK Contemporary Gallery, Perth 2011 'New Works' Gallery One, Southport, QLD 2011 'The Shadow of Light' Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney 2012 ‘Mystic Landscape’, Muk Muk Fine Art, Darwin, NT 2012 ‘Mystic Landscape’, Muk Muk Fine Art, Alice Springs, NT 2012 ‘Revisit’, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney 2013 ‘Feeling the Landscape’, Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth 2013 ‘Homage to Landscape’, Sydney Contemporary 13 & Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney 2014 ‘Beyond the Landscape’, Melbourne Art Fair; Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney 2015 ‘Sky Memoir’, Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth Awards: 1992 Waverley Art Prize (People’s Choice Award) 1992 TAFE Painting Award 1995 Dobell Foundation Scholarship 1995 The Robert Le Gay Breton Drawing Prize (AGNSW) 1997 Chroma Australia Art Prize 1997 William Fletcher Trust Grant 2002 Campion Art Awards (Carnival Christi), 1st Place 2008 The City of Albany Art Prize, Finalist 2008 The Paddington Art Prize, Finalist 2010 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Finalist 2010 The City of Albany Art Prize, Finalist 2010 The Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize 2010 Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Finalist 2011 Mosman Art Prize, Finalist 2012 Albany Art Prize, Finalist 2012 New South Wales Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, Finalist 2012 Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize, Finalist 2012 Gold Coast Art Prize, Finalist 2013 King’s School Art Prize, Finalist 2013 Paddington Art Prize, Finalist 2014 Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize, Finalist 2014 KAAF Art Prize, Finalist; KAAF Members’ Award 2014 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Finalist 2015 43rd Muswellbrook Art Prize Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, Finalist 2015 Tatersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize Qld, Finalist 2015 Gold Coast city Art Prize Gold Coast City Gallery Qld, Finalist 2015 KAAF Art Prize, Korean Cultural Centre Gallery, Sydney, Finalist Selected Group Exhibitions: 1992 Third Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Award; Waverley Art Prize 1993 National Art School Final Year Show; Windsor & Newton Australian Awards 1994 Windsor & Newton Australian Awards & Art Expo 1996 SCA Graduating Show 1997 SCA Honours Graduation Show 1998 King’s School Art Prize; 4A Gallery Member Show 1999 ‘Kr’ Korean Artists show, curated by Min Woo Bang; King’s School art prize Contemporary painting show, curated by Su Baker; Blacktown City Council Art Exhibition; ‘Art as art’ a collective 99 project 2000 King’s School Art Prize 2001 4A Members’ Show 2002 Royal Easter Show; Art Exhibition for Launch of Burwood’s Cultural & Community Centre; Campion Art Prize, Sydney University 2004 Group Show, Michael Nagy Gallery; Cromwell’s Art Auction; Labor show Tap Gallery; Fundraising Show, 4A Gallery 2005 Art Sydney 05, RHI & Hordern Pavilion; Group Exhibition, Rex-Livingston Art Dealer 2006 3 Artists Show, Jackman Gallery, Melbourne; New 3 Artists group show, Rex- Livingston Art Dealer; Christmas Group Show, Rex-Livingston Art Dealer 2007 Showcase, Gallery O, Perth, Western Australia; Sydney International Art Show (Korea & Australia), Kara’s Art Gallery 2008 The City of Albany Art Prize, the Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany, WA; The Paddington Art Prize, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney 2009 Wagner Art Gallery, Summer Show; Group Exhibition, Diehl Gallery, Jackson Hole, US; Korea Woman’s Art Society Group show, Farm House Gallery, Sydney; Christmas Show, Wagner Art Gallery; Collector’s Choice, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney; Artists at Ashfield, Thirning Villa, Ashfield (sponsored by Ashfield Council); Korea-Australia Exchange exhibition, organized by Gong-Pyung Artspace (Korea) and Cross Bay Gallery (Sydney); Global Gallery, Sydney 2010 The Stan and Maureen Duke Prize at Gold Coast City Gallery; The Wynne Prize, AGNSW; Collectors’ Choice, Wagner Art Gallery; The City of Albany Art Prize, Albany, Western Australia; Stockroom Exhibition, Wagner Art Gallery; Chapman & Bailey Art Awards 2010 at Metro Arts, Brisbane; Guildford Grammar School Art & Sale Exhibition, Perth; BSG Small works Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery; Small Images/Grand Visions, Wagner Art Gallery; The Summer Show, Wagner Art Gallery 2011 The Summer Show, Wagner Art Gallery; "Pause...Where are we now?" Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre (organized by KWASS); Mosman Art Prize Finalists’ exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery 2012 Albany Art Prize, Albany Town Hall, WA; "Mangae", NSW Parliament House (organized by KWASS); NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, NSW Parliament House; Gold Coast Art Prize 2013 ‘Summer Show’, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney; Snake Snake Snake: A Celebration of Australian Asian Artists, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney; King’s School Art Prize, Sydney 2014 ‘Drawing: A Fundamental Liberation IV’, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney; Small Images- Grand Visions 40/40, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney. 2014 Aust. &Korean Artists exhibition “Uncertain Paradise”, Imazoo Gallery Seoul, South Korea 2014 Art From Australia, Gail Art Museum, South Korea 2014 “Çrafted Light”, group show, Cruz Galleries, SA Bibliography: Andrew Frost, Australian Art Collector (no.1), 1997, p.26 Bruce James, ‘Arts’, Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 17, 1999 Bruce James, ‘Galleries’, Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 7, 1997 Lenny Ann Low, ‘Open Gallery’, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 5-6, 2005 Inner Western Courier, Feb 8, 2005, p.36 Elizabeth Fortescue, Daily Telegraph, Feb 12, 2005, p.36 Jin Kwon, Korean Times (Sydney), Jul 7, 2006 Trevor Lang, ‘Insight of Min Woo Bang’, Artist’s Palette Magazine (no. 46), 2006 ‘Open Gallery’, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 11-12, 2012 ‘Feature Artist’, ArtWhatsOn, Aug 2, 2012 Leslie Zampatti, ‘Luscious Landscapes’, Subiaco Post, Apr 20, 2013 Andrew Frost, ‘Çritic’s Picks’, Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 11, 2013 Amanda Woodard, Min Woo Bang, Australian Art Collector, August (Melbourne Art Fair edition), 2014 Andrew Frost, The Guardian, ‘Melbourne's tale of two art fairs: paintings, perfume and a Rolls-Royce’, Aug 18, 2014 ABC Radio National (Weekend Arts) interview with Melanie Tait, Aug 30, 2014 “Inspired by…” Australian House and Garden, January, 2015 .