CV | Chansong Woo

Chansong Woo

Bio

Born and raised in South Korea, Chansong Woo (b.1989) now lives in Auburn, Alabama. She received her MFA in Studio Art from Florida State University, where she taught as an adjunct professor. Previously, she received her BFA and MFA degrees in Painting from Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, South Korea. Her artwork explores how personal memory and trauma can be articulated through art. By engaging with themes of vulnerability and subjectivity, her art invites viewers as a post-generation from diverse backgrounds to reflect on how history is learned and remembered across generations.

Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including solo exhibitions and group exhibitions at venues such as Pen and Brush (New York, NY), Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (Montgomery, AL), InselGallerie (Berlin, Germany), York Art Gallery (York, England), Whatcom Museum (Bellingham, WA), Pensacola Museum of Art (Pensacola, FL), MoFA (Tallahassee, FL), Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (Athens, GA), Kunstraum Kreuzberg (Berlin, Germany), CICA Museum (Gimpo-si, South Korea), Songwon Art Center, and Palais de Seoul (Seoul, South Korea). Also, she was a longlist artist of the Aesthetica Art Prize 2024, a live gallery shortlisted artist of the Sunny Art Prize 2022 in the UK, and selected for Fresh Legs 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Recently, she has been awarded a Creative Residency at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences for fall 2025.

Academy

2023 May. M.F.A. in Studio Art, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Dissertation Title: About a thing

Committee: Jeff Beekman (chair), Grace Aneiza Ali, Tra Bouscaren, Kevin Curry

2017 Aug. M.F.A. in Painting, Graduate School of Visual Art, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

Dissertation Title: A study on pictorial expression method of ordinary objects and view in everyday life - with my work
Advisor: Sukju Lee

2013 Aug. B.F.A. in Painting, Department of Painting, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

M.F.A. Thesis http://www.riss.kr/link?id=T14565948

http://lib.sookmyung.ac.kr/search/detail/CAT000000797700

http://dcollection.lib.sookmyung.ac.kr/jsp/common/DcLoOrgPer.jsp?sItemId=000000065009

Solo Exhibitions

(forthcoming) 2026 Sep. TBA, COOP Gallery, Nashville, TN

(forthcoming) 2026 Jan - Feb. TBA, Art Gallery at Side Track, Opelika, AL

2017 Apr-Jun. <Inside sight>, Artinsun, Seoul, South Korea

2017 Mar-Apr. <Sight of slight>, Renaissance Plaza Cheongpa Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

2015 Mar. <Seeya_Ordinary but not Ordinary>, Palais de Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

Selected Group Exhibitions & Art Projects

(ongoing) 2025 Jun - Sep. <The 46th Biennial Museum Exhibition: Home>, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

(ongoing) 2025 Jun - Jul. <Fresh Legs 2025>, InselGallerie, Berlin, Germany

2025 Jun. <Uncanny>, IU Kokomo Art Gallery, Indiana University Kokomo, IN

2025, May - Jun. <Anonymous Drawings 2024/25>, Hyper Cultural Passengers, Hamburg, Germany

2025, Feb. <Sunrise/Moonset>, Flowing Space x A Space Gallery, New York, NY

2025, Jan - Feb. <Multiculturalism and Belonging>, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea

2025, Jan - Feb. <PaperWorks>, Jan Dempsey Art Center, Auburn, AL

2024 Nov - 2025 Jan. <Anonymous Drawings 2024>, Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

2024 Oct - Nov. <COMPULSION>, ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA

2024, Aug - Sep. <Multiculturalism and Belonging>, Dutton Gallery, California State University, San Bernardino, CA

2024 Mar - Apr. <Hit Me With Your Best Shot>, Pen and Brush, New York, NY

2024 Mar - May. <37th Annual McNeese Works on Paper Exhibition>, Grand Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA

2024 Mar - May. <70th Annual Member’s Show>, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL

2024 Feb - Apr. <Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition 2024 (Digitally displayed)>, York Art Gallery, UK

2023 Apr - 2024 Apr. <HSF Excellence in the Visual Arts Exhibition>, FSU Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House, Tallahassee, FL

2023 Nov - 2024 Feb. <Acts of Healing and Repair>, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA

2023 May - Jun. <The Value 2023>, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea

2023 Apr - May. <be/longing>, FSU Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA), Tallahassee, FL

2023 Mar - May. <Member's Show>, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL

2023 Mar - Apr. <Sunny Art Prize 2022: Live Gallery Exhibition (Online)>, Sunny Art Centre, London, United Kingdom

2023 Jan. <Flowing Substances>, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2023 Jan. <Rites and Passages>, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2022 Nov. <Some Things I'll Never Forget>, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2022 Oct. <size matters>, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2022 Jul. <Slice of Life>, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina

2022 Jun - Jul. <Experimental Film and Video 2022>, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea

2022 Feb-. <All About Love>, Working Method Contemporary Gallery and Atrium, Tallahassee, FL

2021 Nov - Dec. <In Touch>, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea

2021 Oct - Nov. <thresholds>, Working Method Contemporary Gallery and Atrium, Tallahassee, FL

2021 Sep - Oct. <High Level Structure>, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2021 Apr. <Surviving The Void>, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2021 Feb. <Pop Up Art Show>, LGA: The League of Graduate Artists, Tallahassee, FL

2016 Apr - Jun. <Freedom of art in uncertain times.>, Artinsun, Seoul, South Korea
2015 Aug. <ON THE GROUND>, Palais de Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
2014 Jul - Aug. <Errantry : The 4th PEEP!>, Songwon Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2014 Jul - Aug. <ASYAAF 2014>, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, South Korea
2014 Jan. <The 4th The Art Factory Project>, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, South Korea
2013 Jun. <MUT>, Palais de Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
2013 Feb. <The Best Graduation Exhibition>, The Dongduk Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

2012 Nov. <The 27th Fine Art Graduation Exhibition>, Renaissance Plaza Cheongpa Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

2012 Jun. <The 19th Korea Art International Open-Exhibition>, CROWN・HAITAI-Qualia Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

Residency

(forthcoming) 2025 Nov. <Hambidge Residency>, Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA

Professional Experiences

2023 Apr. Artist Talk, FSU Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA), Tallahassee, FL

2023 Mar. Presenter, 2023 Master's in Four Competition, FSU, Tallahassee, FL

2022 Nov. Artist Talk, Department of Art, FSU, Tallahassee, FL

2021 Aug-Dec. Foundations GA, Department of Art, FSU, Tallahassee, FL (Fall 2021)

2020 Aug.-2021 Apr. Graduate Assistant, FSU Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA), Tallahassee, FL (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)

2019 Jan. EARL NVRKNW, 'MARGO', Album Cover Artist, Raleigh, NC

2017 May. Artinsun, Podcast Panel, Seoul, South Korea

2014 Jan. The 4th Art Factory Project, Performer Selling Hamburger, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, South Korea

2013-2014 (Series) Commercial Murals, Director, South Korea

- The Restaurant, Mapo-gu, Seoul

- Lavazza Cafe, Jongno-gu, Seoul

- The Cafe (in Granseoul), Jongno-gu, Seoul

- The Cafe, Mapo-gu, Seoul

2013 May. Children Painting Event, First Round Judge, Korea Post Office, Seoul, South Korea

2011 Nov.-2012 Nov. The Graduation Preparation Committee, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

2011 Mar., Jun. Military Welfare Group Mural Painting Project, Member, Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Seoul, South Korea

2011 Jul-Aug. Shanghai Donghua Univ.-Sookmyung Women's Univ., Exchange Program, Shanghai, China

Teaching Experiences

2023 Aug - 2024 May. Drawing Foundations, 2D Foundations, Adjunct Professor, Department of Art, FSU, Tallahassee, FL

: Fall 2023, Spring 2024

2023 Summer - 2024 May. Art+The Environment, online course TA/Mentor, Department of Art, FSU, Tallahassee, FL

: Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024 – 2 Sections

2022 Jan - 2023 May. 2D Foundations, Instructor of Record, Department of Art, FSU, Tallahassee, FL

: Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023

2021 Aug - Dec. 2D Foundations, Teaching Assistant, Department of Art, FSU, Tallahassee, FL (Fall 2021)

2016 Aug - 2017 Feb. Cartoon and Caricature, Instructor, 7th-grade class, Gunpo Suri Middle School, Gunpo-si, South Korea

2013 May - 2015 May. Drawing and Painting, Instructor, 7th-9th grade classes, Art Academy 'Hong-ik Art Studio', Seoul, South Korea

2009 Nov - 2010 Feb. Drawing and Painting, Instructor, 12th-grade classes, Art Academy 'Good-morning', Seoul, South Korea

2009 Jun - Aug. Drawing and Painting, Instructor, 10th-12th grade classes, Art Academy 'Sonamoo', Suncheon-si, South Korea

Awards

2024 Jan. <Aesthetica Art Prize 2024 Longlisted Artist>, Aesthetica Magazine, York, UK

2023 Apr. <2023 Graduate Student Excellence in Visual Arts Award>, FSU, Tallahassee, FL

2023 Mar. <2023 Master’s in Four Competition Finalist>, FSU, Tallahassee, FL

2022 Dec. <Virtual Instruction Award (VIA)>, Department of Art, FSU, Tallahassee, FL

2022 Nov. <Sunny Art Prize 2022 Live Gallery Shortlisted Artist>, Sunny Art Centre, London, United Kingdom

2012 Feb. <Academic Excellence Award (1st)>, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

2012 Jun. <Special Award>, The 19th Korea Art International Open-Exhibition, Korea Art International Exchange Association, Seoul, South Korea

2009 Sep. <Academic Excellence Award>, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

Scholarships

2020 Fall-2023 Spring. <FSU Graduate Fellowship>, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

2016 Fall-2017 Spring. <Teaching Assistant Scholarship>, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

2013 Fall-2014 Spring. <Excellent Alumna Scholarship>, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

2013 Spring. <Scholarship For The Contest Winner>, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

2013 Spring. <Honor Student Scholarship>, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

2011 Spring. <Scholarship For Study Abroad Program>, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

2010 Fall. <Scholarship For Study Abroad Program>, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

2009 Fall. <Honor Student Scholarship>, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea

Press & Publications & Archives

(forthcoming) 2025 May - Jun. <Anonymous Drawings 2024/25>, Hyper Cultural Passengers, Hamburg, Germany

(forthcoming) 2024 Dec. <New Media Art 2025> by CICA Press - will be updated and available on Amazon and in bookstores in Korea and the U.S.

2025 Feb - Mar. <Anonymous Drawings & Lines Fiction> at Kunsthaus Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
2024 <Anonymous Drawings 2024> at Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien - will be updated.