Biography
Wonkun Jun (KR, 1970) uses colour as the primary focus, it is a fundamental element in Jun’s paintings, which explore colour relationships and abstract elds of monochrome. The result is what Jun considers a glimpse into his consciousness—colour relationships that convey feeling and visualise his emotions, and which are imbued with an aura, a sense of age, and mystery. After completing his degrees in Seoul and Düsseldorf, Jun now lives and works in Düsseldorf. He has exhibited internationally in a.o. Korea, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United States and Singapore. Jun is a former resident artist at Mark Rothko Center, Latvia and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea and his works are collected by renowned minimal painter Imi Knoebel. Wonkun Jun lives and works in Düsseldorf.
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Education
- 1997 B.A., Chugye University for The Arts, Seoul, Korea
- 1998-1999 Completed Braunschweigkunsthochschule Course, Braunschweig Germany
- 1999-2003 B.A., Düsseldorf Kunstakademie, Germany
- 2001 Meisterschueler (Prof. Helmut Federle)
Awards and nominations
- 2000 First Prize, All from Flows, Juried Exhibition by Plasmaselect Inc., Munich, Germany
- 2004-2005 Scholarship, Municipal Art Studio, Gaildorf, Germany
- 2006-2007 National Art Studio, Goyang, Korea
- 2013 Mark Rothko international Residence, Latvia
- 2016 Youngen Art museum Residence, Korea
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2021 XX – 20 Jahre kunstraumno. 10, Germany
Farbe auf Papier, Galerie Klaus Braun, Germany
Gallery The Box, Germany (Solo)
Gallery Werner Klein, Germany (Solo) - 2020 Gallery Grewenig, Germany (Solo)
Gallery Klaus Braun, Germany (Solo)
Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
Chang Ucchin Museum of Art Yangju City, Korea
Vielfalt der Farbe, Galerie Werner Klein, Germany - 2019 Gallery LVS, Korea (Solo)
- 2018 New Collection, Osan Art Museum, Korea
- 2017 Gallery Werner Klein Cologne, Germany (Solo)
Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst, Germany (Solo)
Pause Galerie LVS, Seoul Korea (Solo)
Friedhofsmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany
Europa Konkret II, Gallery M. Beck, Germany
Little Prince, Clayarch Gimhae Museum, South-Korea - 2016 Yungeun Museum of Contempory, Kyungido, Korea
Art Geneva, Geneva Switzerland
ArtCentral, Hongkong
CICA Art Museum Gyeonggi Do Gimpo, Korea
- 2015 Enlightenment Gallery LVS Seoul, Korea
Jenseits of Logik Gallery Cubus-m, Berlin Germany
Korean Contemporary: Fusion, Galerie Ron Mandos, The Netherlands - 2014 Wonkun Jun, Jun Azumatei Galerie Katharina Krohn, Basel Switzerland
INSIDE OF INSIDE Galerie Bräuning Contemporary Art, Hamburg Germany
