Min-Woo Bang

Min-Woo Bang was born in Seoul, Korea in 1971. Before migrating to Australia, he studied for 3 years in a high school specializing in visual arts education.

Bang gained a Diploma of Fine Arts from the National Art School (1993) and graduated from Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney University, BVA (Hon) and MVA (1994~1999).

Bang has participated in many group shows and held 12 solo exhibitions. Since 1998, he has been the director of the Croydon Art Studio where he runs art classes for children and adults.

Solo Exhibitions

1997 'Self-Portraits', James Harvey Gallery, Sydney
1998 'Self-Portraits II', 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

Awards

1992 Waverley art prize (people's choice award)
TAFE painting award
1995 Dobell foundation scholarship
The Robert Le Gay Breton drawing prize (The Art Gallery of NSW)
1997 Chroma Australia Art Prize
William Fletcher Trust Grants
2002 Campion Art Awards (Carnival Christi), 1st prize
2008 Finalist, The City of Albany Art Prize, Albany, Western Australia
2008 Finalist, The Paddington Art Prize

Selected Group Exhibitions

1992 Third Lloyd Rees memorial art award
   Waverley Art Prize
1993 National Art School final year show
   Winsor & Newton Australian Awards
1994 Winsor & Newton Australian Awards & Art Expo
1996 SCA Graduating Show
1997 SCA Honors 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 (Gallery 4A)
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, Kazari Collector, Melbourne
   Christmas group show, Rex-Livingston art dealer
2007 Showcase, Gallery O, Perth, Western Australia
Sydney International Art Show (Korea & Australia), Kara's Art gallery, Sydney
2008 The city of Albany Art Prize, the Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany, Western
Australia
   The Paddington Art Prize, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney

References

Andrew G. Frost, Australian Art Collector (no.1), p.26,1997
Bruce James, 'Arts', The Sydney Morning Herald, April 17, 1999.
Bruce James, 'Galleries', The Sydney Morning Herald, February 7, 1997
Lenny Ann Low 'Open Gallery' Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald, February 5-6, 2005
Inner Western Courier, February 8 2005 , p36.
Elizabeth Fortescue, The Daily Telegraph, February 12, 2005, p36.
Jin Kwon, The Korean Times (Sydney), July 7, 2006
Trevor Lang, 'Insight of Min Woo Bang', Artist's Palette Magazine, No 46, 2006