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Jesse Chun

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Jesse Chun (b. 1984, Seoul; lives and works in Seoul and New York) received an MFA from School of Visual Arts (2014) and BFA from Parsons School of Design (2007). Solo exhibitions have been held at Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles (2024); 1708 Gallery, Richmond (2018); and Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York (2016). Selected group exhibitions have been held at Gallery Hyundai, Seoul (2024); Thaddaeus Ropac, Seoul (2024); Art Sonje Center, Seoul (2024); Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles (2024); 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale (2023);  Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco (2023); De Appel, Amsterdam (2023); Ballroom Marfa (2023); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2023); Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (2021); SculptureCenter, Queens (2020); Nam June Paik Art Center, Seoul (2020); NXTHVN, New Haven (2020); The Drawing Center, New York (2019); and Queens Museum (2018). Chun is a recipient of Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (2020) and Triple Canopy Commission Award (2020). Chun has participated in residencies at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (2024); National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship at ISCP, New York (2019), and The Drawing Center Open Sessions Fellowship (2018).


Chun’s work is in the collections of Kadist Art Foundation; Museum of Modern Art Library, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art Library, New York; Seoul Museum of Art; and Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.