GWAJA (South Korea)
@gwaja.j
Gwaja (b. 1988) delves into introspection through the medium of portraiture. The core of their paintings lies in the intricate black lines meticulously crafted with pencil and charcoal, each line containing a multitude of artistic processes. The artist boasts an impressive portfolio of collaborations with renowned companies, including Häagen-Dazs, Pringles, SIDIZ, Samsung Qm3, LG, and Absolut Vodka.
Solo Exhibition
2021 SEOUL, Hidden Place, 'Rough' solo exhibition
2017 SEOUL, FIFTY FIFTY Gallery, 'INSIDE' solo exhibition
2015 SEOUL, LOB, 'monthly project Yoon Jong Shin' solo exhibition
2013 CICAGO, the DAVID Creative, solo exhibition
Group Exhibition
2023 BUSAN, BAMA, Busan annual market of art 2023
2022 SEOUL, THEO Gallery, ‘Codes of street’ group exhibition
2022 SEOUL, Collast, 'Hipster' group exhibition
2022 SEOUL, Collast, 'NUDE' group exhibition
2022 SEOUL, URBAN BREAK, URBAN BREAK 2022 ART FAIR
2022 SEOUL, Collast, 'THE GARDEN OF SEONGSU CALM&HAPPYBARAGI' group exhibition
2022 SEOUL, Collast, 'SUNGSU LAND' group exhibition
2021 SEOUL, Collast, 'Vacance+Bacchus' group exhibition
2021 SEOUL, Collast, 'HAPPYBARAGI' group exhibition
2021 SEOUL, Kote] Korea NFT artist group exhibition
2021 SEOUL, Villa Hamilton, 'NFT Villa' Korea NFT artist group exhibition
2020 SEOUL, Ecorock Gallery, 'walking in the color' group exhibition
2020 SEOUL, L Gallery, 'Hommage' group exhibition
2018 SEOUL, Comic Con, 'My Own Here' group exhibition
2017 SEOUL, SUFY, Dance fusion 20 group exhibition
2016 SEOUL, Soul Ink Gallery, group exhibition
2015 SEOUL, FIFTY FIFTY Gallery, prinles korea collaboration exhibition & promotion
2014 SEOUL, Insadong SSamjigill, 'step' group exhibition
and more
Co-work Experience
2023 Aer, advertisement, illustration
2023 Aer, advertisement, ‘Aer Man' illustration
2022 Eider, advertisement, 'Airborn' illustration
2022 Eider, advertisement, 'Codura' illustration
2021 LG Gram, advertisement, illustration
2021 LG, LX Holdings, advertisement, illustration
2020 Absolut Vodka, advertisement, collaboration
2020 Kabrew Brew Pub, collaboration
2020 Broca's Brain, sience books, book cover
2020 NCSOFT, project TL UI
2020 TROIS ROIS, jually, collaboration
2018 A2AGE, Cosmetic, collaboration
2017 SAMSUNG QM3, advertisement, illustration
2017 PUBLIC DANCE Mag, Popin pete co-work,New york
2016 Häagen-Dazs, pop-up store promotion, collaboration
Education
2007 BA Fine Arts, Sejong University, Seoul
