Kim Won Geun

• Profile

  Nationality: South Korea

  Born 1970 in Korea

• CV

  Education

  • 3 M.F.A in Sculpture Graduate School of Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, Korea

  • B.F.A in Fine Arts (Sculpture) WonKwang University, Iksan, Korea

  Exhibitions

  • 2025 Art Taipei Art Fair

  • 2025 B.Y. Art Center Kiaf SEOUL

  • 2025 Lucie Change Fine Arts, Hongkong gallery 기호지세（騎之勢), Gallery DIO, Seoul

  • 2023 Through thick and thin, Take Hotel, Gwangmyeong

  • 2023 DIVISION THE VISION-THE VISION OF UNITY, Odusan Unification Tower, Paju

  • 2022 ARTS 1st curated by Gallery Bakyoung, Seoul Club, Seoul

  • SCOPE Miami Beach Art Show, Miami, Florida, USA

  • 2019 Tough Waves, Jinsun Gallery, Seoul

  Awards

  • 2011 Excellence Award, National University and Graduate School Student Sculpture Contest

  • 2009 Critic’s Award, 20th MBC The Korean Figurative Sculpture Association

  • 2009 Grand Prize, 5th Gyeonggi-do Peace Unification Art Contest

  • 2009 Grand Prize, 28th Grand Art Exhibition of Korea

  Collection of Works

  • Eskisehir City Hall (Turkey)

  • Lüleburgaz City Hall (Turkey)

  • University of Almería(Spain)

  • Ulsan Junggu Arts Center

  • Sungshin women’s University Woonjung Green Campus

  • Haslla Art World

  • Mersin City (Turkey)

  • Crown Haetai Art Valley

  • Yangpyeong County Office

  • Cappadocia (Turkey)

  • Alanya (Turkey)

  • Hancom Tower

  • Bakyoung Scholarship Cultural Foundation

• Artist note

  Kim Won Geun is a sculptor known for humorously and warmly portraying everyday people and emotions. The sculptures of Kim Won Geun depict underworld characters with unexpected vulnerability and humor. Often crafted in wood or epoxy resin and acrylics, these works range in size, yet have garnered fans across art fairs in handheld heights. The artist’s work recently turned heads at CONTEXT Art Miami in December. Fatty man with shaved hair and no emotion on his face wears unique clothing.

Work