Insoon Ha (download PDF version)

76 Seneca Hill DR, Toronto, ON M2J 2W5 Canada
(Cell) 416-704-5245, (Home) 416-499-5003
Email: insoonha{at}hotmail{dot}com, Website: www.insoonha.com

Education

2004, M.F.A., The State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, US
1995, M.F.A. in Sculpture, University of Seoul, Korea
1992, B.F.A. in Sculpture, University of Seoul, Korea

One Person Exhibition

2007, Island, Big-Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY, US
2004, Breeding Season, Big-Orbit Galley, Buffalo, NY, US 
1995, 1st Solo Show, Kyungin Galley, Seoul, Korea

Artist Residency Program

2004 (June 1-June 30), Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program (Toronto Artscape), Toronto Island, Ontario, Canada

Selected Group Exhibition

2008, TH&B, Imperial Cotton Center, Hamilton, ON, Canada
2006, State of Being (Three Person Show), 621 Galley, Tallahassee, FL, US
2006, The Life and Death of I.D., McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON, Canada
2005, X Industria - CAFKA 05, Kitchener City Hall, ON, Canada
2005, SHOWCASE 05, Cambridge Gallery, Cambridge, ON, Canada
2005, BEYOND / IN WESTERN NEW YORK 2005, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, US
2004, Current Exchange, Zavits Gallery, Zavits Hall, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2004, DOWN THERE, Art Department Gallery, Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, NY, US
2004, 18+, Formula Gallery, Buffalo, NY, US
2004, OPERATION, Art Department Gallery, Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, NY, US
2003, FORMULA: PROGRESS, Pierce Arrow Building, Buffalo, NY, US
2003, 750 Lb. BUTTERCUP, Pierce Arrow Building, Buffalo, NY, US
2002, Shelf Life, Art Department Gallery, Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, NY, US
2000, Exhibition for New Millennium Korea, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
1999, Invitational Exhibition of the Korean Registered Sculptors, Municipal Museum of Seoul, Korea  
1999, Exhibition of the Korean Sculptress Association, Arts Complex Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1999, The 10th Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, Municipal Museum of Seoul, Korea
1999, The 21th Chungang Fine Arts Contest, Hoam Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1998, Exhibition of 200 Korean Representative Sculptors, Sun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1998, The 9th Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, Changhee Village, Bundang, Korea
1998, Korean Fine Arts Competition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
1997, Exhibition of the National Sculptor Association: Sculpture in Performance, National Central Theater of Korea, Seoul, Korea
1997, Group, Ungjeon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1997, 300 Spaces, Seonam Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1997, The 8th Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, Dukwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1999, The 19th Chungang Fine Arts Contest, Hoam Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1997, Molan Fine Arts Contest, Molan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996, The 7th Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, Seokyung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996, 1996 Message, Dansung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1995, Gongsan Fine Arts Festival, Donga Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1995, SI-HWAN, Cosmos Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1994, Invitational Exhibition for Gallery Opening, Cosmos Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1994, SI-HWAN, Cosmos Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1994, Midnight News, Dukwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1994, Direction of Korean Fine Arts, Kyungin Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1993, The 4th Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, Arts Complex Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1993, Midnight News: Today and Tomorrow, Fine-Tree Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1993, Midnight News, Chungnam Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1993, SI-HWAN, Batangkol Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1993, COMPLEX in Sonamoo, Fine-Tree Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1992, National New Sculptors’ Exhibition, Young Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1992, The 3rd Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, New-Core Department Store Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1992, COMPLEX, Brengttang Department Store, Seoul, Korea
1992, New Frontier Competition (Korean Arts World Magazine), Kyungin Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Scholarships and Awards

2003, Frances R. and Louis B. Morrison Memorial Scholarship, SUNY at Buffalo, NY, US
1999, Awarded from 21th Chungang Fine Arts Contest (Hoam Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1998, Awarded from Korean Fine Arts Competition (National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea)
1997, Awarded from 19th Chungang Fine Arts Contest (Hoam Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1995, Awarded form Gongsan Fine Arts Festival (Donga Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1993-1995, Graduate Scholarship, University of Seoul, Korea
1992, Grand Prize from New Frontier Competition (Korean Arts World Magazine, Kyungin Gallery, Korea)
1991, Awarded from Mokwoo Contest (Municipal Museum of Seoul, Korea)
1990, Awarded from MBC Sculpture Contest (KOEX Building, Seoul, Korea)
1988, Awarded from 1st Molan Arts Competition (Molan Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1988, Awarded from National Art Competition for Korean College Student (National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea)
1988-1991, Undergraduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Seoul, Korea

Work Experience

9/1998-8/2000, Part-time Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sculpture, University of Seoul, Korea
9/2000-12/2000, Part-time Lecturer, College of Health Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
9/1996-8/1998, Teaching Assistant, Department of Environmental Sculpture, University of Seoul, Korea

Public Collections

1999, Monument for Kiheung-Youngduk Apt. Block Construction, Korean National Housing Corporation
1998, Monument for 4H 50-year Memorial, Korean Agricultural Science and Technology

Review Article and Publication

2007, Art Castaway by Lucy Yau, The Buffalo Art Voice, June 21
2006, Identity Crisis by Regina Haggo, THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR, October 31
2006, Identity Theft by Todd Westcott, The Silhouette, October 12
2005, SHOW CASE, THE RECORD, August 21
2005, Where It’s at, ECOH, September 1   
2005, Exhibit of regional art has big range by Richard Huntington, The Buffalo News, May 9
2005, Buffalo takes aim at Toronto’s art primacy by Peter Goddard, Toronto Star, May 7
2004, Insoon Ha: Pathos and Compassion by Lucy Yau, Buffalo Art Voice, April 8
1995, Artist Review & Interview: Insoon Ha, Korean Art World, January
1995, A Study on the Object Realized in Modern Arts, M.F.A. Thesis, University of Seoul