Born in 1961
Lives and works in Seoul and New York
Education
1983
Studied Sociology at Korea University, Seoul
1985
Studied at Rio Hondo College, Arts & Cultural program, Wittier, California
1990
BFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, Pasadena, California
2000
Studied at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, Honors Study Program, California
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011
"2nd Chapter of Post-colonialism,” PKM Trinity Gallery, Seoul
2008
“Passage in Peking,” PKM Gallery, Beijing
2006
"Passage,” PKM Gallery, Seoul
2003
"Multiplying Difference/Post-Ready Made,” PKM Gallery, Seoul
2000
"New Pictorialism, Data Base Painting-We are in Jungle," Kukje Gallery, Seoul
1996
"The Thinker, December,” Deitch Projects, New York
"Not Conservitive in Conserve,” Kukje Gallery, Seoul
1993
"Blow My Top,” Mee Gun Gallery, Seoul
1992
"Dip the Pink,” Total Art Museum, Jang Hung, Korea
"Cody Choi,” Mee Gun Gallery, Seoul
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
1st Media Art Festival DIGIFESTA, Gwangju, Korea
2006
"HyperDesign,” 6th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
"Paper Container,” Olympic Park Papertainer Museum, Seoul
2004
"Standing on a Bridge,” Arario Gallery, Chonan, Korea,
"Digital Sublime, New Masters of Universe,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Frieze Art Fair 2004, London
"Corner de Corner, Bruce Nauman + Cody Choi,” PKM Gallery, Seoul
2002
"Luna's Flow," Media_City Seoul 2002, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
"Snap Shot,” Beaver College Fine Art Gallery, Pennsylvania
2001
"Ghost World,” curated by Michael Cohen, CAIS Gallery, Seoul
2000
"Snap Shot,” The Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
"New York University Faculty Exhibition,” Washington Square Gallery, New York
"Continental Shift-Aachen/Heerien/Liega/Maastricht-," Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2000
Ludwig Forum für International Kunst, Aachen, Germany
Musée d'Art moderne et d'Art contemporain, Liége, Belgium
SCHUNCK* Heerlen, The Netherlands
1999
"Mug Shots: Performing Persona, " The Center for Visual Art and Culture's Atrium Gallery, Connecticut, University of Connecticut, Connecticut
"A Room with a View,” Sixth Prince Fine Art, New York
1998
"Body in Painting,” Hanlim Museum, Daejeon, Korea
Daelim Foundation of Culture, Seoul
"Food Matters,” Bucknell Center Gallery, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania
ES Vandam Gallery, New York
"The Space/ Incoded,” Kukje Gallery, Seoul
1997
"First Look,” A project of art knowledge and the downtown arts festival, New York
"New York University Faculty Exhibition,” Washington Square East Gallery, New York
1996
"Images of Self,” Schick art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
"L'ART AU CORPS (le corps expose de Man Ray a nos jours)," MAC, contemporary galleries, the museums of Marseille, curated by Phillip Vernet, Provence, France
"Imaginary Anatomy,” Pansinger Fabrik, Munich, Germany
"Mr. Edison's Black Box,” The World Wide Web, Phenix. Com., Paris
"Not a Metaphor,” Art Projects International, New York
"New York University Faculty Exhibition,” APEX ART, New York
"Fun House Exhibition Part One & Two,” ES Vandam Gallery, New York
"I.S.P. Open Studio,” International Studio Program, New York
"Border Crawl,” curated by Jeffery Dietch, Kukje Gallery, Seoul
1994
"I.S.P. Open Studio,” International Studio Program, New York
"Selected Group Exhibition,” American Fine Art, New York
"Flesh and Cipher,” Here Art Foundation, New York
"Press On-Editions from Four Young Artist,” I.C.Edition, New York
Publication
2006
Contemporary Cultural Map in the 20th Century, Ahn Graphics, Seoul, Korea
2003
Cultural Shift Hatter: Cody choi 1986-2003, Paradise Media Art, Inc., Seoul, Korea
Teaching
2004
Adjunct Professor at Hong Ik University, The School of Industrial Design, Master & Ph. D Program, Seoul, Korea
2003
Seoul National University, Phd. Program of School of Education, Seoul, Korea
2002
Special Chair, Visiting Professor at Ewha Woman's University, Seoul Korea
1994-2004
Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University, New York, USA
Lecturers and International Symposiums
2006
"Analysis of Negociation between Indian Restraunt and English society" Korean Association for Semiotic Studies, Korea
"Trace of Culture and Design", Kwangju Design Center, Korea
2005
"20th Century Cultural Sampling of Forming", Chungju International Art & Craft Biennale, Korea
"Simulation Society and Design", The 2nd International Meta-Design Forum, Korea
"What is the HanRyu Mentality?", The 1st National Assembly Han Ryu Studies Committee Symposium, National Assembly Library, Korea
"Han Ryu Star's Power and Worth", The 2nd National Assembly Han Ryu Studies Committee Symposium, National Assembly Library, Korea
2004
"Media City: Experiencing New Aspects of Romance?"
"Fulfilling Unlimited Imagination : Charms of Media Art", Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei, Taiwan
2002
"Global Prespective-The Visual Art as Global Link", Ewha Woman University, School of Art and Art Profession, Seoul, Korea
"Luna's Flow, www.transmedia.com", media_city seoul 2002 international symposium,
Lecturers: Jean Baudrillard, Cody Choi, John C. Welchman, Lawrence R. Rickles, Ken Finegold
Selected Bibliography
"Art After Appropriation Essays on Arts in 1990s"-John C. Welchman, 2001
"Foul Perfection"- Mike Kelly, 2003
"The 2nd Seoul International Media Art Biennale", 2002
"Cutural Shift Hatter, Cody Choi, 1986-2003", 2004