1964        Born in Seoul, Korea, lives and works in Los Angeles

Education

1991        BFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

1993        Kunstakademie, Dusseldorf, Germany

Solo Exhibitions

2006        “Yunhee Min: Above and Beyond (x, y, z)”, Pasadena Museum of Contemporary Art, CA

2005        "another country", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

               "Cerca Series: Yunhee Min", Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, CA

2004        "Double Positive", ArtPace, San Antonio, TX

               "Fading Wild", Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, Texas

2003        James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

              "Corrugate", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA

               Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2002        Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, CA

2001        James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

2000        ACME, Los Angeles, CA

1999        Plug In, Winnipeg, Canada

               Sala Diaz, San Antonio, TX

1998        Post, Los Angeles, CA

1997        LASCA, Los Angeles, CA

1996        ACME, Santa Monica, CA

Group Exhibitions

2006        “Too Much Love”, Angles Gallery, curated by Amy Adler

2005        “Wall Painting”, UTSA Art Gallery at the University of Texas at San Antonio, curated by

                        Frances Colpitt

               "Around About Abstraction:", Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro, NC

               “20 scene 05”, Korean American Museum, Los Angeles, CA

 2004        "New", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Inaugural exhibition Culver City space,

                        Culver City, CA

               "Yunhee Min - Herbert Hamak", ArtSource, San Francisco, CA

2003        "Warped Space", CCAC Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA,

                        curated by Ralph Rugoff

               "Abstruction", Artists Space, curated by Eungie Joo, New York, NY

               "International Abstraction: Making Painting Real", Seattle Art Museum, curated by Lisa

               Corrin, Seattle WA

2001        Cal's Art, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, TX

               Rogue Wave, LA Louver Gallery, Venice, CA

               Snap Shot, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Traveled to

               Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, FL

               Curious, Altoids Collection, The New Museum, New York, NY

2000        The Next Wave, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, curated by Noriko Gamblin,

               Escondido, CA

               KOREAMERICAKOREA, Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art, Curated by David Ross &

               Sun-Jung Kim, Seoul, Korea( traveled to KyungJu, Korea)

               Deterritorialization of Process, Artists Space, Curated by Michael Joo, New York,NY

               Shimmer, Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park, Curated by Thomas Lawson, Los

               Angeles, CA

1999                      Hubcap Diamond Star Halo, Claremont Graduate University, Peggy Phelps Gallery, curated

                              by Leonardo Bravo and Christopher Miles, Claremont, CA

               Other Paintings, Huntington Beach Art Center, curated by Julie Joyce, Los Angeles, CA

               Structural elements, Views of Architecture and Architectural Elements, Transamerica

               Pyramid Lobby, San Francisco, CA

               Under 500/Intimate Abstract Painting, the Black Dragon Society, curated by James

               Hayward, Los Angeles, CA

               After the Goldrush, Thread Waxing Space, curated by Joe Wallin & Lea Gongitano, New

               York, NY

1998        Wings of Desire, San Francisco Art Institute, Walter/McBean Gallery, Curated by

               Michelle Guy, San Francisco, CA

               Windows on Wilshire, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

1997        Yunhee Min / Lise Soskolne, Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

               W139, Amsterdam, Netherlands

               Agent Orange (Elevator Installation), POST, Los Angeles, CA

               Ambient Suburbs, POST, Curated by Julie Joyce, Los Angeles, CA

1996        Human Condition, Caren Golden Fine Art, Curated by Bennett Roberts, New York, NY

               The Full Moon Gallery (FAR), Los Angeles, CA

Grants and Awards

1999        COLA, (City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Individual Artist Grant)

1996        KAFA Award

Bibliography

2006        “Yunhee Min: Above and Beyond (x,y,z)”, The Los Angeles Times, June 10

2005        Firstenberg, Laurie, “Another Country”, Art Papers, September/October Issue

               Frank, Peter, “Picks of the Week – Ellen Phelan, Yunhee Min, Nadine Robinson”,

                     LA Weekly, June 16

               Pagel, David, “A method to crookedness”, LA Times, June 3

2003        Gaines, Malik, "Yunhee Min - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts", ARTUS,

               November/December issue, pg 11

               Van Proyen, Mark, "Yunhee Min at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts", Artweek,

               October issue, Volume 34, Issue 8

               Farr, Sheila, "Mesmerizing art aims to put viewer off balance", Seattle Times, Sept. 26

               Baker, Kenneth, "Welcome to Yerba Buena's bargain basement of summer shows", San

               Francisco Chronicle, July 31

               Rugoff, Ralph, "Warped Space", exhibition catalog essay, CCA Wattis Institute for

               Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA

               de Guzman, Rene, "A piece in four parts", exhibition catalog essay, Yerba Buena Center

               for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

               Kim, Christine Y., "Color Blind", V Magazine, March / April issue

               Laird, Tessa, "Critic's Picks", ART ON PAPER, March issue

               Worman, Alex, "L.A. Confidential", ArtNet, February

2002        LaBelle, Brandon. Contemporary, March

               Ollman, Leah. 'The Art of Disorientation,' LA Times, February 9, F2

2001        Knight, Christopher. 'A Snapshot of L.A. Artists,' LA Times, June 6, F1

               Cotter, Holland. 'Fresh,' NY Times, January 19, B40

2000        Knight, Christopher. 'Catching the 'Next Wave' of Painters,' LA Times, June 20, F1

               Knight, Christopher. 'Unsteady Glow, 'LA Times, March 17, F25

               Mahoney, Robert. 'Deterritorialization of Process,' Time Out, New York, Issue 233,

               March 9-16

               Frank, Peter. LA Weekly, March 10-16

               Cotter, Holland. 'Deterritorialization of Process,' NY Times, March 17, B35

               Ollman, Leah. 'Happily Enduring Vertigo Amid Min's Mix of Colors,' LA Times, March 3,

               Wilson Lloyd, Ann. Art in America, January

1999        Watson, Laurie. 'put a spell on me too,' tart, issue 7

               Johnson, Ken. 'After the Gold Rush,' NY Times, June 18, B31

               Knight, Christopher. ' Publicly funded artists rise to the challenge,' LA Times, June 4, F16

               Morgan, Susan. 'The Spirit of Place: Art in Los Angeles,' COLA Catalogue Essay, Pg 10

1998        Scott, Kitty. 'Vertical Economy,' Canadian Art, Spring, Pg 112

               Webster, Mary Hull. Artweek, April, Pg 19

               Baker, Kenneth. ' L.A. Imports at Art Institute,' San Francisco Chronicle, February 19, E1

               Helfand, Glen. 'Wings of Desire,' Guardian, February

1997        Spaid, Sue. ' Foreign Policy,' LA Weekly, December 12-18, Pg 65

               Young, Paul. 'On the Edge,' LA Magazine, November, Pg 92

1996        Kandel, Susan. ' No Way Out,' LA Times, March 21, F10

Public Collection     

   Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA