Chang-kon Lim disrupts, connects, and blends the conventions of painting as he traces the sensations of the body. Through this process, he explores the sensory essence of the body that eludes mere sight, intertwining the discovered physical traits and forms with the tangible world. Lately, he’s taken an interest in the body’s dual nature ― simultaneously grotesque and beautiful.

   Chang-kon Lim majored in painting at Seoul National University. He has held solo exhibitions such as 48! : Morphing Gesture (Cadalogue Space, Seoul, 2022) and Bulging Scenery (Artspace Hyeong, Seoul, 2019). Additionally, he has participated in various group exhibitions including Exoskeleton (P21, Seoul, 2024), Doosan Art Lab (Doosan Gallery, Seoul, 2023), Living Relationship : Summer (Namsan Mountain, Seoul, 2022), 21st Century Painting (Hite Collection, Seoul, 2021), Bony (Museumhead, Seoul, 2021), and Gaze (Space 413, Seoul, 2020). He was selected as the 18th resident artist of SeMA Nanji Residency.

Education

2023- M.F.A. (In Progress), Seoul National University (Painting), Seoul, South Korea

2019 B.F.A., Seoul National University (Painting), Seoul, Korea  

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022 48! : Morphing Gesture, Cadalog Space, Seoul, Korea 

2019 Bulging Scenery, Artspace Hyeong, Seoul, Korea 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024 The Naked Face rising out of the Marble, Laheen Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2024 Soft and Hard, Seojung Art, Seoul, Korea
2024 Open Corrider, Interim, Seoul, Korea
2024 Exoskeleton, P21, Korea

2023 Throw me a Bone, Woosuk Gallery, Korea 

2023 Doosan Art lab 2023, Doosan Gallery, Seoul, Korea 

2022 Open Storage, BGA INDEX, Seoul, Korea 

2022 Living Relation : Summer, Namsan Mountain, Seoul, Korea 

2021 21st Century Paintings, HITE Collection, Seoul, Korea 

2021 Bony, Museumhead, Seoul, Korea 

2021 pr,op:studio popup, Hall 1, Seoul, Korea

2020 Gaze, Space 413, Seoul, Korea 

2019 Pack2019, Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul, Korea 

2019 Station!, Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul, Korea 

2019 Underlying, Woosuk Gallery, Seoul, Korea 

2018 As Small As It Works, SummerHall'18, Seoul, Korea 

Project
2020 Newspaper, Seoul, Korea (Delivery Service)

Awards & Residency

2024 SeMA Nanji Residency, Seoul, Korea

2022 Doosan Art Lab, Doosan Art Center

2022 Art Support Program, Seoul foundation for Art and Culture (SFAC)

2020 Art Support Program, Seoul foundation for Art and Culture (SFAC)

2019 Exhibition Support Program, Artspace Hyeong

Interview
2022 Art in Culture, October
2022 Monthly Art Magazine, June