Insoon Ha
Education
Education
2004 M.F.A. State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, US
1995 M.F.A. in Sculpture, University of Seoul, South Korea
1992 B.F.A. in Sculpture, University of Seoul, South Korea
Upcoming events
2023 ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program), Brooklyn, NY.
2024 Solo Exhibition, Centre 3 Gallery, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Whanki Museum, Seoul, Korea
2015 Face, La Centrale Gallery Powerhouse, Montreal, QC, Canada
2014 Face, Latitude 53, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2013 Face, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, US
2011 Monology, The Print Studio, Hamilton, ON, Canada
2009 Drain, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), Toronto, ON, Canada
2007 Island, Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY, US
2004 Breeding Season, Big Orbit Galley, Buffalo, NY, US
1995 Kyungin Galley, Seoul, Korea
Artist Residency Program
2020 MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art), Studio Residency, MA. USA
2018 NARS (New York Art Residency and Studios) Foundation International Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY, US
2016 Vermont International Artist Residency, Vermont, US
2004 Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program (Toronto Artscape), Toronto Island, Ontario, Canada
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Somewhere down the line, there is a fine line between a deadline and the bottom line,
NARS Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
2018 Contemporary Korean-Canadian Art Exhibition, ICAO (Place de la Cite Internationale), Montreal, Canada
2017 Twenty Minutes of Action, Centre[3], Hamilton, ON, Canada
2017 Urban Green Project, Sam Lawrence Park, Hamilton, ON, Canada
2016 Public Banner Stand Intervention, Enraged, Inertia Ran off, Red Tree Collective, Hamilton, ON, Canada
2012 Unseen/SEEN 2/6, Studio 42, Toronto, ON, Canada
2010 We came in doves, A space Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008 Being Absent, Art Space & Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY, US
2008 Gender Alarm, LA CENTRALE Gallery Powerhouse, Montreal, QC, Canada
2008 TH&B (funding from Ontario Arts Council Special Projects Grant), Imperial Cotton Centre,
Hamilton, ON, Canada
2007 State of Being (Three Persons 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, Kitchener, 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, Guelph, ON, 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 The 11th Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, Deokwon Gallery, 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
1998 Exhibition of 200 Korean Representative Sculptors, Sun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1998 The 8th Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, Changhee Village, Bundang, Korea
1997 Exhibition of the National Sculptor Association, National Central Theater of Korea, Seoul, Korea
1997 The Group, Ungjeon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1997 300 Spaces, Seonam Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1997 Sculpture in Performance, National Central Theater of Korea, Seoul, Korea
1996 The 7th Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, Seokyung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996 1996 Message, Dansung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1994 Invitational Exhibition for Gallery Opening, Cosmos Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1994 COMPLEX, Fine-Tree Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1994 The 5th Municipal Sculpture Exhibition of Seoul, Seokyung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1994 Direction of Korean Fine Arts, Kyungin Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Reviews, Articles and Publications
2018 “Home and (Be)Longing” by Nicole Shea, EuropeNow, Columbia University
https://www.europenowjournal.org/2018/01/31/visual-art-2/
2012 “Faciality, Trauma and Ambivalence in Performance Art” by Alice Ming Wai Jim
2009 ”Crossovers” by Sally Frater, Border Crossings, Issue No. 113
2009 “Insoon Ha: Drain” Art Pulse. October - November 2009:79
2009 “Exhibition Detail-Insoon Ha: Drain” Art Slant, November
2009 “Get Out More: Gallery hopping” by Milech, Leanne, President: To Live With Culture
2009 “Finger-Lickin’ Good Performance Art” by Christopher Nones, To Live with Culture, November 11
2008 “Gender, alarmed” by Thom Large, The McGill Daily, Oct 06
2007 “Art Castaway” by Lucy Yau, 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
1995 “A Study on the Object Realized in Modern Arts”, M.F.A. Thesis, University of Seoul
Grant, Scholarships and Awards
2021 Visual Artists Grant, Toronto Arts Council
2021 Visual Artists Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2018 Explore and Create Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2018 Visual Arts Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2018 Visual Artists Grant, Toronto Arts Council
2013 Visual Artists Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2013 Visual Artists Grant, Toronto Arts Council
2012 Career Development Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2011 Visual Artists Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2011 Visual Artists Grant, Toronto Arts Council
2010 Exhibition Assistant Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2009 Exhibition Assistant Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2009 Project Grants, Canada Council for the Arts
2003 Frances R. and Louis B. Morrison Memorial Scholarship, SUNY at Buffalo, NY, US
1999 Awarded from 19th Chungang Fine Arts Competition (Hoam Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1998 Awarded from Korean Fine Arts Competition (National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea)
1997 Awarded from 17th Chungang Fine Arts Competition (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)
1991 Awarded from Mokwoo Competition (Municipal Museum of Seoul, Korea)
1990 Awarded from MBC Sculpture Competition (KOEX Building, Seoul, Korea)
1988 Awarded 1st Moran Arts Competition (Moran Gallery, Seoul, Korea)
1988 Awarded National Art Competition for Korean College Student (National Museum of Contemporary
Art, Seoul, Korea)
1991 Awarded Best All-Round Graduating Senior Student in College of Arts, University of Seoul, Korea
1988~1991 Undergraduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Seoul, Korea
Public Collections
1999 Monument for Kiheung-Youngduk Apt. Block Construction, Korean National Housing Corporation
1998 Monument for 4H 50-years Memorial, Korean Agricultural Science and Technology