Jo Sinuk
Jo Shinwook is a painter who reinterprets the iconography of the traditional Korean 〈Chaekgado (Scho...
About Jo Sinuk
Jo Shinwook is a painter who reinterprets the iconography of the traditional Korean 〈Chaekgado (Scholar's Bookshelf)〉 in contemporary painting. After graduating from the Department of Painting at Incheon Catholic University, he has held numerous solo exhibitions—including 〈Chaekgado: Landscape of Life〉 at Gallery Hwal (2025), 〈Chaekgado: Embracing Life〉 at CICA Museum and Gallery Nut (2022), 〈Color of Light〉 at Film Forum Gallery (2019), and 〈Another Me〉 at Film Forum Gallery (2017). He participated in MANIF 2021 – Art Figuratif at Seoul Arts Center as a solo booth artist and has received numerous awards, including the Excellence Award at the Korea Creative Art Competition (2021) and the Seoul Metropolitan Council Chairman Award at the 2025 Seoul International Art Awards.
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