BIO
Dohyun Baek (b. 1994, Daejeon, South Korea) is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist based in London, United Kingdom. Working across painting, installation, sculpture, and performance, Baek is best known for his use of subversive imagery and unconventional symbolism to meditate on the human condition in increasingly uncertain and technologically driven times. His practice incorporates media such as acrylic and oil on canvas, clay, found objects, and sensor-based kinetic sculptures.
Drawing on his Korean identity, internet culture and socioeconomic discourses, Baek navigates tensions between the mundane and the sublime through physical mediums. His work invites a more integrated and embodied reflection on the paradoxes of contemporary existence and the inescapable vulnerability of being human. Notable projects include immersive installations and participatory performances that centre audience interaction.
Baek has exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, APT Gallery, White Conduit Projects and Unit 1 Gallery in London, as well as Salon De Art Gallery in Seoul. He was selected for the John Moores Painting Prize 2020 in Liverpool, Chaiya Art Awards in London and the Blooom Award by Warsteiner in Düsseldorf.
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Dohyun Baek
Born in 1994 in Daejeon, South Korea
Resides and works in London, UK
Education:
2014-2018: Fine Art (Extension Degree) BA (Hons), Goldsmiths, London, UK
Selected Exhibitions:
2025, ‘From Hollywood to Whetstone: Crossing Continents’ (group exhibition), curated by Anthony Fawcett, London, UK
2024, ‘One Eye Shut’ (solo exhibition), London, UK
2024, ‘An Exhibition of Small Things with Big Ideas’ (group exhibition), White Conduit Projects, London, UK
2023, ‘To Dwell’ (group exhibition), Hanbury Hall, London, UK
2023, ‘Hua De Hua Hua’ (group exhibition), Deptford X Festival, London, UK
2023, ‘Sandcastle’ (group exhibition), APT Gallery, London, UK
2023, ‘Home Discomforts’ (group exhibition), Brockley Open Studios, Seager Gallery, London, UK
2023, ‘Awe + Wonder’ (group exhibition), Chaiya Art Award, OXO and Bargehouse Gallery, London, UK
2022, ‘Being Neither Here nor There’ (group exhibition), Deptford X Festival, London, UK
2022, ‘Just Sayin’’(solo exhibition), Deptford X Festival, London, UK
2022, ‘No Place Like Home’ (group exhibition), Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK
2021, ‘Fair Art Fair Curated I’ (group exhibition), Unit 1 Gallery, London, UK
2021, Heart like a Star (내 마음 별과 가치; group exhibition), Salon De Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2021, John Moores Painting Prize 2020 (group exhibition), Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2021, ‘Boarding Ticket’ (group exhibition), Just Co Tower, Seoul, South Korea
2021, ‘Lauren Jung x Dohyun Baek Duo Show’ (group exhibition), Just Co Tower, Seoul, South Korea
2020, ‘Art Must Go On’ (group exhibition), Seoul Foundation for Art and Culture, Seoul, South Korea
2019, ‘The Taste of Home in the Wandering Body’ (group exhibition), All Saints Parish Church, London, UK
2019, ‘UKYA City Takeover: Nottingham 2019’ (group exhibition), Nottingham, UK
2018, ‘Soft House’ (group exhibition), Deptford X Festival, London, UK
2018, ‘We Are Making A New World’ (group exhibition), Alexandra Mansions, Kings Cross, London, UK
2018, Goldsmiths BAFA Degree Show (group exhibition), Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
2017, ‘Subculture’ (group exhibition), CICA Museum, Kimpo, South Korea
2017, ‘Islington Summer Salon’ (group exhibition), Islington Art Factory, London, UK
2017, ‘The Dance Of The Ugly Duckling’ (group exhibition), St James Church, London, UK
2016, ‘Collecting Contemporary Art’ (group exhibition), De Flore Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Residencies, Grants & Awards:
2025, Morphe Arts Residency Programme, St Barnabas Dalston, London, UK
2025, Sputnik Fund, Sputnik: Faith & Arts, UK
2023, Chaiya Art Awards (selected), OXO and Bargehouse Gallery, London, UK
2021, John Moores Painting Prize 2020 (selected), Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2018, Blooom Award by Warstiener (selected), Art Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Press:
Stewart Collins, “Toilet Humor” in Vibes and Vistas Issue 5 (2024) consulted on 24 October 2024.
Professional contributions:
2024: Curator, Dohyun Baek ‘One Eye Shut’ solo show, London, UK
2023: Curator, ‘Sandcastle’ group exhibition at APT Gallery, London, UK