Hye-Ryoung Min was born in South Korea and lives and works in New York City.
Her projects, <In-between Double> have been exhibited at Gallery LUX and Gallery Comma in Korea, and the SVA Gallery in NY. And also it has been featured in an En Foco exhibition, "The Changing World" by Michael Foley. She got a Portfolio Award of Seoul Photo Festival 2011 and exhibited in Seoul Museum of Art. In 2012, she got the 3rd prize of 'image 12' ASMP NY and showed the work at the winner’s exhibition. Also with <Channel247>, she was awarded in the ‘International Photography Awards’ and ‘Conscientious Portfolio Competition’. Most recently, her work from <Yeonsoo> was selected and honorable Mentioned for the ‘The Family’ at Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography by Aline Smithson.
Her commercial clients include Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, W, ELLE, ELLE Girl, Arena, Cosmopolitan, GQ, J Look, S Flash, Sajinyesul among others (Korea edition magazines) and advertising clients include Kiehl's, Coach, Sisley, Amore Pacific, Christian Dior, hexa by kuho, OnStyle and General Idea. In 2010 she named Photographer of the year by Harper's Bazaar Korea.::: CV
EXHIBITION
Solo Exhibition
2010 <In-between Double> Korea Photography Project, Virtual Gallery
2010 <In-between Double> Gallery Comma, Seoul, Korea
2010 <In-between Double> Gallery LUX, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition
2013 <Family> curated by Aline Smithson at Detroit Center for Contemporary Photograph, MI, USA
2012 <Image12> ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) Winner Exhibition, NY, USA
2012 <FotoVisura Projection> curated by Adriana & Graham Letorney at PHOTOVILLE, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2011 <Seoul Photo Festival 2011> Portfolio Award, Seoul Museum of Art : Gyeonghuigung Annex, Seoul, Korea
2011 <A Decade of Photography in the Aftermath of 9/11> Greenwich House, NY, USA
2011 <The Changing World> an En Foco exhibition, John Jay Art Gallery, NY, USA
2011 <An Exchange with Sol Lewitt> MASS MoCA, USA
2009 <Surface Tension> SVA Gallery, NY, USA
2007 <Graduation Exhibition> FIT Gallery, NY, USA
2006 <Fashion Stories> FIT Gallery, NY, USA
2001 <Japanese and Korean joined exhibition> Sejong Art Center, Seoul, Korea/Tokyo, Japan
2001 <Photo Exhibition 20 th> H.Y Focus, Hanyang University, Semi Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1997 <Photo Exhibition 17th> H.Y Focus, Hanyang University, UNESCO Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996 <Photo Exhibition16th> H.Y Focus, Hanyang University, UNESCO Gallery, Seoul, Korea
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
2013 <Honorable Mention> by Aline Smithson for The FAMILY Exhibition at the DCCP2012 <Conscientious Portfolio Competition at Conscientious by Jörg Colberg
2012 <Honorable Mention> 2012 International Photography Awards (IPA) Competition-Fine Art - Other category
2012 <SeMA: Seoul Museum of Art- Rising Artist Award> Finalist, Seoul, Korea
2011 <Photo of the Day> Foto Visura Magazine
2011 <Seoul Photo Festival 2011: Portfolio Award> Seoul Museum of Art , Seoul, Korea
2011 <Portrait Project> Collaborated with Spanish Cultural Center, ‘CFCE Antigua’, Guatemala
2010 <Photographer of the Year 2010> Harper's Bazaar Korea Award
2010 Young Photographer Alliance: Benefit Auction, NY, US
2009 <Competition Contender> Hey, Hot Shot!
2009 ENACT Charity Fundraiser: Silent Auction NY, US
2009 <Innovation in Digital Photography Award> SVA MPS Digital Photography, NY, US
2007 <Commencement Award Winners> Photography Department, FIT, NY, US
2006 <Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Project Workshop with Colin Finlay>, NY, US
2003 <Vogue Girl Korea 1st Anniversary Visual Workshop: Photographer Prize> Seoul, Korea
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012-current Photographer, Jungjin Lee’s Assistant
2010-current Photographic Art (Sajinyesul) _ Korean Photo Magazine Correspondent
2009-2010 Gravure Magazine/Alex Freund Photo Assistant
2006-2007 Enterprise Center _ Introduction to Macintosh in F.I.T _ Class Assistant
2002-2004 Studio L.U.X Visual _ Photo Studio, Korea _ Full-time First Assistant and a Photographer
Editorial Clients _ VOGUE, W, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, ELLE, ELLE Girl, Cosmopolitan, Arena, J Look, S Flash, Avenuel, Cindy the Perky, Segye news paper, and more. (Korean edition magazines and news paper)
Advertorial Clients _Amore Pacific, hexa by kuho, General Idea, Kieh's Korea, Coach Korea, Christian Dior, OnStyle, Olive Show, and more.
EDUCATION
2008-2009 School of Visual Arts_Master of Professional Studies in Digital Photography, NY, US
2005-2007 Fashion Institute of Technology_AAS Degree of Photography, NY, US
1996-2001 Hanyang University _ Bachelor of German Language and Literature
Advertising and Public Relation (Minor Degree), Gyenggido, Korea
PUBLICATION
2010 <The Girl’s Room From Dreaming Cities> JoongAng Books Korea, interview with Hye-Ryoung Min/ Collaboration on Photos, Korea
2010 <The Kuho Art Book: Behind the Scenes from Seoul to New York> Harper’s Bazaar Korea, collaboration on Photos of Kuho’s NY Collection, Korea
2010 <Princess La Brava> Wisdom House Korea, Collaboration on Photos, Korea
2008 <BumSuk’s Idea> Prunsoop Korea, Collaboration on NY Fashion Week Photos, Korea
BIBLIOGRAPHY
In print:
Astonish Magazine, Interview, Spring 2012
SajinYesul Photo Magazine, Exhibition Review <The Changing World> Korea, May 2011
Korean Monthly Magazine, Interview by Windy Lee, NY, March 2011
Wolgan Sajin Photo Magazine, Interview, <In-between Double> Korea, December 2010
SajinYesul Photo Magazine <Visiting Guatemala by Korean Photographer Hye-Ryoung Min/ Visiting Korea by Guatemalan Photographer Jaime Permuth, translation by Hye-Ryoung Min> Korea, November 2010
Jlook Magazine, Exhibition Review <In-between Double> Korea, July 2010
SajinYesul Photo Magazine, Interview/Exhibition Review, <In-between Double> Korea, July 2010
Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> Korea, July. 2010
ELLE Korea, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> /Feature <Coney Island> Korea, July 2010
PHOTO+ Magazine, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> Korea, June 2010
Wolgan Sajin Photo Magazine, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> Korea, June 2010
Wolgan Yongsang Photo Magazine, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> Korea, June 2010
Maps Magazine Korea, Interview by InYoung Park, Korea, Feburary 2010
Visual Arts Journal, Exhibition Review <Surface Tension: In-between Double> NY, fall 2009
Online:
Lenscratch by Aline Smithson, April 2012
aCurator by Julie Graham, April, 2012
Foto Visura Magazine, Photo of the Day, December 2011
Foto Visura Magazine, Interview with Hye-Ryoung Min by Lauren Scheiderman, June 2010
Leica Club blog, <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
PhotoBada blog, <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
Mu-um Magazine <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
PHOS: Photo Space Magazine <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
The Union Press <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
Panchromatism, Interview with Hye-Ryoung Min by Cheryl Spelts, April 2010
Foto Visura Magazine, Spotlight, Hye-Ryoung Min by Adriana Teresa, December 2009Amy Stein Photography blog, <Surface Tension> Exhibition, October 2009
Photographs Do Not Bend blog, <Surface Tension> Exhibition by Sherrie Cuttler, October 2009
Hey, Hot Shot! blog, Hey, Hot Shot! Contender: Hye-Ryoung Min by Kara Canal, July 2009