b. 1973    
    

Education
2005   M.A. in Fine Art and Theory, Middlesex University, London, UK
2002   Drop out of M.F.A. in Photography, ChungAng University, Seoul, KR
2000   B.F.A. in Photography, ChungAng University, Seoul, KR
    
Solo Exhibitions
2015   Cross Vancouver, Cross Gaze, 2014-2016 Vancouver Biennale, Vancouver, CA
           Walking on the Line, Centre A, Vancouver, CA
           Photographs 2001-2015 by Seung Woo Back, Goeun Museum of Photography, Busan, KR
2012   Gaps, Unrealistic Generals, Gana Art Center, Seoul, KR
           Memento, DOOSAN Gallery New York, New York, NY, US
2011   Deferred Judgement, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, KR
           Blow Up, Misa Shin Gallery, Tokyo, JP
2010   Utopia / Blow Up, Ilwoo Space, Seoul, KR
2009   Revised Ideal, Gana Art New York, New York, NY, US
2007   Real World, Insa Art Space, Seoul, KR
            Real World, Foil Gallery, Tokyo, JP
2006   Blow up, Galerie Gana-Beaubourg Paris, Paris, FR

Group Exhibitions
2016   Far Games, KRn Pavilion Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, IT
           Public to Private: Photography in Korean Art since 1989, National Museum of Modern and

           Contemporary Art, Seoul, KR
           Capture Photography Festival, Vancouver, CA 
2015   The Flaming of Seoul, 63 SKY ART Gallery, Seoul, KR
           한국현대미술의 흐름Ⅷ - 사진의 여정, Gimhae Arts and Sports Center, Gimhae, KR
           Dislocation, Smith College Museum of Art, MA, US
           Seoul vite vite, Lille 3000, Lille, FR
           Lies of Lies, Huis met de Hoofden, Amsterdam, Netherlands
           Lies of Lies: On Photography, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, KR
           Uproarious, Heated, Inundated, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, KR 
           North Korean Perspectives, Drent Museum, Assen, NL
           North Korean Perspectives, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, US
           Transparent Passage, nook gallery, Seoul, KR
           Birth of a Scene, Gallerylux, Seoul, KR
2014   2014 Real DMZ Project, The border areas near DMZ in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, KR
           Open Borders / Crossroads Vancouver, Vancouver Biennale, Vancouver, CA
           art:gwangju:14 Special Thematic Exhibition, KDJ Convention Center, Gwangju, KR
           SEMI CLOSE UP, 149-11 Donggyo-dong, Seoul, KR
           Photography and Media - 4:00 AM, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
           Five Views of the Korean Peninsula, noorderlicht gallery, Groningen, NL
           Art Plat Form, Art Stage Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
2013   Photography and Society - reflecting on the society, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, KR
           Relativity in City, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, KR
           Birth of a Museum: The MMCA Construction Archive Project, National Museum of Modern and

           Contemporary Art, Seoul, KR
           AIR 3331 × MIK: Made in Kanda, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, JP
           Real DMZ Project-From the North, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, KR 
           In Search of Lost Time, OCI Museum, Seoul, KR
           WAR+MEMORY, Jeonju Photo Festival, Jeonju, KR
           Cities of Ancient Futures, Changwon Asian Art Festival-Sungsan Art Hall, Changwon, KR
           Succeeding, Topohaus Art Center, Seoul, KR
2012   Being Political Popular: Art at the Intersection of Popular Culture and Democracy

           Movements in South Korea, 1980-2010, UCI Museum, Irvine, CA, US 
           Garden of learning, Busan Biennale, Busan Museum of Art, Busan, KR 
           The Magic of Photography, Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu culture and arts center, Daegu, KR 
           Re-Opening DOOSAN Gallery Seoul : DOOSAN Residency Artists 2009-2011,

           DOOSAN Gallery Seoul, Seoul, KR
           Camera - Human beings, IGong Gallery, Daejeon, KR
           More Real? Art in the Age of Truthiness, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, US 
           More Real? Art in the Age of Truthiness, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, US 
           Real & Illusion, Seoul Auction, Seoul, KR
           The Power of Photography analog & digital, Trunk Gallery, Seoul, KR
2011   2011 Seoul Photo Festival, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
           the 8th Juan Media Festival 2011, Juan Station Square, Incheon, KR 
2010   PHOS+GRAPHOS, Gana Art Center, Seoul, KR
           Dreamland, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
           Chaotic Harmony, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, US
           archiTECHtonica, CU Art Museum, Boulder, CO, US
           The View of Korean Contemporary Photography, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, TW
           On the Line, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, KR; Korean Cultural Centre, London,

           U.K; Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC, US
           PRESENT FROM THE PAST, KRn Cultural Centre, London, UK
           Man Ray & His Heritage, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul; Jeju Museum of Art, Jeju, KR 
2009   Chaotic Harmony, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, US
           Bad Boys, Here now, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Gyunggi-do, KR
           What is Real?, Gana Art Center, Seoul, KR
           Mexico Biennial of Photography, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico
           Magic Moment (Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition), Hanover, DE
           Double Fantasy, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Marugame, JP
           Art for Your Valentine, 915 Industry Gallery, Seoul, KR
           Platform 2009, Kimusa, Seoul, KR
           Photography Now: China, Japan and Korea, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,

           San Francisco, CA, US
2008   39(2), Art Sonje Center, Seoul, KR
           The Bridge, Gana Art Center, Seoul, KR
           The Roots & Being Now, Soheon Contemporary, Daegu, KR
           Landscape and Imagination, Goyang Aramunri Aram Art Gallery, Goyang, KR
           See It, Bukchon Museum, Seoul, KR
           Image in Contrast, Trunk Gallery, Seoul, KR
           Photo on Photography, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
           Young Korean Artists, Gana Art New York, New York, NY, US
           Untitled, Bauhaus, Berlin, DE
           Memory of the Future, Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu, KR
           A Sweet Illusion, Gallery Hangil, Paju, KR
           Landscapes, Gallery Wa, Yangpyeong, KR
           Korean Contemporary Art, Cite Internationale Arts, Paris, FR
           Let a Thousand Flowers Blossom, Insa Art Center, Seoul, KR
           The Battle of Taste, Gallery SangSangmadang, Seoul, KR
2007   Paris Photo, Rose Gallery, Paris, FR
           Dream Walk, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
           Up and Comers, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
           Round Trip, Forum Space, Seoul, KR
           Photo London, London, UK
           Abandoned Protocol, Ritter/Zamet Gallery, London, UK
           Faked Reality, Pos Gallery, Seoul, KR
           Complete Control, Contemporary Art Project, London, UK
           Landscape of Korean Contemporary Photography, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
           A Solid Scene, Artbit Gallery, Seoul, KR
           2nd Dream of Winter, Gallery Artside, Seoul, KR
2006   Documentary, Contemporary Art Space, London, UK
           British Contemporary Art, Gana Art Center, Seoul, KR
           Wondering Stars, Gana Art Center, Seoul, KR
           Crossover, Contrast Gallery, Shanghai, China
           Verisimilitude: A Drawing Project, Wimbledon School of Art, London, UK
           Blow up, One Small Step Galllery, London, UK
2005   Transit, Seoul Photo Triennale, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
           Bratislava Photography Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia
           Fast Forward: Photography Message from Korea, Fotografie Forum International, Frankfurt, DE
           Landscape, Photo Festival, Gana Art Center, Seoul, KR
           Untitled Nation, Galerie Gana-Beaubourg Paris, Paris, FR
           Photo London, Royal Academy, London, UK
           Untitled, Museum of Domestic Architecture, London, UK
2004   The Six, Vertigo Gallery, London, UK
           (13), Ecology Center, London, UK
2002   Healing Society, Gwanghwamun Gallery, Seoul, KR
           Speed, ChungAng Art Center, Seoul, KR
           MBC Photo Essay Photo Director, MBC Broadcast Center, Seoul, KR
2001   Photographic Critic, PHAK Gallery, Seoul, KR
2000   In the Room, ChungAng Art Center, Seoul, KR
           ChungAng Photo Festival, Chung Ang Art Center, Seoul, KR
    
Awards and Residency
2014   Vancouver Biennale Residence, Vancouver, CA 
2013   3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, JP
           Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, JP
2010   DOOSAN Residency New York, New York, NY, US
2009   Prix Pictet 2009 Award Nominated, UK, CH
           The first Ilwoo Photography Award, Seoul, KR
2008   Gana Residency, New York, NY, US
           Discovery Show, Fotofest, Houston, TX, US
           KLM Paul Huf Award 2009 Nominated, Foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam, NL
           Leopold Godowsky, Jr. Color Photography Awards Honorable Mention, Photographic Resource Center at

           Boston University, Boston, MA, US
           This Photo is Great, 2008 Asahi Press, JP
2006   Six Shooting Stars: BJP, London, UK
2005   One of Best Portfolio; Bratislava Photo Festival, Bratislava, SK
2004   A Drawing Project: Wimbledon School of Art, London, UK
2001   The Third Grand Prize: Sajin Bipyong, Time Space, Seoul, KR
    
Public Collections
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, US
National Museum of Contemporary Art, KR, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, KR
Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, KR
Art Sonje Center, Seoul, KR
Portfolio Foundation, Edinburg, England, UK
Houston Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX, US
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, US
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, US
Michael G. Wilson collection, London, UK
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sidney, AU