Ran Hwang graduated with a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and subsequently went on to attain her Masters Degree in Fine Arts at the Graduate School of Arts Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Korea. This Korean-born artist currently resides and practices her craft in New York, and is best-known for creating intricate, large-scale wall installations with exquisite materials from the fashion industry such as beads, buttons, pins and thread. A multiple award winner, Ran Hwang has completed many residencies and her works have been exhibited across the globe, including Korea, Switzerland, USA and France, and collected by distinguished hotels, museums and companies. 
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019   Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2017   Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore
          Leila Heller Gallery, New York
2015   UNESCO Paris Headquarters, Paris
          MASS MoCA - Hunter Center Mezzanine, MA
          International Museum of Art and Science (IMAS), Cardenas Gallery, Texas, USA
2014   Third Floor-Hermès Singapore, Singapore
          Leila Heller Gallery, New York
          Asian Art Works, 798 Beijing, China
2012   Leila Heller Gallery, New York
2010   Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2009   Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2008   ACAF (Asian Contemporary Art Fair), Pier 92, Special Exhibition, New York
2007   2X13 Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006   Hass Gallery, Bloomsburg University, PA, USA
2005   Open Studio, Vermont Studio Art Center, Jonson Vermont, U.S.A
2004   Hutchins Gallery, Long Island University, NewYork
2002   Hudson River Gallery, New York
           Yee Mook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2001    Hudson River Gallery, New York
2000   Artsnal Gallery, Paris
1999    Hudson River Gallery, New York

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019    Then and Now: Contemporary Asian Art, Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Norfolk, VA
2018    Infinite Blue, Brooklyn Museum, New York
           Art in the Workplace, Yonsei University Dental Hospital
           POSTMODERNISM AND AESTHETICS: COLLIDE OR STEER, Korea Cultural Center, New York
           Paper Moon, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Greece
           PASSION. CONTINUED, Asia Week New York Special Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of New York,
           New York
2017   Infinite Blue, Brooklyn Museum, New York
          Mykonos Biennale, Trans Allegoria
2016   Art & Life, Art Space Ben, Seoul
          AHL Foundation 13th Annual Benefit Gala, New York
          Material Girls, Contemporary Calgary, Alberta, Canada
          Pinned Stitched and Glitzed, Asian Art Works, Beijing, China
          Viewing The Past Thru Modern Eyes, Kang Collection, New York, USA
          Lady Dior As Seen By, House of Dior, Seoul, South Korea; World Tour exhibition
          Material Girls, Doris McCarthy Gallery, Ontario, Canada    
          Water, KANEKO, NE, USA
2015   AHL Foundation 12th Annual Benefit Gala, New York
          Regeneration, Opera Gallery Paris, Paris, France
          Pinned Stitched and Glitzed, Anya and Andrew Shiva Art Gallery, New York
          Summer Show, Leila Heller Gallery, New York
          Accidental Encounter, Buk Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
          Diverse Works: Director’s Choice, 1997-2015, Brooklyn Museum, New York
          Arts in Spring, Guangzhou Library, Guangzhou, China
          Material Girls, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
2014   Asian Collection, Asian Art Works, Beijing, China
          The Lineage of Vision, Korean Cultural Service, New York
          AHL Foundation 11th Annual Benefit Gala, New York
          MASS MoCA 15th Anniversary Benefit, New York
          Art International Istanbul (Leila Heller Gallery), Istanbul, Turkey
          Mix & Match, Artspace Ben, Seoul, Korea
          Annual Watermill Summer Benefit Auction, The Watermill Center, Water Mill, New York
          The Archives of Korean-American Artists, Queens Museum of Art, New York
          The Fabergè Big Egg Hunt, New York
          The Armory Show, Leila Heller Gallery, New York
2013   Abu Dhabi Art, Kashya Hildebrand gallery, Abu Dhabi
          Korea International Art Fair-Vip Lounge, AAW Beijing, Korea
          Paths to Peace, Hammond Museum Guild Hall Gallery, New York
          Living Room, Asian Art Works, Busan, Korea
          Summer Group Show, Leila Heller Gallery, New York, USA
          Freedom: Just another word for…,Kidspace@ Mass Moca, North Adams, MA
          Transparencies: Contemporary Art and A History of Glass, Des Moines Art Center
2012   Media Variegations, Asian Art Works, 798 Beijing, China
          L'Asie en Vogue Exhibition, Pagoda Paris Gallery, France
          Peekskill Project V, HVCCA-Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, NY
          Conference of Birds, CYNTHIA-REEVES Projects, Mana Contemporary, New Jersey
          FIFTH ANNUAL QUEENS ART EXPRESS, Jamaica Center for Arts Learning, NY
          VIP Art Fair 2.0, Leila Heller Gallery, NY
2011    Aha Moment!, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
          AHL FoundationAnnual Auction, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York
          Sofia International Paper Art Biennale 2011, Sofia, Bulgaria
          Finding Flow, Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeju Island, Korea
2010   Foundation, Gala Auction, Arario Gallery, New York
          B.I.E.N.N.A.L.E + ONE, Kwang-ju, Korea
          Fokus Lodz Biennale 2010, Lodz, Poland
2009   Kaleidoscope, Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
          Beginning of New Era, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
          Triple of Light, mnav (Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales), Uruguay
2008   KIAF (Korean International Art Fair), COEX, 2x13 Gallery, Seoul, Korea
           Facial of Art- 20 Years Anniversary exhibition, Seoul Art Center Museum, Seoul, Korea
2007    Incarnation, Hammond Museum, New York
           Drawing the Line - Against Domestic Violence-Auction, The Metropolitan Pavilion,
           Woman in Love, Tenri Gallery, New York