Minja Gu’s work is based on personal performances that observe and question daily behaviors, which in turn are projected through various media including photography, video, installation, and drawing. She majored in painting at Hongik University and philosophy at Yonsei University and received a master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Korea National University of Arts. She participated in the SSamzie Space studio program (Seoul), the Hangar Residency for artists (Barcelona), the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP, NYC), and the HISK program (Ghent, 2015–2016). She received the award of excellence in the Songeun Art Award in 2010. Selected solo exhibitions are Identical Times (SPACE CROFT, Seoul, 2009), Atlantic- Pacific co. (Moore Street Market, New York, 2011), and Inside the Belly of Monstro (Citadellaan 7m Ghent, 2018). Gu has also participated innumerous group exhibitions, including the Taipei Biennale (Taipei Fine Art Museum, 2008), VIDEO: VIDE&O (Arko Art Center, Seoul, 2009), A Cabinet in the Washing Machine (Seodaemun-gu Recycling Center, Seoul, 2012), and New Visions New Voices 2013 (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, 2013). In 2018, Gu was selected as one of the four sponsored artists for the Korea Artist Prize, an annual award and exhibition co-organized by MMCA and SBS Foundation.
