Charlie Hahn is a media artist whose primary mediums are photography and time-based media. Hahn is a 1.5-generation Korean-American artist dealing with issues about identity and culture in terms of opposition, agreement, synthesis, paradox, and transformation. He has exhibited many exhibitions and screenings across the country and around the world. Hahn received both BFA and MA from MICA, and MFA from Towson University. He teaches at Keimyung University as a professor in the College of Fine Art since 2015.

EDUCATION
MFA, Studio Arts, Towson University
MA, Digital Art, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
BFA, Photography, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Cert., Asian Art and Korean Art, International Education Institute, Ewha University, Seoul, Korea

SOLO EXHIBITION
2021 : "Digits", 2GIL29 Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2019 : “Vice Versa”, 2GIL29 Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2018 : “line + beep 2”, 2GIL29 Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2017 : “PLACE”, Korea Art Museum, Korea Cultural Exchange Foundation, Busan, South Korea
2015 : “Distinct Uncertainty”, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu, South Korea
2014 : “Perspective”, Korea Art Museum, Korea Cultural Exchange Foundation, Busan, South Korea
2013 : “Seek & Hide: Charlie Hahn”, Beyond Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2012 : “Dimension: Charlie Hahn”, Gallery Palais de Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
2011 : "Charlie Hahn: STAND" Gallery K, Seoul/Korea
2009 : "Are You Talkin' to Me?" Holtzman Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson University, MD
2008 : “Charlie Hahn: Groundscape” Lewis Grand, Angeles City, Philippines
2007 : “IM-MEDIA-TE” Gallery175, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul/Korea
2007 : “Untitled Identity” Deckers Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, MD
2004 : “Personality Inventory” The Embassy of Korea in the USA, Washington, DC
2002 : “Tosan in Contemplation” Gallery.3, Los Angeles, CA

Public Installation/Screening
2018 : “STAND”, Bumeo Art Street(Daegu Metro Bumeo station), Daegu, South Korea
2015: “ IAP Video Anthology”, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, South Korea
2015 : “You will be Alright”, Public Installation, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu, South Korea
2011 : "Charlie Hahn: Are You Talkin' to Me?", Screening & Artist Talk, Creative Alliance at Petterson, Baltimore, MD
2010 : "Stand" Public Installation, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
2010 : "Are You Talkin' to Me?", Screening, Platoon Kunsthalle, Seoul, Korea
2010 : "A Dim Yellow Glow" Public Installation, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
2009 : "Untitled", Screening, Pusan International Video Festival, Pusan, Korea

GROUP EXHIBITION (selected)
2020 : “ONTACT”, Art Space Connection, Seoul, Korea
2020 : “Culture - Art & Design”, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
2020 : “Conversation & Communication”, Marilyn Werby Gallery, Cal State University, Long Beach, USA
2020 : “Intelligent Content: ICCC 2020 International Digital Exhibition”, Westin Chosun Busan, Korea
2019 : “Convergence Contents”, Hammer Theater, San Jose, USA
2019 : “Passage of Uncertainty”, Art Space Hoseo, Seoul, Korea
2019 : “Convergence Contents on Future Innovations”, Afiniti Medini, Johor, Malaysia
2019 : “Basic Design & Art of Korea: KSBDA Fall International Invitational Exhibition”, DDP, Seoul, Korea
2019 : “Art and Design in the Future”, Purdue University Gallery, Indiana, USA
2019 : “Design & Technology: KSBDA Spring International Invitational Exhibition”, 백석대학교, Korea
2018 : “Variation in Space”, Beomeo Art Street 범어아트스트리트, Daegu, Korea
2018 : “Platform 10,”, Palais de Seoul 팔레드서울, Seoul, Korea
2018 : “Design & Art: KSBDA Ottawa International Invitational Exhibition”, Ottawa, Canada
2018 : “Connect: Girona International Digital Design Exhibition”, Girona, Spain
2018 : “2018 Faculty Show: Artech College 교수초대전,” Gukje Museum 극재미술관, Daegu, Korea
2018 : “KSBDA Spring International Invitational Exhibition”, IDAS, Hongik Univ., Seoul, Korea
2018 : “Future Convergence Contents Realizing the 4th Industrial Revolution”, Mokpo Univ., Korea
2018 : “New Era, Value of Basic Molding”, Schule fur Gestaltung, St. Gallen, Swiss
2018 : “New Era”, Hochschule St.Gallen, Switzerland
2017 : “Current Current”, Art Space K, Seoul, Korea
2017 : “MAZE”, Gallery 21 at Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, USA
2017 : “KSBDA Spring International Invitational Exhibition 2017”, Seoul City University, Seoul, Korea
2017 : Keimyung University, Artech College “Faculty Show”, Gukje Museum, Daegu, South Korea
2017 : “Creative Challenge 2016”, Bongsan Cultural Center, Daegu, South Korea
2017 : “International Digital Design Invitation Exhibition 2017” Spring, Hanbat University, Seoul, Korea
2016 : Keimyung University, College of Fine Arts, “Faculty Show”, Kukje Museum, Daegu, South Korea
2016 : “COMMONS”, Artspace K, Seoul, Korea
2015 : “ArtistFesta 2015”, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu, South Korea
2014 : “Super Romantics”, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu, South Korea
2014 : “Sequence”, Jade Special Exhibition Hall, Busan International Film Festival, Busan, Korea
2014 : “Changwon Internation Art”, Sungsan Art Hall, Changwon, Korea
2013: “Overdrive: Incheon”, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
2013: "Syllogism", Gallery Palais de Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
2013: "Charity Show" Seoul Auction House, Seoul, , South Korea
2013: "Korea Tomorrow 2013", Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2012 : "Aha! Moment II", Gallery 7, Seoul, Korea
2012 : "Platform Festival" Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, South Korea
2012 : "Building/Unbuilding", A Lab Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2012 : "Charity Show" Seoul Auction, Seoul, , South Korea
2011 : "A-Ha Moment", Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul/Korea
2011 : "Innerspacing the City", Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, USA
2011 : "Korea International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul, Korea
2011 : "Les Medias, la Mode, la Morale" Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2011 : "CEO Collections" The Page Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2011 : "BITE: Identity & Humor", Reston Art Center, Reston, VA, USA
2011 : "Charity Show for Haiti" Seoul Auction, Seoul, Korea
2011 : "48th Juried Exhibition", Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, USA
2010 : "Temporary Utopia", Space Hamilton, Seoul/Korea
2010 : "Memophilia", Incheon Art Platform, Incheon/Korea
2010 : "In & Out: Reasoning Borders", Boda Art Center, Seoul/Korea
2009 : "Diversified", Gallery Wooduck, Seoul/Korea
2009 : "Faculty Exhibition" Decker Gallery and Meyerhoff Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2009 : "MFA Exhibition" Yavapai College, AZ
2009 : "Stories of Home" BWI Airport, Baltimore, MD
2008 : “Wizard of Oz” MUI Gallery, Seoul/Korea
2007 : “Encounters with Diversity” Lotte Gallery, Seoul/Korea
2007 : “Urban Landscape” Antreasian Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2007 : “Figment of Speech” Westnorth Gallery, MD
2007 : “Zero to 3900” Mattin Center, Johns Hopkins University, MD
2006 : “Gaze within Expression” Chang Gallery, Seoul/Korea
2005 : ”Soy Factory” Gallery Noam, Seoul/Korea
2005 : "Gaze on Diversity" Gallery Wooduk, Seoul/Korea
2004 : “Crash & Flow” SSAF2004. Seoul National Prison Historic Site, Seoul/Korea
2004 : “Digital Nomad” Yonsei University, Seoul/Korea
2004 : "The Hall of Portrait" Artscape 2004. Pinkard Gallery, MD

GRANT/AWARD
2016 : Community Project, “Miindo Project”, funded by Seongbuk Cultural Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
2015 : Community Project, “Greetings”, Local Express, funded by Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, South Korea
2009 : Final Selection, Single-channel category, Busan International Video Festival, Korea
2008 : Exhibition('Groundscape') Sponsorship, Samsung Electronics, Korea
2007 : Exhibition('IM-MEDIA-TE') Sponsorship, Microsoft Korea, Korea
2007 : Finalist, Murthy Digital Art Award, Maryland
2007 : International Cultural Exchange Fund, Korea Foundation
2006 : International Cultural Exchange Fund, Korea Foundation
2006 : Digital Art Scholarship, Maryland, MICA
2005 : International Conference at the 10th Pusan International Film Festival, funded by Korea Film Council
2005 : Research Grant on National Graduate University of Art & Culture (Program Design, Curriculum Development, Master Plan), commissioned by Ministry of Culture (Korea)
2005 : Research Grant on Gender education in Art & Culture Planning, commissioned by Ministry of Gender Equality (Korea)

PANEL
2020 : Discussant & Organizer, "Better Future: Art and Design Education and New Visions in the Post Covid-19 Era", Gukje International Forum, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea
2016 : Juror, Promotion film for Daegu Metropolitan City, Daegu, South Korea
2015 : Discussion Panelist, “Innovation in Exhibition Making,” SEMA Hall, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2011 : Juror, Imagination Study, Yonsei University, South Korea
2010 : Juror, Photo book for 10th anniversary of Incheon International Airport, South Korea
2009 : Panelist, “Identity and Diversity” on the Identity Exhibition, Rosenburg Gallery, Brown Center, MICA
2007 : Moderator, “Korean Wave II: Diversifying Alternatives in Korean Culture,” Lecture Hall 302, Brown Center, MICA
2006 : Moderator, “Korean Wave: Contemporary Korean Art”, Falvey Hall, Brown Center, MICA
2004 : Moderator, Media Art Seminar in Korea, Chung Ang University, Korea

LECTURE/TALK
2017 : Special Lecture, “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict”, CGV Arthouse, Seoul, South Korea
2017 : Special Lecture, “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict”, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2017 : Special Lecture, “Freshmen Orientation 2017”, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea
2015 : Artist Talk, “AKA Charlie Hahn”, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea
2015 : Artist Talk, “Identity”, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, USA
2015 : Lecture, “Mapping Emotion”, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu, South Korea
2015 : Special Lecture, “Media Art Workshop 15”, Korea Art High School, Busan, South Korea
2014 : Special Lecture, “Agenda of Contemporary Art”, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu, South Korea
2014 : Artist Talk, “Media Art: Charlie Hahn”, Busan University, Busan, South Korea
2014 : Special Lecture, “Reading films via Art”, Seil Art Hall, Seoul, South Korea
2014 : Special Lecture, “Media Art Workshop 14”, Korea Art High School, Busan, South Korea
2012 : Special Lecture, "A Special Journey with Charlie Hahn on Gerhard Richter’s Art World”, DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea
2012 : Artist Talk, Dept. of Liberal Arts, Choong Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
2012 : Special Lecture, "Charlie Hahn: Media Art", Korea Art High School, Busan, South Korea
2011 : Artist Talk, Colegio San Francisco de Asis, Bello, Antioquia, Colombia
2011 : Artist Talk, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
2010 : Guest Lecture, Deagu University, Korea
2007 : Artist Talk, Dept. of Art Theory, School of Visual Arts, Korea National University of Arts, Korea
2006 : Guest Lecture, Design Forum, Korea
2005 : Guest Lecture, Hong-ik University, Korea
2005 : Guest Lecture, Asian Film Festival, Maryland Institute College of Art

AFFILIATIONS
2015-present : Professor, College of Fine Art, Keimyung University, Korea
2008-2014 : Director & Faculty (STI, MICA in Korea), MICA
2005-2014 : Research Associate, Institute of Media Art, Yonsei University, Korea
2006-2014 : Visiting Professor, Summer Semester, Korea National University of Arts