GREGORY BAE
b. 1986; Salt Lake City, UT
d. 2021; Chicago, IL
Education
2012 MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Painting and Drawing
2007 BFA Rhode Island School of Design, Painting (Philosophy Concentration)
Solo Exhibitions
2025
CV: 2/2/25, Bill’s Auto and Bob.,Chicago, IL
2024
CV: 2/2/24, Bill’s Auto, Chicago, IL
2022
Chicago Works: Gregory Bae, Museum of Contemporary Art curated by Nolan Jimbo, Chicago, IL
엄마, 괜찮아요 (curated by Joon Bae),k Julius Caesar, Chicago, IL
Gregory Bae: All Day, Julius Caesar, Chicago, IL
2019
Black Hole of Love, table, Chicago, IL
2018
New Instincts, 4WPS, Chicago, IL
2017
Spinning Backflip, The Mission Projects, Chicago, IL
45° 28ʼ 0” N, 9° 11ʼ 0” E, FL Gallery, curated by Rossella Farinotti,
Milan, Italy
2015
Orients, curated by JGV/WAR, Chicago Urban Art Society, Chicago, IL
더 이상 수줍지 않은 고픔, Opsis Art, Seoul, South Korea
크게 하거나 집에 가거나, Cheongju Art Studios, Cheongju, South Korea
2013
threeXVIII13-III31thirteen, Chandelier Room, Chicago, IL
Group Exhibitions
2026
Carrier, Co-Prosperity, curated by John Neff & Bosco Bae, Chicago, IL
2021
Stopgap, MASSIMODECARLO Gallery, curated by Tony Lewis, VSpace
2020
On The Record, Arts and Public Life, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Drawings, paintings, maybe a sculpture 3, Everybody, Chicago, IL
2019
MPSTN, Fox River Grove, IL
Lasting Impressions, LVL3, Chicago, IL
2018
Living Architecture, 6018North, Chicago, IL
2017
Cut Outs, Usable Space, Milwaukee, WI
Dull Magic, UNISEX Salon, Brooklyn, NY
DOOR, Triumph, Chicago, IL
2015
Take a Joke, and Enjoy a Drink, Cleveland Museum of Art/MOCA, Cleveland, OH
Out There, Miboo Art Center, Busan, South Korea
2014
Circular Hands, Centripetal Eyes, Seoul Museum of Art Nanji Exhibition Halls, Seoul, South Korea
2013
Emerging Artists Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, Wheeling, IL
2012
Go To Pieces, Monya Rowe Gallery, curated by Philip Vanderhyden, New York, NY
2007
Colorful Friday, Fardom, Queens, NY
Awards
2020
COVID-19 Emergency Fund, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York, NY
2019
Chicago Artists Coalition SPARK Grant, Chicago, IL
2015
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY
2014
City of Chicago DCASE Individual Artist Program Grant, Chicago, IL
Emergency Grant, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York, NY
2012
Thomas J. Dee Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL
2010-11
SAIC Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2003-07
RISD Grant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Residencies
2017
The Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FL
2014
Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, South Korea
Seoul Museum of Art Nanji Residency, Seoul, South Korea
2009
Hub-Bub, Spartanburg, SC
Lectures and Talks
2020
Visiting Artist for Ann Chen
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Visiting Artist for Ji Yong Kim
Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ
2018
Guest Critic for Kyle Johanson
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Guest Critic for Devin Mays
University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
2017
Guest Critic for Josh Dihle
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Guest Critic for Nate Young
University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015
Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2014
Black Sheep Lectures, RAT School of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Publications
2020
Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts Quarterly, Silence
2019
South Bend Tribune, Living Architecture
Bad at Sports, Table Projects, Episode 671
2017
The Seen, Triumph Gallery
Mousse Magazine, Exhibitions
Thatʼs Contemporary, FL Gallery
Public Collections
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
b. 1986; Salt Lake City, UT
d. 2021; Chicago, IL
Education
2012 MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Painting and Drawing
2007 BFA Rhode Island School of Design, Painting (Philosophy Concentration)
Solo Exhibitions
2025
CV: 2/2/25, Bill’s Auto and Bob.,Chicago, IL
2024
CV: 2/2/24, Bill’s Auto, Chicago, IL
2022
Chicago Works: Gregory Bae, Museum of Contemporary Art curated by Nolan Jimbo, Chicago, IL
엄마, 괜찮아요 (curated by Joon Bae),k Julius Caesar, Chicago, IL
Gregory Bae: All Day, Julius Caesar, Chicago, IL
2019
Black Hole of Love, table, Chicago, IL
2018
New Instincts, 4WPS, Chicago, IL
2017
Spinning Backflip, The Mission Projects, Chicago, IL
45° 28ʼ 0” N, 9° 11ʼ 0” E, FL Gallery, curated by Rossella Farinotti,
Milan, Italy
2015
Orients, curated by JGV/WAR, Chicago Urban Art Society, Chicago, IL
더 이상 수줍지 않은 고픔, Opsis Art, Seoul, South Korea
크게 하거나 집에 가거나, Cheongju Art Studios, Cheongju, South Korea
2013
threeXVIII13-III31thirteen, Chandelier Room, Chicago, IL
Group Exhibitions
2026
Carrier, Co-Prosperity, curated by John Neff & Bosco Bae, Chicago, IL
2021
Stopgap, MASSIMODECARLO Gallery, curated by Tony Lewis, VSpace
2020
On The Record, Arts and Public Life, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Drawings, paintings, maybe a sculpture 3, Everybody, Chicago, IL
2019
MPSTN, Fox River Grove, IL
Lasting Impressions, LVL3, Chicago, IL
2018
Living Architecture, 6018North, Chicago, IL
2017
Cut Outs, Usable Space, Milwaukee, WI
Dull Magic, UNISEX Salon, Brooklyn, NY
DOOR, Triumph, Chicago, IL
2015
Take a Joke, and Enjoy a Drink, Cleveland Museum of Art/MOCA, Cleveland, OH
Out There, Miboo Art Center, Busan, South Korea
2014
Circular Hands, Centripetal Eyes, Seoul Museum of Art Nanji Exhibition Halls, Seoul, South Korea
2013
Emerging Artists Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, Wheeling, IL
2012
Go To Pieces, Monya Rowe Gallery, curated by Philip Vanderhyden, New York, NY
2007
Colorful Friday, Fardom, Queens, NY
Awards
2020
COVID-19 Emergency Fund, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York, NY
2019
Chicago Artists Coalition SPARK Grant, Chicago, IL
2015
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY
2014
City of Chicago DCASE Individual Artist Program Grant, Chicago, IL
Emergency Grant, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York, NY
2012
Thomas J. Dee Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL
2010-11
SAIC Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2003-07
RISD Grant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Residencies
2017
The Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FL
2014
Cheongju Art Studio, Cheongju, South Korea
Seoul Museum of Art Nanji Residency, Seoul, South Korea
2009
Hub-Bub, Spartanburg, SC
Lectures and Talks
2020
Visiting Artist for Ann Chen
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Visiting Artist for Ji Yong Kim
Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ
2018
Guest Critic for Kyle Johanson
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Guest Critic for Devin Mays
University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
2017
Guest Critic for Josh Dihle
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Guest Critic for Nate Young
University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015
Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2014
Black Sheep Lectures, RAT School of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Publications
2020
Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts Quarterly, Silence
2019
South Bend Tribune, Living Architecture
Bad at Sports, Table Projects, Episode 671
2017
The Seen, Triumph Gallery
Mousse Magazine, Exhibitions
Thatʼs Contemporary, FL Gallery
Public Collections
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL