Bongchull Shin (b.1981) is an artist who uses light and glass as his medium of choice to explore his artistic vision. Shin graduated from the Korea National University of Arts and later completed his degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Currently, he resides in Germany and works around the world. He was one of eleven renowned Korean and international artists who participated in Paradise Art Space's first special exhibition, PRISM FANTASY- New Ways to View Light in 2019. Major selected solo exhibitions include Memory Reflection(Palazzo Tagliaferro, Andora, 2022), Comforting Gaze(The great Collection, Seoul, 2021), Map of Light(Sotheby‘s, Munich, 2019), The Weight of the Shadow(Galerie Tanit, Munich, 2018) and major selected group exhibitions are Scenery of Emptiness and Asia(Asia Culture Center, Kwangju, 2022), Threshold Aesthetics(Marciana Library Piazzeta San Marco, Venice, 2022), Bright new world( Cheongju Museum of Art, Cheongju, 2021). His works are housed in various collections, including the Munich International Airport and the Alexander Tutsek Foundation.

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빛과 유리를 매체로 탐구를 이어가는 신봉철 작가는 한국예술종합학교를 졸업 후 뮌헨으로 건너가 Academy of Fine Arts에서 학위를 마치고, 현재 독일에 거주하며 활동하고 있다. 2019년 인천 파라다이스시티 아트 스페이스의 첫 번째 기획전 프리즘 판타지: 빛을 읽는 새로운 방법에 국내외 작가 11인 중 1인으로 참여한 바 있으며, 주요 개인전으로는 Memory Reflection(Palazzo Tagliaferro, Andora, 2022), 위로의 시선(The great Collection, 서울, 2021), Map of Light(Sotheby‘s, 뮌헨, 2019), The Weight of the Shadow(Galerie Tanit, 뮌헨, 2018) 등이 있다. 주요 단체전으로는 사유정원, 상상을 너머 거닐다(국립아시아문화전당, 광주, 2022), Threshold Aesthetics(Marciana Library Piazzeta San Marco, 베니스, 2022), 빛으로 그리는 신세계(청주시립미술관, 청주, 2021) 등에 참여하였으며, 뮌헨국제공항, 알렉산더 투섹 재단 등에 작품이 소장되어 있다.