B.1985, Seoul, South Korea
Lives and works in London, UK
Momin Choi is a Seoul-born painter currently based in London. His work delves into psychological landscapes and layered interiorities, interweaving personal memory with broader cultural symbols. Drawing from disciplines such as philosophy, anthropology, humanities, and psychology, Choi incorporates a wide range of visual references—from classical painting to scenes of everyday life—to cultivate a distinctly personal painterly language.
He earned his MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art (2024), and both MFA (2018) and BFA (2016) in Painting from Korea National University of Arts.
Choi has held solo exhibitions including Two Hands (2025) and A Submerged House (2022) at Drawing Room, Seoul; A Bizarre Life(2021) at out_sight; and Plant Theatre (2019) at ONE AND J. GALLERY. His work has also been shown in group exhibitions across the UK, Italy, and South Korea, such as Thoughts in The Silent Night (Hew Hood Gallery, London, 2024), Self (Plain Gallery, Milan, 2024), and Memory beneath the ego, Fantasy above the ego (Seoul National University, 2023).
Choi is a recipient of multiple grants and awards, including the Young Artist Support Program by Seoul Museum of Art (2021). He has participated in artist residencies at White Block (2021–2022) and Kumho Art Studio (2018–2019). His paintings continue to engage themes of dislocation, memory, and perception through an evolving visual language grounded in introspective inquiry.