04/10/2026
Waterfall is honored to collaborate with the Gwangju Museum of Art to produce a major solo exhibition titled The Glory this summer.
In 2025, Jinwon Chang was awarded the prestigious Gwangju City Culture Art Award 🎉
This solo exhibition at the Gwangju City Art Museum marks his first major presentation in his hometown of Gwangju, Korea, in 22 years, following his departure for the United States in 2004 amid deep personal and artistic struggle. This significant return reflects a renewed freedom in his painting practice—one shaped by a profound confrontation with faith.
Over the past year, Jinwon Chang has worked closely with Director Kate Shin to shape a body of work spanning three decades, bringing together paintings and drawings infused with memory, tension, and renewal.
Set against Korea’s cultural and political turbulence—and in reflection of Gwangju’s complex history—the exhibition will present over 50 major works exploring faith and the artist’s relationship with God. The Glory emerges as both offering and illumination: a quiet yet radiant gesture toward healing.
A central highlight is a monumental 17 Ă— 17 ft painting, created over six months in Gwangju leading up to the opening.
Following its run at the Gwangju City Art Museum, The Glory will travel to Seoul and major contemporary galleries for two months.
