whee studio



1984 Born in Seoul, Korea. Lives and works in Seoul and Manila. 

woni.cha@gmail.com


Artist Note
2024
2023
2021
2020
2019
2018


Education

2012 Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture, Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, U.S


Solo Exhibition / Awarded Exhibition

2023 “Supreme Yard”, Leon Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2013 “Idolic Bonanza”, Competition Awards Solo Exhibition, Kunst Dog, Seoul, Korea
2011 “Spring up! Mentoring Project 2011”, Two Person Exhibition - Seoul Foundation of Arts and Culture Sponsored Project, Space Can, Seoul, Korea 


Group Exhibition

2024 “Wild-Women Abstractionists on Nature”, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines 
2023 “Gallery Benefit 2023”, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore
2022 “Art Detour II”, Leon Gallery, Manila, Philippines 
2021 “From Vivid Color to Image”, Manila House, Manila, Philippines
2021 ”Art Detour”, Leon Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2020 “Women and Time”, Assumption College, Manila, Philippines
2018 “Heritage-Trace: RISD exhibition”, L’espass 71 Gallery, Seoul, Korea 
2017 “1968 Contemporary Space 2017”, Contemporary Space Association 50 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Kim Jong-young Museum, Seoul, Korea
2017 “RED”, RISD Exhibition, Sophis Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2015 “Prelude for Twenty Differences”, Art Space Flask, Seoul, Korea
2012 “Exhibition for Outstanding Graduate Students”, Seoul National University Museum of Art MOA, Gwanak-gu, Seoul


■ Press

2024
Philstar Life : Wild Women
https://philstarlife.com/geeky/174255-wild-women-abstractionists-nature?page=7%23
2023
Lifestyle Inquirer : Wonhee Delgado embodies the delights of making art dynamic
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/484330/wonhee-delgado-embodies-the-delights-of-making-art-dynamic/
Tatler Asia : León Gallery presents Whee’s solo exhibition, showcasing fantasy as a journey to the self
https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/wonhee-whee-cha-delgado-solo-exhibition-2023
Art Plus : Fantasy and Fusion
https://artplus.ph/features/fantasy-and-fusion?format=amp
Philstar Life : Whee Cha Delgado’s vibrant art
https://philstarlife.com/geeky/219297-whee-cha-delgado-vibrant-art?page=3

2022
Tatler Asia : South Korean painter Wonhee Delgado finds her home amid the Manila art scene
https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/making-a-statement-wonhee-delgado
2021
Philstar Life : 'Art Detour' at Leon Gallery
https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2021/06/30/2108964/art-detour-leon-gallery

Instagram


Untitled

2024
Charcoal, soft pastel, oil pastel, oil stick, and oil paint on canvas
150 x 190 cm







Something About Us

2024
Charcoal, soft pastel, oil pastel, oil stick, and oil paint on canvas
140 x 180 cm







Untitled

2024
Soft pastel, charcoal, oil pastel and oil paint on canvas 
170 x 137 cm





Untitled

2024
Oil, charcoal, oil crayon,and oil paint on canvas 
132 x 120 cm



Untitled

2024
Mek, charcoal, oil crayon,and oil paint on canvas 
49 x 47 cm


Untitled

2024
Oil on canvas
169 x 118 cm



I Was Lost but Now I Am Found

2024
Acrylic and oil on canvas 
169 x 118 cm



Garden of Birds of Paradise

2024
Acrylic and oil on canvas
122 x 91.4 cm





Some Sketches