CURRENT BIO

Adrian Dongmin Choi began his artistic practice in theater in 2007, following an earlier career in IT engineering. Based in Busan, South Korea, he creates site-responsive and process-based projects across performance art, visual art, text, research, and community collaboration, shaped by sustained engagement with ecology and climate.

His work has been presented at six consecutive UN Climate Change Conferences. He is currently conducting field research across Busan's 51 fishing villages for Good to Sea you Busan, and will take up an Artist-in-Residence at Art & History Museums, Maitland, Florida in October 2026.

EDUCATION

2024 — Certificate of Korean Language Teacher, Level 2, National Institute of Korean Language

2024 — B.A. in Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language, National Institute for Lifelong Education

2019 — B.A. in Business Administration, Korea National Open University

SELECTED APPOINTMENTS

2013–Present — Founder & Director, Eco Action Forest

2020–2026 — Founder & CEO, Green Wave Co., Ltd.

2026 — Juror, Interdisciplinary Arts, Gyeongnam Culture and Arts Foundation

2020–2024 — Juror, Interdisciplinary Arts, Busan Cultural Foundation

2015–2018 — Planning Diretor, Busan International Dance Market

2014 — Performance Director, Jeju International Experimental Arts Festival

2013–2014 — Secretary General, Busan Small Theater Association

2007–2012 — Planning Manager, Asen Theater / Mirinae / Haneulbaram

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2023 — Arts Management Award, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism

2021 — Commendation for Environmental Merit, Minister of Environment

2017 — Citation of Merit, Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City

2017 — Designated Professional Arts Organization (No. 2017-11)

2016 — Special Prize, Arts Council Korea

2010 — Citation of Merit, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism

ARTIST RESIDENCY

2026 — Artist-in-Residence, Art & History Museums, Maitland, Florida, USA