OPEN TO CONNECTION, COLLABORATION, AND WHAT COMES NEXT
For project inquiries, curatorial invitations, residencies, talks, publications, and collaborations, please get in touch.
Based in Busan, South Korea — open to local and international collaboration.
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
A 50% deposit is required before the start of any project, with the remaining 50% due upon completion and final delivery.
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