Galerie Youn is an art gallery featuring up-and-coming Canadian and international artists in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,[1] most of whom were discovered on Instagram.[2] Originally established online as the Flying Rooster Contemporary Project (FRCP) in 2012, the gallery opened in 2013 as a brick and mortar location in Montreal's Mile End. Now located at 384 St. Paul Street West in the Old-Port's historical district (summer 2021), the gallery represents emerging and mid-career contemporary artists, typically half from Canada and half from the U.S., Europe and Asia. In 2021, the gallery received the "Best in the City" award from Time Out.[3] Their book catalogues are part of the permanent collection of the Thomas J. Watson Library.[4] The director and founder, Juno Youn, is a native of South Korea and a graduate of OCAD.[5]

Galerie Youn
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Established2013 (2013)
LocationMontreal, Canada
TypeContemporary art gallery
Websitegalerieyoun.com

History

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The gallery was founded by South Korean-Canadian gallerist Juno Youn in May 2013 in Montreal.[6] Youn was previously the co-founder of Spin Gallery, which ran from 1999 to 2007 in Toronto, Canada.[7]

Focusing on a roster of twenty-four artists, Galerie Youn features Canadian and international young and mid-career artists from the United States, Europe and Asia.[8]

The gallery's mission is to spot up-and-coming talents and bring them to a larger audience. The gallery has featured exhibitions of works by Hugo Alonso, whose art photograph was featured on the cover of The New York Times Magazine in October 2017.[9]

The gallery also shows Canadian artist-illustrator Jay Dart,[10] VOGUE Mexico photographer Damian Siqueiros,[11][12] Vancouver artist Paul Morstad,[13] and Peter Chan.[14]

The gallery has participated in various art fairs, including Art on Paper in New York City,[15] Art Toronto,[16] Seattle Art Fair,[17] Pulse Miami,[18] FotoFever,[19] and Drawing Now in Paris.[20] In the Blouin ArtINFO market report for Art Basel Miami Beach 2018, it was mentioned that Galerie Youn “sold out very quickly, getting much attention throughout.”[21]

In 2018, Youn was noted as one of Canada's Best Dressed in The Globe and Mail newspaper.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Galerie Youn". Galerie Youn. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  2. ^ "VOLTA NY 2017: Building True Relationships Through Art". Artsy. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  3. ^ "Time Out Montreal's 2021 Best of the City Award Winners".
  4. ^ "Galerie Youn - Artworks & Exhibitions - Artland". www.artland.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  5. ^ "Galerie Youn Presents Jay Dart, Dear Human and Christine Kim". Gladstone Hotel. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  6. ^ "About Galerie Youn". Galerie Youn. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  7. ^ "Artist and Gallerist Juno Youn | Novella". novellamag.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  8. ^ Smith, Russell C. (2017-11-09). "A Closer Look at two Galleries from the 2017 Seattle Art Fair, Galerie Youn from Montreal and 55Bellechasse from Paris and Miami". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  9. ^ "Behind the Cover: 10.01.17". The New York Times (Magazine ed.). 2017-09-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  10. ^ Taylor, Shannon (2018-08-28). "artNOW – September 2018". kawarthaNOW. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  11. ^ Clément, Éric. "Damián Siqueiros: fenêtre sur la Corée". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  12. ^ "Gay acrobats create stunning artistic tribute video for Orlando". Gay Times. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  13. ^ Pohl, John (2015-12-31). "For narrative artists like Paul Morstad, every picture tells a story". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  14. ^ Coppock, Mark (2017-01-04). "Google Helping Artists Work in Virtual Reality With New Tilt Brush Tool". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  15. ^ "Sussing Out the Good Stuff at Art on Paper and Miami Project". Hyperallergic. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  16. ^ "Galerie Youn | Art Toronto | October 26–29, 2018". embed.arttoronto.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  17. ^ "HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  18. ^ "2018 | Exhibitors: Copnversations Section". pulseartfair.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  19. ^ "galerie youn". www.fotofever.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  20. ^ "Drawing now Art Fair, is at the height of its quality". Paris Diary by Laure. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  21. ^ "Market Report: PULSE Contemporary Art Fair 2018 | BLOUIN ARTINFO". www.blouinartinfo.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  22. ^ "Working It: Canada's best dressed 2018". Retrieved 2018-12-19.
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