RAY KOH Visual Artist | Filmmaker
47500 Hwy 1
Big Sur, CA 93920-9998
Email: rk (at)raykoh.com
Website: http://www.raykoh.com
Instagram: @nomakase
EXHIBITIONS
2018 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art. Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. 07.07.18 - 08. 12.1
[group show]
Color of the Year-X-Rite Pantone, UICA.org/ Grand Rapids, MI: 04.06.18 - 07.29.18 [group show]
Creative Quarterly 100 Best Annual 2017 Exhibition, CQ Gallery. New York, NY 02.01.18- 02.14.18 [group show]
31st Annual National Juried Exhibition: Photoworks 2018, Barrett Art Center. Poughkeepsie, NY. 2018 [group show]
3rd Biennial Wings & Water Exhibition, River Arts Gallery. Prairie du Sac, WI 2018 [group show]
Palate to Palette Exhibition, Crooked Tree Arts Center. Traverse City, MI. 01.13.18 - 03. 03.18 [group show]
2017 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art. Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. 11.04.17 - 12. 23.17
[group show]
RAY KOH, Creative Quarterly No.49 Runner Up Exhibition, January 2018 [online exhibition]
Science Inspires Art: Ocean Exhibition, The New York Hall of Science Museum, New York, NY 2017 [group show]
Fluid. Four Barrel Coffee Gallery. San Francisco, CA 2017 [group show]
Elements | Water, Cultural Center of Cape Cod. South Yarmouth, MA, 2017 [group show-web]
Reimagine: The Art Behind Up-Cycling. SOMArts, San Francisco, CA 2017 [group show]
RAY KOH, Creative Quarterly No.48 Runner Up Exhibition, 2017 [online exhibition]
RAY KOH, Creative Quarterly No.44 Runner Up Exhibition, 2016 [online exhibition]
RAY KOH, Accent on Design, Jacob Javits Center, New York, NY 2006 [Winner Best Collection]
SAFE, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY 2005 [with Tobias Wong]
Talents, Messe Frankfurt - Ambiente, Frankfurt, Germany 2005 [by invitation]
Terminal Five, JFK Airport: Terminal Five, New York, NY 2004 [by invitation]
New American Design, Felissimo Design House, New York, NY 2004 [curated by Ray Koh]
New American Design, Lyonswier Gallery, New York, NY 2003 [curated by Ray Koh and Josh Owen]
Smart Paper Kite Exhibition, Smithsonian Arts & Industries, Washington, D.C. 2003 [competition finalist]
AWARDS/ RFP
2018 Photoworks 2018: 31st Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition: 2nd Prize
2017 Winner: Creative Quarterly 100 Best Annual 2017 (3) winning entries published in the 100 Best Annual 2017
2017 Winner: Creative Quarterly Journal No.49 (Fine Art) 2017 (1) winning entries published in Creative Quarterly Journal No.49
2017 Runner Up: Creative Quarterly Journal No.49 (Fine Art) 2017 (4) entries were awarded Runner Up and exhibited on CQ
2017 Runner Up: Creative Quarterly Journal No.48 (Fine Art) 2017 (5) entries were awarded Runner Up and exhibited on CQ
2017 Winner: Creative Quarterly Journal No.47 (Fine Art) 2017 (5) winning entries published in Creative Quarterly Journal No.47
2016 Winner: Creative Quarterly Journal No.46 (Fine Art) 2016 (5) winning entries published in Creative Quarterly Journal No.46
2016 Winner: Creative Quarterly Journal No.45 (Fine Art) 2016 (1) winning entry published in Creative Quarterly Journal No.45
2016 Runner Up: Creative Quarterly Journal No.44 (Fine Art) 2016 (2) winning entries were awarded Runner Up and exhibited on CQ
2016 Semifinalist: Los Angeles CINEFEST (Film Festival) 2016 Film Title: Fire and Water Directed by: Ray Koh
2005 Accent on Design Award: Best Collection NYIGF 2005
2004 Accent on Design Award: Best Booth NYIGF 2004
2003 Honorable Mention: Smart Paper/ Smithsonian Museum Design competition
PUBLISHED WORKS: books/journals
Phaidon Books for Chef John Shields (Chicago, IL) 2020
Creative Quarterly 100 Best Annual 2017 (New York, NY) 2018
Creative Quarterly Journal No.49 (New York, NY) 2018
Creative Quarterly Journal No.47-48 (Double Issue) (New York, NY) 2017
Creative Quarterly Journal No.45-46 (Double Issue) (New York, NY) 2017
America, Birkhauser Press (Lausanne, Switzerland) 2005
Limited Edition: The Art of Packaging Design, Gingko Press (Corte, California) 2005
Terminal Five, Lukas & Sternberg Press (New York, NY) 2005
PUBLISHED WORKS: articles
“Ray Koh, Creative Director” TNS Japan (December) 2006
“New American Design” Clear magazine (Vol.IV Issue 2) 2004
“Redesigning for the Utilitarian” Laetitia Wolff (April) 2004
“Flash in Pan:” New York magazine (December) 2003
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS/ LECTURES/ JURIES
Panelist, MoMA PreFab Exhibition Focus Group (New York, NY) 2007
Faculty, Parsons The New School for Design (New York, NY) 2006-2007 Product Design Department
Architecture and Design Panelist, Current TV Expert MUJI Focus Group (New York, NY) 2007
Visiting Critic, Parsons The New School for Design (New York, NY) 2005 Product Design Department
Visiting Lecturer, Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA) 2004 Industrial Design Department
Visiting Critic, Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA) 2004 Industrial Design Department
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KOH, Creative Director (CA, NY) 2010-Present
Ray Koh, Visual Artist Represented by Sansa Art (San Francisco, CA) 2015-Present
Drone Gallery, Founding Creative Director (Big Sur, CA) 2017-Present
KKM/Developers. Founding Creative Director (New York, NY) 2006-2009
Studio di Architettura/ Aldo Rossi. Architectural Designer (New York, NY) 1998-1999
MAP Design Studio. Project Designer (New York, NY) 1998-1999
Consulting for Architects. Architectural Designer (New York, NY) 1996-1998
Harvard University ASIA GSD. Design Director (Cambridge, MA) 1995-1996
EDUCATION
M. Arch Program (ND), Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA 1994-1996
(GSD Academic Scholarship)
BA, Art History, Columbia University, New York, NY 1994
(Academic Scholarship)
BA, Architecture, Columbia University, New York, NY 1994
(Academic Scholarship)
Parsons School of Design, AAS, Interior Design/ Furniture Design, New York, NY 1992