Born in Seoul, Korea. Graduated from Ewha Womans University, and received her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. Has been exhibiting in various media video and installation works realized by a literary approach, and involved in installation displays at public art projects, such as on the Seoul Square Media Canvas. Participated in group exhibitions including dOCUMENTA 13 (2012), Gwangju Biennale (2012), Singapore Biennale (2013), Home Works 6 (2013), Fukuoka Triennale (2014), Shenzhen Biennale (2014), Lille 3000 Festival (2015). In recent years she has been focusing on “News From Nowhere”, a collaborative project with Jeon Joonho launched with the aim to create social platforms, which was showcased in an exhibition at the Migros Museum in Zurich in 2015, and Sullivan Galleries at The Art Institute of Chicago in 2013. In 2015, MOON Kyungwon represented her country at the Korean pavilion at the Venice Biennale.