Born in  1967 Korea

Lives and works in kyoungkido and Taipei

 

 

Education

1991  BFA College of fine Art (Sculpture), ChungAng University, Ansung, Korea

1986  Graduated College of Ceramic Sculpture, Pusan Craft Academy, Pusan, Korea

 

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2014  “The Reinterpretation of the Gods”, The Grass Mountain Chateau Gallery, Taipei

2011  The Invited Exhibition, Juming Museum, Taiwan

2009  "The Special Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art", Künstlerhaus Passagegallery, Vienna, Austria

           "Nomadism in Brain", Savina Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

2007  "Ignorant Imagination & Sensuous Experimentation", Gallery MOA, Heyri, Korea

2001  "EROS", Savina Gallery, Seoul, Korea

1997  "Grotesque Humor”, Savina Gallery, Seoul, Korea

           "Metal & Formative Language", 3rd Semiannual Special Exhibition to Promote  Image of  Metal",  

             Posco Gallery, Seoul, Korea

1996  "6th Chungdam Art Fair", Mee Gallery, Seoul, Korea

1994  Midopa Gallery, Seoul, Korea

1993  Keumho Gallery, Seoul City, Korea

           Binkel Gallery, Seoul City, Korea

1992  "Seoul Art Fair", Hangaram Art Museum of Seoul Arts Center (Pyo Gallery), Seoul,  Korea

 

 

Selected Duo Exhibitions

2014  Selected artist exhibition of the year in Dong Ho Steel Foundation, Taiwan

2005  "Eruption-Show" for Two Artists, CPS32 Gallery, New York, USA

 

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2014  New Scenes #2, Buk Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul

2013  Otawara City Art Exhibition, Public Facilities Gallery, Otawra, Japan

           ‘88 Seoul Olympics 25th Anniversary’ Exhibition, SOMA, Seoul

            New Art Collection Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul

2012  Project Daejeon 2012:Energy, Daejeon museum of Art, Daejeon

           The 2012 Daesan Museum of Special Project Exhibition, Daesan Museum, Changwon

           South Sea Festival 2012, Kilhyun Museum, Namhae-gun

2011  ‘Moving Art Village’ Exhibition, Nampo Art Museum, Goheung-gun

           The Wonderful World of light Art, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Changwon-si

           The 2nd Modern Outdoor Sculpture of Hantangang, Yeoncheon

           Visual Creative Art Festival, Dream Forest Art Center, Seoul

2010  Celadon Art Project 2010, The Celadon Museum of Gangjin, Gangjin

           ‘Homage for toilet of Duchamp’, Gallery Royal, Seoul

           ‘Gyeonggi Art Project’, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Arts, Gyeonggi-do

           ‘Homo Ludens’, Jeonbuk Province Art Museum, Jeonbuk

            World Photonic Expo 2010 Gwang Ju, Gwang Ju

            ‘Trace and Evidence of Sculpture’, Moran Museum, Namyangju-si

           ‘Blacksmith in the Neo Iron Age’ Pohang Museum of Arts, Pohang

2009  New Wave 2010- Beyond Image, Gallery MOA, Heyri, Korea

           Tomorrow’s Sculpture Project, Art Valley, Yangju City

           Art in Summer, Lotte Art Gallery, Seoul

           Art in Superstar, 2009 Arts & Funsters, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

2008  The Party: Man C.J.L.L.P.S Sculpture Exhibition, Gallery Kayang, Pusan

           The exchanged Exhibition Costa Rica & Korea, Korean Foundation Center, Gallery Arum, Seoul

           Pohang International Art Festival, Pohang Art Center, Pohang, Korea

           Changone Asia Art Festival, Sungsan Art Hall, Changone, Korea

           International Sculpture Symposium in Icheon, Woljeon Museum, Icheon, Korea

           Art in Busan 2008, Busan Museum of Art, Busan, Korea

           La Mirada Cruzeda, Three Sculptors exhibition, Gallery Bandi, Seoul, Korea

           Art Farm Project, Sonamoo Gallery, Ahnsung, Korea

           Imagination Power Station, Hyundai Art Center, Ulsan, Korea

           Five Sculptors Exhibition, Gallery Soheon, Daegu, Korea

           Pre_Yangpyeong Eco Art Festival, Manas Art Center, Yangpyeong, Korea

           Gyeonggi, National Highway no.1, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

           The Scent of Baekje-The Dream of Buyeo II, Bukchon Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

2007  The Scent of Baekje-The Dream of Buyeo II, The Museum of Jeongnilsaji, Buyeo, Korea

           “Good morning Vietnam, Good morning Korea”, Korean Foundation Center, Seoul, Korea

           Art and Playing– Funsters, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

           “Let’s go to Mr. Kim’s house”, Chungmu Art Hall, Seoul

            Anniversary Special Exhibition, Gallery Mano,  Ansung city

2006  The Seoul Art Exhibition 2006 – Figurative Sculpture, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul

           Art and Playing – Funsters, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

           Art & Park Exhibition, “Spring Festival”, Seoungnam Culture Foundation, Seoung-Nam

2005  The art festival of powhang, The culture of the art center of powhang, Powhang

           The Contemporary Art Festival, Banwal Art Hall, Pochen City

2004  15th Anniversary Special Exhibition 86, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul

           A Little Sculpture - A Big Dream, Insa Art Center, Seoul

           Museum project, Jeabiual Museum, Kawchen city

2003  Korea Nude Art Exhibition, Sejong Center, Seoul

           Lela - Exhibition, Modon Art Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

           The Auction for handicap people, Mennen City, Germany

           The exhibition for the gold medal at MBC Sculpture festival, Insa Art Plaza Gallery, Seoul

           The invited exhibition in Pochen City, Pochen Banwal Art Hall, Pochen

2002  Angeles Gate Cultural Center Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

          California State University, Los Angeles Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

          George J. Doizaki Gallery at Japanese American Cultural and Community   Center, LA. USA

          Hanamaki Carutural Center, Iwate, Japan

          Kitakami Community Center, Iwate, Japan

          International Eco-Environmental Art Exhibition-'The Call of the Toad'

          Art Museum of Seoul Art Center, Seoul

          MYSTERY, Savina Gallery, Seoul

2001  Korean Contemporary Art Expression of the Time - "Hurts and Heating",

           Art Museum of Seoul Art Center, Seoul

2001 to 2002, Lamer Gallery, Seoul

           Good Design Festival, Coex Convention hall, Seoul                  

           'NO cut', Savina Gallery, Seoul

           5th Dong River Festival, Yongwall Art Center, Yongwall City

           Why Do People Remember?, Savina Gallery, Seoul

           Gyunggi-do Artist Invited Exhibition, Gyunggi-do Art Center, Suwon City

2000  Expressions Seen & Unseen-Fusion of the Disabled and the Abled,

           Youngun Museum of Contemporary art, Kwangju City

           Korea & Vietnam Art Exhibition for World Peace, GANA Forum Space, Seoul       

          Crawl of Theft Exhibition, Savina Gallery, Seoul

          Savina Gallery & Artists, Savina Gallery, Seoul

          4th Dong River Festival, Yongwall Art Center, Yongwall City

1999  Arario Gallery of 10th Anniversary International Sculpture Exhibition, Arario Gallery, Cheonan City

1998  Tachikawa International Exhibition, Space N Gallery, Tachikawa City, Japan

           PyongTaek International Exhibition, PyongTaek Art Center,  PyonTaek City

           The Year of Tiger "Tiger Exhibition", Savina Gallery, Seoul

1997  Seoul Art fair, Arario Gallery, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

           Space of 300, SeoNam Gallery, Seoul

           11th Invitational Exhibition of Modern Korean Sculpture, MBC Broadcasting Park, ChunChon City

1996  Compression & Decompression Exhibition, Chincenagae Gallery, Kwangju City

           Animal in Art- the Symbol & Humor, Savina Gallery, Seoul

          10th Invitational Exhibition of Modern Korean Sculpture, 100 Sculptor invited, MBC, ChunChon City

1995  Fusing Cement in Art, Sungkok Museum, Seoul

           Promising Artists Recommended by Curators; Attention to The Artists, DongAh Gallery, Seoul

           The Leading Sculpture in the 2000, MoonHwa News paper Gallery, Seoul

           D.M.Z. Exhibition, KongPyong Art Center, Seoul

           Memorial Show of Mi Gallery`s Remover, Mi Gallery, Seoul

           Today Exhibition of Korea Sculpture, Jongro Gallery, Seoul

1994  Small Piece 30 Sculptor Exhibition, Time Gallery, Seoul

1993  Cross Section of Contemporary Korean Art, Pyo Gallery, Seoul

           Ansung Cultural Center Opening Show, Ansung Cultural Center,Ansung City

1992  MYTH, TALE, ALLEGORY, The Moran Open Air Museum, NamYangju City

           Confront with Dream & Actuality, Hyundai Museum, Seoul

           The 23rd Korean Figurative Sculpture Association Exhibition, Hyundai Museum, Seoul

1991  91 Pioneer of Contemporary Art Exhibition, Galleria Museum, Seoul

           Extension of one’s way of thinking, Doal Gallery, Seoul

           The 21st Korean Figurative Sculpture Association Exhibition, Haein Gallery, Pusan City

           New Face Artist Exhibition, ChongYoung Museum, Seoul

           Starting of New Year 7 Artists Exhibition, Total Museum, Seoul

 

Art Fairs 

2011  Daegu Art Fair, Gallery MOA, Special invited Exhibition, Daegu Exco, Daegu

2008   Seoul Open Art Fair, COEX in Seoul, Korea

1996  Seoul Art fair, Mee Gallery, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

1992  The International Art Residency & Workshop

2014  Selected Artist of the year, Dong Ho Steel Foundation, Taiwan

2013  Grass Mountain Chateau Studio 91-Artist in Residence, Taiwan

2011  Juming Museum Selected Artist, Art-in-residency, Juming Museum, Taiwan

2009  Sandarbh UK International Artist Residency, Derbyshire, England

2007  Sculpture Studio Workshop, National University of Costa Rica, Sanhosae, Costa Rica

2006  Art Residency, Kunsthalle Krems, AIR-krems, 1-month stay, Austria

2005  The International Ceramic Workshop, Ceramic - Crossover, 2-weeks stay, Toya Studio, Yeoju, Korea

2002  10th International Art Festival "LANTERN OF EAST, 2002", 1-month stay, Los Angeles, USA

2001  The International Art Workshop, Permanent Outdoor Sculpture, 1-month stay, Kochi, India

 

Awards & Art Fund

2012  The Korean Artist Project- Selected artist, Private Museum Association

           Google artist project- Selected artist, Private Museum Association

           Selected artist for publishing artbook, Seoul foundation for Arts and Council

           The 3rd International Desert Project, Thar Desert, India- Art Council Korea

2011  Selected Artist of Juming Museum, Taiwan

           Publishing book for the International Desert Project - Arts Council Korea

2009  "The Exceptional Art & Space" Künstlerhaus Passagegalerie, Vienna, Austria- Art Council Korea

           The 2nd International Desert Project, Gobi Desert, Mongolia- Arts Council Korea

           Sandarbh UK International Artist Residency, Derbyshire, England- Art Council Korea

2007  Art Workshop in National University at Costa Rica – Arts Council Korea

2006  The International Desert Project – Arts Council Korea

2005  Sanhosae Korean Park Project, Costa Rica – Arts Council Korea

1990  The 1st MBC Korea Figurative Sculpture Exhibition (Grand Prize)

           The 7th Kyounggi Art Exhibition (Grand Prize)

 

Peranment Public Collections

Sejong Deosyap Lake Park, Sejong-si, Korea

Seoul Museum of Art, Korea

Jeju Museum of Art, Korea

Pohang Museum of art, Korea

Juming Museum, Taiwan

Dongho Iron Company, Taiwan

International Iron and Steel Festival, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

The 4th World Ceramic Biennale 2007, Icheon, Korea

The 4th international Bildhauer Symposium, Zwickau, Germany

Kyeonggido Museum of Art, Kyeonggi-do, Korea

Sanhosae Korean Park, Sanhosae City, Costa Rica

Hongseong Branch Court of Daejeon District Court, Hongseong City, Korea

Word Ceramic Center, Icheon City, Korea

Gwangju Joseon Royal Kiln, Sculpture Park, Gwangju City, Korea

World Livingware Gallery, Yeoju City, Korea

Waisenhaus Projects, Munich, Germany

Ihatov Japan, Iwate, Japan

Nam Hae Sports Park, Nam Hae City, Korea

International Sculpture Park, Udine, Italy

Kochi Sculpture Park, Kochi, India

Ceramic Expo Sculpture Park,Gyunggi-do, Korea

Seoul Tower, Seoul City, Korea

Kwangju Human Sculpture Park, Kwangju City, Korea

Sculpture Park, Icheon, Korea

Roadside Sculpture Park, Ansung, Korea

Terricciola City Hall, Terricciola, Italy

Saraebo International Winter Art Festival, Saraebo, Bosnia

Air Force of the Military Academy, Chongju-City, Korea

Tachikawa City Hall, Tachikawa City, Japan

Asanman Sculpture Park, PyonTaek City, Korea

Daechong-Lake Dodangsan Park, Chongju City, Korea

Daeback Plaza Sky Park, Dae-gu, Korea

ARARIO International Sculpture Park, Cheonan City, Korea

Sungkok Museum Sculpture Park, Seoul, Korea

Olympic Sculpture in Pusan, Pusan City, Korea

Moran Museum Sculpture Park, Namyanju City, Korea

MBC Broadcasting Culture Garden, Seoul, Korea

Buchon Citizen Association, Buchon, Korea