Biography

1956 born in South Korea

1984 Hongik Fine Art College, Seoul (BFA)

1987 Hongik Fine Art Graduate School, Seoul (MFA)

1993 Akademie der Bildenden Künste München (Meisterschüler)

Lives and works in Hattingen, Germany

selected solo exhibitions

2016 Galerie Uhn, Königstein

2011 Kunstkeller Bern, Switzerland
2004 Gallery De Lange, Netherlands
2003 City museun Villingen-Schwenningen,Germany
2002 Gallery Kunstkeller Bern, Switzerland
2001 Gallery Simoncini Luxemburg, Luxemburg
2000 CityMuseum Mia Muensterhaus, St. Wendel Germany
1999 Gallery De Lange, Netherlands
1998 Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul; Kunstkeller Bern, Switzerland
1997 City Gallery Mayen, Germany; Galerie Hellhof, Kronberg, Germany
1996 Kunstkeller Bern,Switzerland; City gallery Neu-Uim, Germany; Gallery De Lange, Emmen, Netherlands
1994 City gallery, Neunkirchen, Germany (catalogue)
1993 Gallery Hans-Juergen Nipel, Duesseldorf (catalogue)
1992 Kunstverein Bielefeld, Germany; Gallery Janus Avivson, London; Gallery Triebold, Basel
1991 Gallery Maria Wilkens, Cologne (catalogue); Kunsthaus Nurnburg; Kunsthaus Buhler, Stuttgart

selected group exhibitions

2011 Museum Biedermann, Donaueschingen
1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Art Cologne, Gallery Chosun
1997 Art Amsterdam, Kwangju Biennale, Korea, Art Cologne
1995 Gallery Hyundai, Seoul; Art Basel
1996 Art Basel, Art Amsterdam, Art Cologne
1994 Art Frankfurt, Art Basel, Art Cologne
1992 Art Frankfurt, Art Basel, Art Cologne
1991 “Forum Junger Kunst”, Kiel, Germany, Art Cologne, Germany
1990 Art Cologne, Germany
1981-89 Exhibitions in South Korea, Japan, Italy and Germany

grants / awards

2000 1st Prize, Awaji Yumebutai Sculpture Park, Japan
2001 1st Prize, "Work-Art" contest of the Bosch company, Stuttgart;
          2nd Prize, contest Danner Stiftung, Munchen
1990 1st Prize, Kardinal-Wetter-Forderpreis, Munich
1988 2nd Prize, "Chernobyl Memorial," Hof Germany
1984 1st Prize, Graduation Exhibition of Hongik Fine Art College

works in public display

2007 Sammlung Biedermann, VS-Schwenningen, Germany
2008 Samsung Insurance, Seoul
2009 National FineArt Museum South Korea;
          Icheon sculpturepark, Kyungki Prov.Korea;
          Beelden aan See, HagueNederlands
2000 HypoVereinsbank Foundation, Germany
          Museum Beelden aan Zee, Netherlands
          Bouwfonds Kunststichting, Netherlands
1999 The Street of Sculpture, St Wendel, Germany
2000 Ilsan Sculpture Garden, Korea;
         Technical University Munich, Garching Campus
1996 Ho-Am Museum, Korea
1995 Hansol Cultural Foundation, Korea
1990 Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlung, Germany
1985 Ho-Am Museum, Korea