ARTISTS
1957 Graduated from College of Art, Seoul National University
SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1961 Freedom International Exhibition (Japan)
1969 Sao Paolo Biennale, as a guest artist (Brazil)
1973 Exhibition of One Hundred Contemporary Artists (The National Museum of ContemporaryArt)
1977 Solo exhibition at the Korea Center in New York, by invitation
1979 Solo exhibition at Gallery Hyundai, by invitation
1980 Modern Korean Paintings in the 1950s exhibition
(The National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1984 – 1991 Masters of Modern Art Exhibition (The National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1985 – 2001 Seoul Grand Art Exhibition (The Seoul Municipal Museum of Art)
1986 Korean Art Past and Present exhibition (The National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1986 Painting in Korea Today exhibition(Sponsored by the Asian Games Organizing Committee)
1988 88 World Festival of Contemporary Art (The National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1994 Seoul International Modern Art Festival (The National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1995 Korean Art in ’95: Quality, volume, and Touch Exhibition (The National Museum of Contemporary Art)
2002 Invited to Exhibition Commemorate Opening of Seoul Municipal Gallery –Light & Colour of Koreans
2002 invited by UNESCO , solo Exhibition (Paris, France)
2002 International Contemporary Art Exhibition’s France Salon Grande jeune world tour in Seoul ( Sejong Gallery)
2002 Japan-Korea Contemporary Art Exhibition’s to commemorate The Year of the Japanese-Korean interaction (Yokohama, Japan)
2002 Invited to the International Exchange Exhibition between contemporary Chinese and Korean artists (Sejong Center Museum of fine Arts)
2003 KIAF International Art Fair (COEX Indian Hall)
2003 Korea-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition (Gana Art Center)
2004 The International Exchange Exhibition between contemporary Korean And Mongolian artists (Gasan Gallery)
2004 Exhibition of guest contemporary artists (NAM SEOUL ANNEX BUILDING OF THE SEOUL MUSEUM OF ART)
2004 Min Kyoung – Kap Exhibition at Art World Gallery in Ginza by invitation (Tokyo, Japan)
2004 World Peace Art Exhibition (Shanghai, China)
2005 KAF 2005 Korea Art Festival (Sejong Center Museum of fine Arts)
2005 Korea-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition (Fukuoka, Japan)
2005 Korea-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition “Form exhibition for Genuine friendship” (Sejong Center Museum of fine Arts)
2005 Korea – China Art Fair (Shenzhen, China)
2005 Exhibition with guest senior artists (Seoul Museum of Art)
2005 MANIF 11! 05 SEOUL International Art Fair(Seoul Arts Center, Hangaram Art Museum)
2005 SEOUL ART FAIR (Academy of Arts Museum)
2006 Korea-China Contemporary Art Exhibition (Harbin, China)
2006 World Artist Festival ( Sejong Center Museum of fine Arts)
2006 Montmartre Biennale exhibition for representative Korean and French artists, Paris, France (Paris, France)
2006 Korea-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition ( Sejong Center Museum of fine Arts)
2006 Korea-China Contemporary Art Exhibition (KUMHO MUSEUM OF ART)
2007 Contemporary Art International interchange exhibition ( Seongnam Arts Center Museum)
2007 Korea-China Contemporary Art Exhibition ( Originality Space in Shanghai)
2007 Korea-China interchange exhibition, “2007 View of the East” (Beijing, China)
2008 Korea-Japan modern art festival ( Tokyo, Japan)
2008 Korea-China Contemporary Art Exhibition ( Beijing, China)
2008 Golden Eye Art Fair ( COEX Indian Hall)
2008 Yeosu International Art Festival’s exhibition on Korean art ( Jeonnam Yeosu Art Center)
2008 Busan Biennale special exhibition, “ Art is Alive” (Busan City Hall’s Exhibition Center)
2009 5.16 minjoksang Award
2009 Peace Dream Art Festival “Contemporary Art: South Korea – Spain (Spain Andalusia Seville City)
2009 GoldenEye Art Prize
2009 Won the Invitation Art Exhibition
2009 Appointed Committee of the 2nd Seoul Museum of Art
2009 Oriental new years – Changing Patterns of Modern Painting (Seoul Art Center)
2009 Republic of Korea Academy of Arts Exhibition
2009 Seoul Culture Prize Jury appointed
2010 Academy Director Republic of Korea Exhibition
2010 Republic of Korea bigusang Art (Painting) sector appointed judges
2010 Suncheon Bay International Environmental Art Exhibition Special
2010 Seoul Culture Prize Jury appointed
2010 Republic of Korea Art Prize bonsang impression
2011 Academy of Arts Exhibition (Republic of Korea Academy of Arts)
2011 Korea Contemporary Art – Painting of the jaebalgyeonjeon
2011 Republic of Korea invited the elders Exhibition
2012 Solo exhibition: Ask Nature the Way (Seoul Museum of Art)
2013 Contemporary art of Korea(Contemporary art museum in Jeju)
2013 Solo Exhibition sponsored by Superior (Gallery of Superior, Seoul)
2014 Group Exhibition for the celebration of 60 years of The National Academy of Arts of The Republic of Korea, “Past and Present” (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul)
CAREER
1962 – 1963 Served as a juror for the Contemporary Fine Art Exhibition sponsored by the Daily Choson
1972 Special Guest Artist at the National Fine Art Exhibition
1974 – 1979 Served as a juror for the National Fine Art Exhibition
1986 Served as juror for the Kangwon Province Fine Art Exhibition
1988 Served as juror for the Joong-ang Fine Art Exhibition
1988 Served as a member of the organizing committee of the World Contemporary Fine Art Festival at the 1988 Seoul Olympics
1988 – 1989 Served as a consultant for the government of the City of Seoul
1988 – 1989 Served as a member of the Art Council of the City of Seoul
1990 Served as a management consultant for the Art Hall of the Seoul Arts Center
1990 – 1997 Served as a professor of fine art at Wonkwang University
1991 Served as chairman of the screening committee of the Third Exhibition of Korean Painting sponsored by the city of Kwangju
1998 – 1999 Served as a consultant for the National Museum of Contemporary Art
1998 Served as a consultant for the interior and outdoor art decorations for the new Inchon International Airport under construction
2000 Elected a member of the Korean Academy of Arts
2002 Appointed as a Director of Hwimun Institute, education foundation
2004 Advisor committee member, Year of the Korea and Japan Friendship (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
2005 Chair, Steering Committee, Art Bank, 2005 (Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
2005 Chair, judges, Ministry of Culture and Tourism hosted Commendable Mother of the Artist Award
2005 Chair, judges, The 24th Grand Korean Art Fair’s art non-figuratif category
2005 Member, Steering Committee of the countries of guest of honor, ARCO, Spain
2006 Judge, The National Academy Arts Award
2006 Chair, Steering Committee of Dawon Arts Festival
2008 Chair, judges, the Namnong Fine Art Exhibition
2008 Chair, judges, the Dawon Fine Art Exhibition
AWARD
1996 Awarded the National Prize of Culture & Art (By Korean Government)
1997 Acknowledgement for Outstanding Contribution by Wonkwang University
1999 Awarded Guest Artist Prize of Seoul International Art Fair (MANIF5!)
2001 Awarded Municipal of the National Academy of Art (Seoul City)
2002 Be conferred a Silver Cultural Decoration (By Korean Government)
2002 Awarded the National Academy of Art Prize
2007 Won the 7th “Proud Korean Award”(Federation of Korean Reporters)
2009 Won the 5.16 Ethnic Award
2010 Won the Republic of Korean Artist Award
2013 Won 3.1 cultural art Award
PRESENT: Member of The National Academy of Art
Endowed chair professor at Dankook University