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EXHIBITIONS

BIOGRAPHY

Present Honorary professor, College of Fine Arts, Hongik University (Seoul,Korea)
1990-2017 Professor, College of Fine Arts, Hongik University (Seoul,Korea)
2009-11 Director, Hongik Museum of Art, Hongik University (Seoul,Korea)
2008-10 Dean, College of Fine Arts, Hongik University (Seoul,Korea)
2007-09 Specialist of the Culture Heritage Committee, Korea
2007-08 Director, Hongik University Museum (Seoul,Korea)
2005-07 President, Korea Furniture Society
2002-02 Dean, Office of Student Affairs, Hongik University (Seoul,Korea)
1989 Visiting Professor, Rhode Island School of Design (U.S.A)
1988 Research Professor, Aalto University, School of Art and Design (Finland)
1979 M.F.A Hongik University (Seoul, Korea)
1974 B.F.A Hongik University (Seoul, Korea)
1952 Born in Kangwon Do , Korea

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 Matter and Mass, Gana art center (Seoul, Korea)
2016 Water Meditation, Friedman Benda Gallery (New York, U.S.A)
Eternite & Instant, LAFFANOUR galerie DOWNTOWN (Paris, France)
2015 Design Miami/Basel _ Friedman Benda Gallery (Basel, Swiss)
2014 Friedman Benda Gallery (New York, U.S.A)
2012 Yido Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
2011 Johyun Gallery (Pusan, Korea)
2010 LAFFANOUR galerie DOWNTOWN (Paris, France)
2008 Hangil Gallery (Heyri Art Valley, korea)
LAFFANOUR galerie DOWNTOWN (Paris, France)
2007 Seoul Living Design Fair (Seoul, Korea)
2006 LAFFANOUR galerie DOWNTOWN (Paris, France)
2002 Johyun Gallery (Pusan, Korea)
2001 LAFFANOUR galerie DOWNTOWN (Paris, France)
2000 Johyun Gallery (Pusan, Korea)
1999 Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
1997 LAFFANOUR galerie DOWNTOWN (Paris, France)
1996 LAFFANOUR galerie DOWNTOWN (Paris, France)
1995 Gallery Pusan (Pusan, Korea)
1994 Seoul Art Fair _ Sun Gallery (Seoul Korea)
1993 Sun Gallery (Seoul, Korea)

AWARDS

2016 The Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit (Republic of Korea)
2008 Korean Society of Furniture Technology Award
2007 Grand Prize, Seoul Living Design Fair Award
1996 Korea Design Award
1996 Korean Society of Furniture Technology Award
1989 Korean Craft Council Award
1987 Grand Prize, The 2nd Korean Craft Competition

PUBLIC COLLECTION

Museum of Decorative Arts (Paris, France)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, (New York, NY)
M+ Museum (Hong Kong)
Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein, Germany)
National Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul, Korea)
Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea)
Busan Museum of Art (Busan, korea)
Seoul Art Center-Design Museum (Seoul, Korea)
Leeum. Samsung Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea)
Sun Jae Museum (Kyungju, Korea)
Total Museum (Seoul, Korea)
Korean Culture and Art Foundation (Seoul, Korea)
Permanent mission of the Korea to the UN Secretariat Int'l Organization in Geneva
Hongik Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea)
Hongik University Museum (Seoul, Korea)
Daegu University Museum (Daegu, Korea)
Korea Land & Housing Corporation (Seoul, Korea)
PUKWAN FERRY (SEONG HEE)
Nine Bridges Country Club (Yangju, Korea)
Furniture Design, Chung Wa Dae (Office of the President. Republic of Korea)
Deoksugung Stone Wall Path (Seoul, Korea)
Hannam THE HILL (Seoul, Korea)
NHN Techno Valley (Pankyo, Korea)
CHA Bio Complex (Pankyo, Korea)
Four Seasons Hotel (Seoul, Korea)
SHINSEGAE Department Store in Gangnam (Seoul, Korea)
Shinbanpo XI (Seoul, Korea)

CONTACT

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