Education
2017, Doctor of Fine Arts, Chosun University Graduate School
2008, Doctor course completion, Visual Arts, Yonsei University Graduate School of Education
1995, Graduated from Sculpture, Chosun University College of Fine Arts
Career
Solo Exhibition
2016, 'UPDATE 6', Zebra Strat, Ghent, Belgium
2016, 'The Eyes of Foseidori', POSCO Museum of Art, Seoul
2016, 'The Lights Of Signal? Light Signal ', White Box Museum, Beijing
2016, 'The Unvarnished Truths' - Unfinished Truths, Bian Gallery, Seoul
2016, 'The Rise of the Roots'. Ando Fine Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2016, 'Digital Water', Suwon Eye Park Museum, Suwon, Korea 2016, Lee, Lee-Nam Selected Exhibition, Katara Art Center, Qatar
2015, New York Korea Society Solo Exhibition, New York
2015, Korea-Japan summit media art exhibition, Seoul
2015, Kigali National Day Memorial Exhibition, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Rwanda, Rwanda
2015, Language of Light -2015 Venice Biennale Review, Gallery GMA, Seoul
2015, Asian Culture Complex Opening Festival Ii M: Second Edition, Asian Arts Theater, Gwangju
2014, Michael Schulz Gallery Solo Exhibition, Germany
2014, Gana Art Solo Exhibition 'Light to be born again'
2014, Paris UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
2014, 'Restoration of Chosun Ming' Exhibition, The Korean Cultural Service Sydney, Australia
2013, Kalamazoo Museum of Art, Michigan, USA
2012, 'Dialogue of Monet and Sochi', Kalamazoo Museum, Michigan 2010, Solo Exhibition, Sun Gallery, Seoul
2010, Solo Exhibition, Shinsegae Gallery, Gwangju
2009, Solo Exhibition, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul
2009, solo exhibition, Hakgojae, Seoul
2009, Solo Exhibition, Kayes Gallery, Hong Kong
2008, Solo Exhibitions, Taeyoung Gallery, Taipei (Taiwan) Group Exhibition 2018 Our Winter Story Exhibition, Lotte Gallery Gwangju Branch, Gwangju 2017, Variations of Still Life, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon
2017 ART369, Art Place, Seoul
2017, 'Russian Cyberfest', St. Petersburg, Russia
2016, Bill Viola I, St Jacob Church, Ghent, Belgium
Solo Exhibition
2016, 'UPDATE 6', Zebra Strat, Ghent, Belgium
2016, 'The Eyes of Foseidori', POSCO Museum of Art, Seoul
2016, 'The Lights Of Signal? Light Signal ', White Box Museum, Beijing
2016, 'The Unvarnished Truths' - Unfinished Truths, Bian Gallery, Seoul
2016, 'The Rise of the Roots'. Ando Fine Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2016, 'Digital Water', Suwon Eye Park Museum, Suwon, Korea
2016, Lee, Lee-Nam Selected Exhibition, Katara Art Center, Qatar
2015, New York Korea Society Solo Exhibition, New York
2015, Korea-Japan summit media art exhibition, Seoul
2015, Kigali National Day Memorial Exhibition, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Rwanda, Rwanda
2015, Language of Light -2015 Venice Biennale Review, Gallery GMA, Seoul
2015, Asian Culture Complex Opening Festival Ii M: Second Edition, Asian Arts Theater, Gwangju
2014, Michael Schulz Gallery Solo Exhibition, Germany
2014, Gana Art Solo Exhibition 'Light to be born again'
2014, Paris UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
2014, 'Restoration of Chosun Ming' Exhibition, The Korean Cultural Service Sydney, Australia
2013, Kalamazoo Museum of Art, Michigan, USA
2012, 'Dialogue of Monet and Sochi', Kalamazoo Museum, Michigan
2010, Solo Exhibition, Sun Gallery, Seoul
2010, Solo Exhibition, Shinsegae Gallery, Gwangju
2009, Solo Exhibition, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul
2009, Solo exhibition, Hakgojae, Seoul
2009, Solo Exhibition, Kayes Gallery, Hong Kong
2008, Solo Exhibitions, Taeyoung Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition
2018 Our Winter Story Exhibition, Lotte Gallery Gwangju Branch, Gwangju
2017, Variations of Still Life, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon
2017, ART369, Art Place, Seoul
2017, 'Russian Cyberfest', St. Petersburg, Russia
2016, Bill Viola I, St Jacob Church, Ghent, Belgium
2016, 'The Garden of the World', Rietveld Museum, Zurich, Switzerland
2016, 'Mixed Earth - Public Sphere of Multi-Intelligence', Busan Biennale, Busan
2016, 'Gwangju Biennale Special Exhibition? Light, Life, Material ', National Asian Cultural Complex, Gwangju
2015, Private Constructions Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Italy
2014, Simultaneous Echo, Portabat Museum of Art, Argentina
2013, Kobe Biennale, Japan
2012 Gwangju Museum of Art's 20th Anniversary Special Exhibition II: Jin, Tong. - Media Art, Bolshoi Theater, Moscow, Russia - Opening Ceremony of the 20th anniversary of Korea-Russia diplomatic ties, Gwangju
2011, Chengdu Biennale, East Chendu-Music Park, Qingdao, China
2010, 20th anniversary of Korea-Russia diplomatic relations Opening ceremony Media art, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia
2010, 1st Nanjing Biennale, Nanjing
2009, Korean Eye: Moon Generation, Sachs Gallery, London (UK)
2008, Meme Trackers, Invoice Museum, Beijing (China)
2007, Invitation Exhibition of Opening of Smithsonian Museum, Embassy of Korea in Korea, Washington (USA)
2007, New Wave of Asia, ZKM, Karlsruhe (Germany)
Awards career
2017 3rd Nanjing International Art Festival Award Winning Virtual
3rd Nanjing International Art Festival, Audience Award selected by critics
Seoul City Good Luck Award
Winning the 2010 Sun Art Award
2009 Korea Young Artist Award of the Year
2005 Won Young Artist of the Year Award at Gwangju Municipal Art Museum
Awarded Grand Prize of Shinsegae Art Prize
Ha Jung Woong Young Artist Award
2002 Awarded the 8th Gwangju Art Prize
Born in 1969 in Dae Yang, Jeollanamdo Activities in Seoul and Gwangju
Professor, Graduate School of Cultural Studies, Chonnam National University