Education
1990, Master of Sculpture, École des Beaux-Arts 1986, Master of Sculpture, Hongik University 1982, Bachelor of Sculpture, Hongik University
Career
Solo Exhibition 2014 Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 2012 New Caledonia, France 2011 Seoul International Sculpture Festival, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul 2010 Gaon Gallery, Incheon 2009 Geumil Art Museum, Beijing 2008 Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 2007 Tokyo Humanight Gallery, Tokyo 2007 21+ Yo Gallery, Tokyo 2007 Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul 2006 Artist of the Year, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 2006 Incheon Culture & Art Center, Incheon 2005 Art Forum New Gate, Seoul 2004 Kim Chong Yung Museum, Seoul 2001 Kumho Art Museum, Seoul 1998 Radisson Plaza Hotel, Seoul 1998 France Cultural Center, Seoul 1997 Won Gallery, Seoul 1992 Won Gallery, Seoul Group Exhibition 2014 Form as Reason-Rediscovery of Drawing, Museum San, Wonju 2014 Taehwagang International Installation Art Festival, Ulsan 2013 Power, Where is a beauty?,SOMA, Seoul 2013 Insight, Ilwoo Space, Seoul 2013 Korea Tomorrow, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 2013 Circle, Jeondeungsa Temple, Ganghwado 2013 Seonkwang Art Museum Opening Memorial Exhibition, Seonkwang Art Museum, Incheon 2013 Korea-China Sculpture Art Exhibition, Tsingtao, China 2012 Hongik International Art Festival, HOMA, Seoul 2012 Still Life, Pohang Museum of Art, Pohang 2012 Changwon Sculpture Biennale, Changwon 2012 Korean Sculpture Exhibition, Pietrasanta, Italy 2012 Incheon, Talk about sculpture, Gaon Gallery, Incheon, Seoul 2011 Tomorrow’s Sculpture-Memory and Remembrance, Moran Museum of Art, Seoul 2011 Art Chorus-21C Review of Contemporary Art, Incheon Culture & Art Center, Incheon 2011 Study, Savina Museum, Seoul 2011 Han-Hoek, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 2011 Artist of the Year-23 People’s Story, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 2011 Korea Contemporary Art 100 People’s Invitation-100people100colors, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2010 Spring Fall, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 2010 Young Seeking 30th Anniversary, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 2010 Gangjin Celadon Art Project, Gangjin Celadon Museum, Gangjin 2010 Korea-Russia International Art Exchange Exhibition, Moscow Central Painter Center, Moscow 2010 D Gallery, Seoul 2010 Desire Body-Meeting of Oriental Medicine and Fine Arts, Sagan Gallery, Seoul 2010 Power of Gyeonggido, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan 2010 Yeongcheon Art Creative Studio, Yeongcheon 2010 Draw Hope Again: Hongik University College of Fine Arts Alumni Association 3people3colors Exhibition-Heo Baek, Bae Jinho, Jeong Hyeon, Gaon Gallery, Incheon 2010 Jeong Hyeon-Mark Ashton Duet Exhibition, IBU Gallery, Paris 2010 Milano Sculpture Triennale, Incheon Sepecial Gallery, Incheon 2010 Korea Drawing 30 years 1970-2000, SOMA, Seoul 2010 Korea Future Seeking, Andong Culture & Art Center, Andong 2010 Seoul Art Contest: Korean Contemporary Sculpture2010, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2009 Flow and Aspect of Korean Contemporary Sculpture, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Changwon 2009 Antipose, Ieyoung Contemporary Art Museum, Yongin 2009 Flare Gimusa-National Museum of Contemporary Art Seoul Hall Foundation Reserved Land, Seoul 2009 Reconciliation and Harmony Korea-Japan Exhibition, Gallery Kuoria, Seoul 2008 Art's Expression, Opening 20th Anniversary Memorial Exhibition, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul 2008 Life Type Peom, Opening 10th Anniversary Memorial Exhibition, Posco Art Museum, Seoul 2008 SPACE·PEACE Opening 2nd Anniversary Memorial Exhibition, Peace Museum, Seoul 2007 Five-colored space and me, Moran Museum of Art, Namyangju 2007 Bupyeong History Museum Opening Celebration 100 People's Arts Invitation Exhibition, Bupyeong History Museum, Incheon, Seoul 2007 Critical Sight, Insa Art Center, Seoul 2007 Hommage 100(Korea Contemporary Art 1970-2007), Korea Art Center, Busan 2007 Strike Space, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan 2006 Seoul Art Contest: Design Sculpture, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2006 Incheon-Shandong Representative Artist International Art Exchange Exhibition, Incheon Culture & Art Center, Incheon 2006 Contemporary Sculpture 12 People Invitation Exhibition, Chosun Gallery, Seoul 2006 EHSProject, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Art Museum, Seoul 2006 The New Gate-East Opening Memorial Exhibition, The New Gate-East, Seoul 2006 Smile, Gallery Chosun, Seoul 2005 Koea-Japan Art College Professor Invitation Exhibition, Tokyo University Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan 2005 Exhibition with the blind, Kyung Hwang Gallery, Seoul 2005 Africa Symposium ‘Korea-Zimbabwe International Sculpture Symposium’, Gallery Agio, Yangpyeong 2005 Today's Artist, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Gallery, Seoul 2005 Pocheon International Sculpture Symposium, Pocheon 2005 Korea-Japan Contemporary ArtInvitation Exhibition, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan 2005 I Taeho. I Jongbin. Jeong Hyeon, Gallery 175, Seoul 2005 Koea-Japan Art College Professor Exchange Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul 2005 Yesterday and Today of Korean Contemporary Art, Korea University Museum, Seoul 2005 The 2nd Agio International Sculpture Symposium, Zimbabwe National Museum of Art, Harare, Zimbabwe 2004 Stop and Movement Exhibition, Seoul Olympic Art Museum Opening Celebration Sculpture Exhibition, Seoul Olympic Art Museum, Seoul 2004 Busan Biennale, Busan 2004 Peace Declaration 2004 World 100 Artists, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 2004 The 20th Sarajevo International Festival, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Sarajevo, Bosnia 2004 Meeting of region and region, Busan Sculpture Festival, Busan Cultural Center, Busan 2004 Reflecting Korean Contemporary Sculpture's Status, Moran Museum of Art, Namyangju 2004 Opening 15th Anniversary Memorial Exhibition, Kumho Art Museum, Seoul 2004 2004-Works Exhibition, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul 2004 Hongik Sculpture Society Exhibition, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul 2003 Art in Landscape, Heiri Art Valley, Paju 2003 Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing 2003 Gathering and Vision, Jongno Gallery, Seoul 2003 City and Human, Korea Design Center, Seongnam 2003 Korea-China Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, CASO, Osaka, Japan 2003 Sculpture's Ventilation: Property and Space, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon 2003 Body Landscape, Rodin Gallery, Seoul 2003 Streets' Recovery: Art objet for City, Hungkuk Life Insurance Building, Seoul 2003 What is Sculpture, Korean Contemporary SculptureSpecial Exhibition, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul 2002 Shape Sculpture 6 People Exhibition, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul 2002 Self-portrait of Korean Art, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul 2002 Project 4, Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju 2002 66 Artists for Contemporary Literature Exhibition, Gallery Lamer, Seoul 2002 1000 Eyes, 1000 Ways, Kwanhoon Gallery/Dukwon Gallery, Seoul 2001 Korean Art 44 Puzzles, Opening Memorial Exhibition, Gallery Lamer, Seoul 2001 Crossing Image, Opening Memorial Exhibition, Gallery Fish, Seoul 2001 Sabulsan-Yunpilam, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 2000 To fine new dimension-Today's Korean Sculpture 2000, Moran Museum of Art, Namyangju 2000 Light, Jongno Gallery, Seoul 2000 Flag, National Theather of Korea, Seoul 1999 Miss Sensitivity and Freedom, France Cultural Center, Seoul 1999 Korea Contemporary Art 90's Situation, Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Seoul 1999 IncheonContemporary ArtInvitation Exhibition, Incheon Culture & Art Center, Incheon 1999 Sindoh Culture Space Opening Celebration Invitation Exhibition, Sindoh Culture Space, Seoul 1999 Welcome2000: Shape Sculpture like us, To Art Space, Seoul 1999 Beyond the threshold, Hanwon Museum of Art, Seoul 1999 Shape Sculpture-4 People, Seongbo Gallery, Seoul 1999 Outdoor Environment Sculpture Park Invitation Exhibition, Sokcho 1999 Hongik Sculpture Society Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1999 Korea Contemporary Art, Hillwood Museum, New York 1999 Incheon Art Possibility and Suggestion Exhibition2-Solid, Haeban Gallery 1998 Time, Memory and Existence, Gallery Fusion, Seoul 1998 Theme Space-Meeting of Architecture and Sculpture, Posco Art Museum, Seoul 1998 Drawing Crossing Exhibition, Kumho Art Museum, Seoul 1998 IncheonContemporary ArtInvitation Exhibition, Incheon Culture & Art Center, Incheon 1998 For a long time...Until now...About the lasting existence, Jongno Gallery, Seoul 1998 Rediscovery of Drawing, Whanki Museum, Seoul 1998 Search for Uncertainty, Art Institute, Seoul 1997 Small Piece, Gallery Seohwa, Seoul 1997 Not light freedom, Gasan Gallery, Seoul 1997 Departure of Sharing Exhibition, Gallery S, Seoul 1997 Korean Contemporary Sculpture Invitation Exhibition, Chuncheon Munhwa Broadcasting, Chuncheon 1997 The 2nd Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju 1997 IncheonContemporary Art Invitation Exhibition, Incheon Culture & Art Center, Incheon 1997 Dream of the times, Jongno Gallery, Seoul; Incheon Culture & Art Center, Incheon; Arario Gallery, Cheonan 1996 So Sculpture Society Exhibition, Jongno Gallery, Seoul
Awards career
2014 Kim Se-jung's Sculpture Award 2009 Korean Art Critic's Association Award 2006 National Museum of Contemporary Art 2006 Artist of the Year Award 2004 Kim Jong-Young Museum of Art Selected as Artist of the Month 2004 Monthly Art World Selected as Artist of the Year 12 Woo Kyung Culture Selection of foundation grant
Born in Incheon in 1956 and currently working in Seoul Professor, Hongik University