Education
1937-40, Studied Donggyeong Pacific Art School 1941-43, Graduated from Department of Law, Donggyeong Myeongchi University Professional College 1957-60, Studied at Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France
Career
1946-57 Fine art school teacher at Seoul National University             Jeongmyeong Middle School Art Teacher 1960-66 Dean of the National University of Fine Arts (Sejong University) 1962-78 Judge of the Korean Art Exhibition, Chairman of the Western Painting Division 1963-66 President of the Korea-Japan Cultural Association 1967-84 Sungshin Women's University Department of Fine Arts Sungshin Women's University 1971 All Judges of Korean Art Awards (Korea Daily) 1979-83 Former Chairman 1984-86 Busan Culture Commission 1984-87 First Dean, College of Arts, Dong-A University 1988 Judge for the Tokyo Asian Contemporary Art Competition Currently, Advisor to the Korean Fine Arts Association, Advisor to the Advisors of Contemporary Art in Asia, Tokyo 1975 «The First Tokyo Art Exhibition», Spring and Autumn Art Gallery, Ginza 1976 «Jindukun Exhibition», Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul 1978 «The 2nd Tokyo Art Exhibition», Gano Gallery, Ginza 1979 «The 4th Solo Exhibition» Hyundai Gallery, Seoul 1981 «The 3rd Tokyo Exhibition» Loral Salon, Ginza 1984 «Jangdugan Oil Painting Exhibition», Shinsegae Art Museum, Seoul / Koryo Art Museum, Busan 1988 «Jangdukun Exhibition», Daily Shinbosha Exhibition Hall, Seoul 1991 «Jangdugan Painting Exhibition, Gangnam Hyundai Gallery, Seoul 2006 «Memorial Exhibition of POSCO Gallery Special Planning Art», POSCO Gallery, Seoul 2007 «Special Exhibition for Pohang Opening Ceremony», Pohang City Hall, Pohang City 2007 «Art Prize for Art Plus (90 years old) », Seoul Gallery, Seoul 1960 «France Deauxville International Painting Exhibition », Deauxville             «France Galerie de Montparnace », Galerie de Montparnace, Paris 1962 «Korean Contemporary Artist Invitation Exhibition», Chosun Ilbo Museum of Art, Seoul 1963-65 «Pre-Founding of Korean Artists (sponsored by the Embassy of Korea in Korea)», Newspaper Hall, Seoul 1973 "Korean Contemporary Artists 100 Artists", National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1974-82 "Tokyo Asian Art Contemporary Art Exhibition", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo 1977 «Korean Contemplation Painting 3 Inherited Daejeon (Jangdukon Hong Jongmyong Iksun)», Japan Industrial Complex Exhibition Hall, Tokyo 1978 «Sanghyeonjeon - Joint Exhibition of Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition in Seoul, Korea, Arts Promotion Museum, Seoul, Korea 1980 «International Contemporary Art Exhibition», Wooil Publishing, Seoul 1980 «Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary Korean Artists - Supported by Yomiuri Shimbun (Kansai)», Amasaki City Cultural Center, Amasaki City 1982 «Paris Salon D'Automne », Paris 1988 «Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition», National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1992 «Invitational Exhibition of Korea, China and Japan», Lotte Art Museum, Seoul 1993 «National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea Invited Artist Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea 2004 «20th Anniversary Exhibition of the World of Art World», Gallery Sang, Seoul
Awards career
1959 Le Salon Oil Special Prize 1965 Korean Academy Award for Arts and Literature Award (Ministry of Education) 1982 Tokyo ASEAN Contemporary Art Exhibition Invited Fuzzi Television Award 1984 Order of the Order of the National Medal of Merit List of ASEAN winners 1990 Gold Prize in Tokyo, Korea, and China 1993 Korean Art Federation Award 1997 Korean Order of Culture Merit 1999 Sungshin Women's University Award for Art 2003 Seoul Munhwa Prize (Art)