Education
1988 Honorary doctor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, the U.S. 1950 Graduated from Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Seoul National University College of Arts (1st term)
Career
Solo Exhibition 2016 Shu Seo-Ok Solo Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 2015 Donated Works Special Exhibition Shu Seo-Ok, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 2014 Shu Seo-Ok Solo Exhibition, Lotte Gallery, Busan 2008 Shu Seo-Ok Special Exhibition, Houston Museum of Art, Texas, USA 2007 Shu Seo-Ok, Maison Hermes, Tokyo, Japan 2007 Shu Seo-Ok Retrospective Exhibition, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon 2005 A Artist of the Year 'Shu Seo-Ok', National Museum of Contemporary Art Deoksugung, Seoul 2003 Shu Seo-Ok Art Exhibition, Art World Museum , Tokyo, Japan 2003 Shu Seo-Ok Invitation, Uijae Museum of Art, Gwanju 2000 Shu Seo-Ok Special Exhibition, Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju 1996 Shu Seo-Ok Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1989 Shu Seo-Ok Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1985 Shu Seo-Ok Exhibition, The City University of New York, Baruch College 1985 Seo Seo-Ok, Pacific Asia Museum, California, USA 1979 Seo Seo-Ok Exhibition, Gallery Ueda, Tokyo, Japan 1974 Seo Seo-Ok Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1971 San Jeong Seoseok Okhwa Gallery, Shinsegae Gallery , Seoul Group Exhibition 2018 100 Collection of Seoul Museum of Fine Art, Seoul Museum of Fine Arts, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea 2015 Korean Art Archive Seoul National University Art College Archives: Oriental Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul 2015 The 45th Anniversary of Gallery Hyundai, Gallery Hyundai, Exhibition Seoul 2014 Buncheong Celadon And Contemporary Painting - 600 Years of Aesthetics, Kyungwoon Museum, Seoul 2014 The 10th Opening Anniversary Of Leeum: Communion, Samsung Museum of Art Leeum, Seoul 2014 People, Astana Independent Palace, Astana, Kazakhstan 2014 The 60th Opening Anniversary of The National Academy of Arts ' Yesterday And Today', Korean museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 2013 Moment of Truth - Korean Painting and Engraving, Museum San, Wonju 2013 Contemporary Artists' Artistic Soul on Paper, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 2013 The 34th Art Grand Competition of The National Academy of Arts, The National Academy of Arts, Seoul 2013 The Painting of Letters, POSCO Museum of Art, Seoul 2013 Kind Modern Art II Abstraction Is Still Alive, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art 2013 Contemporary Art and Seohyeo Seires - Contact of Drawing And Writing, Seoul Seohyeo Musuem, Seoul 2012 Pure Era, Seongbuk Museum of Art, Seoul 2012 Art in TextBooks, Seoul National University Art Exhibit Hall, Seoul 2012 Summer Vacation Project Exhibition 'A Color Sympony with Abstract Painting' Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Korea 2011 Life and Cultural Climate, Daegu Museum of Art, Daegu 2011 The National Academy of Arts - Japanese Academy of Arts Exchange Exhibition, The National Academy of Arts, Seoul 2011 With Choosa, The National Academy of Arts, Seoul 2011 The Story of 23 Artists of the Year, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 2011 Great Masters of Korean Art Exhibition, Ulsan Metropolitan City Culture and Art Center, Ulsan 2011 Korean Rhapsody, Samsung Museum of Art Leeum, Seoul 2011 Collection of Seongbuk Art Museum, Seoul 2010 Korea - Japan Academy of Arts, Japanese Academy of Arts, Tokyo, Japan 2010 Opening Exhibition of Seongbuk Museum of Art, Seongbuk Museum, Seoul 2010 Raising, Seongbuk Museum of Art, Seoul 2010 Gyeonggi Museum of Art 2009 New Collection: Oh! Masterpiece, Gyeonggido Museum of Art, Ansan 2009 The 31st Art Grand Exhibition of The National Academy of Arts, The National Academy of Arts, Seoul 2009 The Start of Thought, Seongbuk Museum of Art, Seoul 2009 From the text to the image, Suwon Art Exhibition Center, Suwon 2008 The 30th Art Grand Exbhibition of The National Academy of Arts, The National Academy of Arts, Seoul 2007 Busan Biennale: Art is alive, Busan 2007 The 3rd Korean Yemunhoe, Sejong Center for the performing Arts, Seoul 2007 Korean Art - Discover the Blank, Samsung Museum of Art Leeum, Seoul 2007 Poetry in Motion, Gallery Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland 2007 Brightening Artists, Insa Art Center, Seoul 2007 100 Years 1870-1970 of Korean Drawing, Soma Museum of Art, Seoul 2005 Seoul Museum of Art Opening Exhibition - Invitation to Contemporary Art, Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul 2005 The 35th opening Anniversary of Gallery Hyundai, Modern & Contemporary Masters Part II, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 2005 The Vibration Beyond Time: Tradition and Modern, Ewha Women's University Museum, Seoul 2005 The Travel to 20 Century, National Museum of Contemporary Art Deoksugung Palace, Seoul 2004 Contemporary Art Collections Exhibition, Samsung Museum of Art Leeum, Seoul 2004 Invited Korean Contemporary Aritsts Exhibition for Opening Namseoul Branch, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2003 The 20th Opening Anniversary of Park Ryu-Sook Gallery - 20 Years With You, Park Ryu-Sook Gallery, Seoul 2003 2003 Seoul Art Grand Exhibiton, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2002 Classical and Humor: Modern Korean Art, Samsung Museum of Arts, Hoam Gallery, Yongin 2002 4 Artists Who Built the Contemporary Art, Art World Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 2001 Work-1, Gana Art Center, Seoul 2001 The Asian Peace Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan 2001 The Development of Korean Contemporary Art, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 2001 The Journey of Contemporary Korean Art in 21st Century, Sejong Center for the performing Arts, Seoul 2001 Korean Contemporary Art Festival: Korean Art to the 21st Century, Seoul Art Center, Seoul 2001 Scent of Watercolor, Molding of Watercolor : Korea - China - Japan Contemporary Watercolor Painting Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 2001 Humor Of Hand : Drawing Exhibition of Elder Artists, Natinoal Museum of Contemporary Art Deoksugung, Seoul 2000 The Horizon of New Millennium, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 2000 200 Collections Exhibition of The 20th Century Korean Art, Korea University Museum, Seoul, Korea 2000 The origin of Korean Contemporary Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art 2000 Nature, POSCO Museum of Art, Seoul 1999 50 years of Korean Art : 1950-1999, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1999 Seoul Art Grand Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1999 The Land of Morning Calm, Asia Museum of Art, Nice, France 1999 The Korea-Japan Interchange Exhibition - Between You and I, Korea Art& Culture Education Service, Seoul 1999 The Korean Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Berlin National Museum, Berlin, Germany 1998 International Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan 1998 The 15th Anniversary Opening Exhibition of Park Ryu Sook Gallery , Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul 1998 The beauty of the Self-Control, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1998 Seoul Art Grand Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1997 Grands Et Jeaunes D’Aujourd’hui, Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris, France 1997 South-North Exchange Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan 1996 Seoul International Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1996 Seoul International Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1996 Seoul Abstract Painting Fair, Hoam Gallery, Yongin 1995 The Inside and Outside of 52 Korean Artists Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1995 Korean Peace Art Exhibition, Bijutsusekai Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 1995 The 12th Opening Anniversary - Korean Nature: Meditation - Expression, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul 1995 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Musée d'Art moderne de la ville de Paris, France 1994 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1994 Traditional and Contemporary Exhibition, Sunjae Museum, Gyeongju 1994 50 Years of Korean Contemporary Painting Exhibition, Hanlim Art Museum, Daejeon 1994 Art Popularization Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1994 The Face of 40 Years of Contemporary Art, Hoam Art Museum, Seoul 1993 Korean Elder Artists' Special Exhibition, Wonkwang University Museum, Iksan 1993 East and West 6 Exhibition, Heana Kent Gallery, Seoul 1993 Tradition and Revolution, Seoul University Contemporary Art Half A Century, Seoul National University Museum, Seoul 1993 Yesterday and Today of Korean Art, Hanlim Museum of Contemporary Art, Daejeon 1993 Passion of 100 Years of Contemporary Art, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1993 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1993 Korea-China Art Association Exchange Exhibition, Nanjing Art Museum, China 1993 Symbols and Shapes of Contemporary Art, Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea 1992 The 20th Opening Anniversary of Jinhwang Gallery, Jean Gallery, Seoul 1992 Korean - Chinese Representive Artists Exhibition, Chinese Research, Beijing, China 1993 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1992 Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary Korean Art, Sunjae Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeongju 1992 Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary Korean Art, Shimonoseki Museum of Art; Nakata Museum of Art, Japan 1991 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1991 Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1991 Invitation Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art, Zagreb (former Yugoslavia), Croatia 1991 Invitation Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art, Sunjae Art Museum, Gyeongju 1990 Opening Exhibition of Seoul Art Center, Seoul Art CEnter, Seoul 1990 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1989 Special Exhibition of 8 Elder Artists, YeeMock Gallery, Seoul 1989 Art World Marker Exhibition, Kyungin Gallery, Seoul 1989 Korean Contemporary Painting Exhibition, Bergen Museum of Art, New Jersey, USA 1989 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1989 Return to Marco Polo, Drew Gallery, Paris, France 1989 Exhibition of the Sun Gallery Publishing, Sun Gallery, Seoul 1988 Invitation Exhibition of Modern Artists, Chosun Ilbo Museum, 1988 Exhibition of Trade Center Museum of Contemporary Art Opening, Trade Center Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1988 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1988 88 Olympiad World Contemporary Art Festival, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 1988 Opening Exhibition - Selected Works by Leading Korean Artists, Alpine Gallery, New York, USA 1987 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1987 Contemporary Art Invitation, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1986 Oriental Painting 4 Artists Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1986 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1986 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Seoul ASEAN Game Culture General Memorial Hall, Seoul, Korea 1986 Asian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Korea Art& Culture Education Service, Seoul 1986 100 Years of Korean Painting, Hoam Gallery, Yongin 1985 The 40th Anniversary of indipendence - 40 Years of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1984 Jeju-do Exhibition, Jeju Cultural Center, Jeju 1984 Contemporary Art Invitation, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1984 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1984 Masterpiece Exhibition, Folklore&Natural History Museum Jeju Special Self-Governing Province 1984 60's Korea Contemporary Art Exhibition: Informel and Surround, Art Center Nabi, Seoul 1982 83 'MBC Invitational Art Exhibition, Yeouido MBC Company, Seoul 1982 Elder Artists' Collection Exhibition, Yeouido Art Museum, Seoul 1982 Opening Exhibition of East-West Gallery, Dongseo Gallery, Seoul 1982 Elder Artists Independence of Hall of Korea Fundraising Exhibition, Korea Art& Culture Education Service, Seoul 1982 Fundraising Exhbition for Artists in Need, Seongbuk-go Government Exhibit Hall, Seoul 1982 Korea-China Painting Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1982 Oriental Painting 12, Sun Gallery, Seoul 1981 The 30th Korea Art Exhibition , National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1981 The 7th Jeju Exhibition, Jeju Cultural Center, Jeju 1981 Invitation of Songwon Gallery, Songwon Gallery, Seoul 1981 Korean Drawing Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA 1981 Invitation of Baeksang Memorial Hall, Baeksang Memorial Hall, Seoul 1981 New pieces Special Exhibition - Traditional Materials and New Expression, Dongsanbang, Seoul 1981 Hyundai Drawing Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea 1981 Invitation of Bando Gallery, Bando Gallery, Seoul 1981 Opening Invitation of Woo Gallery, Woo Gallery, Seoul 1980 The 29th Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1980 Invitation of Jungjin, Myeongdong Gallery, Seoul 1980 Invitation of Hyundai Gallery, Hyundai Gallery, Seoul 1980 Invitation of Sun Gallery, Seoul Art Gallery, Seoul 1980 Snowy Mountain Exhibition, Chunchu Gallery, Seoul 1980 Neongkul Exhibition, Bando Gallery, Seoul 1979 Invitation of Lotte Gallery, Lotte Gallery, Seoul 1979 The 28th Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, 1979 Today's Method Exhibition, Korea Art& Culture Education Service, Seoul 1979 12 Oriental Painters' Invitation, The Seoul Shinmun, Seoul 1979 Opening Exhibition of Yae Gallery, Yae Gallery, Seoul 1978 Trends in 20 Years of Korea Contemporary Art , National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea 1978 The 27th Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1978 4 Oriental Painters' Invitation , Chohyung Gallery, Seoul 1978 5 Oriental Painters' Invitation, Sun Gallery, Seoul 1978 Opening of Seoul Gallery, Seoul Gallery, Seoul 1978 Tour of Europe, Germany; Sweden; Netherlands; Seoul 1978 Oriental Paintings Invitation Of The Seoul Shinmun, The Seoul Shinmun, Seoul 1977 The Hyundai Oriental Painting Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 1977 The 26th Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1977 Tour of Korea Contemporary Oriental Paintings In Kyushu, Kyushu, Japan 1976 The 25th Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1976 Korea Contemporary Art Grand Exhibiiton Oriental Painting, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1975 Korea Contemporary Art - Nude Exhibition, Beautiful Gallery, Seoul 1975 Oriental Painting Exhibition, Geurorich Gallery, Seoul 1975 Contemporary Gallery Invitation, Hyundai Gallery, Seoul 1975 The 24th Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1974 ASEAN Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 1975 6 Oreintal Painters invitation, Jinhwang Gallery, Seoul 1974 Invitation of Space Gallery, Space Gallery, Seoul 1974 Invitation of Munheon Gallery, Munheon Gallery, Seoul 1974 Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul 1974 The 23rd Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1973 Invitation of Hyundai Gallery, Hyundai Gallery, Seoul 1973 The 23nd Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1972 The Exhibition of Members of Korean Fine Art Association, The Federation of Artistic & Cultural Organization of Korea Gallery, Seoul 1972 Invitation of Jean Gallery, Jean Gallery, Seoul 1972 The 21st Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1972 The 20th Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1971 Korea Contemporary Art in Paris, Paris International Art Community, Paris, France 1970 Invitation of Hyundai Gallery, Hyundai Gallery, Seoul 1970 Opening Invitation of Myeongdong Gallery, Myeongdong Gallery, Seoul 1970 The 19th Korea Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art 1970 Fundraising Exhibition, National Public Information Officer Gallery, Seoul 1970 Professors of Art College Exhibition, Seoul University college of Art, Seoul 1970 Expo'70 Korean Art Exhibition, Osaka Expo, Osaka, Japan 1970 Korean Art Grand Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Art Museum, Seoul, Korea 1969 Professors of Art College Exhibition, Seoul University college of Art, Seoul 1969 The Exhibition of Members of Korean Art Association, The Federation of Artistic & Cultural Organization of Korea Gallery, Seoul 1969 Samiljeol Exhibition, The Federation of Artistic & Cultural Organization of Korea Gallery, Seoul 1969 The 1st International Exhibition of Painting Biennale, Pistoia, Italy 1969 Invitation of Contemporary Artists, National Public Information Officer Gallery, Seoul 1969 The 1st Cannes International Exhibition, Cannes Museum of Art, France 1968 Relocation of National Public Information Officer Gallery, National Public Information Officer Gallery, Seoul 1968 The 17th Korea Art Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Museum of Art, Seoul 1968 Samiljeol Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Museum, Seoul 1968 10 Contemporary Oriental Painter Exhibition, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul 1967 The 16th Korea Art Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Museum of Art, Seoul 1967 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition in Europe, France 1966 The 15th Korea Art Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Museum of Art, Seoul 1966 World Free Culture Invitation, National Public Information Officer Gallery, Seoul 1966 Korean Art Exhibition, Malaysian Museum of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1965 The 14th Korea Art Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Museum of Art, Seoul 1965 National Art Exhibition, Donga University Exhibition Hall, Busan 1964 Exhibition of Members of Korean Fine Art Association, National Public Information Officer Gallery, Seoul 1964 The 13th Korea Art Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Museum, Seoul 1964 Samiljeol Exhibition, Korea Arts & Cultural Organizations Federation, Seoul 1964 The 8th Mukrimhoe Exhibition, National Public Information Officer Gallery, Seoul 1963 The 7th Sao Paulo Biennale, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1963 The 12th Korea Art Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Museum of Art, Seoul 1963 The 7th Mukrimhoe Exhibition, Donghwa Gallery, Seoul 1962 The 11th Korea Art Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Museum of Art, Seoul 1962 The 6th Mukrimhoe Exhibition, The Central Public Information Officer, Seoul 1961 The 3rd Mukrimhoe Exhibition, The Central Public Information Officer, Seoul 1961 The 4th Mukrimhoe Exhibition, The Central Public Information Officer, Seoul 1961 The 5th Mukrimhoe Exhibition, The Central Public Information Officer, Seoul 1960 Exhibition of Mukrimhoe Opening, The Central Public Information Officer, Seoul 1960 The 2nd Mukrimhoe Exhibition, The Central Public Information Officer, Seoul 1957 Opening Exhibition of National Public Information Officer Gallery, The Central Public Information Officer, Seoul, 1957 Castle Art Exhibition, Myeongdong Catholic Cathedral Archdiocese of Seoul Hall, Seoul 1956 Exhibition of Korean Artists Association Opening, Whimun High School Hall, Seoul 1954 Exhibition Commemorating the Holy Mother’s Coming-of-Age, Midopa Gallery, Seoul 1953 The 2nd Korean Art Exhibition, Kyungbok Palace Museum of Art, Seoul 1953 Millitary Painters' Exhibition, Gukje Gurakbu, Busan 1952 Samiljeol Exhibition, Busan 1951 Anniversary of The Korean War - Millitary Painters' Exhibition , Daegu 1950 Founding Member of Korean Art Association, Kyungbok Palace Museum, Seoul
Awards career
2007 The 52th Korean Art Prize Art Division 1995 The Ilmin Art Prize 1994 The Seoul Culture Prize 1970 The 9th Korean Art Exhibition Invited Artist Prize 1970 The 4th Dong-hoon Art Prize 1954 The 3rd Korean Art Exhibition The Minister Prize of the Ministry of Education 1949 The1st Prime Minister's Prize, Korea Art Exhibition
Born in 1929 . Activities in Seoul Currently A Emeritus Professor, Seoul National University College of Art