Education
1956 B.F.A., Graduated from Seoul National University (Fine Art), Korea 1964-68 Lived and worked in France, Paris 1969-76 Lived and worked in Japan, Kobe 1977-92 Lived and worked in Paris, France
Career
Solo Exhibition 2014 <Normalization Exhibition>, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea 2011 Musee d’art Moderne de Saint-Etienne Metropole, Saint-Etienne, France 2008 Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris 2007 Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 1998 Won Gallery, Seoul 1994 Kasahara Gallery, Osaka, Japan 1992 Shirota Gallery, Tokyo 1991 Ueda Gallery, Tokyo 1990 Kasahara Gallery, Osaka, Japan 1989 Dorothea Van Der Koelen Gallery, Mainz, Germany 1988 Motomachi Gallery, Kobe, Japan 1986 Ueda Gallery, Tokyo 1984 Motomachi Gallery, Kobe, Japan 1983 Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul 1983 Ueda Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 1982 Korean Culture Institute, Paris 1981 Gallery Object, Wuppertal, Germany 1980 West Germany Bergheim Culture Institute, Bergheim, Germany 1980 Motomachi Gallery, Kobe, Japan 1980 Jean Gallery, Seoul 1977 Motomachi Gallery, Kobe, Japan 1977 Coco Gallery, Kyoto, Japan 1976 Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo 1976 Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, Japan 1973 Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo 1973 Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, Japan 1972 Mudo Gallery, Tokyo 1971 Motomachi Gallery, Kobe, Japan 1969 Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, Japan 1968 Jean-Camion Gallery, Paris 1967 Newspaper Institute, Seoul 1962 Central Report Institute, Seoul Group Exhibition 2018 Seoul National University Gallery 100 Collections, Seoul National University Gallery, Seouul 2014 Unconstraint Creation, Hakgojae Gallery, Shanghai, China 2014 From All Sides: Dansaekhwa on Abstraction, Blum&Poe, Los Angeles, USA 2014 The Art of Dansaekhwa, Kukje Gallery, Seoul 2014 Beyound and Between, Leeum, Seoul 2012 Korea Monochrome Painting, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea 2012 Mysterious Art Works, Shiga Museum of Modern Art, Otsu, Japan 2012 Two Modernisms, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju 2011 Monochromatic Painting, Gonggan Purple, Paju, Korea 2011 A Brushstroke, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 2011 Qui is Full, Daegu art Museum, Daegu, Korea 2011 Korean Modern Masters, Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul 2010 In the Midst of the Korean Contemporary Art, Gallery HYUNDAI 2009 A Look at Contemporary Art, Art Sonje Museum, Gyeongju, Korea 2008 Voyage Sentimetal, Mediations Biennale, Poznan, Poland 2008 Korean Abstract Art 1958-2008, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2008 Yamaguchi Makio & Chung Sang-Hwa, Gallery Kai, Kobe, Japan 2007 Void - in Korean Art, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul 2007 Poetry in Motion, Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland 2005 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan, Korea 2005 The 35th Anniversary Exhibition Part 2, Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul 2004 Why not live for Art?, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2004 Korea’s Two-dimensional Painting Yesterday and Today, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2004 Four Monochromes and multicolored Painting, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Changwon, Korea 2002 Understanding Abstract Arts, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul 2000 The Source of Contemporary Korean Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art Seoul, Seoul 2000 The 3rd Biennale of Gwangju, Gwangju, Korea 2000 Post-War Abstract Painting, HO-AM Art Museum, Seoul 1998 Korean Monochromes: Methods, Ideas and Spirits, Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan, Korea 1997 The 5th NICAF TOKYO 97, Tokyo 1996 Korean Abstract Painting Spirit Exhibition, HO-AM Art Museum, Seoul 1996 Joongang Biennale, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1992 Korean Contemporary Art Traveling Exhibition, included Shimonoseki Museum of Art, Japan 1991 Korean Contemporary Art Invitation, Art Sonje Museum, Gyeongju, Korea 1991 Contemporary Korean Painting, The National Museum of Modern Art, Gwacheon, Korea 1991 Korean Contemporary Painting Circulation Exhibition, Yugoslavia 1989 Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany 1989 Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland 1989 Art Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany 1988 Ecole de Seoul, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1988 Korean Modern Painting in the 70's, Walker Hill Art Center, Seoul 1988 Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Chosun Daily News Gallery, Seoul 1988 The 24th Seoul Olympic International Contemporary Art Fair, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1987 Art Chicago, Chicago, U.S.A 1987 Osaka Contemporary Art Fair ’87, Contemporary Art Center, Osaka, Japan 1986 Black and White in Art Today, Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan 1986 Seoul&Paris, Paris National Art Centre, Seoul; Paris 1986 Paper+Pencil, Drawing of 13 Artists, Soo Gallery, Seoul 1985 Contemporary 13 Artists, Paris, France 1984 Four Contemporary Artists Exhibition, Espace Bateau Lavoir, Paris 1984 Contemporary Art Festival, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1984 Korean Contemporary Art of the 60’s: The Outskirts of Informal, Walkerhill Art Center, Seoul 1984 The Exhibition of White Painting, Cultural Center of France in Seoul, Seoul 1984 Korean Contemporary Art of the 60's, Duson Gallery, Seoul 1983 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tokyo City Museum, Tokyo 1983 Osaka Contemporary Art Fair, Contemporary Art Center, Osaka, Japan 1982 Korean Artists Working Abroad, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1982 Work on Paper, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan 1982 Comparaison, Grand Palais Museum, Paris 1981 Korean Drawing Now, Brooklyn Museum, New York 1981 Korean Artists Staying in France, Korean Culture Center, Paris 1981 Work on Paper, Art Co-od Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A 1981 Contemporary Korean Artists, Kyoto Museum, Kyoto, Japan 1980 Galerie N.R.A, Paris 1980 Galerie Alain Oudin, Paris 1980 The 12th Cagnes International Painting Festival, Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France 1980 Salon des Grands et Jeunes d' Aujourd' hui, Grand Palais Museum, Paris 1980 Asian Contemporary Fine Art Exhibition, Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka, Japan 1979 Salon des Grands et Jeunes d' Aujourd' hui, Grand Palais Museum, Paris 1979 Ecole de Seoul, Kwan-Hoon Gallery, Seoul 1979 Work on Paper, Jean Art Gallery, Seoul 1978 New York Art EXPO, New York 1978 Korean 20 Years Movement, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1977 Korean Contemporary Artists, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1977 The 5th Han-Setouchi Contemporary Art Exhibition, Okayama Culture Center, Okayama, Japan 1976 13 Contemporary Artists, Kobe Sanchika Town, Kobe, Japan 1975 The 4th Han-Setouchi Contemporary Art Exhibition, Okayama Culture Center, Okayama, Japan 1975 Korea·Japan ART NOW, Hyogo-Prefecture Modern Museum, Kobe, Japan 1973 The 12th Biennale de Sao-Paulo, Sao-Paulo 1973 The 3rd Hyogo Prefecture Art Festival, Hyogo-Prefecture Modern Museum, Kobe, Japan 1972 The 2nd Hyogo Prefecture Art Festival, Hyogo-Prefecture Modern Museum, Kobe, Japan 1967 The 10th Biennale de Sao-Paulo, Sao-Paulo 1966 Contemporary Artists from 6 Far Eastern Countries, Macy’s Department Store, New York, USA 1965 The 4th Biennale de Paris, Paris 1963 Contemporary Four Young Korean Artists, Galerie Lamber, Paris 1963 International Invitational World Culture Conference Exhibition, Seoul 1962-64 Exhibition of Group 'Actuel', Seoul 1958-66 Contemporary Korean Artists, Chosun Newspaper, Seoul 1958-61 Contemporary Artists Exhibition, Seoul
Born in 1932 Activities in Seoul