Education
Present Professor, College of Fine Arts, HongIk University, Seoul, South Korea
2009-11 Director, Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2008-10 Dean, College of Fine Arts, HongIk University, Seoul, South Korea
2007-08 Specialist of the Cultural Heritage Committee, Seoul, South Korea
2006-07 Director, Hongik University Muse, Seoul, South Korea
2005-07 President, Korea Furniture Society
2002-04 Dean, Office of Student Affairs – Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
2000-02 Director, Institute of Art & Design – Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
1989 Visiting Professor, Rhode Island School of Design (U.S.A)
1988 Research Professor, University of Art and Design Helsinki (Finland)
1986-89 Professor, Kyunggi University, Suwon, Korea
1979 M.F.A Hong ik University, Seoul, South Korea
1974 B.F.A Hong ik University, Seoul, South Korea
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021
A silent Message, Gana Art center, Seoul, South Korea
Seat of Silence, Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2017
Gana art center, Seoul, South Korea
2016
Friedman Benda, New York, NY
Galerie DOWNTOWN, Paris, France
2015
Design Miami/Basel, Friedman Benda, New York, NY
2014
Friedman Benda, New York, NY
2012
Yido gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2011
Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2010
Galerie DOWNTOWN, Paris, France
2008
Gallery HANGIL, Paju, South Korea
Galerie DOWNTOWN, Paris, France
2007
Seoul Living Design Fair 2007 Coex, Seoul, South Korea
2006
Galerie DOWNTOWN, Paris, France
2002
Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2001
Galerie DOWNTOWN, Paris, France
2000
Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
1999
Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1997
Galerie DOWNTOWN, Paris, France
1996
Galerie DOWNTOWN, Paris, France
1995
Gallery Busan, Busan, South Korea
1994
Sun Gallery, Seoul Art Fair, Seoul, South Korea
1993
Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
1999-2010
Korea Furniture Society Exhibition
1984-1988
The Korean Fine Art Association Exhibition
1982-2010
Hong Rim Association Exhibition
1980-2010
Korean Craft Council Exhibition
1978-2010
The Society of Contemporary Crafts Artist Exhibition
Invited Exhibitions
2013
The History of the Dressing Table, Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA
2010
Seoul Design Fair 2010, Seoul, South Korea
ART GWANGJU 2010, Gwangju, South Korea
Design Miami/Basel 2010, Basel, Switzerland
Contemporary Korean Design, R20th Century gallery, New York, USA
Moments in Between, Museum of Vancouver, Canada
2009
Design Miami, Miami, USA
FIAC, Paris. France
The Seoul Art Exhibition 2009, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Outdoor Furniture, Lio Gallery, Heyri Artvalley, South Korea
Art and Furniture Collection, Gana Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
Le Salon du Collectionneur, Grand Palais, Paris, France
DESIGN high at Gallery SEOMI, Gallery Seomi, Seoul, South Korea
Design Miami/Basel, Basel, Swiss
Pavillon des arts et du Design, Grand Palais, Paris, France
TEFAF Maastricht 2009, Maastricht, Nederland
2008
Seoul Design Olympiad 2008, Seoul, South Korea
Design Miami/Basel, Basel, Swiss
GyeongGi Int’l Ceramic Fair 2008, KINTEX, Ilsan, South Korea
Wood Scent of Daily Life, Gallery Wooduk, Seoul, South Korea
New Acquisitions 2007, Busan Museum of Art, Busan, South Korea
2007
Korea Best Design Culture Selection (Seoul Art Center-Design Museum, South Korea
Korea Int’l Art Fair, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
Living Objet-Lio Gallery, Heyri Artvalley, South Korea
New Acquisitions 2006, Busan Museum of Art, Busan, Korea
2006
SOFA New York 2006, New York, USA
Re-birth of Artist’s hand, Sun Gallery
2005
Cheongju Int’l Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea
Modern and Classic, Seoul Aution, Seoul, South Korea
2004
Korean Art College Professor’s Works, Ansan, South Korea
2003
Korea Int’l Art Fair, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
Exhibition of DURU Art Space, DURU Art Space, Seoul, South Korea
Art Bench Marking A Korean-Swiss Cultural Project. Namsan Park, Seoul, South Korea
Suggestions for a Sense of Summer life Mokkumto Gallery, Seoul,South Korea
2002
Seoul Design Festival 2002, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
3th The Korean Society of Furniture Technology Exhibition, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
Living and Furniture Exhibition Stone and Water
PIERRE CORNETTE DE SAINT CYR Auction Exhibition, Drouot Montaigne, Paris, France
2001
Art Chicago 2001, Chicago, USA
2001
Good Design Festival, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
Inter-Genre Meeting Exhibition Korean Craft Promotion Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
2000
Melbourne Art Fair 2000, Melbourne, Australia
San Francisco Int’l Art Exposition, San Francisco, USA
Art London 2000, Buschlen Mowatt, London, UK
Art Palmbeach 2000, Buschlen Mowatt, Palmpeach, USA
Art Miami 2000, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Miami, USA
Seoul Craft Exhibition 2000, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Craft+Furniture Exhibition, Gallery Doll, Seoul, South Korea
New Millennium Exhibition, Gallery Mok Kum To, Seoul, South Korea
1999
Koln Int’l Art Fair, Koln, Germany
Int’l Exhibition Decoration and Design, Verona, Italy
Chongju Int’l Craft Biennale 1999, Chongju, South Korea
Korean Contemporary Art-Trends in the 90’s, Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Nature and Dialog Exhibition, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
21th – Pre Vision Furniture Design Best 13, Seoul, South Korea
Art Furniture and Woodworking Exhibition, Gallery Mok Kum To, Seoul, South Korea
Contemporary Craft Exhibition, Gong Pyung Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Craft Exhibition 1999, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Koeean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Museum of HongIk University, Seoul, South Korea
Eco – Crafts, Mok Kum To Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Good Design Exhibition, Gallery Mok Kum To, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Living Design Fair, Coex, Seoul, South Korea
1998
Basel International Art fair, Basel, Swiss
Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbouren, Australia
Int’l Exhibition Decoration and Design, Verona, Italy
Seoul Crafts Exhibition 1998, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Contemporary Woodworking Exhibition, Seoho Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Int’l Furniture Fair Seoul 1998, Coex, Seoul, South Korea
1997
Int’l Exhibition Decoration and Design Verona, Italy
Seoul Crafts Exhibition 1997, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Korea – Japanese Art Furniture Exihibition, BaTang Gol Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Objects for Commemorative Days, Craft House, Seoul, South Korea
Today’s Korean Fine Art Exhibition, ’97 Winter Universiade,Chonju, South Korea
1996
Int’l Exhibition Decoration and Design, Verona, Italy
Korean – Japanese Contemporary Artist Exhibition, Itami, Japan
The Exhibition of The Present and future of Contemporay Korean Art
The 1st Asian Exhibition of Arts and Cafts, Fukuoka, Japan
Seoul Crafts Exhibition 1996, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul
Objects for Commemrative Days, Craft House, Seoul, South Korea
1995
Seoul Crafts Exhibition 1995, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
1994
Seoul Crafts Exhibition 1995, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
1993
Seoul Craft Exhibition 1993, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Museum of Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
1992
Seoul Cafts Exhibition 1992, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
1991
The Contemporary Arts Exhibition Nat’l Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Cafts Exhibitidn 1991, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
1990
Contemporary Korean Arts-An Exhibitipn of Artists in the 1990, Seoul, South Korea
The 3rd Int’l Asian-European Art Biennale, Ankara, Turkey
Museum of Seoul Art Center Opening Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
1989
The Contemporary Arts Exhibition, Nat’l Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
1984
Hong ik Contemporary Arts Exhibition, Museum of Hong ik University, Seoul, South Korea
1983
Korean Wood Crafts Exhibition (Korean Cultural Center, Tokyo Japan)
Awards
2016 The Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit, Republic of Korea
2017 Grand Prize, Seoul Living Design Fair Award
1996 Korea Design Award
1996 Korean Society of Furniture Technology Award
1989 Korean Craft Council Award
1987 Grand Prize, The 2nd Korean Craft Competition 1
1973-81 Special Prize and Accepted, The 22nd-30th National Art Exhibition
Collections
-Busan Museum of Art, Busan, South Korea
-Collection Thierry Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Swiss
-Centropolis, Seoul, South Korea
-Chung Wa Dae, Office of the President. Republic of Korea
-CHA Medical Center, ILsan, South Korea
-Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, U.S.A
-Daegu University Museum, Daegu, South Korea
-Deoksugung Palace Path, Seoul, South Korea
-Design House, Seoul, South Korea
-Four Seasons Hotel, Seoul, South Korea
-Haesley Nine Bridge, Yangju, South Korea
-Hongik Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
-Hongik University Museum, Seoul, South Korea
-Hannam THE HILL, Seoul, South Korea
-Korean Culture and Art Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
-Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
-Lotte Castle Klaees, Seoul, South Korea
-M+ Museum, Hong Kong
-Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
-Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris, France
-Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, USA
-National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
-NH Play Museum, Pankyo, South Korea
-Pukwan Ferry, Seong Hee
-Design Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
-Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
-Seoul Museum of Craft Art, Seoul, South Korea
-Shinbanpo XI, Seoul, South Korea
-Shinesegae Art & Science, Daejeon, South Korea
-Shinesegae, Seoul, Korea Total Museum, Seoul, South Korea
-UN Secretariat Int'| Organization, Geneva, Swiss
-Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
-Wooyang Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyungju,South Korea