about me

born in Youngju, South Korea

1982 – 84    Studied Art at the Chungang University in Seoul, South Korea

1985 – 88    Studied Fine Arts at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences

1988 – 91    Art Academy Düsseldorf: Studied “Integrating Fine Arts and Architecture” (under the supervision of Prof. Erich Reusch), nomination as „Meisterschüler“

1991 – 93    Art Academy Düsseldorf: Studied video and photography art

since 1989 Art Studio in Cologne

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection)

2019           „Blue Wind“, Gallery Konrad Mönter in Meerbusch

2017           „Sehnsucht nach Nostalgie“, Gallery Konrad Mönter in Meerbusch

2015           „silence“, Gallery Dagmar Schmidla in Cologne

2013           “april snow”, Gallery Dagmar Schmidla in Cologne

2011           „Fall Rhapsody“, Pulheim

2009           “Golden Emotions”, Gallery Carla Stützer in Cologne

2007           “Hommage ans Ich”, Gallery Carla Stützer in Cologne

2005           “sweet bitter”, Gallery Carla Stützer in Cologne

2003           “more light more shadow”, Gallery Carla Stützer in Cologne

2002           ‘Imagination of the people“, Handwerkshof / „after play“, exhibition space GUCKI in Cologne

1998           “Graphite and painting”, Gallery Konrad Mönter in Meerbusch

1997           “Hongku Kwon”, Kumho Museum of Art in Seoul / Hankook Museum in Yongin, South Korea

1996           “To be or to have”, Gallery StreetVoice in Cologne

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)

2015-16      „KinderLeben einst und jetzt“, City Gallery Lüdenscheid

2010           “Show in Progress”, Gallery Carla Stützer in Cologne

2005           “Köln Kunst”, Kunststation Kleinsassen

2002           „Zum Jahresende“, Gallery Carla Stützer in Cologne

1998           “Art Cologne 5”, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle in Cologne

1995           „International Photo Scene Cologne“

1995           “Man and Machine: Technology Art”, Dong-Ah Gallery in Seoul: inter alia Nam June Paik, Jenny Holzer, Tony Oursler, Nik Williams

1995           “Nature customer imagery of a poetic Natural History in Art”, ArToll in the Rhineland Regional Hospital Bedburg-Hau in cooperation with the Gallery Paszti-Bott in Cologne

1994           „Seoul NYmAX: A Celebration of Arts Without Borders“, Anthology Film Archives in NYC: video installation “Wild Rose”, inter alia Nam June Paik, Vytautas Landsbergis, Ben Patterson

1993           “Blumfeld cologne düsseldorf village gaze”, Anthology Film Archives in NYC: inter alia Gerhard Richter, Nam June Paik, Klaus vom Bruch, Nan Hoover

1988           “Group Exhibition of Korean Artists”, Gallery Müller-Brunert in Cologne