About the Artist

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Seoul National University (1964)
Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON (1980)

Professional Studies

Worked on marble sculpture in Pietrasanta and Carrara, Italy (1979-1980)

Publications

Art Culture, November 1980, by Attilio Lunardi, Milan, Italy
The Korea Times Weekly, March 1981, by Che-Ung Kim, Seoul, Korea
The Korea Times Toronto, May 1982, by Mee-Rai Cho, Toronto, Ontario
Art Speak, May 1982, by Palmer Poroner, New York, New York
The Korea Times (English), by Hye-Jean Cheung, 2000
KBS Interview (TV), 2000
All TV, Toronto, 2005, 2006
The Korea Times Toronto, Interview, 2005

Awards

Merit Award, Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, The Chosun-Ilbo, Seoul, 1964
Korean Heritage Award, Toronto, 1983
RCA Award, The Jacobine Jones Foundation, Toronto, 1994
Grand Prix for Art, Korea Central Daily, Toronto, 2001
Ontario Arts Council Grant, 2005

Public Collections & Commissions

Museum of Modern Art (Pagani Museum), Milan, Italy
National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd. Toronto, Ontario
Ford America, Omaha, Nebraska
Southwest State University of Minnesota, Marshall, Minnesota
St. Sosa Lee Roman Catholic Church, Etobicoke, Ontario
Mural Sculpture, Sam-Il Movement Memorial Hall, Cheam Ri, Korea

Solo Exhibitions

2006 Trias Gallery, Toronto
2005 Gallery Korea (Korean Cultural Service), Washington D.C.
2002 Trias Gallery, Toronto
2002 Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
2000 Hyundai Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996 Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Ontario
1993 Theodore Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario
1988 Shinsegye Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1985 Gallery 72, Omaha, Nebraska
1983 William Whipple Gallery, Marshall, Minnesota
1982 West Broadway Gallery, New York, New York
1981 Sam Woo Studio, Toronto, Ontario
1980 Gallery II Mercante, Milan, Italy
Gallery Nuovo Spazio 2, Venice, Italy
1979 McDonald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Professional Memberships

Member of Sculptor's Society of Canada
Member of Ontario Society of Arts
Member Artist of Trias Gallery