ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH 2009

Samsim Art

Gallery artists:

• Minjoo Lee
• YoungNa Ahn
• InJa Hwang
• Dongsook Shin
• WonKyung Kim
• InHeh Hwang
• Soyoung Park
• Sookyung Ha
• Keunyoung Song
• Hyejoo Lee

Minjoo Lee

- B.F.A. The department of Painting, College of Fine art, Seoul National University
- M.F.A. Graduate School, Seoul National University
- Artists in residence program (Den Haag, Seoul, Vermont/USA)
- In the present: adjunctive professor of Kyunghee University

Selected Awards &Grants
2007: Grant of International Exchange Program (Korean Culture &Art Foundations Art Center)
2004: Grant of an artist's solo show (Korean Culture & Art Foundations Art Center)
2002: The 23th international fan painting award (Tokyo Museum, Japan)
2001: The 22th international fan painting (Tokyo Museum, Japan, "Excellent artist”)
2000: Grant of International Exchange Program (Korean Culture & Art Foundations Art Center)
1999: Freeman Alternate' Grant (Vermont Studio Center, USA)
1995: Grand prize in the competition of Koran fresh artists (Gallery Seoho, Seoul)
1995: The 16th international fan painting (Tokyo museum, Japan, "President's Award”)
1988: Seoul Fine artists' award
1987: Grand oriental culture exhibition (Special mention)
1986: The 4th new art exhibition (Grand prize)
1986: Excellent 100 Korean artists (San Francisco Hoam art center, USA - "Prize of creativity”)
1985: The 4th Seoul Art Festival - Special mention
1984: The 8th Art & Culture Competition (Special mention)
1979: The 10th Korea College Art Competition (Silver Prize)

Minjoo Lee participated in more than 400 group exhibitions in Korea, France, Spain, Germany, Japan, China, Taiwan, USSR, Mongol, Oman, India, USA, and Arab Emirates. The articles about her art work were published more than 130 times in Korea, in USA and in Switzerland . Now she belongs to 10 kinds of artist associations. She was selected as one of the important judge members in Cheonranamdo art competition, Public officials art competition and juvenile art competition titled "War" and she also had a role of vice chairperson of Korea fine artists association.

YoungNa Ahn

Professor at Seowon University, College of Art
- B.F.A. in Oriental Painting, College of Fine Art, Seoul National University
- M.F.A. in Oriental Painting, College of Fine Art, Seoul National University
- Seoul High School of Art and Music

Prizes and selections
2001: Visiting artist at George Mason University (VA)
2001: Pyramid Atlantic Paper Making Workshop (MD)
2000: Invited Yaddo residency program and Open studio (NY)
1999: Recipient of The Pollock-Krasner-Foundation Award ( NY)
1993: Selected at the12th Grand Art Exhibition in Korea (National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul)
1992: Selected at Donga exhibition (National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul)
1991: Selected at Jungang Grand Art Exhibition (National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul)
1990: Selected at the 9th Grand Art Exhibition in Korea (National museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul)
1989: Honorable mention at Huso Group (HoAm Gallery, Seoul)

InJa Hwang

- Graduated from Department of Sculpture, College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University
- Graduated (M.F.A.) from Choong-Nam National University
- First Prize at Louisville Art Show, 2007

Dongsook Shin

- Graduated from School of Visual Art (New York) - B.F.A
- Studied Arts Student League (New York)
- Studied Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts (Paris)
- Graduate Hongik University
- Graduate School Fine Art Department (Seoul) - M.F.A

28 times solo exhibitions in Seoul, China, Japan, Swiss, Belgium, Sydney, Berlin, Canada, USA

WonKyung Kim

- Graduated from Department of Oriental Painting, College of Fine Art, Sungshin University (B.F.A.)
- Graduated from Department of Oriental Painting, College of Fine Art, Sungshin University (M.F.A.)
- Completed a course of Korean Expressive Arts Psychotherapy, Dongguk University
- Lecture at Sungshin women University, Myungji University, Kwandong University, Seoul University

In the present:
Korean Fine Arts Association, Oriental Painting Women Association, Catholic Arts Association, Sungshin Oriental Painting Association, Korean Expressive Arts Psychotherapy Association, etc.

InHeh Hwang

- B.F.A., College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University
- B.F.A. in Oriental Painting, College of Fine Art, Seoul National University

Prizes
- New Face's Award at Joong-Mi Exhibition (Tokyo)
- Bronze Award, Artist Association International (San Francisco)
- Especially Selected at Joongang Arts Grand Prize Exhibition (Hoam Gallery)

Collections
- Art Bank (National Museum of Contemporary Art of Korea)
- Technik Museum Berlin
- Museum of Yonsei University
- Namsong Museum
- Modern Art Museum, Morocco
- Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Brunei
- Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Netherlands
- Ministry of Finance, Netherlands

Soyoung Park

- B.F.A. in Oriental Painting, College of Fine Art, Seoul National University
- M.F.A. in Oriental Painting, College of Fine Art, Seoul National University
- Ph.D-Candidate in Art Education, Seoul National University
In the present:
Lecturer at Yong-In University, Chuncheon National University of Education, Hanyang University

Awards
2009: Specially Selected - The 3rd Hongkong Millenium Art Exhibition (Jen Space)
2008: Specially Selected - The 6th Do Sol Grand Art Exhibition, Calligraphy (Cheonan Civil Cultural Center)
2008: Specially Selected. The 1st Paris Arts Collection (Galerie Lafayette, Paris)
2004: The 25th Exhibition of International Art on Fan (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)
2001: Specially Selected -. The 9th Korean Christianity Art (Dong-Duk Art Gallery, Seoul)
1999: Selected - The 1st Korean Art Exhibition (Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art)
1997: Specially Selected - The 1st Hangaram Art Exhibition (Sun Gallery, Seoul)
1996: Selected - New Frontier Exhibition (Kyung-in Gallery, Seoul)

Thesis
"Modern Aspect in Traditional Art Education - Former Times of Independence” (Art Education Research Review, Vol.21, No.1, Korea Art Education Association, 2007.4)
"The Art Education of Bauhaus in terms of "Gesamtkunstwerk" (Art Education Review, No.28, Society of Art Education of Korea, 2006.10)
"The possibilities of color expressions in natural dyes stuff on paintings" (Journal of Korean Society of Color Studies, Vol.18, No.1, 2004. 4)

Collection
- Korean National Assembly Building, Seoul
- Art Museum of Kyung-Hee University, Seoul
- Museum of Dentistry in Seoul National University, Seoul
- Graduate School of Practical Theology, Icheon, Kyunggi-do
- INDECO Gallery, Seoul
- Seoul National University Alumni Association, Seoul

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