Kwon Young-Woo

• (1926 - 2013)
  
  Born in 1926, Riwon, Korea

Education

• 1957     M.F.A. in Oriental Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  1951     B.F.A. in Oriental Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2022
  Kwon Young-Woo: Gestures in Hanji, Tina Kim Gallery, New York, US
  
  2021
  Kwon Young-woo, Blum & Poe, Tokyo, Japan 
  KWON YOUNG-WOO, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  2017
  Various Whites, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  2016
  Blum & Poe, New York, US
  
  2015
  Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  2014                
  The 1st Memorial Exhibition: Kwon Young-woo, Gallery EM, Seoul, Korea
  
  2007                
  Kwon, Young Woo - Life in the Papers, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  
  2004
  Suga Gallery, Busan, Korea
  Heo Baek-ryeon Art Prize, Uijae Museum of Korean Art, Gwangju, Korea
  
  2002
  Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea
  
  2000
  Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea
  
  1998
  Artist of the Year, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
  
  1993
  World Gallery, Busan, Korea
  
  1992
  Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1990
  Ten Years in Paris, Ho-Am Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
  Hanil Gallery, Busan, Korea
  University of Otawa, Otawa, Japan
  
  1987
  Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, US
  Bridgestone Gallery, Toronto, Canada
  
  1986
  Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1984
  Samil Gallery, Los Angeles, US
  
  1982
  Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1980
  Art Forum International Gallery, Paris, France
  Korean Cultural Center, Paris, France
  
  1977
  Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1976
  Jacques Massol Gallery, Paris, France
  
  1974
  Myeongdong Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1966
  Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2023
  Lineages: Korean Art at The Met, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US
  With Paper, Horim Museum Sinsa Space, Seoul, Korea
  
  2022
  Fear or Love, Seoul Museum, Seoul, Korea
  The Mind of White: Reconstitution of Korean Modernist Painting, Date Gallery, Busan, Korea
  ART Daejeon: My First Collection, Shinsegae Gallery, Daejeon, Korea
  Woljeon and the First Generation Korean Artists, Hanbyeokwon Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  
  2021
  The Middle Land: Unfolding Times to Spread Out Become a Land, ARKO Art Center, Seoul, Korea 
  DNA: Dynamic & Alive Korean Art, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
  Lunar Sonata: Hanji Works and Contemporary Art, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju-gun, Korea
  
  2020
  HYUNDAI 50, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
  Lee Ungno, Paintings made from Paper, Lee Ungno Museum, Daejeon, Korea
  
  2019
  The Dream of Modernity: Planting a Flowering Tree, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  Landlord Colors: On Art, Economy, and Materiality, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, US
  Drawing-Korean Modern and Contemporary Drawings, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  
  2018
  Korean Abstract Art: Kim Whanki and Dansaekhwa, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China
  Five Korean Artists, Five Kinds of White, Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
  Topologies, curated by Mika Yoshitake, The Warehouse, Dallas, US
  SeMA Collection: The Lost World, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  
  2017
  Arts of Korea, Brooklyn Museum, New York, US
  Korean Dansaekhwa, Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg, Russia
  Rhythm in Monochrome: Korean Abstract Painting, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
  Looking into Korean Art II: Dansaekhwa, Museum San, Wonju, Korea
  Systematic Paper, Blum & Poe, Tokyo, Japan
  The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+, M+ Pavillion, Hong Kong
  Who Can Be Strangers? The Art of Mono-ha and Dansaekhwa, Blum & Poe at Adrian Rosenfeld Gallery, San Francisco, US
  
  2016
  Dansaekhwa: When Process Becomes Form, Villa Empain, Brussels, Belgium
  Dansaekhwa and Minimalism, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles and New York, US
   
  2015
  Dansaekhwa, Palazzo Contarini-Polignac, Venice, Italy
  Korean Abstract Painting- 45th Anniversary of Gallery Hyundai, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
  
  2014
  The Artistic Spirits of Modern Artists on Paper, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
  From All Sides: Dansaekhwa on Abstraction, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, US
  
  2012
  Dansaekhwa in Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon; Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju-gun, Korea
  The 33rd Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  2011
  23 Artists of the Year, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
  Chang Chang Life, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
  
  2010
  Korean & Japanese Contemporary Art, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  The 32nd Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  2010 In the Midst of the Korean Contemporary Art, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
  
  2009
  Korea-South America Contemporary Art, Gallery Bellarte, Seoul, Korea
  The 31st Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  2008
  The 30th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  2007
  Hangookhwa 1953-2007, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  Korea Art Center, Busan, Korea
  Woljeon Museum of Art, Incheon, Korea
  The 29th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  2006
  The 28th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  Korean & Japanese Contemporary Art, Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea
  The Guardians of the Tradition, Hankuk Art Museum, Yongin, Korea
  
  2005
  The 27th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  Korean & Japanese Contemporary Art, Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea
  Hangookhwa VISION, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
  Transcending Time: Traditional and Contemporary, Museum of Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
  Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  The 4th Shenzhen International Ink Painting Biennale, Shenzhen, China
  Alchemy of Daily Life, Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand
  
  2004
  The 26th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  Korean & Japanese Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
  
  2003
  The 25th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  2002
  Era of Contemplation and Sentiment, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
  Understanding Abstract Painting, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
  The 24th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  Aesthetics in Monochrome Paintings, Hanwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Korean & Japanese Contemporary Art, Yokohama, Japan
  International Paper Artists, Jeonju, Korea
  
  2001
  International Paper Artists, Jeonju, Korea
  MANIF Seoul International Art Fair 2001, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
  Danwon Art Exhibition, Danwon Art Museum, Ansan, Korea
  Journey of Contemporary Korean Art in 21C: 100 Artists (1911-1941), Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea
  The 23rd Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  2000
  The 50th Anniversary of Seoul National University, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  Group Exhibition of Established Artists, Korean Artist Association, Seoul, Korea
  The 22nd Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  1999
  50 Years of Korean Art, Seoul, Korea
  The 21st Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  1998
  Busan International Art Festival, Busan, Korea
  The 20th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  1997
  Horizon of Korean Art, Gallery Wooduk, Seoul, Korea
  The 19th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  1996
  The 60th Anniversary of Hooso Group, Seoul, Korea
  Spirits in Korean Abstract Art, Ho-Am Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
  Evolution, Seonam Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  The 18th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea
  
  1995
  Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Korea Foundation, Beijing, China
  MANIF Seoul International Art Fair 1995, Seoul, Korea
  The 100 Portraits, Seoul Museum, Seoul, Korea
  The 1995 Year of the Art: Korean Contemporary Art, Paris, France
  The 17th Fine Art Exhibition, National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Busan, Jeju, Korea
  50 Years of Korean Contemporary Art, Hanrim Gallery, Daejeon, Korea
  
  1994
  20 Leading Artists of Today, Ho-Am Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
  Ecole de Seoul, Gwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Seoul International Contemporary Art Festival, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
  
  1993
  11 Leading Artists of Today, Jean Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Ecole de Seoul, Gwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Present and Past of Korean Art, Hanrim Gallery, Daejeon, Korea
  
  1992
  Contemporary Korean Art in Japan, Shimonoseki, Nakata, Kasama, Mie, Japan
  Identity of Contemporary Korean Art, Hanwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Generations of Korean Painting, Gallery Focus, Seoul, Korea
  Lines of Tradition: Korean Spirit, Seonam Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  
  1991
  25 Contemporary Korean Artists, Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Inaugural Exhibition of Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art, Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeongju, Korea
  Contemporary Korean Art in Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia
  Seoul Grand Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  
  1990
  Footsteps of 47 Artists for Freedom of Journalism, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
  Inaugural Exhibition of Seoul Arts Center, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
  Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  
  1989
  Salon de Mai, Paris, France
  
  1988
  Salon de Mai, Paris, France
  Art Vision ’88 France, Paris, France
  Contemporary Artists, Chosun Daily, Seoul, Korea
  Salon Grands et Jeunes D’Aujourd’hui, Paris, France
  '88 Seoul Olympics: International Contemporary Art Festival, Seoul, Korea
  
  1987
  Salon Grands et Jeunes D’Aujourd’hui, Paris, France
  
  1986
  Seoul-Paris by Friendly Association, Seoul Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Institut Français, Paris, France
  Salon Grands et Jeunes D’Aujourd’hui, Paris, France
  Salon de Mai, Paris, France
  
  1985
  Salon de Mai, Paris, France
  Contemporary Korean Art of Today, Ville Français Museum, Nice, France
  Salon Grands et Jeunes D’Aujourd’hui, Paris, France
  
  1984
  Whiteness and Eight Contemporary Korean Artists, Institut Français, Seoul, Korea
  Salon Grands et Jeunes D’Aujourd’hui, Paris, France
  Four Korean Artists, Bateau Laboire, Paris, France
  23 Contemporary Artists, Joongang Daily, Seoul, Korea
  
  1983
  Salon de Mai, Paris, France
  Korean Resident Artists in France, Korean Cultural Center, Paris, France
  Salon Grands et Jeunes D’Aujourd’hui, Paris, France
  Contemporary Korean Art: Scene After the ’70s, Tokyo Museum, Tokyo, Japan
  Seven Korean Contemporary Artists, Jean Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1982
  Contemporary Korean Art, Kyoto, Japan
  Korean Artists Resident Internationally, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
  Korean Resident Artists in France, Korean Cultural Center, Paris, France
  Salon Grands et Jeunes D’Aujourd’hui, Paris, France
  
  1981
  Salon de Mai, Paris, France
  Drawings in Korean Art, Donsanbang Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Drawings in Korean Art, Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, US
  Korean Resident Artists in France, Korean Cultural Center, Paris, France
  Salon Grands et Jeunes D’Aujourd’hui, Paris, France
  
  1980
  Salon de Realite Nouvelle, Paris, France
  Salon de Mai, Paris, France
  Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris, France
  Korean Engraving Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
  Five Korean Resident Artists in France, Hangook Gallery, New York, US
  Asian Contemporary Art, Fukuoka Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
  
  1979
  Korean Arts: Method of Today, The Korean Culture and Arts Foundation of Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea
  Works on Paper, Jin Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Cite International Des Arts, Paris, France
  Salon Sude 92, Paris, France
  
  1978
  Joongang Art Contest Prizewinners, Joongang Daily, Seoul, Korea
  Works on Paper, Kyeongji Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Contemporary Korean Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art; Korean Artist Association, Seoul, Korea
  The 2nd Paris International Contemporary Art, Paris, France
  The 4th Ecole de Seoul, Seoul, Korea
  
  1977
  Eastern Painting, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Contemporary Korean Art Exhibition, Tokyo Central Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
  Contemporary Korean Art Exhibition, Nagoya Beaux-Arts, Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
  Contemporary Korean Art Exhibition, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
  Ten Contemporary Artists, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Seoul, Korea
  The 3rd Ecole de Seoul, Seoul, Korea
  The 4th Seoul ’70 Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
  
  1976
  Contemporary Eastern Painting, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
  The 4th INDEPENDANTS, Korean Art Association, Seoul, Korea
  The 2nd Seoul Contemporary Art Festival, Seoul, Korea
  The 1st Gwangju Contemporary Art Festival, Gwangju, Korea
  The 2^nd Ecole de Seoul, Seoul, Korea
  The 3rd Seoul ’70 Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
  
  1975
  Five Korean Artists, Five Kinds of White, Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
  Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris, France
  The 2^nd Seoul ’70 Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
  
  1973
  Korean Contemporary Art: Form and Antiforms from 1957 to 1972, Myeongdong Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  The 12th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil
  100 Contemporary Korean Artists, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
  Thirteen Contemporary Korean Artists, Signum Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
  
  1972
  Contemporary Korean Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan; Honolulu, US
  
  1971
  The 2nd Triennale-India, New Delhi, India
  
  1970~79
  The 1^st ~ 7^th Grand Korean Art, Korea Daily News, Seoul, Korea
  
  1970
  Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1965
  The 8th Tokyo Biennale, Tokyo, Japan
  
  1963~69
  Contemporary Art Exhibition, Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, Korea
  
  1962
  International Freedom Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
  
  1956~77
  National Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

Selected Awards

• 2003                
  Gwangju Culture & Arts Order (9^th Huh Baek-ryeon Prize), Korea
  
  2001                
  Eungwan Order of Culture Merit, Korea
  
  1998                
  National Academy of Art Prize, Korea
   
  1974                
  The Invitational Prize at the 24^th National Art exhibition, Korea
  
  1960                
  Special Prize at the 9^th National Art exhibition, Korea
  
  1958-59
  The Minister of Education Prize at the 7-8^th National Art exhibition, Korea

Selected Public and Private Collections

• Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
  National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
  Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  Hanlim Museum, Daejeon, Korea
  British Museum, London, UK
  France Ministry of Culture, Paris, France
  U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  National Library of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark  
  Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Canada, Ottawa, Canada
  Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, US
  Daejeon City Museum, Korea
  Korean Railway Office, Daejeon, Korea
  Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul, Korea
  Plaza Hotel, Seoul, Korea