Kim Yun Shin

• 1935   Born in Won San, North Korea
  Lives and works in Argentina and South Korea
   

Education

• 1964-69             
  École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris
  Specialization in Sculpture and Engravings
  
  1955-59             
  Faculty of Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2024
  Kim Yun Shin, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  In Focus, Lehmann Maupin, New York, U.S.A
  
  2023                
  Kim Yunshin: Towards Oneness, Nam-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  
  2022                
  Kim Yunshin: My Prayer, Whitewave Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Kim Yunshin_For a moment-This moment, Gallery Banditrazos, Seoul, Korea
  Yun Shin Kim: For a moment-this moment, E² Art Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
  Flashback Act 1, Korean Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2021                
  Chal-la: Now, in this instant, Korean Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2019
  La materia en vibración, Korean Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  KIM YUN SHIN, Korean Cultural Centre, Warsaw, Poland
  Exposición por invitación, Centro Cultural Coreano, Madrid, Spain
  
  2018
  Museum Night, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  10 years of FUSION AND EXPANSION, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2017
  Museum Night, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  KIM YUN SHIN, Federal Cultural Center of Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2016
  Museum Night, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Alma Sonora, Córdoba, Argentina
  
  2015                
  Alma Sonora & Divide Dos, Divide Uno, Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
  Song of My Soul·Kim Yun Shin 60^th Anniversary, Hanwon Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  Kim Yun Shin: 60^th Anniversary, Whitewave Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Jaedong Gallery, Seoul, Korea 
  
  2014                
  Alma sonora ＆ Divide dos, divide uno, Korean Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Museum Night, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2013                
  Museum Night, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2012                
  Museum Night, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2011                
  Recorriendo aquellos tiempos, Museum Night, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2010                
  Kim Yun Shin, Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery, Córdoba, Argentina
  Homage to the Bicentennial of the May Revolution, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Museum Night, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Museo Kim Yun Shin was incorporated into the Museum Night Circle, sponsored by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires) Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2009                
  KIM YUN SHIN, Museo de Arte Lopez Claro, Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2008                
  Opening of the Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2007                
  Kim Yun Shin, Kukminilbo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  2006                
  Galeria Yun Shin Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2003                 
  KIM YUN SHIN, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  2000          
  Korean Embassy in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  1999                
  MIK (Korean Integral Medicine), Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  1998                
  YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Kookmin Bank Sucursal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  1996
  YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Kim Yun Shin: Flowering Again, Chosun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1995                
  Yun Shin Kim, Dongah Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1992                
  YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Sala Nacional de Exposicion Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Gallery PRAXIS, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  1990                
  YUN SHIN KIM, Simmonson Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
  YUN SHIN KIM ONIX SCULPTURE, Hyundai Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1989                 
  YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico
  
  1988                
  The 9th Kim Yun Shin Sculpture Exhibition, Jean Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1987                
  Municipal Museum of Fine Arts Damaso Arce, Olavarria, Argentina
  
  1986                
  YUN SIN KIM ESCULTURAS, SOUDAN Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Olavarria Main Park, Argentina
  
  1985                
  Olavarria Main Park, Olavarria, Argentina
  YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  1979
  The 3rd Kim Yun Shin Sculpture Exhibition, Hee Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1976                
  Miz Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1973                
  Royal Prince Gallery, Busan, Korea
  
  1969                 
  Lithograph, Seoul Press Center, Seoul, Korea
  
  1963                
  Busan Cultural Center, Busan, Korea

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2024 
  Lehmann Maupin at Circolo Milano, Lehmann Maupin, Milan, Spain 
  Art should be Life, Park Soo Keum Museum, Yanggu, Korea 
  
  2019
  Diálogos artísticos: KIM Yunshin y Mari Puri Herrero, Korean Cultural Centre, Madrid, Spain
  
  2017
  Association of Korean Artists in Argentina, Korean Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2015
  15 Korean Abstract Painters: Yesterday and Today, Ahn Sang Chul Museum, Yangju, Korea
  
  2012
  International Sculpture Symposium, Iksan, Korea
  Green Life, Washington, U.S.A.
  
  2011                
  Meeting, Korean Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  2007                
  XV^o International Sculpture Symposium, Circulo de Escultores Rosarino, Rosario, Argentina
  Yangpyeong Rest Area, Batangol Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea
  
  2006                
  Exhibition of Korean Artists in South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  
  2003                
  Korean-Spanish Sculpture Symposium, Icheon, Korea
  
  2002                
  Exchange, Mixing together and Surpass, China International City Sculpture Exhibition & Symposium, Beijing, China
  Invited Exhibition of Sculptors who Brought Glory to the Korean Sculpturess Association, Yeemock Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  2001                
  Encuentro de Escultura: Madera-Piedra-Hierro, the 7th International Sculpture Symposium, Circulo de Escultores Rosarino, Rosario, Argentina
  
  2000                
  The 3rd International Sculpture Symposium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  1998-2004       
  Korean Plastic Arts Association Group Exhibition, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  1996
  Chang-An Hoe Exhibition, Chosun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  
  1995
  Candelaria Art Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina          
  '95 Korean Women Artists Festival, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  Traveling Exhibition of Permanent Collection, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seogwipo and Gumi, Korea
  
  1992                
  Invitational Exhibition of Korea Contemporary Art, National Museum of Modern Art of Mexico, Mexico D.F. Mexico
  
  1991                
  National Museum of Modern Art, Mexico D.F. Mexico
  Korean Modern Sculpture – Lineage III, Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  The Exhibition of Korean Artists in America, Kumho Museum, Seoul, Korea
  
  1989
  Arte Contemporaneo de Corea, National Museum of Modern Art of Mexico, Mexico D.F. Mexico
  
  1986                
  Olavarria Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  1985                
  Exhibition of the Association of Sculptors of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  1983
  The 13th Hong-Ik Sculpture Association Exhibition, Kwanhoon Museum, Seoul, Korea
  11 Contemporary Sculptors, Yoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Environment and Sculpture·Sculpture and Environment, Hankuk Art Museum, YongIn, Korea
  Korean Sculptress Association in Tokyo, Korean Cultural Centre, Tokyo, Japan
  Korea Fine Arts Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
  
  1982
  Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition for Honorary Members, SPACE Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  The 9th Korean Sculptress Association in Tokyo, Korean Culture ＆ Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
  
  1981
  The 17th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Korean Culture ＆ Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
  The 8th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture ＆ Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
  Invited Exhibition of 17 Contemporary Sculptors, Korean Young Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
  
  1980
  7 Sculptress, Growrich Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  The 7th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture ＆ Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
  
  1979
  The 6th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture ＆ Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
  
  1978
  The 10th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
  The 8th Hong-Ik Sculpture Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
  Invited Exhibition of 15 Sculptors, Hee Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Korean Young Artists Exhibition, Korean Young Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
  The 5th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
  20 Artists, Korean Young Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
  The 7th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Chuncheon Cultural Center, Chuncheon, Korea
  
  1977
  77-88, Korean Young Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
  The 4th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
  New Year Emerging Artists Exhibition, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea
  
  1976               
  Korean Young Artists Assocation Exhibition, The Balch Institute Museum, Philadelphia, U.S.A
  The 3rd Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
  The 4th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Jeonil Museum, Gwangju, Korea
  The 3rd Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
  
  1975
  The 2nd Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
  The 2nd Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Top Art Gallery, Busan, Korea
  
  1974                
  100 Korean Contemporary Sculptors, Korean Culture ＆ Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
  Hongik Sculpture Association Exhibition, Korean Culture ＆ Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
  The 1st Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Korean Culture ＆ Arts Foundation Center, Seoul, Korea
  Korea Fine Arts Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
  The 1st Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
  
  1974/83            
  Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Seoul, Tokyo, Paris
  
  1973                
  XII Biennial of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  The 10th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
  
  1972/83            
  Hongik Sculptors Association Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
  
  1972
  The 8th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Information Center, Seoul, Korea
  
  1971/81           
  Catholic Association of Artists Exhibition, Korea
  
  1971
  The 7th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Information Center, Seoul, Korea
  
  1970           
  The 5th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Information Center, Seoul, Korea
  Emerging Female Artists Exhibition, Shinmun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  Korean Artists Exhibition, Dorajang Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  The 1st Grand Prize Exhibition of Korean Art, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, Korea

Selected Public and Private Collections

• National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
  Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  Hanwon Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  Asan Social Welfare Foundation, Asan Hospital, Seoul, Korea
  Korean National Housing Corporation, Seoul, Korea
  Korea Land Corporation, Seongnam, Korea
  Iksan Sports Park, Iksan, Korea
  Korean-Spanish Sculpture Park, Gwangju, Korea
  Korean Cultural Center of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  GOLF CLUB ESPERANZA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Palacio del Correo Central de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
  Museo Lopez Claro, Azul, Argentina
  Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, México D.F, México
  International Sculpture Park in Beijing, Beijing, China