1967     Born in Cheongju, Korea

1990     BA Sculpture, Seoul National University, Seoul

1993     MA Sculpture, Seoul National University, Seoul

1998     MFA Sculpture, Slade School of Fine Art in University College London, London

Lives and works in London and Seoul

Solo Exhibitions and Projects

2015     A Cabinet of Curiosities, Hakgojae Shanghai, Shanghai, China

             Painting series, HADA Contemporary, London

2014     Made in China: An imperial Ming Vase, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol, UK

             A Cabinet of Curiosities, The National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford, UK

             A Cabinet of Curiosities, Belton House, Grantham, UK

2013     Translation: The Epic Archive, 2013 Korea Artist Prize, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 

             Gwacheon, Korea 

             Written in Soap: A Plinth Project, MOCA Taipei, Taipei

2012     Written in Soap: A Plinth Project, Cavendish Square, London

2011     Translation, Haunch of Venison Gallery, London

2009     Translation, Galerie Lefebvre & Fils, Paris

2008     Translation, Museum of Art, Seoul National University, Seoul

2007     Translation, Mong In Art Centre, Seoul

             Translation – Moon Jar, Korean Pavilion, British Museum, London

2004     Performance & Show, British Museum-Great Court, London

2002     Translation, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul

Selected Group Exhibitions

2015     Rain doesn’t fall for nothing, Kingston College Art & Design, London

             Have a Good day, Mr. Kim! , Michael-Horbach Foundation, Cologne, Germany

             Probebühne 7, Museen Dahlem, Berlin

             Prudential Eye Awards, Best Emerging Artist Using Sculpture, Art Science Museum, Singapore

2013     Glasstress 2013: White Light/White heat, Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti, Berengo Centre for Contemporary 

             Art and Glass, Venice, Italy

             Couriers of Taste, Danson House, Kent, UK

             DNA, Daegue Art Museum, Daegue, Korea

2012     Korean Eye, Saatchi Gallery, London

             The Diverse Spectrum: 600 years of Korean Ceramics, Sao Paulo Museum of Art,Sao Paulo, Brazil

             Synopticon – Contemporary Chinoiserie, Saltram House, London; Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, 

             Plymouth, UK

             Material and Energy: Korean Eye, Museum of Art and Design, New York; Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi

             Ceramic Commune, Art Sonje Center, Seoul

2011     Material and Energy: Korean Eye, Museum of Art and Design, New York

             Poetry in Clay: Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Asian Art Museum of 

             San Francisco, San Francisco, US

             Art to Wear, PLATEAU, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul 

             Mr. Rabbit in Art Land, Gyounggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea

             TRA: Edge of Becoming, Palazzo Fortuny, Venice, Italy

             Convergence, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul

2010     Memories of the Future, Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul

             Korean eye: The Fantastic Ordinary, Saatchi Gallery, London

             Floating Hours: Moon is the Oldest Clock, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, 

             Seoul

2009     Art & Synesthesia, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul

2008     The 3rd Nanging Triennale: Reflective Asia, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, China

             Sungkok Artist of Tomorrow, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul

             Meme Trackers, Song Zhuang Art Center, Beijing

2006     Budro_um: Softness, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul

2004     The 5th Gwangju Biennale-Korea Express, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, Korea

2002     Eleven & Eleven – Korea Japan Contemporary Art 2002, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul

2001     Alchemy, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul

             The 5th Moran Sculpture Grand-Prix show, Moran Museum of Art, Masuk, Korea

             Soft Outside/Solid Inside – Softness Crossing Over Solidness, Posco Art Museum, Seoul

Awards

2015     Prudential Eye Award, Best Emerging Artist Using Sculpture, Singapore

2013     Korea Artist Prize 2013, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

2002     Sungkok Artist of Tomorrow, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul

2001     The 5th Galerie BHAK Contest of Young & Remarkable Artist, Galerie BAHK, Seoul

1998     ACAVA 98, the First Base Award, ACAVA, London

1995     The 2nd Namu Academy Award, Namu Gallery, Seoul

1994     Seoul Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, The Seoul Shinmun, Seoul

1993     The 12th Grand Art Exhibition of Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

Residencies

2009     Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansan, Korea

2004     West Dean College, West Sussex, UK

2002-03 Ssamzie Artist Residency Program, Ssamzie Art Space, Seoul

Collections 

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol, UK

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul

Museum of Art, Seoul National University, Seoul

Yongsan district Council, Seoul

Mong In Art Centre, Seoul

Arts Council England, London

Maeil Dairies Co., Ltd, Seoul

Painting Studio, Tokyo