About Me ...
Biography and Resume
Biography
- born in Seoul, South Korea
- moved to New York, N.Y. in 1972
- studied at The Arts Students League and The Pratt Institute, New York
- working with free form of expression, using different materials
- currently residing in Raleigh, North Carolina
Resume
- SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2009 Flanders Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- 2006 Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- 2003 Bickett Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- 2003 Momus Gallery, Atlanta, GA
- 2002 Grace Li Wang Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- 2001 Contemporary Art Museum exhibition at ManBites Dog Theater, Durham, NC
- 2000 Signs and Symbols, ArtSpace, Raleigh, NC
- 2000 Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
- 1999 McConnely Design Building Raleigh, NC
- GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2010 Green Frame portfolio, Raleigh City Museum
- 2008 Flanders Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- 2008 Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
- 2007 Glance Gallery, Atlanta, GA
- 2007 Glance Galley, Raleigh, NC 2007
- 2005 Winter Show, Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- 2005 Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- 2003 Homegrown, SECCA (Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art)
- 2003 New Works, SimmonsWright Gallery, Wilmington, NC
- 2002 Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
- 1999 Contemporary Art Museum (99 days), Raleigh, NC
- 1999 McConnely Design Building Raleigh, NC
- 1996 Spirituality towards the Twenty-First Century, McConnely Design Building Raleigh, NC
- AWARDS
- 2010 Regional Artist portfolio Grant, United Arts Council
- REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
- 2010 “Teaching the cutting edge” Rebekah Cowell, Independent. January.
- 2008 Top Ten Artist- Saatchi online Gallery- Nicholas Forrest, artmarketblog.com- April
- 2004 (Top Ten Artists Exhibited in 2003), Louis St Lewis, Metro Magazine: January
- 2003 “A frest look at the Last Supper” Catherine Fox, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June
- 2001 News and Observer, “Arts & Entertainment” – September
- 2000 “On Going” Spectator– December
- 1999 “New Art in Raleigh” SUP Magazine. October
- 1996 “What’s Up” News and Observer. May
- 1996 Independent, “Best Bets” – May
- PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- Hospice, Wake County, NC
- Hilton Hotel, Raleigh, NC
- American Institute of Healthcare & fitness, Raleigh, NC
- Instrotek, Inc
- Jones Insurance Agency, Garner, NC
- PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
- Mr. Giovanni Trivella, Zurich, Switzerland
- Ms. Moni Ring, Dusseldorf, Germany
- Mr. Christian Anastasiadis, Raleigh, NC
- Mr. & Mrs. Jae Soo Lee, New York, NY
- Mr. & Mrs. Sherman Yeargan, Garner, NC
- Mr. & Mrs. David Holloman, Raleigh, NC
- Mrs. Judy Combs, Hobe Sound, FL
- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Founder / Director of Raleigh Institute of Contemporary Art (www.ricanc.com)
- EDUCATION
- Pratt Institute, New York
- Art Students of League, New York