Born in Pyongan-bukdo, Sinuiju, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Lives and works between Busan and Seoul, South Korea
Born in North Korea in 1937, Kim Chong Hak is an eminent figure in contemporary Korean art. Widely known as the “Painter of Seorak”, Kim evokes Mount Seorak—the third-highest mountain in Korea, situated in the east of the country— on his canvases with motifs from nature, such as flowers, insects, and weeds.
The artist's recent major solo exhibitions include Kim Chong-Hak: Highlighting Contemporary Artist III at Busan Museum of Art, Busan in 2020; Vitality at Galerie Perrotin, Paris in 2019; Carte blanche à Kim Chong Hak at Musée Guimet, Paris in 2018; A Key to Creation Exhibition at SeMA Nam Seoul Living Art Museum, Seoul in 2015. Kim's work has also been featured in group shows including The Muse, Her-story at Whanki Museum, Seoul & Ewha Museum, Seoul and 130th Anniversary Special at Ewha Museum, Seoul in 2016; In Between, Kumho Museum, Seoul in 2014, among other major international exhibitions and projects.
education
1962
- BFA Seoul National University
1968-70
- Studied Print, Tokyo University of the Arts, Ueno
1977
- Studied Print, Pratt Institute, New York
solo shows
2022
- Autumn, Gallery2, Jeju, South Korea
2022
- Summer, Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2022
- Spring, Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2020
- Portraits, Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2020
- Kim Chong Hak-Highlighting Contemporary Artist III, Busan Museum of Art, Busan, South Korea
2019
- Vitality, Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France
2018
- Carte blanche à Kim Chong Hak, Musée Guimet, Paris, France
- Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2016
- Vital Resonance, Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2015
- Winter solitude, Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
- A Key to Creation Exhibition, SeMA Nam Seoul Living Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2013
- Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, South Korea
2012
- Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
, South Korea
- Gallery Yeh, Seoul, South Korea
2011
- Retrospective, National Museum Of Contemporary Art Korea, Gwacheon, South Korea
2008
- Gallery Yeh, Seoul, South Korea
2007
- Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2006
- Gana Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
- Galerie Gana, Paris, France
2004
- Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, South Korea
2003
- Gallery Yeh, Seoul, South Korea
2001
- Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1999
- Johyun Gallery, Busan, South Korea
1998
- Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, South Korea
1994
- Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1992
- Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
- Johyun Gallery (Gallery World), Busan, South Korea
- Gallery Yeh, Seoul, South Korea
1990
- Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1988
- Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1987
- Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1985
- Won Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1977
- Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
, South Korea
- M. M. Shino Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1974
- Muramazu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1970
- Muramazu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1964
- Press Center, Seoul, South Korea
group shows
2016
- The Muse, Her-story, Whanki Museum, Seoul & Ewha Museum, Seoul, South Korea
- 130th Anniversary Special, Ewha Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2014
- In Between, Kumho Museum, Seoul, South Korea
- Flower, Flower, Flower, Gallery LeeBae, Busan, South Korea
2013
- Korean Contemporary Art, Ulsan Culture and Arts Center, Ulsan, South Korea
- Colourful Korea, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2012
- Korean Archetype, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, South Korea
2011
- Ulsan Culture and Arts Center, Ulsan, South Korea
2010
- 2010 In the Midst of Korean Contemporary Art, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, South Korea
- Kim Chong Hak, Yun Kwang Jo, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, South Korea
2009
- Requests the Beautiful World!, Gyeonghuigung Annex Building of the Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2008
- Good Morning, Mr. Nam June Paik, The Korean Cultural Service of London, London, UK
2005
- Flowers and Birds, Gana Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
- Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
- Modern & Contemporary Masters, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, South Korea
2003
- Lighting of Korean Contemporary Art: Gallery Yeh 25th Anniversary, Gallery Yeh, Seoul, South Korea
2002
- Two Artists: Kim Chong Hak, Itami Jun, Shukosha Reception Gallery Produced by M.A.P, Fukuoka, Japan
1999
- Three Artists: Kim Chong Hak, Kwak Hun, Kim Woong, Gallery Yeh, Seoul, South Korea
- FIAC, Gallery Hyundai, Paris, France
1993
- NICAF, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
- Vision in Between, New York, USA; Tokyo, Japan; Taipei, Taiwan; Seoul, South Korea
1990
- Four Artists: Kim Chong Hak, Oh Sufan, Shim Moon-Sup, Lee Young-Hak, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1989
- Korean Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
1988
- Korean contemporary Art, Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea
1986
- Kim Chong Hak and Kim Woong, Gallery Yeh, Seoul, South Korea
1984
- National Museum of Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
1983
- National Museum of Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
1982
- Hugo Print Biennale, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
1981
- Print Making, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
- Artists Today, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
- Korean Art 81, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
- The 30th National Art Contest, Guest of Honor, Seoul, South Korea
1980
- Korea Contemporary Prints Association, Seoul, South Korea
1979
- Korean Contemporary Print, ADI Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
1978
- East Coast Korean Artists, Asia Cultural Center, New York, NY, USA
1977
- The 26th National Art Contest, Guest of Honor, Seoul, South Korea
- Important Korean Artists, Chinese Historical Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1975
- The 24th National Exhibtion Recommended Artists, Seoul, South Korea
- The 13th Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
1973
- The 12th Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Contemporary Art 73 Years Ago, Myeongdong Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
- Seoul Invitational Exhibition of 13, SignumArt Gallery, Japan
1972
- The 2nd Seoul International Print Biennale, Dong-A Daily News, Seoul, South Korea
1970
- An Open Air Exhibition of Japanese Contemporary Artists, Godomokuni Garden, Japan
- Contemporary Korean Art, India, Afghanistan, Nepal
1969
- The 1st International Biennial Copperplate Print, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1968
- Korean Contemporary Painting, National Museum of Moderan Art, Tokyo, Japan
- Contemporary Printmakers Association, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
- The 9th International Biennial of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
1966
- Tokyo International Print Biennial, Tokyo, Japan
1965
- Ten Important Artists, Tokyo Modern Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- The 4th Biennale de Paris, Paris, France
- Modern Western Painting in South Korea, Joong-Ang Newspaper Co., Seoul, South Korea
1964
- The 5th Biennale de Paris, Paris, France
- Jeunes artistes coréens, Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, France
- The 2nd Actuel, Gyeongbok Palace Museum, Seoul, South Korea
1963
- Prints Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
1962
- Actuel Foundation, Gyeongbok Palace Museum, Seoul, South Korea
1960
- The 1st Exhibition of 60’s Artists Associtaion”, Deoksu Palace Stonewall, Seoul, South Korea
public collections
- Musée Guimet, Paris, France
- Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
- National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
- National Folk Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
- Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
- Busan Museum of Art, Busan, South Korea
- Museum of Art Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Ehwa Museum, Seoul, South Korea
- Museum San, Wonju, South Korea
