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kim kang yong

Kim Kang Yong

Biography

1950

1978

1981

Born in Jeong Eup, Republic of Korea

B.F.A., Department of painting, college of Fine Art, Hong Ik University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

M.F.A., Department of Painting, College of Fine Art, Hong Ik University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

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The Columns Gallery, Singapore
Gallery Chang, New York
The Columns Gallery, Singapore
Studio KKi, Paju, Korea
Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
Gallery LVS, Seoul, Korea
Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
Gallery Fn, Seoul, Korea
Gallery MAHA 21, Seoul, Korea
Gallery Peithner-Lichtenfels, Vienna, Austria
Gallery Michael Schultz, Beijing, China
Gallery Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany
Gallery Pakyoung, Seoul, Korea
T Art Center, Beijing, China
National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
Gallery Kaze, Osaka, Japan
Neuhoff Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
Mono Gallery, Beijing, China
Korea Art Company Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Johyun Gallery, Busan, Korea
Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Gasan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Yeemock Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
Chuje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Yeemock Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Yoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Daejeon Cultural Center, Daejeon, Korea
Growrich Gallery, Seoul, Korea

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After White: 1975–1995, Hongik University Museum, Seoul, Korea
Microcosmos, N Gallery, Bundang, Korea
Masters & Collections, Samwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The Spirit of Korean Artistry, Yuchengco Museum, Manila, Philippines
Korean Masters of Contemporary Art: Again, Legend Again, Moda Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Cheongdam 81-10, Gallery Doo, Seoul, Korea
KIAF Seoul, Coex, Seoul, Korea
3 VOICES: Transforming Everyday Objects into Art, N Gallery, Bundang, Korea


Bonte Gallery the Palace 131’s Invitational Exhibition, Bonte Gallery the Palace 131, Seoul, Korea

A Beautiful Gift, The Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
The DOTS, Gallery Now, Seoul, Korea
Cheongdam 81-10, Gallery Doo, Seoul, Korea
Reflection on Void, Brown Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Out of Boundless, Acc Gallery, New York
All That Realism, Gallery Now, Seoul, Korea
Five Artists, Urban Art, Seoul, Korea
KIAF Seoul, Coex, Seoul, Korea
PAD London, Berkeley Square, London, U.K
Asia Now Paris Art Fair, Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France

SPACE: Between the Virtual and the Real, Inje Naeseorak Public Art Museum, Inje, Korea
Representation and Reenactment, Lotte Gallery Main Branch, Seoul, Korea
45th Anniversary Exhibition of Sun Gallery, Sun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
K-Artist 4: Between Reality and Image, Samwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The Dream of Yangpyeong – The Center of the Yangpyeong Art World, Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea
The Way Home: Returning, Jeongeup Municipal Art Museum, Jeongeup, Korea

Reality + Illusion, Rnl Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Kim Kangyong & Lee Seokjoo Duo Exhibition, N Gallery, Bundang, Korea
Seoullo Media Canvas, Mallidong Plaza at Seoul Station, Seoul
Siblings of Cheongdam, Gallery Peach, Seoul, Korea

ART CLOUT, Yangpyeong Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea
Remind Park Young, Gallery Park Young, Paju, Korea
Those Who Come to Mind – Exhibition of Fellow Artists, Ryumijae Gallery, Yangpyeong, Korea

Mil-al Group Exhibition, Johyung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The Cheong-dam Artists Group Exhibition, Artspace Qualia, Seoul, Korea
An Invitation to Hyperrealism Paintings, Ulsan Culture and Art Center, Ulsan, Korea

2018 World Korean Grand Art Festival, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Korean’s Spirit, Art Vera’s Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland

New Image, Seokdang Museum, Busan, Korea
France and Yangpyeong, Yangpyeong Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea
Atelier Story, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
Kim Tschang-Yeul, Kim Ki-Rin, Kim Kang-Yong 3 Artists, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
Accompany, Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

The Four Seasons Trace of Emotion, Jeongeup Museum of Art, Jeongeup, Korea

Korea & Japan 2015, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
COEXISTENCE, Yangpyeong Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea
AHAF Hong Kong 2015, Harbour City, Hong Kong

Jeonbuk Art Show, Sori Arts Center of Jeonbuk, Jeonju, Korea
AHAF Hong Kong 2014, Harbour City, Hong Kong
KIAF Seoul, Coex, Seoul, Korea

The Sounds of Korea, Beijing, China
AHAF Hong Kong 2013, Harbour City, Hong Kong
KIAF Seoul, Coex, Seoul, Korea
Hotel Art Fair, Le Méridien Hotel, New Caledonia

Family, Yangpyeong Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea
Yangpyeong Eco Art Festival 2012, Yangpyeong, Korea
KIAF Seoul, Coex, Seoul, Korea

The Seoul Art Exhibition 2011, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Picnic, Inter Alia Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Kim Kang-Yong Suh Yong-Sun Exhibition, Ryumijae Gallery, Yangpyeong, Korea
Legend of the Fall, Beacon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Brick Opens Korean Modern Architecture, Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Korea
30th Anniversary of the Young Korean Artists, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
The More, The Better, Sun Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The Beautiful Mind, WITHSPACE Gallery, Beijing, China
Korean Hyper Realism, Gimhae Arts Center, Gimhae, Korea
Hyperrealism – In the Past and Today, Seongnam Art Center Museum, Seoul, Korea

New Acquisitions 2008, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
The Boundary Between Reality and Fantasy, Kangnam Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
The Seoul Art Exhibition 2008 – Korean Figurative Paintings, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Transcendence: Modernity and Beyond in Korean Art, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Contemporary Artists 55, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea

Contemporary Art from Korea, Morocco, Qatar
Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair, Tokyo, Japan
38 Artists in Emporia Tower, Seoul, Korea
Art Auction Show in Seoul, Coex, Seoul, Korea
Critical Perspective – Some 130 Artists, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Korean Hyper Realism, Gallery LM, Seoul, Korea
2007 Shinsegae Art Fair, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
KIAF Seoul, Coex, Seoul, Korea
Beijing Art Fair, Beijing, China
Red & Blue, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Korean Painting from the 1970s, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
The 17 Brightest Artists – Latest Works, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Dubai Art Fair, Dubai

Reduction and Expansion of Contemporary Art, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Illusion/Disillusion, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Time of Life, The Face of Time, Seongnam Art Center Museum, Seoul, Korea
KIAF Seoul, Coex, Seoul, Korea

Nature + Accident = Image, New York, U.S.A.
The Most Notable Korean Artists of 22, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Magic Art, Chosun Ilbo Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Art Cologne, Köln Messe, Cologne, Germany
Seoul Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
The Korean Artists, World Space Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

Image Utopia, Hanjeon Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Cohesion, Art Scene China, Shanghai, China
Looking for Light and Colors, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea

Twenty Years with Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Memory of Park Soo Keun, Park Soo Keun Museum, Yanggu, Korea

10th Anniversary Exhibition of Gongpyeong Art Center, Gongpyeong Art Center, Seoul, Korea
The Site of Life, Yangpyeong Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea
The Stream of Spirits, Nepal Museum, Kathmandu, Nepal

The Leading Contemporary Artists in the 21st Century, Liz Gallery, Yangpyeong, Korea
200 Artists Exhibition, Sun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Reality and Illusion: Hyperrealism Painting in Korea and America, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea


Six Contemporary Artists from Korea, Commenoz Gallery, Miami, U.S.A.


Art Cologne, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea


Seoul Art Festival, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea


Origin Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea


Korean Contemporary Art: The Present and the Future, Hongik University Museum, Seoul, Korea


Meeting with Cement and Art, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea


Korean Contemporary Art-Form, Gaain Gallery, Seoul, Korea
New Standard Bearer for Contemporary Art, Baiksang Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Exhibition of Korean Fine Arts Today, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Origin Art Society Exhibition, Walkerhill Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Korea Modern Art Invited Exhibition, Chinese National Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Hangzhou, China


Today and Tomorrow’s Phase and Section, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Korean Contemporary Art Group Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
Challenge of Korean Art to Two Thousands, Yuna Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Picture, Gallery Icon, Seoul, Korea


Seoul IAA Commemoration Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
'92 Contemporary Art Festival, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
5 Artists Exhibition, Winkel Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The 17th Ecole de Seoul Exhibition, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Korean Art’s Condition and Diagnosis, Gongpyung Gallery, Seoul, Korea


Spring of Seoul – 8 Artists, Sain Gallery, Busan, Korea
Formative Message for Today, Borim Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Reality and Illusion ’91, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea


Invited Exhibition of 1990 Modern Arts, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
Shape of 5 Visions, Yeemock Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Seoul Arts Center Opening Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
Reality and Illusion ’90, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea


Korean Modern Art Exhibition, Mexico DF, Mexico
The 15th Korean Contemporary Art Fair, Contemporary Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
Reality and Illusion ’89, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea


Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition for '88 Seoul Olympic, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
Change and Possibility in Reality and Image, Green Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
After Modernism, World Trade Center Hyundai Fine Art Hall, Seoul, Korea


Reality and Illusion, Growrich Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Part of Seoul by the 19 Artists, Joong-Ang Gallery, Daejeon, Korea


15 Men’s Exhibition for Figure, Batangol Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Reality and Illusion, Kwanhoon Museum, Seoul, Korea
The 2nd Sino-Korean Modern Painting Exchange Exhibition, Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Same Generation of 15 Artists’ Exhibition “Looking at Life,” Kwanhoon Museum, Seoul, Korea
Korean Contemporary’s Yesterday and Today’s Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea


Rain Exhibition, Hoo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The 1st Korean Chinese Alternative Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
The 5th Korean Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea


Unfolding of Figure by Water Color Exhibition, Seok Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The 4th Korean Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fukuoka, Japan
The 18th Korean Art Society Exhibition, National Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea


'83 Young Artist Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
Seoul International Drawing Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
11 Artists’ Formation Exhibition, Soo Gallery, Daegu, Korea
What Is Painted and What Is Perceived, Growrich Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The 24th Origin Art Society Exhibition, Total Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The 2nd Korean Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
The 3rd Korean Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea


Korea Prints and Drawing Festival, Kwanhoon Museum, Seoul, Korea
The 1st Korean Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
The 8th Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
The 5th Reality and Realism Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea


Today’s Condition Exhibition, Kwanhoon Museum, Seoul, Korea
The 6th Ecole de Seoul Exhibition, Kwanhoon Museum, Seoul, Korea
The 1st Korean Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
The 4th Joong-Ang Art Exhibition, National Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
The 30th National Art Exhibition, National Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
The 4th Reality and Realism Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
The 7th Seoul Contemporary Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea


The 2nd Dong-A Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
The 3rd Joong-Ang Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
The 22nd Origin Art Society Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
The 29th National Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
The 3rd Reality and Realism Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea


’79 Fine Arts Exhibition, Deoksu Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The 28th National Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
The 2nd Reality and Realism Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea


The 1st Joong-Ang Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
The 6th Independent Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
The 1st Reality and Realism Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Seoul, Korea

MAIN COLLECTIONS

Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

Korean Ministry of Foreign Affair and Trade, Seoul, Korea

Hong-Ik University Museum, Seoul , Korea

Sungkok Museum, Seoul, Korea

Ki Dam Museum, Jeju Island, Korea

Bonte Musem, Jeju Island, korea 

Park Soo Keun Museum, Yang-gu, Korea

Seoul Health College, Seoul, Korea

Parkyoungsa, Seoul, Korea

Sam Kwang collections, Seoul, Korea

Incheon District Supreme Prosecutors Office, Incheon, Korea

Fredrerick R. Weisman Art Foundation, L.A, U.S.A 

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