Born in 1963, in Seoul, South Korea
Lives and works in Seoul, South Korea
Education
2007
Ssamzie studio program, Seoul, South Korea
2003
Villa Arson Residency Program, Nice, France
1998
International Studio Program, Apex Art CP, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1995
Artist In Market Place, Bronx Museum, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1989
MFA in Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
1987
BFA in Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2015
‘Saint Breeders’, Atelier Hermès, Seoul, Korea
‘When I become you, Yeesookyung in Taipei ‘, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
‘when I become you’, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea,
2014
‘ The meaning of Time’, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia
2013
‘The Weight of History’, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2012
‘Constellation Gemini’, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
2011
Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2010
‘Jung Marie’s Jeongga, Yeesookyung’s Devotion’, Arko Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2009
Thomas Cohn Gallery, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan
Museum Schloß Oranienbaum, Dessau, Germany
2008
‘Broken Whole’, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin, Germany
‘Paradise Hormone’, Mongin Art center, Seoul, South Korea
2007
‘Earth Wind & Fire’, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2006
‘Flame’, One and J. Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2005
‘Breeding Drawing’, Gallery Ssamzie, Seoul, South Korea
2004
‘Island Adventure’, Alternative Space Pool, Seoul, South Korea
2002
‘Off-shoot Flower/ Painting/ Pottery’, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, South Korea
1997
‘Domestic Tailor Shop’, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
1996
Artemesia Gallery, Chicago, Il, USA
1992
‘Getting Married to Myself’, Indeco Gallery, Seoul/ K Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibitions
2016
'Born in Flames : Korean Ceramics from the National Museum of Korea', The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
'When Words Fail', HITE Collection, Seoul, Korea
'Rivers- The Way of Living in Transition / Asia Contemporary Art Links', Gallery 1 at Gwanju Biennale Hall, Gwanju, Korea
'Art from Elsewhere', Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and Arnol Fini, Bristol, U.K (travelling exhibition)
Earth, Fire, Soul - Masterpieces of Korean Ceramics', Salon d'Honneuret the Grand Palais, Paris, France
'MMCA Gwacheon, 30 Years 1989-2016 : As the Moon waxes and Wanes', National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Gwacheon, Korea
‘CERAMIX : Art et Céramique de Rodin à Schütte’, Sèvre - Cité de la Céramique et La Maison Rouge, Paris, France
'Art from Elsewhere', Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, U.K
2015
‘Paradox of Place’, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, USA
‘[ana] please keep your eyes closed for a moment’, Maraya Art Center, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
‘Beyond and Between’, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
'Ceramix: ceramic in art from Rodin to Schütte', Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2014
Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul
‘3rd Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale’, Jakarta
‘Objectified: Sculpture Today’, Saatchi Gallery, London
2013
‘La Route Bleue’, Fondation Boghossian, Bruxelles, Belgium
2012
Sydney Biennale, Australia
‘ Deoksugung Project ‘, Deoksugung Seokeodang, Seoul, Korea
2010
My dear object, Avenuel Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
‘Korean Gene’, South Korea Craft & Design Foundation Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
‘Oblique strategies’, Kukje gallery, Seoul, South Korea
‘Now Asian artist’, Busan Cultural Center, South Korea
‘Sculptures’, Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan
‘Close encounter’, Jeju Museum of Art, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, South Korea
‘Triennale of KOGEI’, Kanazawa, kanazawa City, Japan
‘The touch of history’, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
‘30th Annivrsary of the Young Korean Artists’, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea
2009
Vancouver Biennale, Canada
‘Platform’, Kimusa, Seoul, South Korea
Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea
‘Double Fantasy’, Marugame Genichiro Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Marugame, Japan
‘Logic of Sensibility’, Interalia, Seoul, South Korea
‘Ceramics-Climax’, Gyeonggido Museum of Modern Art, Ansan-city, South Korea
‘Translated Koryo Celadon’, Haegang Ceramics Museum, Ichon, South Korea
‘Fragile-Fields of empathy’, Museum of Modern Art of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
‘Lost and found’, Rockby Gallery, London, U.K
‘Encounter: Dublin, Lisbon, Hong Kong and Seoul’, South Korea Foundation Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea
2008
Meditation Biennale Poznan, Poznan, Poland
‘Hirschwegeinundzwanzig’, Kunstverin Coburg e. v., Coburg, Germany
‘Metamorphoses, Korean trajectories’, Espace Louis Vuitton, Paris, France
‘Micro-narratives’, Musée Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
‘Fantasy studio’, Liverpool biennale, Liverpool, UK
‘B side’, Do Art Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
‘To have or to be’, Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, Ireland / Palacio Galveias, Lisboa, Portugal
2007
‘Possible Impossible’, Art Park Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2007
Anyang Public Art Project, Hakun Park, Anyang, South Korea
Shanghai E-arts Festival, Doll House, Shanghai, China
‘Micro Narratives’ 48th October Salon, Belgrade, Serbia
Icheon Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, South Korea
‘Unfolding Korean Stories’, Alcala 31, Madrid, Spain
2006
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, Echigo-Tsumari, Japan
‘Fever Variations’, Gwangju Biennale 2006, Gwangju, South Korea
‘Art in Life: Public Furniture’, Busan Biennale 2006, Haeundae Beach, Busan, South Korea
2005
‘V4 Video’, Vostell Gallery, Berlin, Germany
‘The Exhibition on the Tales of 15 Villages’, Gwangju, South Korea
‘Against Translation’, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
‘Seoul Until Now’, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004
‘Episode’, Chungju City Art Center, Chungju, South Korea
‘A Praise for Still Life’, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
‘MixMax’, Artsonje Center, Seoul, South Korea
2003
Attese-Ceramics in Contemporary Art (2nd Edition), Albisola Museum of Ceramics, Albisola, Italy
‘D.I.Y. Beyond Instruction’, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
2002
‘Real–Interface’, Space Ima, Seoul, South Korea
2001
Attese-Ceramics in Contemporary Art, Albisola Museum of Ceramics, Albisola
Art Museum in Image, Gwangju Art Center, Gwangju/ Busan Art Center, Busan, South Korea
2000
‘Das Lied von der Erde-Song of the Land’, Museum Fridericianum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
‘Exit: International Film & Video Festival’, Chisenhale Gallery, London, U.K
‘Con-Temporary-Super Expo 2000’, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo
‘Media City Seoul 2000’, Subway Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
‘art@design.org’, Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul, South Korea
‘Leaving the Island: Busan International Biennale’, Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan, South Korea
‘Another Space’, Insa Art Space, Seoul, South Korea
‘Art Museum In Image’, South Korea Center of Art and Culture, Seoul, South Korea
Public Collections
Smart Museum of Art, Chicago University, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Public collection of Yu-un, Tokyo, Japan
Times square, Seoul, South Korea
Byucksan Corporation, Seoul, South Korea
The ARCO Collection, IFEMA, Madrid, Spain
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea
Gyeonggido Museum of Art, Ansan, South Korea
City of Echigo-Tsumari, Japan
Acrovista, Seoul, South Korea
The POSCO Museum, Pohang, South Korea
Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Samsung Leum Museum
Spencer Museum in Kansas University