Resume & Bibliography
BORN 1953, Busan Korea
Education
1976 M.F.A, Illinois State University
1974 B.A., Illinois State University
1971-72 Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Shatto Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2021 Yeh Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2019 Woonshim Collection, Seoul, Korea
2018 Wings of Grace, George Berges Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Wings of Grace, George Berges Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Passages, George Berges Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Innocence, University Gallery, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2014 Kong Gan Gallery, Busan, Korea
2013 MK Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2012 Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2010 Le Torri Dell’acqua gallery, Budrio, Italy
2009 Arario Gallery, NewYork, NY
2007 YEH Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006 HyunDai Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006 Thomas McCormick Hallery, Chicago, Illinois
2005 KongGan Gallery, Busan, Korea
2005 2×13 Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Promega Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin
2004 Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2004 Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2004 Cooper Union Gallery, NewYork, NY
2004 Hanemaru Gallery, Kochi, Japan
2004 Kong Gan Gallery, Busan, Korea
2004 Hyundai Gallery, Wolsan, Korea
2001 Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2001 Thomas Cohn Gallery, San Paulo, Brazil
2001 Gallery Hana, Kornberg, Germany
2000 United Nations Mission of the Rep. of Korea, New York, NY
2000 Gallery YEH, Seoul, Korea
2000 Palazzo Montefano, Bologna, Italy
2000 Joong Ang Cultural Center, New York, NY
1999 Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1998 Chosun Ilbo Museum, Seoul, Korea
1998 Art Space Seoul, Seoul, Korea
1998 KongKan Galley, Busau, Korea
1998 Walsh Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1998 Brewster Gallery, New York, NY
1998 Bowie Art Center, Due West, South Carolina
1997 Gallery YEH, Seoul, Korea
1997 Manderville Gallery, Union College, NY
1997 Galerie Gana-Beauburg Gallery, Paris, France
1996 Walsh Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1996 Billy Graham Museum, Wheaton, Illinois
1996 Carlson Tower Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1995 d.p. Fong Gallery, San Jose, California
1994 Sigma Gallery, New York, NY
1994 Gallery Vitosha, Sofia, Bulgaria
1993 Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, California
1993 Chicago International Art Expo, Chicago, Illinois
1993 Park Ryo Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1993 KongKan Gallery, Pusan, Korea
1992 Muhlenberg Art Gallery, Allentown, Pennsylvania
1992 ARCO Madrid, Spain
1991 Gallery YEH, Seoul, Korea
1991 Sigma Gallery, New York, NY
1991 Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1990 North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota
1990 Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1989 Gallerie Esperanza, Montreal, Canada
1989 Kukwa Gallery, Tenafly, New Jersey
1988 Hamburg Masse, Hamburg, Germany
1987 Inax Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1987 Hanguk Museum, Seoul, Korea
1989 Gallery Watari, Tokyo, Japan
1989 Kukwa Gallery, Tenafly, New Jersey
1984 Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
1984 Gallery YEH, Seoul, Korea
1982 Brook Alexander, INC., New York, NY
1981 Korean Cultural Center, New York, NY Gil Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1976 Center for the Visual Arts, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
1976 Myungdong Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016 Kang Contemporary, “Viewing the Past Through Modern Eyes,” New York, NY
2015 Kang Contemporary, “Happy Modern,” New York, NY
2012 Korean Cultural Service, two person show with Eunnim Ro, Los Angelos, CA
2010 Gallery Camellia, Jeju city, Korea
2010 Kang Contemporary, “Abundance,” New York, NY
2003 Smithsonian Institate “Dreams and Reality,” Washington D.C.
2003 Joy Smith gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
2002 Drawing Center, New York, NY
2002 Kamo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2001 Fulton Gallery, Salisbury University Gallery, “Mega Morning Calm,” New Jersey
2001 Karam Gallery, “Wooden Boxes,” Seoul, Korea
2001 Cho Gallery, Seoire, Che Ju, and New York, NY
2001 Andrew Bae Gallery, “Korean Contemporary Art,” Chicago, Illinios
2001 The Howard County Center for the Arts, “Shared Spirits & Sensibilities”
2001 Andrew Bae Gallery, “Korean Contemporary Art,” Chicago, Illinois
2001 National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
2000 ART KOLN, Cologne, Germany
2000 The Heritage Fine Arts, San Jose, California
1999 Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Maryland
1999 Rockville Art Place, Maryland
1999 University of Maryland, “Tradition & Innovation”
1999 Cho Gallery, Seoul, Jeju, and New York, NY
1998 Int’l d’Art Contemporiain de Monte-Carlo, Monaco
1997 Palo Alto Cultural Center, “The Intimate Brush,” Palo Alto, California
1997 Takara Gallery, Houston, Texas
1996 FIAC International Art Fair, Paris, France
1995 ISE Foundation, “Two Person Show,” New York, NY
1995 Heritage Bank of Commerce, “Asian Artist,” San Jose, California
1994 d.p. Fong Gallery, “Small Works,” San Jose, California
1994 Hankook Museum, “Speaking as a Woman Artist,” Seoul, Korea
1992 University Gallery, Illinois State University, “Spirits Descending”
1992 Simonoseki Museum, “Contemporary Korean Art,” Japan
1992 ISE Foundation, “Visions in Between,” New York, NY
1992 Fukuyama Museum, “Korean Contemporary Art,” Hiroshima, Japan
1992 New Trends Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1992 Simonoseki City Museum, Group Show
1991 Locks Gallery, “Directions: painting, sculpture, print,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1991 National Museum of Women in the Arts, “Ten Contemporary Korean Women Artists,” Washington, DC
1991 Museo of Contemporary Art, “Korean Contemporary Art,” Mexico City, Mexico
1991 Sunjae Contemporary Museum, Kyung Ju, Korea
1990 National Museum of Arts, “Korean Contemporary Paintings”
1989 Bergan Museum, “Korean Contemporary Arts,” New York
1988 Superior Huron Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1987 Gallery Korea, “The Lyrical Line,” New York, NY
1987 National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea
1987 Gallery Hundai, Seoul, Korea
1986 James Madison University, “National Art Review,” Harrison, Virginia
1986 Simard Halm & Shee Gallery, “Six Contemporary Korean-American Artists,” Los Angeles, California
1985 Gallery YEH, “Contemporary Painters”, Seoul, Korea
1983 Brooklyn Museum, “Contemporary Drawings,” New York, NY
1982 N.A.M.E. Gallery, “Compassionate Images,” Chicago, Illinois
1982 Museum of Modern Art, “Black and White,” New York, NY
1982 Indianapolis Museum of Art, “Painting and Sculpture 82,” Indianapolis, Indiana
1981 Hanguk Gallery, “Contemporary Drawings, in Search of an Image,” New York, NY
1981 University of Art Museum, University of California, “Contemporary Drawing: in search of an image,” Santa Barbara, California
1981 Goodard-Riverside Community CTR, “Menagerie,” New York, NY
1981 Grace Borgenicht Gallery, Brook Alexander, Inc., “Episodes,” New York, NY
1980 The Drawing Center, Brooke Alexander, Inc., “Illustration & Allegory,” New York, NY
1979 Arc Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Selected Bibliography
JI, Grace. “Days of Miracle,” Shatto Gallery Exhibition, 2023.
KIM, Youngsoon. “In the Garden,” Yeh Gallery Exhibition, 2021.
PARK, Chanwoo. “Collector’s Choice,” 2019.
ADAMS, Margaret. “Art about Life,” catalog for Bowie Arts Center Exhibition, 1998.
BAIK, Do Ki. “Like a Deep River, Like a Summer Shower,” Life and Dream Magazine, 1999.
BLINDERMAN, Barry. “Lines of Enchantment,” Publication of earlier works book, Innocence, 2016.
CHADWICK, Whitney. “Balancing Act,” in catalog for Allrich Gallery, 1993.
CHEON, Young Bok. “Small-Big Painting,” February 2001.
CHOE, Buja. “Freedom even from Femininity,” The Women’s Daily, South Korea, October 16.
CHOE, Wolhee. “Wonsook Kim, Visual Poetry,” in Women in Arts, April 1986.
CHOI, Eunyoung. “Forest Scenes,” for Arario Gallery exhibition, New York, 2009.
CHOI, Hak Lim. “Happiness Blooming Like Flower,” in Busan Daily News, November 2002.
CHO, Young Nam. “Paintings of Ease and Honesty,” Arts Magazine, Seoul, 1997.
CONE, Michele. Catalog for Korean Cultural Center, April 1981.
CROHN, Jennifer. “Visions of Dreams and Memories,” in Inquirer, November 1989.
ERICSON, Sandra. introduction catalog for Mandeville Gallery, Solo Exhibition, 1997.
FERRULLI, Helen. “Masters of Contemporary Drawing,” in catalog for Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA, 1984 and Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1989.
FUSCO, Peter. Catalog for Galerie Esperanza, October 1989.
GIBSON, Eric. “A Blend of Styles,” The Washington Times, June 4, 1991.
HAN, Jemma. “Painter Wonsook Kim,” Monthly Chosum, Seoul, August 8 – 28.
HIGGINS, Tim. “Poetic Painter,” in The Morning Calm, March, 1992.
JEONG, Jae Sook. “Like us, Like Paintings,” Han Kerae Daily, October 21, 1998.
KANG, Suk Kyung. “Filling the Jar of Life with Love,” 1988.
KIM, Han Soo. “Dictionary of Peaceful Words on Canvas,” Chosun Daily News, September 23, 1998
KIM, Hong Hee. “Paintings from Life,” in Gallery (Korean), August, 1983.
KIM, Hwa Young. “Wonsook’s House of Wind,” in catalog for Yeh Gallery, Seoul, 1992.
KIM, Jongki. “Wonsook’s Room,” Choong Aug Cultural Center, New York, June 2000.
KIM, Mi Hui. “Contemplative Narratives on Canvas,” October, 998.
KIROV, Maximilian. Catalog for Gallery Vitosha, Sophia, Bulgaria, 1994.
KOPLOS, Janet. “Sketching Matters,” in the Asahi Evening News, 1987.
KOPLOS, Janet. “Wonsook’ Kim at Brewster Arts,” Art in America, February, 1999.
KRAINAK, Paul. “Compassion Contemplated,” in catalog for the “Compassionate Image,” Exhibition at the Herron, N.A.M.E. and Art and Architecture Galleries, 1983.
KRAMER, Hilton. “Art: Illustration & Allegory on View,” The New York Times, May 28. 1980.
LAWRENCE, Clark. “Works of Wonsook Kim,” catalog for Palazzo Montefano, Italy, April 2000.
LEE, Il. In catalog for Yeh Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1983.
LEE, Young Ju. “Artist within us,” Arts, Seoul, Korea, 2000
LOWLY, Tim. “Reflections on Wonsook’s Seven Paintings,” documenting North Park University, Chicago, Illinois
MAYFIELD, Signe. “The Intimate Brush,” catalog for Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1997.
MENS. “Where the Worlds Collide,” Christianity in the Arts, January, 1992.
NAKAHARA, Yusuge. “Episodic Images,” Art News (Japanese), April, 1987.
NOH, Ryo. “Wonsook Kim,” Asiana, April, 1993.
NOH, Ryo. “Wonsook and Saso of Shilla,” 1992.
OH, Kwang Soo. “On Wonsook Kim’s Exhibition,” in catalog for Myongdong Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 1976.
O, Kwang Su. “Our Story Like a Black and White Movie,” Chosun Daily News, October 2, 1998.
OTEYECTBEH. “Paintings on a Gift,” Vestnir Times, 1994.
PHILLIPS, Deborah. “Illustration & Allergory,” Arts, September, 1980.
PLAMEN, Kasabov. “Wonsook Kim,” Bulgarian Times, May 31, 1994.
RATCLIFF, Carter. Essay from catalog for “Illustration & Allegory,” exhibition at Brooke Alexander, Inc., 1980.
RATCLIFF, Carter. Text from catalog for 1980 “Episodes,” exhibition at Grace Borgenicht Gallery, 1981.
REUTER, Laurer. “Where the Worlds Collide,” in catalog for the North Dakota Museum of Art, October, 1990.
SANTIAGO, Chiori. “Arts Review,” San Jose Mercury News, May 21, 1995.
SHERMAN, Ann. “Two on First,” Metro News, San Jose, CA, June 8, 1995.
SIMON, Joan. “Double Takes,” Art in America, October, 1980.
SOHN, Suho. “Esthetics of Emptying,” Kuk Min Daily News, September 30, 1998.
SONG, Mi Sook. “Paintings of Human Emotion and Morals,” in Space, Seoul, Korea, July 1987.
STAMBAUGH, James. “Till we have Faces,” Wheaton College, Bill Graham Center Museum, 1996.
SORNBERGER, Judith. “Dream on Wooden Pillow,” 1992.
SUH, Song-Rok. “Everyday Lives,” Preview Arts, Seoul, 1997. SUH, Song-Rok, “Preview,” Wolgan Misul, Seoul, March 19, 1997.
TATRANSKY, Valentin. Arts, Sophia, September 1980.
TAYLOR, Sue. “Vis-á-vis,” exhibition catalog, Superior Huron Gallery, Chicago, November 1988.
YI, Ju Hon. “Visual Poetry,” Hangyorae, Seoul, March 15, 1997.
YI, Ju Hon. “Flowing to Happiness,” catalog for Art Space Exhibition, Seoul, 2000.
YI, Young Hae. “Dipping in from Life’s Relentless River,” June, 1993.
YI, Young Hae. “Wonsook Kim,” 1991.