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Min Joung-Ki

Korean, 1949

Biography

Min Joung-Ki

  • Born in 1949, Seoul, Korea
    Lives and works in Yangpyeong, Korea

Education

  • 1972       B.F.A Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • 2024
    A scenery that cannot be let go, Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea 

    2019
    Min Joung-Ki, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    2016
    Min Joung-Ki, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

    2007
    Exhibition in Commemoration of Lee Joong Sup Award, Chosunilbo Museum, Seoul, Korea

    2004
    Min Joung-Ki—WalkScape, Marronnier Art Center (currently: Arko Art Center), Seoul, Korea

    1999
    Min Joung-Ki, Hakgojae, Seoul, Korea

    1996
    From Yanggeun to Odae Mountain, Garam Art Gallery, Insa Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    1992
    Drawing Yanggeun, Garam Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    1986
    Min Joung-Ki, Seoul Art Museum Seoul, Korea

    1983
    Min Joung-Ki, Seoul Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2024
    Serve the GOD, with the People, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, Korea
    International Art Exhibition-The Dreams of Asia, Dobong Community Center Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Island, Connecting People - Here, the Wind Stays, Seobo Art Space Jeju, Park Sukwon News Gallery, Jeju, Korea

    2023
    The Map and The Territory, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Mt. Inwang Moonlight, Art Gallery Naeil, Seoul, Korea
    Mountain. Tree. People. Sea, Haeum Art Museum, Suwon, Korea
    80 Urban Reality, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Borderless Echo: From Mountain to Mountain, dada project, Seoul, Korea
    SUMA Collection: Discovering the Star, Suwon Museum of Art, Suwon, Korea
    D FOLDER: Archives and Works of Korea Modern Artists, Kimdaljin Art Archives and Museum, Seoul, Korea

    2022
    Korean Modern and Contemporary Art, Yangpyeong Museum of Art, Yangpyeong, Korea
    Checkpoint. Border views from Korea, KunstmuseumWolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
    18 Artists who admire Baekgiwan, Baekgiwan Foundation, Seoul, Korea

    2021
    The 13th Gwangju Biennale – Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning, Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall, Gwangju, Korea
    The other side of landscape: My Sansu(山水), Sojeon Art Museum, Siheung, Korea

    2020
    A World Where Feces Become Flowers, Zaha Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Negotiating Borders, Centre Culturel Coréen, Paris, France
    Art and Words 2020, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Prospect: Nature, Sea, Dokdo and Eyes of Artist, Woljeon Museum of Art Icheon, Icheon, Korea (traveled to: Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea)

    2019
    PICK ME, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Monyu Inwang, Danwon Art Museum, Ansan, Korea
    I Love Eco, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
    SEONG: Fantastic City, Suwon Ipark Museum of Art, Suwon, Korea
    MIN’s Chronicle, Position MIN Jeju, Jeju, Korea
    Commemorative Exhibition of 19th Anniversary of June 15 North-South Joint Declaration, Gallery Lamer, Inyoung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Peace, come together, ODUSAN UNIFICATION TOWER, Paju, Korea
    Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia, 1960s-1990s, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
    Drawing - Korean Modern and Contemporary Drawings, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    DMZ, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, Korea
    2019 Pool Rising, Art Space Pool, Seoul, Korea

    2018
    This Side of Paradise, Anyang Museum, Anyang, Korea
    Rückkehr von Jeong Seon-Alter Meister, neue Geister, Landesvertretung Sachsen, Berlin, Germany
    Lee Joong Sup Award 30th Year Anniversary Special Exhibition, Chosunilbo Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Gubo Park Taewon Special Exhibition, Cheong Gye Cheon Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Jeju 4.3 70th Year Anniversary Special Exhibition, Jeju 4.3 Peace Memorial Hall, Jeju, Korea

    2017
    Mihwang Temple, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    2017 Pool Rising, Art Space Pool, Seoul, Korea

    2016
    Art in Society - Land of happiness, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Eye and Mind of Korean Contemporary Art , Reinstatement of Realism, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea

    2015
    2015 Pyeongchang Biennale, An unrhymed verse of DMZ, Pyeongchang, Korea
    Gyeomjae Jeongseon, Gyeomjae Jeongseon Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
    SeMA Print Collection – Reflecting the Times, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

    2014
    SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul 2014: Ghosts, Spies, and Grandmothers, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

    2013
    Inhabiting History Portraiture, the Mirror of an Era, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju-gun, Korea
    In Between, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Zeitgeist Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
    A story of the Dongnong family: 27 years with the Korean Provisional Government, Seoul Museum of History, Seoul, Korea

    2012
    DMZ ART+BOOK PROJECT FOR PEACE (WINTER WINTER WINTER SPRING), Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Manner in Korean Paintings, HITE Collection, Seoul, Korea

    2011
    Creative and Vigorous Lives, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea

    2010
    Korean Avant-garde Drawing, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Him of Gyeonggi-do, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Between, One and J Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Olle, Jeju Olle Exhibition, Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeju, Korea
    Commemorating 30th Years of Reality and Utterance Group, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea

    2009
    The Deification of Nature, JEJU, Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeju, Korea
    Ji Sim-Do, Geoje Art Center, Geoje, Korea
    Gubo Park Taewon’s A Landscape of the Riverside, Bunam Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    100 Daehangro, Arko Art Center, Seoul, Korea

    2008
    Traveling Art Museum–Tongyeong, hosted by National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Tongyeong International Music Festival House, Tongyeong, Korea
    Traveling Art Museum–Jangheung, hosted by National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Jangheung Culture & Arts Center, Jangheung, Korea
    Inter_viewing Paintings, Soma Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

    2007
    Jirisan, Jeonbuk Province Art Museum, Wanju-gun, Korea
    Gyeonggi, National Highway No.1, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Hommage 100, Korea Art Center, Busan, Korea

    2006
    Painting Reads the Novel, Bukchon Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
    100 Years of Korean Art (Part 2): Tradition, Human, Art, Reality, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

    2005
    Scenery beyond description Gyeonggi Do, Gyeonggi Provincial Museum, Yongin, Korea
    The 60th Anniversary of Korea’s Liberation – Trial and Advance, The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    The Seoul Art Exhibition 2005, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

    2004
    Exhibition of Nature and History – Artists’ Sight of the Namhan River, Hakgoje, Seoul, Korea
    Declaration - 100 Artists for Peace, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
    Painting Reads the Novel: Exhibition of Min Joung-Ki & Hwang Seok Young, Exhibition Hall of Kyobo Bookshop, Seoul, Korea

    2003
    Real Landscape – New Suggestion, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
    Landscape Prints of Dokdo, Independence Hall of Korea, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

    2002
    Wall painting at Seoul Museum of History, Seoul, Korea
    History and Consciousness, Landscape of Dokdo Island, Museum of Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    Why Live in Yangpyeong, Love Clean Water Art Gallery, Yangpyeong, Korea

    2001
    Exhibition after Reality and Utterance, Alternative Space Pool, Seoul, Korea
    Beautiful Lives, Madang Sol, Daegu, Korea

    1999
    Exhibition of Korean Pop, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Exhibition of Mountains, Waters and Landscapes, Art Sonje Museum, Gyeongju, Korea
    Spontaneity of Korean Art, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Dreaming about Geumgang (Mongyu Geumgang): Mt. Geumgang as Seen through 300 Years of Art, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Exhibition of Yangpyeong Artist Association, Love Clean Water Art Gallery, Yangpyeong, Korea
    Grouping for Natural Environment and Its Alternative, Love Clean Water Art Gallery, Yangpyeong, Korea

    1998
    Exhibition of Wild Flowers in Korea, Savina Museum, Seoul, Korea
    ‘98 Exhibition of Divided Country, Twenty First Century Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Exhibition of Mountains and Waters of the Country, Unhyeon Palace Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

    1997
    In Search of Korean Beauty, Savina Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Exhibition to Express the Inexpressible, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

    1996
    Mountains and Waters of the Country, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Korean Figures Seen by Paintings, Rho Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Reading Korean Poetry in Paintings, Silcheonmunhak, Seoul, Korea

    1995
    Gwangju Biennale: Sprit of May in Gwangju, Gwangju Art Museum, Gwangju, Korea
    Mountains and Waters of the Country, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea

    1994
    Evaluation of 15 years of People’s Art, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
    Centennial of Donghak Peasants’ Revolution, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
    Aphorism of 27 People in Modern Art, World Gallery, Busan, Korea

    1993
    Hwangsan and Landscape, Sketching from the Nature, Gallery de Seoul, Seoul, Korea
    Exhibition of December, Ten Years after That, Dukwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Exhibition of United Korea, Tokyo Central Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
    Exhibition of United Korea, Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka, Japan
    Traveler’s Journal of Art: Silk Road, Donga Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    1992
    Section of Korean Art in the 1990s, Uri Art Culture Institute, Seoul, Korea
    The end of the land under Eastern Sky, Love Dokdo Association Inc., Seoul, Korea

    1991
    In the Forest of Chaos, Jahamoon Museum, Seoul, Korea
    18 Artists, Seoul Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
    Humans and Nature, Exhibition of the Looks in Our Time, Geurimmadang Min, Seoul, Korea
    Looking Back at the Art of the 80’s, Geurimmadang Min, Seoul, Korea

    1990
    Suggestion for Tomorrow Art, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea

    1989
    The 3rd Asian Contemporary Art Festival, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

    1988
    Minjung Art, Artist Space, New York, US

    1987
    86 Exhibition of Critical Artists, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea

    1986
    Reality and Utterance Group Members' Exhibition, Geurimmadang Min, Seoul, Korea
    Special Exhibition of Representative Works of the 80’s, Geurimmadang Min, Seoul, Korea
    JAALA (Japan Asia Latin America) exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

    1985
    Reality and Utterance Group Members' Exhibition: 6.25, Arab Culture Center, Seoul, Korea
    Commemorative Exhibition: 4th Anniversary of Seoul Art Center, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
    Reality and Utterance Group Members' Exhibition: Woodcutting, Dongduk Art Center, Seoul, Korea

    1984
    Reality and Utterance Group Members' Exhibition, Art of Life, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    1983
    82 Exhibition of Critical Artists, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
    Seoul Art Center – Exchange Invitation Exhibition of Angoulême, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
    Exhibition of People, Glorious Spirits, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
    Commemorative Exhibition: 2nd Anniversary of Galley Opening, Seoul Art center, Seoul, Korea
    The 11th Exhibition of December, The Third Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    1982
    Exhibition of Today’s Artists, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    The 10th Exhibition of December, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    Reality and Utterance Group Members' Exhibition, Appearance of Happiness, Deoksu Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    1981
    Preview of 11 New Artists Selected by Art Quarterly, Lotte World Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    Reality and Utterance Group Members' Exhibition, City and Perspective, Lotte World Gallery, Seoul, Korea
    The 9th Exhibition of December, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    The 2nd Paris Biennale, Paris, France

    1980
    The 10th Exhibition of the Third Group, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    The 7th Exhibition of December, Nam-do Art Center, Gwangju, Korea
    The 8th Exhibition of December, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    Reality and Utterance Group Members' Exhibition, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    Exhibition of Today’s Artists, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea

    1979
    The 6th Exhibition of December, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    The 9th Exhibition of the Third Group, Deoksu Gallery, Seoul, Korea
     
    1978
    The 5th Exhibition of December, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    The 8th Exhibition of the Third Group, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    Exhibition of 3 Artists, Gyeonji Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    1977
    The 4th Exhibition of December, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
    The 7th Exhibition of the Third Group, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea

    1976
    The 3rd Exhibition of December, Munheon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

    1975
    The 2rd Exhibition of December, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea

    1974
    The 1st Exhibition of December, American Center Korea, Seoul, Korea

    1972
    Exhibition of 6 Artists, Education Hall, Seoul, Korea

Selected Awards

  • 2006
    Lee Joong Sup Award, Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, Korea

Selected Public and Private Collections

  • Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
    MMCA Art Bank, Korea
    Seoul Museum of History, Seoul, Korea
    Korean Embassy, Toronto, Canada
    Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
    Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
    Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea

Publications

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Selected Press

2019-03-00 KTX 매거진
Min Joung-Ki, Healing Minds with Paintings of Mudeung Mountain   pdf The Artro
GB 특집 (1) - 민정기, 무등산 그림으로 마음을 치유하다   pdf The Artro
기다림 끝에 활짝 핀 '미술의 봄'   pdf 서울경제
How Do You Stage a Global Art Show Now? In South Korea, Curators Press On.   pdf The New York Times
KTX 매거진 3월호   pdf KTX 매거진
[손영옥의 지금, 미술] 콘크리트 건물에 겸재 그림 속 초옥과 기와... '묘한 동거' 화폭에    pdf 국민일보
관습과 억압에 저항했던 흔적들...현대사회에 눈 뜬 '리얼리즘 미술'   pdf 헤럴드경제
신세대 일흔 화백 "발로 뛰어도 모자랄 땐 구글 검색하는 센스!"   pdf 아트조선
[전시 영상톡] "한 화면에 모인과거와 현재..시간 초월 풍경화" 민정기 개인전 국제갤러리   pdf 아주경제
길 그림 30년 민정기 "산길 물길 바람길 모두 역사다"   pdf 중앙일보
고지도인 듯 풍경화인 듯 과거와 현재 절묘한 교차   pdf 서울경제
北 김정은도 관심보인 민정기 화백, 국제갤러리서 대규모 개인전   pdf 노컷뉴스
Min combines Korean landscape with Western style   pdf The Korea Times
서울 풍경이 산수화로... "나이 드니 분홍이 눈에 들어와요"   pdf 조선일보
텁텁하게 흐르는 과거와 현재 풍경   pdf 한겨레
'민중미술 선구자' 민정기, 국제갤러리서 전시하는 까닭은?   pdf 뉴시스
한국 미술을 풍요롭게 한 반 세기 예술혼... 老작가들의 전시   pdf 서울신문
[이화순의 아트&컬쳐] 풍경화에 역사·인간 담아온 민정기 화백의 예술 여정   pdf 시사뉴스
발품 팔아 기록한 서울의 풍경. 삶과 역사의 굴곡까지 담아내    pdf 이코노미톡뉴스
Kukje Gallery holds solo exhibition of Min Joung-ki   pdf The Korea Herald
현재와 과거가 공존하는 풍경화   pdf 매일경제
Kukje Gallery holds solo exhibition of Min Joung-ki   pdf The Korea Herald
민정기 "민중미술로 규정 말라"...풍경으로 소통하다   pdf news 1
인간의 흔적이 담긴 풍경에서 도심 속 삶의 모습 풀어내...민정기 展   pdf ARTINFO.
"풍경은 지루해!"...민정기 화백 서울 실험   pdf 연합뉴스TV
[주목 전시] 익숙함과 낯섦 사이의 '인연' 그리는 민정기 작가   pdf cnb 저널
민정기 작가가 옛 그림과 지도에서 발견한 오늘의 풍경   pdf 연합뉴스
#해외거장 #한국화 #3·1운동 #리얼리즘...2019 전시 키워드   pdf 헤럴드경제
동양화의 새로운 해석... 민정기 개인전   pdf 리더스경제
민정기·유홍준·장사익도 외쳤다 "I Love ECO!"   pdf 조선일보