1935 Born in Won San, North Korea
Lives and works in Argentina and South Korea
Education
1964-69
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Specialization in Sculpture and Engravings
1955-59
Faculty of Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 Kim Yunshin—Letters from Argentina, Lee Ungno Museum, Daejeon, Korea Art should be Life, Park Soo Keum Museum, Yanggu, Korea Kim Yun Shin, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea Kim Yun Shin: In Focus, Lehmann Maupin, New York, U.S.A
2023 Kim Yunshin: Towards Oneness, Nam-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2022 Kim Yunshin: My Prayer, Whitewave Art Center, Seoul, Korea Kim Yunshin_For a moment-This moment,Gallery Banditrazos, Seoul, Korea Yun Shin Kim: For a moment-this moment,E2 Art Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A. Retrospective Acto 1: 1960-1989 Las Formas Propias, Korean Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2021 Chal-la: Now, in this instant, Korean Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019 La materia en vibración, Korean Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina KIM YUN SHIN, Korean Cultural Center, Warsaw, Poland Pura Madera, Espacio Cetol, Buenos Aires, Argentia
2018 10 Años de Fusión y Expansión, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2017 KIM YUN SHIN, Centro Cultural Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2016 Alma Sonora, Cabildo de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2015 Alma Sonora & Divide Dos, Divide Uno, Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina Song of My Soul· Kim Yun Shin 60th Anniversary, Hanwon Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea Kim Yun Shin: 60th Anniversary, Whitewave Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Jaedong Gallery, Seoul, Korea La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014 Alma sonora & Divide dos, divide uno, Korean Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2013 La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2012 La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011 Recorriendo aquellos tiempos, La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010 Kim Yun Shin, María Elena Kravetz Gallery, Córdoba, Argentina Homenaje al Bicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009 KIM YUN SHIN, Museo de Arte Lopez Claro, Azul, Argentina
2008
Opening of the Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2007 Kim Yun Shin, Kukminilbo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006
Galeria Yun Shin Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2003 KIM YUN SHIN, Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2000
Embajada de la República de Corea en Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1999 MIK (Medicina Integral Coreana), Buenos Aires, Argentina
1998 YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Kookmin Bank, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1996 YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina Kim Yun Shin: Flowering Again, Chosun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1995 Yun Shin Kim, Dongah Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1992 YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gallery PRAXIS, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1990 YUN SHIN KIM, Simmonson Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A. YUN SHIN KIM ONIX SCULPTURE, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
1989 YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico
1988 The 9th Kim Yun Shin Sculpture Exhibition, Jean Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1987
Museo Dámaso Arce, Olavarría, Argentina
1986 YUN SIN KIM ESCULTURAS, SOUDAN Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1985
Parque Principal de Olavarría, Olavarría, Argentina YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1979 The 3rd Kim Yun Shin Sculpture Exhibition, Hee Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1976
Miz Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1973
Royal Prince Gallery, Busan, Korea
1969 Lithograph, Seoul Press Center, Seoul, Korea
1963
Busan Cultural Center, Busan, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere, the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy Lehmann Maupin at Circolo Milano, Lehmann Maupin, Milan, Spain
2019 Diálogos artísticos: KIM Yunshin y Mari Puri Herrero, Korean Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain
2017 Association of Korean Artists in Argentina, Korean Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2015 15 Korean Abstract Painters: Yesterday and Today, Ahn Sang Chul Museum, Yangju, Korea
2012 Green Life, Washington, U.S.A. STONE LAND, Iksan Internal Stone Culture Project, Iksan, Korea
2011 Encuentro, Korean Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2007 XVo International Sculpture Symposium, Circulo de Escultores Rosarino, Rosario, Argentina Yangpyeong Rest Area, Batangol Museum, Yangpyeong, Korea
2006 Exhibition of Korean Artists in South America, São Paulo, Brazil
2003
Korean-Spanish Sculpture Symposium, Icheon, Korea
2002 Exchange, Mixing together and Surpass, China International City Sculpture Exhibition & Symposium, Beijing, China Invited Exhibition of Sculptors who Brought Glory to the Korean Sculptress Association, Yeemock Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2001 Encuentro de Escultura: Madera-Piedra-Hierro, the 7th International Sculpture Symposium, Circulo de Escultores Rosarino, Rosario, Argentina
2000 The 3rd International Sculpture Symposium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1998 Exposición Grupal de la Asociación Artes Plásticas Coreana, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1996 Chang-An Hoe Exhibition, Chosun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1995
Galería de Arte La Candelaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina '95 Korean Women Artist Festival, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea Traveling Exhibition of Permanent Collection, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seogwipo and Gumi, Korea
1992 Invitational Exhibition of Korea Contemporary Art, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
1991
Exposición Grupal de los famosos Escultores del Mundo, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico Korean Modern Sculpture – Lineage III, Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea The Exhibition of Korean Artists in America, Kumho Museum, Seoul, Korea
1989 Arte Contemporaneo de Corea, National Museum of Modern Art of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
1986
Olavarría Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina The 15th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
1985 Exposición de la Asociación Argentina de Artistas Escultores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1983 The 13th Hong-Ik Sculpture Association Exhibition, Kwanhoon Museum, Seoul, Korea 11 Contemporary Sculptors, Yoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea Environment and Sculpture·Sculpture and Environment, Hankuk Art Museum, YongIn, Korea Korean Sculptress Association in Tokyo, Korean Cultural Center, Tokyo, Japan Korea Fine Arts Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
1982 Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition for Honorary Members, SPACE Gallery, Seoul, Korea The 9th Korean Sculptress Association, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
1981 The 17th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea The 8th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea Invited Exhibition of 17 Contemporary Sculptors, Korean Young Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1980 7 Sculptress, Growrich Gallery, Seoul, Korea The 7th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea
1979 The 6th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea 11éme EXPORITION DE L'ASSOCIATION DES JEUNES ARTISTES COREENS, Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France
1978 The 10th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea The 8th Hong-Ik Sculpture Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea Invited Exhibition of 15 Sculptors, Hee Gallery, Seoul, Korea Korean Young Artists Exhibition, Korean Young Artists Association, Seoul, Korea The 5th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea 20 Artists, Korean Young Artists Association, Seoul, Korea The 7th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Chuncheon Cultural Center, Chuncheon, Korea
1977 77-88, Korean Young Artists Association, Seoul, Korea The 4th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea New Year Emerging Artists Exhibition, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea
1976 Korean Young Artists Assocation Exhibition, Balch Institute Museum, Philadelphia, U.S.A The 3rd Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea The 4th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Jeonil Museum, Gwangju, Korea The 3rd Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
1975 The 2nd Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea The 2nd Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Top Art Gallery, Busan, Korea
1974 100 Korean Contemporary Sculptors, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea Hongik Sculpture Association Exhibition, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul, Korea The 1st Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Korean Culture & Arts Foundation Center, Seoul, Korea Korea Fine Arts Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea The 1st Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
1974/83 Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Seoul, Tokyo, Paris
1973 XII Biennial of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil The 10th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
1972 Hongik Sculptors Association Exhibition, Seoul, Korea The 8th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Information Center, Seoul, Korea
1971/81 Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1971 The 7th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Information Center, Seoul, Korea
1970 The 5th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Information Center, Seoul, Korea Emerging Female Artists Exhibition, Shinmun Gallery, Seoul, Korea Korean Women Artists Exhibition, Dorajang Gallery, Seoul, Korea The 1st Grand Prize Exhibition of Korean Art, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, Korea
1958 The 7th National Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
Selected Awards
2023
Kim Se-Choong Sculpture Award, Seoul, Korea
1958
Special Award, the 7th National Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
Selected Public and Private Collections
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Hanwon Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Asan Social Welfare Foundation, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Korean National Housing Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Korea Land Corporation, Seongnam, Korea
Iksan Sports Park, Iksan, Korea
Korean-Spanish Sculpture Park, Gwangju, Korea
Korean Cultural Center of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina
GOLF CLUB ESPERANZA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palacio del Correo Central de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
Museo de Lopez Claro, Azul, Argentina
Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, México City, México
International Sculpture Park, Beijing, China