1935 Born in Wonsan, Present-day 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 Lithography
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 Keun Museum, Yanggu County, Korea Kim Yun Shin, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea Kim Yun Shin: In Focus, Lehmann Maupin, New York, US
2023 Kim Yunshin: Towards Oneness, Nam-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2022 Kim Yunshin: My Prayer, Whitewave Art Center, Seoul, Korea Yun Shin Kim: For a moment-this moment,E2 Art Gallery, Los Angeles, US Kim Yunshin_For a moment-This moment,Gallery Banditrazos, Seoul, Korea Retrospective Acto 1: 1960-1989 Las Formas Propias, Korean Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2021 Chal-la: Ahora, en este instante, Korean Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019 KIM YUN SHIN, Korean Cultural Center, Warsaw, Poland Pura Madera, Espacio Cetol, Buenos Aires, Argentina La materia en vibración, Korean Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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 La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina KIM YUN SHIN, Centro Cultural Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2016 La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina Alma Sonora, Cabildo de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
2015 La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina Kim, Yun Shin, Jaedong Gallery, Seoul, Korea Kim Yun Shin: 60th Anniversary, Whitewave Art Center, Seoul, Korea Song of My Soul · Kim Yun Shin 60th Anniversary, Hanwon Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea Alma Sonora & Divide Dos, Divide Uno, Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno de Mendoza, Mendoza, 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 La noche de los Museos: Recorriendo aquellos tiempos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010 La noche de los Museos, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina Kim Yun Shin, María Elena Kravetz Gallery, Córdoba, Argentina Homenaje al Bicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo, Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009 KIM YUN SHIN, Museo de Arte López Claro, Azul, Argentina
2008
Opening of the Museo Kim Yun Shin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2007 Kim Yun Shin, Kukminilbo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
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
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 ONIX SCULPTURE, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea YUN SHIN KIM, Simmonson Gallery, Los Angeles, US
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 artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1985
Parque Principal de Olavarría, Olavarría, Argentina YUN SHIN KIM ESCULTURAS, Museo de Arte Moderno Jardin Botanico, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1984
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 Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1963 Dobuljeon (exhibition held right before departing for France), Busan Information Center, Busan, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 ZIP, ARKO Art Center, Seoul, Korea Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere, the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy Lehmann Maupin at Circolo Milano, Italy 48 Via della Spiga (Lehmann Maupin, Milan)
2019 Diálogos artísticos: KIM Yunshin y Mari Puri Herrero, Korean Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain
2017 The 9th Exhibition of 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 STONE LAND, Iksan Internal Stone Culture Project,Iksan, Korea Green Life, Korean Cultural Center, Washington D.C., US
2011 Encuentro, Korean Cultural Center, 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 Corea-España Escultura Symposium, Spain Sculpture Park, Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2002 The Invitation Exhibition of Sculptors enhancing the Korean Sculpturess Association, Yeemock Gallery, Seoul, Korea Exchange, Mixing together and Surpass, China International City Sculpture Exhibition & Symposium, Beijing International Sculpture Park, Beijing, China
2001 Encuentro de Escultura: Madera-Piedra-Hierro, the 7th International Sculpture Symposium, Circulo de Escultores Rosarino, Rosario, Argentina
2000 tercer concurso nacional de escultura, Parque Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1999 Women’s Art Festival 99 Patjis on Parade, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
1998 Exposición Grupal de la Academia de Artes Plásticas Coreana, Kookmin Bank, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1996 Chang-An Hoe Exhibition, Chosun Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1995 '95 Korean Women Artist Festival, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea Traveling Exhibition of Permanent Collection ofNational Museum of Contemporary Art, Gidang Art Museum, Seogwipo; Gumi Culture & Art Center, Gumi, Korea
Galería de Arte La Candelaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1992 Exhibition of 33 Korean Contemporary Artists, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
1991 Exhibition of Korean Artists in America, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea Korean Modern Sculpture – Lineage III, Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea Arte Contemporaneo de Corea, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
1989 Arte Contemporaneo de Corea, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Monterrey, Mexico Arte Contemporaneo de Corea, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
1986
Museo Dámaso Arce, Olavarría, Argentina The 15th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea
1985 Exposición de la Asociación Argentina de Artistas Escultores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1983 Modern Sculpture of 11 Artists, Yun Gallery, Seoul, Korea Environment and Sculpture·Sculpture and Environment, Hankuk Art Museum, YongIn, Korea The 13th Hong-Ik Sculpture Association Exhibition, Kwanhoon Museum, Seoul, Korea Korea Fine Arts Association Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea Korean Sculptress Association in Tokyo, Korean Cultural Center, Tokyo, Japan
1982 Exhibition of 6 Sculptress, Space Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition for Honorary Members, Space Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea The 9th Korean Sculptress Association, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea Korean Sculptress Association in Paris, Korean Cultural Center, Paris, France
1981 The 17th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea The 8th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of 17 Contemporary Artists, Young Artist Hall, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1980 Korean Prints and Drawings Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea The 7th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of the 6 Young Artists, Young Artist Hall, Seoul, Korea 7 Sculptress, Growrich Gallery, Seoul, Korea Exhibition to commemorate the 3rd Anniversary of the Opening of the Young Artist Hall, Young Artist Hall, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1979 The 6th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea 11éme EXPORITION DE L'ASSOCIATION DES JEUNES ARTISTES COREENS, Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1978 The 10th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea The 8th Hong-Ik Sculpture Association Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea Invitational Exhibition of 15 Sculptors, Hee Gallery, Seoul, Korea The 5th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea 20 Artists, Young Artist Hall, Seoul, Korea The 7th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Chuncheon Cultural Center, Chuncheon, Korea 78 New Art, Young Artist Hall, Seoul, Korea Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Young Artist Hall, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1977 The 6th Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea 77-88, Young Artist Hall, Seoul, Korea
The 4th Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of 21 Sculptors, Young Artist Hall, Seoul, Korea ‘77 Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Artists, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1976 Exhibition of Korean Sculptors to commemorate the Opening of Kukje Hawrang, Kukje Hwarang, Seoul, Korea Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Balch Institute Museum, Philadelphia, US The 3rd Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of 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 Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1975 The 2nd Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea The 2nd Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Top Art Gallery, Busan, Korea Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1974 Hongik Sculpture Association Exhibition, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea The 1st Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea The 1st Korean Sculptress Association Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea 100 Korean Contemporary Sculptors, Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Fine Art Center, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of the 4 Female Artists, Shinsegae Art Museum, Seoul, Korea The 10th Korea Fine Arts Association Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1973 XII Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil The 10th Exhibition of Gusanghoe Members, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1972 The 8th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Information Center, Seoul, Korea Hongik Sculptors Association Exhibition, Press Center Gallery, Seoul, Korea Gusanghoe Exhibition, Dorajang Gallery, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Seoul, Korea
1971 The 7th Exhibition of Gusanghoe Members, National Information Center, Seoul, Korea The 8th Hong-Ik Sculpture Association Exhibition, Press Center Gallery, Seoul, Korea Gusanghoe Exhibition, Gallery Su, Seoul, Korea The 1st Exhibition of Korean Catholic Artists Association, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1970 Exhibition to commemorate the Opening of Myungdong Gallery, Myungdong Gallery, Seoul, Korea Korean Women Artists Exhibition, Dorajang Gallery, Seoul, Korea Exhibition of New Works by Female Artists, Press Center Gallery, Seoul, Korea The 5th Figurative Art Exhibition, National Information Center, Seoul, Korea The 1st Grand Prize Exhibition of Korean Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, Korea
1969 The Ten Years of Korean Contemporary Printmaking, Hansung Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1958 The 7th National Art Exhibition, Gyeongbokgung Art Museum, 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 Central Sports Park, Iksan, Korea
Korean-Spanish Sculpture Park, Gwangju, Korea
Korean Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina
GOLF CLUB ESPERANZA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palacio del Correo de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
Museo de López Claro, Azul, Argentina
Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
International Sculpture Park, Beijing, China
Havard Art Museum, Cambridge, US