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Art Biography__________________________

Kim, Sun wuk
Education:
1952 M.D., Seoul National University, Medical College
1961 Ph.D., Koryo University Medical College
1964 Discipled calligraphy to Cholnong, Keewoo Lee
Members :
Korean Calligraphers Association, Seoul, 1970
Korean Carvers Association, Seoul, 1973
Association of Korean Arts of Northern California, 1979
Mookhyang Calligraphy Group, California, 1982
Korean Artists Association in Southern California, 1985
Neo-wave, Moolpha Group, Seoul, 1997
Publications:
1991 'English versions for Calligraphic Scripts for Future Use in Korea', Monthly Calligraphic Art, Seoul
1992 'Contemporary Arts from Japan', Monthly Calligraphic Art, Seoul
1995 'Asian Calligraphy in Western Cultures', Journal of International Calligraphy Exhibition', Taipei, Taiwan
1996 'The Calligraphy in Western Cultures', Monthly Calligraphic Art, Seoul 
1996 'Calligraphic Art in the United States', Monthly Calligraphic Art, Seoul
1997 'The Calligraphy as A Common Language', Journal of Calligraphic Culture, Seoul
Solo Exibitions:
1988 A-Room Art Gallery, Garden Grove, California
1992 The Center Gallery, Demarest, New Jersey
1992 Kang Collections & Gallery, New York, New York
1996 The Museums at Hartwick, Oneonta, New York
1998 Chinese Collectors Association, Taipei, Taiwan
1998 Doul Art Town Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1970 - 1996 Annual Exhibitions of Korean Calligraphers Association, Seoul
1970 - 1974 Exhibitions with Cholnong Calligraphy Group, Seoul
1973, 1975 Exhibitions with Korean Carvers Association, Seoul
1984, 86, 88, 93, 95 Exhibitions with MookHyang Calligraphy Group, Arium Art Gallery, Garden Grove, California
1988 International Exhibition in Korea-China-Japan, Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul
1989 Korean Calligraphy, Golden West College Fine Arts Gallery, Huntington Beach, California
1990 Exhition with Korean Calligraphers Association of Orange County, A-Room Art Gallery, Garden Grove, California
1992 Seoul '92 International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Arts Center, Seoul
1992 Art of Ink, New York '92, Gallery Korea, Korean Cultural Service, New York, New York
1992 Invitational Mail Art Exhibition, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California
1993 "Hangul" Calligraphy Exhibition, Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul
1993 Calligraphy demonstrations for Korea Festival program, Asia Society, New York, New York
1994 Art of Ink in America, New York-'94, International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Gallery Korea, Korean Cultural Service, New York, New York
1994 "Hangul" Calligraphy Exhibition, Yonbyon Art Museum, Kilrim Province, China
1994 "Same Source in Calligraphy and Painting" Exhibition, Arts Center, Seoul 
1994 International Mail Art Show, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California
1994 Korean-Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Cultural Center, New York, New York
1995 Chinese / Korean Calligraphy, Asian American Arts Center, New York, New York
1995 "Masking the Unknown" - Korean arts, The Museums at Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York
1995 Contemporary Art of Calligraphy, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California
1995 The 4th International Calligraphy Exhibition, Chung Cheng Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.   Awarded for 'International Contemporary Calligraphy Promotions' by Calligraphy-Painting-Seal Academy of Taiwan.
1995 Art of Ink in America, California-'95, International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery of Golden West College, Huntington Beach, California
1995 The 3rd International Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Central Art Institute, Tokyo, Japan
1995 The 1st International Exhibition for members of Calligraphy-Painting-Seal Academy of Taiwan, Chung Cheng Memorial Hall, Taipei
1995 Exhibition for Korean Calligraphy-Painting Association in America, Chinese Cultural Center, Flushing, New York
1995 The 1st International Contemporary Calligraphy Biennial, China Art College Gallery, Hangzhu, China
1996 Art of Ink in America, '96, International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Art Gallery of Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
1996 Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Chendu, Sichuan Province, China
1996 Brush and Ink, Korean Contemporary Calligraphy and Korean Painting, Hutchins Gallery, Long Island University, C.W.Post Campus, Brookville, New York
1996 Contemporary Art of Calligraphy, Exhibition for Korean-Chinese-Japanese Contemporary Calligraphy, Gallery Korea, Korean Cultural Service, New York, New York
1996 Spring Calligraphic Art Festival, Chung Cheng Memorial Hall, Taipei
1997 Global Chinese Art Festival, amsterdam, Holland
1997 Korean Calligraphic Art '97, Arium Art Gallery, Garden Grove, California, A travel show to Houston, Texas
1997 The 4th International Calligraphy Exhibition, The Calligraphy Society of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
1997 Invitational Exhibition for Master Artists '97, Chung Cheng Memorial Hall, Taipei
1997 The 2nd International Exhibition for members of Calligraphy-Painting-Seal Academy, Taipei
1997 'Neo-Wave' Moolpha Group Exhibition, Korean Avant-Grade Calligraphic Art, Seocho Art Gallery, Seoul
1997 Awarded for International Calligraphic Articles, by Calligraphy-Painting-Seal Academy, Taipei
1997 Exhibition for 'Calligraphism' and seminar, China Art College Gallery, Hangzhu, China
1998 Fragrance of Ink, Korean-American Museum, Los Angeles, California
1998 Art of Ink on America, Connecticut-'98, The 4th International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
1998 The 2nd Exhibition of 'Neo-Wave' Moolpha Group, Doul Art Town Gallery, Seoul, Followed by travel shows in Sogu Cultural Center in Taegu, Soshin Art Gallery in Junjoo and Nouveou Art Gallery in Pusan.
1998 Contemporary Calligraphy, Three artists show, Hiromi International Paper and Gallery, Santa Monica, California.
Collections:
Golden West College, Huntington Beach
Kang Collections and Gallery, New York, New York
Research of Chinese Arts in America, New York, New York
C.W.Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, New York
The Museum of Hartwick College, Onenta, New York
Taiwan Academy of Calligraphy-Painting-Seal Art, Taiwan
Chinese Calligraphers Association of Sichuan, Chendu, China
China Art College, Hangzhu, China
The Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
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