Drawing Artist
Kim Geun Tae
I have been painting disabled people for over 20 years. It is a world that artist Kim Geun-tae talks about and depicts as an object of sympathy and overcoming to communication and empathy.
History
Kim Geun Tae
1957 Born in Gwangju, Capital city of Julla Province, Korea
1982 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Chosun University in Gwangju
1992 Academie de la Grande Chaumiere (Paris, France)
SOLO EXHIBITION
2022 Gwangju Biennale Exhibition (Biennale Hall), Gwangju KBS(Korean Broad casting System), 40th Anniversary Exhibition (KBS Hall)
2020 Special Exhibition Marking the 40th Anniversary of 5.18 Gwangju Democratization Movement (National Asian Cultural Center Complex)
2019 Exhibition (Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center)
2018 UNESCO invitational Exhibition (UNESCO, Paris)
2017 UNGO Invitational Exhibition (Geneva UNGO, Swiss)
2016 World Tour Exhibition (the Berlin Wall, OECD in Paris, Manet’s grasslands in China)
2015 UN Special Exhibition: International Day of People with Disability (UN Center Gallery, New York)
Major Award
2020 Presidential Award, Republic of Korea Culture and Arts
Books
2022 “Like Wild flowers, Like Stars” Kim Geun-tae creative children’s book (write Seon Anna)
2021 “Study Kim Geun-tae’s view of works” (Hongik Graduate school master’s thesis Lee Gyubi)
2015 “UN art brochure” (collection of art works)
2012 “Like Wild flowers, Like Stars” (Essay)
SOLO EXHIBITION
2022 Gwangju Biennale Exhibition (Biennale Hall), Gwangju KBS (Korean Broadcasting System), 40th Anniversary Exhibition (KBS Hall)
2020 Special Exhibition Marking the 40th Anniversary of 5.18 Gwangju Democratization Movement (National Asian Cultural Center Complex)
2019 Exhibition (Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center)
2018 UNESCO invitational Exhibition (UNESCO, Paris)
2017 UNGO Invitational Exhibition (Geneva UNGO, Swiss)
2016 World Tour Exhibition (the Berlin Wall, OECD in Paris, Manet’s grasslands in China)
2015 UN Special Exhibition: International Day of People with Disability (UN Center Gallery, New York)
Total of 40 solo exhibitions
Exhibition History
2024 Gangneung Youth Olympics Exhibition
2022 Gwangju Biennale Exhibition
2021 INSA ART center
2020 Asia Culture Center
2019 Hangaram Design Museum
2018 Pyeongchang Paralympic Commerative Exhibition
2017 United Nations Office at Geneva
2016 Center France OECD
2015 UN headquarters
Info
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Tel: 010-4179-9317 / 010-8488-6414
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