Tongyeong's Famous Artists

Artist of Western Painting Kim Hyeong-gun (1930-)

Main works

  • Our Seulgi, Target, Soar, Girl and Flower, Scent

Awards Received

  • 1968 Cutlure award of Gyeongnamdo (Art Creation Award)
  • 1969 The 18th National Fair of Ministry of Information (The chief award)
  • 1970 The 19th National Fair of Presidential Award (The top award, Target)
  • 1981 Culture award from Seoul City
  • 1995 The first Tongyeong City Culture Award
  • 1999 Awarded Culture and Art award of Gwangju Metropolitan City (Oh Ji-ho Art Award)

Brief history of the artist

  • 1930 Born in Tongyeong
  • 1971 Studied at New York AmeriCan Air School
  • 1999 Honorary Literature Doctor of Sejong University
  • 1976-1982 Taught at Sejong University Sudo Women's College
  • 1982 Invited to exhibit at National Contemporary Art Center
  • 1983 Invited to exhibit at Seoul Fair
  • 1983 Invited to exhibit at Joongang Ilbo ARt Fair
  • 1983 Acted as a judge at Korean national fair held by Ministry of Art and Information
  • 1989 Judge at South Gyongsang Province Art Fair
  • 1995 Acted as a judge at Korean Art Association Korea Art Fair
  • 1995 Principle of Seoul International Contemporary Art Association
  • 1998 A commissioner of Korea Art Association Korea Art Fair Operation Committee
  • 1998 An advisor of Art Association at New York Korean Art Association
  • 2000 Month of April is selected as a month for Kim Hyung-geun by City of New Jersey City, the U.S.
  • 2002-2004 Acted as a operational committee for Daejeon metropolitan city Geumgang Art Fair
  • 2002 An advisor of Korea Art Center

Contracted works

  • 1972 Wally "F" Gallery [New York]
  • 1984 Vlokman Associates [New York]


Our Seulgi

Soar

Target

Girl and Flower

Scent