ABOUT ARTIST

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Lee, Han-Woo  


The artist Lee, Han-Woo was graduated from Tongyoung Commercial High School in Kyungsang province in 1948, School of Education of Dongkook University M.A.(Art Education) and he serviced as a teacher at Geoje Elementary, Tongyoung High School for 15 years. He has showed his active art world through about 20 times solo exhibition such as 1976 Invited Exhibition held by Kwangju MBC, Invited Exhibition for Commemorating the 3rd Anniversary of Misulsegae Opening, 2003 Invited Exhibition at France Paris CMCOINARP Gallery, 2005 Invited Exhibition at France Luxembourg Gallery etc. And also, he has had about 300 times the inside and outside of the country’s group exhibition and planning invited exhibition such as 1973 Korea-Japan Art Exchange Exhibition(Tokyo, Japan), Modern Senior Artist Exhibition, Invited Exhibition of Artists recommended by the National Art Exhibition, Invited Exhibition held by Taiwan’s History Museum, Invited Exhibition of Senior Modern Artists, 100 Modern Artists of Korea, The Past of the Present of Contemporary Art, Invited Exhibition of 20 Artists in Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of KBS, Commemorative Exhibition of Olympic-1988 Korean Art, Exhibition at KBS Museum, Invited Exhibition of Modern Art 1990, Invited Exhibition in Celebration of the Opening of the Completed Seoul Arts Center, Joint Exhibition of South and North Artists(Peking, China), Commemorative Exhibition in Celebration of the World Flower Fair(Osaka, Japan), Commemorative Exhibition in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Association of Overseas Koreans in US, LA Korean town, Exhibition of Lee Han-Woo and Kudre Pisaro Invited by the Korea Times, Invited Exhibition of Korean Modern Paintings, Exhibition of Korea’s Mysterious Colors Invited by France UNESCO, Lee Han-Woo, Kim Hyun-Gun, Jeon Hyeok-Lim 3 person’s Union Exhibition etc. He served as judging panel of Gyeongnam Arts Festival, president of Ilsang Exhibit, the 78th National Sports Festival Memorial Art Festival Namdo Art Planning director, advisor of Representational Painting Exhibit, standing advisor of Korea Fine Arts Association, auditor of Korea Fine Arts Association Copyright Committee, judging panel of the 19th Korea Fine Arts Contest (section chief), president of Korea International Exchange Association and president of Korea National Exhibition Artist Association. He received the Award Certificate by the Ministry of Education in 1962 (Outstanding teacher), the presidential award of 2000 for culture merit, 2006 Art and Culture Knight badge of the Ministry of Culture in French, the Presidential Award of 2009 for culture silver merit and the 2010 Proud Korean Award and the Chief Award of Korean Artists.  




Biography 작가 약력  

1928 Born in Tongyeong
1984 Graduated in Graduate School of Education
(Art Education), Dongguk University
2003 Studied Graduate School of Culture and Arts Management,
Dankook University
1984~1965 Served 15 years of teachers at Sanyang Elementary
School, Geoje elementary School, Tongyeong High
School
1973 Korea and Japan Joint Art Exhibition (Tokyo, Japan)
1973 Modern Leading Artists Exhibition (Shinsegae Gallery)
First solo exhibition in Mokma Gallery, Busan
(Mokma Gallery, Busan)
1975 2nd Solo Exhibition, Masan (Hanseong Teahouse)
Lee Han-Woo Exhibition, Suwon (Kukjel Teahouse)
1976 Invitational Solo Exhibition of Gwangju Munhwa
Broadcasting Corp. (Gwangju MBC)
Solo Exhibition (Growrich Gallery)
1977 Solo Exhibition (Seol teahouse, Jeonju)
1978 Invitational Solo Exhibition (Hanryeo Cafe, Chungmu)
Invitational Solo Exhibition (Yeemock Gallery, Daegu)
Invitational Solo Exhibition (Sambo Gallery, Daegu)
1979 Invitational Solo Exhibition (Busan Modern Art Gallery)
Inaugural Exhibition of Yechong Hall (Yechong Hall)
1980 Invited Exhibition of National Art Exhibition
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1981 Planning Exhibition of 81 Korean Art
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
Invitational Solo Exhibition (Joongang Gallery, Busan)
Invitational Solo Exhibition Pohang MBC (Gabe Teahouse)
1982 Solo Exhibition (Midopa Gallery)
Showed 45 minutes of KBS-TV Art Museum
(Korea Broadcasting System)
1983 Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art Museum
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
Jury of Gyeongnam Fine Art Festival 
1983 Invitational Exhibition of History Museum of Taiwan
(Taiwan National Museum)
National Leading Artists Exhibition (Yechong Hall)
Invitational Solo Exhibition (Jean Art Gallery, Seoul)
1984 Solo Exhibition (Dongseo Gallery, Masan)
1984 Invitational Exhibition for Contemporary leading artists
(Arts Association)
1985 Solo Exhibition - 22 century of Baegak Art Space
(22 Century Museum)
Asian Contemporary Art (Tokyo, Japan)
Exhibition of contemporary 100 Korean representing artists
(Arts Association)
Invitational Exhibition of Korea Contemporary Art
(Taiwan History Museum)
Jury of Seoul Art Festival (Arts Association)
1986 Yesterday and Now Exhibition of National Contemporary Art
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1987 Invitational Solo Exhibition of 3rd Openning Anniversary
Misulsegye(monthly art magazine) / Prized Misulsegye
(Kyungin Museum of Fine Art)
Invitational Exhibition of 20 artists for 60th Anniversary of
Korea Broadcasting System (KBS)
1988 88 Olympic Art Exhibition of Korea
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1989 KBS-TV Art Museum Exhibition (KBS)
1987-1989 Served as chairman of Daily Life Exhibition
1990 Solo Exhibition (Seoul Gallery)
Invitational Exhibition of 90 Contemporary Art
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
Invited Inaugural Exhibition of Seoul Arts Center
(Seoul Arts Center)
Yesterday and Now Exhibition of National Contemporary Art
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1991 Invitational Solo Exhibition (LA Koreatown Society)
/ American KTE Open Hall
National Museum of Contemporary Art Exhibition
1991 (National Museum of Contemporary Art)
South and North Joint Exhibition(Beijing, China)
Invited New Year Exhibition of Seoul newspaper
(Seoul Newspaper)
Invitational Exhibition of World Flower Expo
- Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition(Osaka, Japan)
1992 Invitational Exhibition of National Museum of
Contemporary Art (National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1993 Invitational Solo Exhibition (Korean Leading Artists) / Society
Double Invited Inaugural Exhibition of Seoul Arts Center
(Seoul Arts Center)
Exhibited Moving Museum
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
1994 Seoul International Contemporary Arts Festival
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
The world's 7 Artists Exhibition - Invited LA Korea
Culture Center, USA (LA Korea Culture Center)
20th Anniversary Exhibition of LA Koreatown, USA
(USA Koreatown Society)
Opening Exhibition of Seoul History and Culture Center, 1994
(Seoul Museum of History)
1995 Two artists exhibition of Lee HanWoo and (crotPizarro)
- Invited Hankook Ilbo (Baeksang Memorial Hall)
Invitational Solo Exhibition, Cooperation with Cheongju MBC
and Jungbu daily newspapers (Cheongju Culture Center)
1996 Auditor of Arts Association, Korea Corp.
1997 HanWoo New Works Exhibition (Chohyung Gallery)
Invitational Exhibition of Korea Contemporary Art
(Seoul Museum of Art)
The 78th National Sports Arts Festival
(Gyeongnam Provincial Office)
Planning Committee of Namdo Art
(Gyeongnam Provincial Office)
Invited India Government - Korea Contemporary Art Exhibition
(National Museum of Art, India)
1997 Invitational Exhibition of Korean Leading Artist
(Fine Arts Association)
Invitational Exhibition of Rumanian government
(National Gallery, Rumania)
1991~1998 Advisor of Seoul cultural support group and Korea
Artists Association, Operating Chairman of Korea Gallery
Painting Exhibitions
1998 Figurative Art Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)
Advisor of Figurative Art Corp.
Senior Advisor, Korea Fine Arts Association
Senior Auditor in copyright society of
Korea Fine Arts Association
1999 Invitational Exhibition of world-renowned artists
(Chohyung Gallery)
Invitational Exhibition of Korean Leading Artist
(Fine Arts Association)
Invitational Artists Exhibition of UN World Peace Art
Exhibition (Korea Committee for UNESCO)
Invited Korean Art '99 human, nature, object Exhibition
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
Invitational Exhibition of '99 Seoul Museum of Art
(Seoul Museum of Art)
'99 Gallery Fine Arts Festival (Chohyung Gallery)
Korean Elders Exhibition for Art fund raising (Sun Gallery)
100 Artists Exhibition of an unexpected idea (Sun Gallery)
2000 200 artists exhibition for New Year (Sun Gallery)
Invited UNESCO Miro exhibition hall (Paris, France)
Mystical lighting exhibition of Korea
(Miro Museum Headquarters)
Cheongdam Art Festival - 100 artists and 100 colors,
Chosun Art Gallery (Chosun Art Gallery)
Figurative Art Exhibition
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
Invitational Exhibition for moving Bon Gallery (Bon Gallery)
Operating chairman of 3rd 2000 gallery
Fine Arts Festival(Chohyung Gallery)
Jury of 19th Korean Fine Arts Festival
(Chairman of Sub-Committee), Western Painting
Elders Exhibition of SJ Gallery (SJ Gallery)
Invited Korean Arts Festival (Sejong Gallery)
Invitational Solo Exhibition in MB Gallery of Paris, France,
(MB Gallery)
Invited 2002 France Art co salon exhibition (Art Cauchy)
Exhibition of Lee Han-Woo, Kim Hyung-Geun,
Jeon Hyeok-Rim(Tongyeong Civic Center)
Exhibited Figurative Art
(National Museum of Contemporary Art)
Invited Masterpiece (Busan Museum of Art)
2003 Invitational Solo Exhibition of CMCOINARP Gallery, Paris,
France(CMCOINARP Gallery)
Invitational Exhibition of Korean Chairman of Congress
(Central Hall, National Assembly)
2004 Invited inaugural exhibition of Gyeongnam Art Museum /
(Gyeongnam Art Museum)
2005 Invitational Exhibition of Sponsored by Chosun Art Gallery
(Chosun Art Gallery)
Invitational Exhibition of the French Senate
(Jardin du Luxembourg, Orsay Exhibition)
2006 50 years of Lee HanWoo Painting Exhibition,
the beautiful land of Korea (Gallery Mi Gallery)
Invitational Solo Exhibition Mi Gallery (Seoul Arts Center)
Busan Culture Center Exhibition (Mi Gallery)
2007 Korea and France 120th anniversary commemorating
exhibition, Paris, France (Montmartre Museum of Art)
Exhibition of perfecting harmony for natural children, France
(Accardo Hall)
2008 Figurative 100 Art Exhibition
Memorial Exhibition of the Beijing Olympics Organizing
Committee, China(Shaanxi Xian ningboru Museum of Art, China)
Invitational Exhibition of World Art Federation 

2009 Figurative Artists Exhibition of Seoul Museum of Art Exhibition
Invitational Exhibition of World Art Federation
(Sejong Center for the Performing Arts)
Invited artists of 16th Korea International Art Festival
Haetae Kuory Museum of Art)
Invited 1st Korea and China Art Exhibition, Hangzhou City,
China (Seoho Museum, Hangzhou, China)
2010 Invitational Exhibition of the Beautiful Sharing Association
Invited artists of 17th Korea International Art Festival
(Haetae Kuory Museum of Art)
18 anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relation between
Korea and China - Tai Mount and Han River International Art
Exhibition (Taian City Art Center, Shandong Province, China)
2011 Invited Hangzhou City - 2nd Korea and China Joint
Art Exhibition (Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hangzhou City,
Zhejiang Province, China)
Invited artists of 18th Korea International Art Festival
(Haetae Kuory Museum of Art)
Korean week of 5th Harbin, China - Korea and China Joint Art
Exhibition (Heilongjiang, Harbin Trade Center, China)
Invited Hangzhou City, China - 3rd Korea and China Joint Art
Exhibition (National Cheongsong Yasong Museum, Kyungbuk)
Invitational Exhibition of Korea Culture Center -
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S.A (Korea Culture
Center, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S.A)
Invitational Exhibition of Whitehall Gallery Exhibited
Chun Mun Kyu Art Museum
A collection of fairy tales is housed in the Library of Congress in
the U.S.A
2012 A MEMBER OF WHO’S WHO IN INTERNATIONAL ART
The 19th Korean Fine Arts International Contest,
The Award of the Chairman of the National Assembly
The First President of the National Art Exhibition Artist
Association (Seoul Gallery)
12 Elder Artists Exhibit (Geochang Culture Center)



Receiving Prizes 수훈, 수상, 훈장  

Awards  
1962 Ministry of Education Award (outstanding teacher of education officials))
Published by the Cabinet Secretary - Kim Byeong Sun
1978 Awarded Minister of Culture and Public Information in national competition
1996 Awarded Cultural prize in Tongyeong
2000 Orders of the Cultural Merit,President’s Award
2005 Seoul Culture Prize
2006 Medaled art and literature in Ministry of Culture, France (France)
2007 Awarded Andre Malraux Cultural Achievement Award and
letter of appreciation (France)
2007 Achievement Award and appreciation Award by head of 9th borough,
Paris (France)
2008 Special Award in Olympic Games Organizing Committee, China (China)
2009 Korean Cultural Merit Medallion
2010 Awarded Korean Fine Arts Association
2010 Grand Prix of Proud Korean Award from Korea Journalists Association


Main Collections  
National Museum of Contemporary Art
French Senate Luxembourg Members Office Building
Public Procurement Service
Korea National Assembly
Main Building of Hyundai Group
Yuhan Corp. - Suwon factory
Ilsan, Judicial Research and Training Institute
Seoul Museum of Art
Gyeongnam Art Museum
Gwangju Art Museum
Ho-Am Art Museum
Jeju Gidang Museum
Gyeongnam provincial government building
Changwon City Hall, Tongyeong City Hall
Busan Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology
Tongyeong Commercial High School
Main building of Industrial Bank of Korea and many others