HYUNGJOO KIM Born 1959, Masan, South Korea Lives and works in Chicago, IL and Kangwondo, South Korea
EDUCATION
• 1995 | M.F.A., Graduate School of Applied Arts, Hong-Ik University, majoring in Costume Design
• 1987 | B.F.A., College of Fine Arts, Hong-Ik University, majoring in Fine Arts
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
• 1995 – 1996 | Lecturer in Costume Design, Bukyung National University
• 1995 – 1996 | Lecturer in Costume Design, Daeyu Industrial Professional College
• 1997 – 1998 | Lecturer in Costume Design, Changwon National University
• 2001 – 2002 | Lecturer, Dankook University, College of Fine Arts, Seoul
• 2002 | Visiting Professor, College of Fine Arts, Yanbian University, Yanbian, China
• 2003 | Lecturer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• 2004 | Visiting Professor, North Park University, Chicago
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS
• October 2026 | Solo Exhibition, EK Gallery
• October 2022 | Mother's Forest, Bauhaus Gallery, La Habra, CA
• January 2011 | Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA
• January – February 2011 | University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• April – May 2010 | North Park University, Chicago, IL
• June 2009 | Aldo Castillo Contemporary, Chicago, IL
• February 2007 | Michigan State University International Center, Lansing, MI
• September 2006 | Spirit of Korea, Chicago South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
• July – August 2005 | Spirit of Korea (Humanity, Harmony, Freedom), Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
• August – September 2005 | Zhou Brothers Art Center, Chicago, IL
• July – August 2003 | Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Padzieski Art Gallery, Dearborn, MI
• August 2002 | 6th Private Exhibition, Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul
• June 20 – August 20, 2002 | 3rd Exhibition, Muckenthaler Museum, Fullerton, CA
• May 1 – 31, 2001 | 1st Private Exhibition, LA Art Core Center, Los Angeles
• May 1 – 23, 2001 | 1st Private Exhibition, LA Art Core Brewery Annex, Los Angeles
• October 27 – November 3, 2001 | 2nd Exhibition, Osaka Korean Cultural Center, Osaka
• June 1997 | 5th Private Exhibition, Gallery In Deco, Seoul
• December 1995 | 4th Private Exhibition, Gallery May, Seoul
• June 1994 | 3rd Private Exhibition, Gallery Madame Fora, Seoul
• June 1994 | Kim Hyung Joo Art to Wear Show, Gallery Madame Fora, Seoul
• July 1994 | 3rd Private Tour Exhibition, Gallery Yeru, Chunjoo
• January 1994 | 2nd Private Exhibition, Gallery Dongseu, Masan
• October 1993 | 1st Private Exhibition, Gallery Bing, Seoul
• October 1993 | 1st Private Tour Exhibition, Gallery Yeru, Chunjoo
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• January 28 – February 1, 2026 | Palm Beach Art Show, Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, FL
• 2017 | SCOPE Miami Beach, Miami, FL
• 2013 | Paper Dress Performance, Skokie Performing Arts Center, IL
• 2013 | MIA Art Fair, Miami, FL
• 2011 | MIA Art Fair, Miami, FL
• 2006 | Spirit of Korea Fashion Show, South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
• October – November 2002 | Fiber & Fashion Art Festival, Pusan Convention Center
• November 2002 | Annual Exhibition of the Korean Fashion Association, Seoul Art Center
• November – December 2001 | Overseas Art Exhibition at the Gallery Korean, Korean Cultural Center, New York City, NY
• September – October 2001 | Hong-Ik Fiber and Plastic Arts Exhibition, Maga Museum, Yongin
• June 2001 | Hong-Ik Fiber and Plastic Arts Exhibition, Hong-Ik University Modern Arts Museum, Seoul
• June 2000 | Haarm: The Day the Brides Treasures Arrive Art Show, Seoul City Art Hall
• June 1999 | Art & Art Wear, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
• April 1999 | Seoul Millenium Show, Deoksu Palace, Seoul
• December 1998 | '98 Artists Invitation, Gallery May, Seoul
• May 1999 | Gallery Opening Exhibition, Gallery Nire, Yokohama, Japan
• August – October 1998 | Art to Wear: German Tour Exhibition, Aachen, Germany
• July 1998 | The 17th International Costume Exhibition, Lotte World Hotel, Seoul
• May 1998 | Exhibition of Hong-Ik Fashion Works, LG Gallery, Seoul
• April – June 1998 | '98 Fashion Art from Korea, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
• September 1997 | Hong-Ik Fiber Art Exhibition, Korean Culture Arts Foundation Art Center, Seoul
• June 1997 | Arts in Hats, Seoul Art Center Museum, Seoul
• April 1997 | Fashion Art Festival, Seoul Art Center Museum, Seoul
• June 1993 | Hong-Ik Costume Exhibition, Hong-Ik University Museum, Seoul
• September 1991 | Fiber Art Exhibition, Gallery Baek-ak, Seoul
• 1987 – 1995 | Korea Craft Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
• 1987 – 1990 | Fiber Art Exhibition, Design & Package Center, Seoul
• July 1987 | Korea Contemporary Art Exhibition, Sejong Culture Hall, Seoul
SPECIAL PROJECTS
• 2013 | Paper Dress Performance, Skokie Performing Arts Center, IL
• 2006 | Spirit of Korea Fashion Show, South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
• 1997 – 1998 | Development of Intangible Cultural Assets of Korea (Responsible for Fiber Art Field), sponsored by the Samsung Cultural Foundation
• November 4, 2000 | Presentation of special artwork for the 25th Anniversary of Dr. Philip Jason, Philadelphia, PA
• December 1, 2001 | Presentation of special artwork “The Emile Bell” for the 50th commemorative ceremony of Dr. Philip Jason at the Union League of Philadelphia
• March 9, 2003 | Presentation of special artwork commemorating Ahn Chang Ho, sponsored by the Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Foundation, Seoul
• July – August 2003 | 50th International Korean War Armistice commemoration, The Spirit of Korea at Padzieski Art Gallery, Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn, MI
• Samsung Calendar Project | Corporate Sponsorship
AWARDS AND PRIZES
• 1986 | Korea Fiber Art Exhibition
• 1987 | Korea Craft Exhibition
• 1988 | Korea Industrial Art Exhibition
• 1989 | Korea Contemporary Art Exhibition (Grand Prize)
• 1990 | Korea Fiber Art Exhibition
• 1995 | Korea Craft Exhibition
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Museum & Institutional Collections
• Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA | Travel Through the Time (2000), Record and Symbol (2000), Key to the Inner World (2000), Ornamental Hairpins (2001)
• Dong Seo University, Pusan, Korea | Symbol and Mark (2000), The Origin (2002)
• Korea Red Cross, Seoul, Korea | Ornamental Hairpins (2002)
• Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea | Give us Liberty (2002), Innocent Smile (2001)
• KTF.com, Seoul, Korea | The Story of the Heaven, Earth, and Man (2002), Prayer for the Invisible Place (2002)
• Ford Community Art Performing Center, Detroit, USA | The Universe 1, 2 (2001)
• Dosan Ahn Chang-Ho Memorial Foundation, Seoul, Korea | Heaven, Earth, Man (2000)
• Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea | Dialectic of the Original Form (2001)
• Seo Kang University, Seoul, Korea | Korea Fantasy 2 (2000)
• Shug Eui University, Seoul, Korea | Symbol and Mask (2000)
• Song Ho University, Kang Won, Korea | The Origin (2001)
Private Collections
• DongYang Company, Paris, France | Beautiful Our Country (1996)
• Winner Company, Wels, Austria | The Green Sun (1999)
• The Philip Jason Memorial Center, Philadelphia, USA | Independence Gate (2000)
• L.A. Art Core, Los Angeles, USA | What Shall I Be? (2001)
• Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan | Yearning (2001)
• Muckenthaler Cultural Center Foundation, Los Angeles, USA | The Turtle (2001)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Cole, Karl. “Possibilities of Paper: Kim Hyung Joo,” Davis Publications, Jan 2022.
• “Spirit of Korea,” NBC News, 2006.
• “Mother’s Forest Exhibition,” KUMC TV, 2022.
• “Artist Interview,” Artmiami.tv.