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Artist Profiles

안명남 – Myung Nam An – Ceramic artist

22 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Myung Nam An’s career as an artist is just beginning, having graduated from Camberwell College of Art in 2009 with a BA (hons) in ceramics. She has since become a member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen, Contemporary Applied Arts and has already exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. In my work, I like to [...]

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한애진 – Ae Jin Han – Dancer & Dance Theorist

22 June 2011 Artist Profiles

My academic journey in the United Kingdom, California, New York, Russia, Japan, and Korea has led me to pursue a deeper study within Korean popular performance. I studied Ballet (BA) at Pusan National University. I took ballet lessons at Novosibirsk Ballet School in Russia and the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. I studied Dance [...]

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임용현 – Yonghyun Lim (Jackie) – Media artist

22 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Yonghyun Lim (Jackie) is an artist based on video work. He worked as a producer at broadcasting centre and studied for Film directing. Currently he is doing MA course at UAL (University of the Arts London), Chelsea college art and design. His work is not only video work, he uses the various methods for expression [...]

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채정균 – Chae Jung-Gyun – Visual Artist

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

My artistic background originated in Korean philosophy, for years I thought about ‘Seon (禪)’. I have expressed this in my work as lines and empty spaces separated from each other in traditional ways. I am attempting to reinterpret Korean traditional aesthetics by modernizing it via the Eastern mind (Seon) by means of sculpture, installation and what [...]

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이기형 – Key Hyung Lee – Double Visual Effects Director

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Key Hyung Lee has been working CGI (computer generated imagery on movies) field for over 12 years and has participated in many projects including Feature Animation, Commercials, Game Cinematic and Live Action Films. His career started in (South) Korea in 1999 and now he is working on Double Negative Visual Effects which is the biggest [...]

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이현석 – Hyunseok Lee – Digital Artist

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Hyunseok Lee studied Industrial Design and 3D computer Animation. He has work experience in various fields as a senior researcher at the Design Innovation Centre, a project manager at the IT·CT centre, a part-time lecturer at the Universities, a member for the Digital content project and a freelancer. He is currently doing PhD programme at [...]

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신지수 – Jee Soo Shin – Composer

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Jee Soo Shin is a UK-based Korean composer and co-founder of OZe (www.ozeproject-series.com, an inter-disciplinary composition group), whose works were performed in Austria, Switzerland, South Korea, Serbia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. She studied composition at Seoul National University and composition and music theory at University Mozarteum Salzburg – where she won the prestigious [...]

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신수지 – Sooji Shin – Designer

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Soo ji shin, who was born in Korea, is an interior and spatial designer who graduated from University of the Arts London (Chelsea College of arts and design) in UK. She has been working in London as an interior and a lighting designer, and she has got many experiences of exhibitions with her work in [...]

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김혜림 – Hyelim Kim – Daegeum

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Daegeum performer, composer and researcher, Hyelim Kim, is opening new possibilities for Korean music by using a traditional Korean instrument, the daegeum, as a tool to promote exchange with a wide-variety of musical cultures. Kim obtained her undergraduate and masters degrees from Seoul National University, and as a current Ph.D. student in ethnomusicology at SOAS [...]

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김영신 – Young-shin Kim – Bookbinder and Creative Director

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Young-shin Kim is a designer bookbinder specialising in fine binding, book restoration and boxmaking. She works to commission, binding from first editions and fine press publications. Young-shin was awarded the 1st Prize & the Mansfield Medal for the Best Book of the year in ‘Designer Bookbinders Competition 2003′ in the UK. Her work is held [...]

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박미소 – Miso Park – Photographer

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Miso Park is a professional freelancer with a wide range of work experience in journalism, publishing and photography. She completed a MA in Documentary Photography at the University of Wales in New Port in 2010. She is currently working for several South Korean magazines as a reporter (Innovation Leader, Consumer’s Life Q and Library Story) [...]

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박선주 – Sun Ju Park – Glass artist

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Sun Ju Park is a freelance glass artist and has worked for many years in the U.K. She studied Glass & Architecture (P.G.) at Central Saint Martins College, University of the Arts London in the U.K. She has recently completed commercial glass contracts for Ince and Co. and Queen Anne’s Chambers. Her work marries the tradition [...]

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강순열 – Soon Yul Kang – Textile artist

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Soon Yul Kang studied textile art in Korea, Japan and at West Dean College in the U.K. She completed a MA in textiles at Goldsmiths College, University of London and has been a resident artist in Kew Studio in Richmond since 1998. She now returns to Korea each year to lecture at Ewha Womans University. [...]

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최증현 – Jeung Hyun Choi – Traditional percussion

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Jeung Hyun Choi is a Korean traditional percussion player and currently working as managing director of DULSORI, the Korean traditional Music World Group. She has taught Korean traditional percussion and traditional songs for over 20 years. She has been working as a professional instructor for Pung-mul teachers since 2001. She has led many international workshops [...]

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정지은 – Ji Eun Jung – Kayagum

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Ji Eun Jung is a professional player of the traditional Korean stringed instrument, the Kayagum. She is an initiator of an Important Intangible Cultural Asset of Korea No.23, Sanjo in the style of Jook Pa Kim. She has a BA in Korean Traditional Music (Ewha Womans University) and MA in Asian Music (Dong Gook University). [...]

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천주희 – Joohee Chun – Painter

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Joohee Chun studied Painting (BFA) at Hong-Ik University in South Korea and completed a MA in Fine Art Practice and Theory: Painting at Winchester School of Art in the U.K. in 2007. She has participated in numerous art festivals and workshops, including LungA International Art Festival Project, Seydisfiordur in Iceland in 2007. Selected Exhibitions Pentland [...]

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