BIOGRAPHY CHO YONG IK

1934 Born in Bukcheong, Hamgyeongnam-do, 1958 Graduated from National University, Department of Painting

SOLO SHOWS

2016 Olivier Malingue, London 2016 Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong 2016 Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul 2008 Geohong Gallery, 2008 Han Gallery, Seoul 2001 Jongno Gallery, Seoul 1990 Arko Art Center, Seoul 1984 Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul 1974 Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul

GROUP SHOWS (SELECTED)

2015 New York, Waterfall mansion, Re:Contemporary- Fermented Souls Seoul, Art Space Ben, Art & Life

2004 Seoul, Samsung Museum Leeum, Inaugural Exhibition on Leeum Seoul, Arko Art Center/MIA, Abstraction from suffering

2002 Gwacheon, MMCA, Age of Philosophy and Aesthetics

2000 Gwacheon, MMCA, An Aspect of Korean Contemporary Art Seoul, Samsung Museum of Modern Art, Postwar Abstract Art in Korea and the West: Passion and Expression Seoul, Seoul National University Museum, Selected Works Division of Contemporary Art

1996 , Hallim Museum, ’96 Letters and Images

1995 Seoul, MMCA, The Exhibition of Contemporary Art ’50

1994 Gwacheon, MMCA, Seoul International Contemporary Art Festival Seoul, Seonam Art Center, Abstraction Art of Korea

1993 Seoul, Seoul Art Center Hangaram Museum, Opening Exhibition on Contemporary Arts

1990 Gwacheon, MMCA, Contemporary Korean Fine Art Invitational Exhibition Seoul, Seoul Art Center Hangaram Museum, Korea Fine Art - Present Stage Jangheung, Total Museum, Contemporary Art – Finding the Origin

1989 Seoul, Ace Art, Figurative Exhibition by Abstract Painters

1988 Seoul, Chosun Ilbo Gallery, Contemporary Artists Exhibition

1987 Gwacheon, MMCA, Contemporary Korean Fine Art Invitational Exhibition

1986 Gwacheon, MMCA, Korean Contemporary Art’s Today and Yesterday Seoul, Modern Korean Art Festival, Seoul Asian Games Organizing Committee Gwacheon, MMCA, ’86 Seoul Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition

1985 Seoul, MMCA, The Exhibition of Contemporary Art ’40

1984-85 Seoul, MMCA, Contemporary Korea Fine Art Invitational Exhibition Seoul, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul Art Exhibition

1984 Seoul, Walker Hill Art Center, Korean Contemporary Art of the 60’s The Outskirts of Informel Seoul, Duson Gallery, Korean Contemporary Art of the 60’s Paris Biennale

1983 Milan, Viscontea Hall, Korea Contemporary Fine Art Exhibition

1981 Seoul, MMCA, Jungang Fine Art Prize Seoul, Arko Art Center, Korea Contemporary Art Exhibition Seoul, Fundrasing Exhibition for construction of National Arts Museum

1980 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Museum of Art, Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition , Myung Sung Group, Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition Seoul, MMCA, Korean Arts Exhibition by the Han-Kuk Ilbo Seoul, Arabic Culture Center, Korean and Arabic Art Exchange Fair Seoul, MMCA, Korea Print & Drawing Exhibition

1979-81 Seoul, MMCA, An Invited Artist by the National Art Exhibition

1979 Seoul, Arko Art Center, Korean Fine Arts Today’s Method Exhibition

1978 Seoul, MMCA, Korea : The Trend for the past 20 Years of Contemporary Arts Seoul, MMCA, Jungang Fine Art Prize

1977 Seoul, MMCA, 5th Independents Exhibition Seoul, MMCA, Korea Contemporary Western Painting National Exhibition Taipei, National Museum of History, Korean Contemporary Painting

1976-77 , Contemporary Fine Art Festival in Gangwon Gangwon, Contemporary Fine Art Festival in Gangwon

1976-80 Seoul, MMCA, Seoul Contemporary Fine Art Festival

1974-78 Seoul, A Recommended Artist by the National Art exhibition 1974-79 Seoul, Shinsegae Art Gallery, The Exhibition of Seoul ’70 1974 India, New Deli, The 3rd Triennale-India

1973 Seoul, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Exhibition of 100 Modern Painting Seoul, Myung-Dong Gallery, Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art Seoul, MMCA, Opening Exhibition on 100 Contemporary Artists

1971 Seoul, Myung-Dong Gallery, Painting Today’s Korea

1970 Seoul, Gyeongbokgung Art Museum, Korea Arts Exhibition

1969 Cagnes Sur Mer, The 1st Festival International De La Peinture Cagnes Sur Mer Manila, Solidaridad Gallery, Young Artists of Korea Paris, The 6th Biennale de Paris

1967 Sao-Paulo, Sao-Paulo International Biennial Seoul, Shinsegae Gallery, I. S. P. A. A International Exhibition Montreal, EXPO67 Contemporary Korean Painters Exhibition

1966 Kuala Lumpur, Contemporary Korean Painters Exhibition New York, Macy’s, The Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary Artists from Six Countries of far East

1964 Seoul, Congress for Cultural Freedom, Cultural Freedom Contemporary Art Exhibition

1962-65 Seoul, Shinsegae Art Hall Seoul, The Actuel Exhibition

1962 Manilla, Contemporary Korean Arts Exhibition

1961 Paris, The 2nd Biennale de Paris Seoul, Gyeongbokgung Art Museum, Young Artists Coalition

1959-69 Seoul, Chosun Ilbo, Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Artists

1958-60 Seoul, Artists Association, Contemporary Exhibition

1958 Seoul, Jungang Information Hall, Exhibition by Three Artists of Le Pont

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

National Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju Seoul Museum, Seoul Walker Hill Art Museum, Seoul Samsung Museum of Art, Leeum