LIM Choong Sup 임충섭 (Korea, b. 1941)

1941       Born in Jincheon, Korea 

1960       B.F.A Fine Art, Seoul National University, Seoul 

1973       The Brooklyn Museum Art School, New York, U.S.

1993       M.F.A New York University, New York, U.S.

Currently Lives and works in New York 

Solo Exhibitions 

2012       Choong Sup Lim: Luna, and her Thousand Reflections, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea 

2011       Spider, Dichotomy, and Thread, Shinsegae Gallery, Busan, Korea 

2010       Wall In Chun Gang, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 

2009       Chang Art, Beijing 

2008       Atelier 705, Seoul 

2006       Vanishing-Scape-Fan, Asian American Arts Centre, New York, U.S. 

Habitual Habitat, Kukje Gallery, Seoul 

2005       Habitual Habitat, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.

2000       Light Hunting, Rodin Gallery, Seoul 

1999       Fixing with Thread and Soil, Kukje Gallery, Seoul 

1997       Fossilscape, Sandra Gering Gallery, New York, U.S.

1995       Kukje Gallery, Seoul 

1994       Chu-ma, Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, New York, U.S.

1993       Other Visions, Neuberger Museum of Art, New York, U.S.

Well-Ant Hill, Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.

1992       Reversed Tent, Sandra Gering Gallery, New York, U.S.

1991       Human Habitat, Kukje Gallery, Seoul 

1989       Hylozoism-Painting and Wooden Assemblages, Sandra Gering Gallery, New York, U.S.

1986       Won Gallery, Seoul 

1981       United States International Communications Agency, American Embassy Exhibition Hall, Seoul        

O.K. Harris Gallery, New York, U.S.

Group Exhibitions 

2011       Reopen at Hannam, Gallery Skape, Seoul        

Tell Me Tell Me; Australian and Korean Art 1976 – 2011, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney 

2008       Shoes or No Shoes Museum, Kruishoutem, Belgium 

2005       The Points of Compass, Fundacion Ludwig de Cuba, Havana, Cuba        

The Points of Compass, Sala de Arte Publico Siqueiros, Mexico        

Beyond Acculturation, Tenri Cultural Institute, Korean Cultural Service, New York, U.S.

2003       Perspectives on Asian Contemporary Art, Gallery API, New York, U.S. 

2002       Below Canal September, 11 2002, Asian American Arts Center, New York, U.S.   

Dreams and Reality: Korean American Contemporary Art Exhibit to Celebrate 100 years of Korean Immigration to the US, Smithsonian International Gallery, Washington DC  

Marking: Drawings by Contemporary Artists from Korea, Gallery API, New York, U.S.

At the Crossroads: Celebrating the Centennial of Korean Immigration, The 2002 Space World Gallery, New York, U.S.

2000       Artists to Artists, ACE Gallery, Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, New York, NY, U.S.   

A Passage for a New Millennium, Korean Artists of Overseas Exhibitions 1990-99, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea 

1999       Gurim Village Project I, the 1st Earth Festival, Young-am, Korea 1997 Seoul in Media’ 99 Lumia of Century, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul        

The Hirshhorn Collection: Recent Acquisitions 1992-96, Smithsonian Institution, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC        

Eye of the Tiger, Exit Art, New York, U.S.

1996       Queens Artists: Highlights of the 20th Century, Queens Museum, New York, U.S.

1995       Passion and Compassion, Asian American Arts Center, New York, U.S.

Contemporary Art of Korea ’95, Gallery Comelius-Hertz, Bremen, Germany 

1994       Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, U.S.     

Museo Civico di Taverna, Italy 

1993       Multiple Parts, Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, U.S.   

Sandra Gering Gallery, New York, U.S.

Semblances, ISE Art foundation, New York, U.S.

Musee Whanki, Seoul 

1992       Gallery Hyundai, Seoul        

Nella natura I’origine dell’arte, Museo Civico Taverna, Italy        

A World Together: Korean Art from Seoul, Paris and New York, Museum of the City of New York, U.S.

1991       The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, New York, U.S.

Art Contemporanea de Corea, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico        

Korean Contemporary Art, Art Sonje Museumt, Gyeongju, Korea        

Selections from the Slide File, O.I.A. City Gallery, New York, U.S.

Nel Piu’ Ampio Cerchio, Centro Museografico, Taverna, Italy        

Simmonson Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.  

Ho Am Art Museum, Seoul        

Inauguration of the Space Program, Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, New York, U.S.

1990       The Bare Bones, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition (BWAC), Brooklyn, U.S.

1988       Sandra Gering Gallery, New York, U.S.

1987       International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Hawaii, U.S.

1986       Foundation Whanki des Arts Plastiques-Centre National, Paris 

1985       Korea/New York ’86, Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, New Jersey, U.S.

1983       Not just Black and White, O.I.A. City Gallery, New York, U.S.

Annual Juried Exhibition ’83, Queens Museum, Queens, U.S.

The Exchange Exhibition of Korean & Japanese Contemporary Art, traveling exhibition, 5 major cities, Japan 

1982       Power Gallery of Contemporary Acquisition, Power Institute of Fine Arts, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia        

The Works of Korean Artists Abroad, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea 

1981       The First Annual Invitational: Current Korean-American Sensibilities, Korean Cultural Service, New York, U.S.

International Art Exhibition, Equitable Gallery, New York, U.S.

1980       Korean Drawing Now, Brooklyn Museum, New York, U.S.

Korean Drawing Now, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC        

Annual Juried Exhibition ’80, Queens Museum, Queens, U.S.

1978       The 4th Annual Small Works Competition, Grey Gallery, New York University, New York, U.S.

Whanki et leunes, Whanki Foundation Gallery, Paris        

O.I.A. Group Show, Bologna, Italy/P.S.1, Long Island, U.S.

1968       The Korea News Grand Prize Exhibition, Seoul 

1967       Engagement, Group Annual, Seoul        

Korean Fine Arts Association Member Show, Seoul 

Grants and Prizes 

2010       The 24th Kim, Sechoong Sculpture Award 

2007       The Pollock-Krasner Foundation 

1998       Woo-Kyung Foundation of Art Award 

1994       Fund from the NYS Council on the Arts 

1991       Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, “Space Program” Grant 

Collections 

National Gallery of Australia, Australia 

Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Korea 

Shoes or not Shoes Museum, Belgium 

Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA 

Hirshhorn Museum: The Smithsonian Institution, USA 

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Korea 

Sandra Gering Gallery, USA 

Kukje Gallery, Korea 

National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea 

Henie Onstad Museum, Norway 

Power Institute of Fine Arts, University of Sydney, Australia 

Prudential Insurance Co., USA 

Whanki Foundation, USA/France 

Musee Whanki, Korea 

Won Gallery, Korea 

Centro Museografico, Department Arti Visive, Italy 

Art Sonje Museum, Korea 

Ho Am Gallery, Korea 

Ilshin Spinning Co., Korea 

Space World Gallery, USA 

Asian American Arts Center, USA 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Marks, USA 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Solon, USA 

Mr. and Mrs. Miles Stuchin, USA 

Dr. and Mrs. David Rabinowitz, USA 

Mr. Nam June Paik, USA