SUK Chul-joo

1950 Born in Seoul 
B.F.A in Oriental Painting, Chugye University of the Arts, Seoul 
M.Ed. in Art Education, Dongguk University, Seoul 
Currently Professor of Oriental Painting, Chugye University of the Arts Selected 


Solo Exhibitions 

2009 Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 
2008 Keumsan Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 
2006 Gallery LIZ, Seoul 
2005 Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul 
2004 Gallery A&D, Ulsan 
2003 Songadang Gallery, Daegu 
2002 Hyundai Art Gallery, Ulsan 
2001 Art Space Seoul, Seoul
2000 Keumsan Gallery, Seoul 
1999 Galerie Bhak, Seoul 
1995 Keumsan Gallery, Seoul 
1994 Gallery IHN, Seoul Songadang Gallery, Daegu 
1991 Dongsanbang Gallery, Seoul 
1990 Dongsanbang Gallery, Seoul Baegak Art Museum, Seoul 
1985 Seoul Gallery, Seoul 


Selected Group and Invitational Exhibitions 

2009 An Encounter: Dublin, Lisbon, Hong Kong, and Seoul, Exchange Contemporary Art Exhibition, Korea Foundation Cultural Center Gallery, Seoul 
          Review the Old, Learn the New, Gana Art Center, Seoul 
          Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai 
          Korea Galleries Art Fair, BEXCO, Busan 
          ART HK, Hong Kong Convention&Exhibition Center, Hong Kong 
2008 Korea Galleries Art Fair, BEXCO, Busan 
          Art Chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, USA 
          ART HK, Hong Kong Convention&Exhibition Center, Hong Kong Meme Trackers, Song Zhung Art Center, Beijing, China 
          To Have or To Be, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland/ Lisbon Museum of Art, Portugal/ Visual Art Center, Hong Kong 
          Asian Top Galleries Hotel Art Fair, Hotel New Otani, Tokyo, Japan 
          Korea International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul 
          SHContemporary, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China 
2007 Breath, Seoul Museum of Art, Nam-Seoul, Seoul 
          Korean Painting 1953-2007, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 
          Korea International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul 
          Play and Solemnity, Moran Museum of Art, Namyangju 
          My Private Collection, Gana Art Center, Seoul 
          Korea Galleries Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 
          Good Morning Vietnam, Good Morning Korea, Korea-Vietnam Exchange Art Exhibition, commemorating the 15th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Korea Foundation Cultural Center Gallery, Seoul 
2006 The Logbook of Korean Contemporary Art, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi Gwangju 
           Meditative Forest, Seoul Museum of Art Nam-Seoul, Seoul 
           The 3rd Shanghai Qingpu Dingshanhu Culture and Arts Festival, Qingpu Museum, Shanghai, China 
           Review the Old, Learn the New– Looking for a Lost Puzzle, Daejon Museum of Art, Daejon 
           Shanghai Art Fair, The Shanghai Mart, Shanghai, China 
2005 The 5th Korean Contemporary Art Festival, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 
           Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art Artist-in-Residency, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi Gwangju 
           Zurich Art Fair, Zurich Art Center, Switzerland 
2004 The 4th Korean Contemporary Art Festival, Seoul 
           Arts Center, Seoul Korean Painting, Today in 2004, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 
           Korea Youth Biennale, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, Daegu 
2003 World-Class Korean Product Show, Santiago Culture, Santiago, Chile 
           Ambiguous Air, Yoo Art Space Opening Exhibition, Yoo Art Space, Seoul 
           Phenomena&Prospects, New Millennium of Oriental Painting, Kongpyung Art Center, Seoul 
2002 Vitality, Hakgoje Gallery, Seoul 
           New Acquisitions 2001, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, Gwacheon 
           Landscape- I See, the I Landscape Sees, POSCO Art Museum, Seoul 
           Korea Galleries Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 
2001 Painting’s Restoration of Rights, Korean Art 2001, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, Gwacheon 
           The Onset of Art III, Entering Contemporary Art, Sunggok Art Museum, Seoul 
           Prospects for Form in Korean Painting, Gana Art Center, Seoul 
2000 Keumsan Gallery New Spring Exhibition, Keumsan Gallery, Seoul 
           Forest of Human Beings and Forest of Painting, Gwangju Biennale Special Exhibition, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju 
           200 Korean Artworks Selected in 2000, Korea University Museum, Seoul 
1999 Brussels Art Fair, Brussels Art Center, Brussels, Belgium 
           Joong-Ang Art Exhibition Award Winners Exhibition, Hoam Gallery, Seoul 
           Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 
1998 Adaptation, Gallery Sang, Seoul 
           Wildflowers, Savina Museum, Seoul 
           Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 
1997 Korean Painting Today and Tomorrow, Walkerhill Art Museum, Seoul 
           Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 
           MANIF Seoul 1997, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 
1996 The Site of Korean Art, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 
           Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 
           City and Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 
           Artists of Our Times, Arario Gallery, Cheonan 
1995 Contemporary Korean Paintings, Korea-China Exchange Art Exhibition, Beijing, China 
           Park Jong-gi&Suk Chul-ju Two-person Exhibition, Yejeon Gallery, Seoul 
           Works Today and Yesterday, Art Sonje Museum, Seoul 
1994 Taking a Walk Together for 10 Years, Seolim Gallery 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Seolim Gallery, Seoul 
           The Stream of Contemporary Korean Art, Insa Gallery Opening Exhibition, Insa Gallery, Seoul 
           Chugye University of the Arts 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Kongpyung Art Center, Seoul 
1993 Seoul Arts Center Contemporary Art Opening Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 
           Seoul Contemporary Korean Painting Exhibition, Seoul 
           Museum of Art, Seoul Nature and Man, Seoul Gallery, Seoul 
1992 A Slice of Korean Art in the 1990s, Hakgoje Gallery, Seoul 
           IAA Celebratory Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul 
           Line Delineation and Expression– Contemporary Korean Painting in 1992, Hoam Gallery, Seoul 
1991 Korean Painting Today and Tomorrow, Walkerhill Art Museum Seoul 
           Contemporary Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 
           The 5th Bangladesh Biennale, National Museum of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladeshi 
1990 Seoul Contemporary Korean Painting Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 
           Light from the East II, Kiev Art Museum, Ukraine Present Aspects of Korean Painting, Fine Arts Center, Seoul 


Awards 

1997 The 6th Korean Artist Award 
1990 The 9th Art Journalist Award 
1981 Special Prize, The 4th Joong-ang Fine Arts Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea 
1980 Special Prize, The 3rd Joong-ang Fine Arts Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea 
1979 Special Prize, The 2nd Joong-ang Fine Arts Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea Received honorary mentions seven times in the National Art Exhibition of Korea 


Selected Collections 

National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea 
Sunggok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea 
Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
National Assembly, Seoul, Korea
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Gowoon Photography Museum
Korea University Museum, Seoul, Korea
Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea
Korean Embassy in Dubai, UAE
Samsung Hotel, Geoje, Korea
Art Center NABI (former Walker Hill Art Museum), Seoul, Korea
South and North Korea Immigration Office, Paju, Korea
Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi Gwangju, Korea
Youngbo Engineering, Seoul, Korea
Hyundai Arts Center, Ulsan, Korea
Samsung Museum of Art Leeum, Seoul, Korea
Chongwadae (Office of the President), Seoul, Korea
Gangnam-gu Office, Seoul, Korea