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RYU Kyung Chai

Born in Haeju, Hwanghae-do, North Korea (1920-1995). Graduated from Roku Insa Painting School in Painting (1941). Selected for the 19th Joseon Art Exhibition (1940). Received the Presidential Award with Neighborhood of a Bare Mountain at the 1st National Art Exhibition of Korea (1949), and received special recognition at the 2nd National Art Exhibition of Korea (1953). Was nominated as the first-ever recommended artist in 1956, and as an invited artist in 1959, of the National Art Exhibition of Korea. Was one of the establishing members of Chang Jark Fine Arts Association (1957). Held solo exhibitions at Chunchu Gallery (1983), Hyundai Hwarang (1990), etc. Participated in Tokyo Biennale (1965), São Paulo Bienniale (1967), etc. Received the Korea Culture and Art Award (1980), The Samil Prize (1985), the 1st Oh Jiho Art Award (1992), etc. Took positions as a judge and operation director at the National Art Exhibition, president of The National Academy of Arts, Republic of Korea, professor at Ewha Womans University and Seoul National University, College of Fine Arts. Was bestowed the Geumgwan Medal, Order of Cultural Merit (1995). Retrospective exhibition was held in National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung (2002). 

 

Biography

 

RYU Kyung Chai (1920 - 1995)

 

1920     Born in Haeju, Hwanghae Province, North Korea

1995     Passed away

 

Education

1943     Roku Insa Painting School in Painting, Tokyo, Japan

1941     Jeonju Normal School, Jeonbuk, Korea

 

 

 

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2005     Kumho Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2002     National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
1991     Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
1990     Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea; Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
1983     Chunchu Gallery, Seoul, Korea

 

Selected Awards

1995     Gold Crown Order of Cultural Merit of the Republic of Korea
1992     The 1st Oh Ji Ho Art Award
1985     3.1 Cultural and Arts Award
1981     National Academy of Arts Award
1980     Korea Culture and Arts Award
1977     Order of Civil Merit, Dongbaek Medal

1927     National Prize, Cannes International Painting Festival
1957     Seoul City Cultural Award

1949     The 1st National Art Exhibition of Korea

1942     Busan Ilbo Prize 

 

Public Collections

 

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

KAIST Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

Sungshin University Central Museum, Seoul, Korea

Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea

Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, Korea

 

 

 

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025     Void and Presence, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul, Korea

1957-1995 The 1st – 40th Exhibitions of the Changjak Art Association

1985-1987 Seoul Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

1983-1985 Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

1949-1981 The 1st – 30th National Art Exhibition of Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

2013     JUN Art Gallery Inaugural Exhibition, JUN Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2002     Asia International Art Exhibition, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea
1999     50 Years of Korean Art: 1950-1999, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
1997     Korean Modern Art: Oil Painting-A View of Modernity, National Museum of Modern and    Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

1996     The Spirit of Korean Abstract Paining, Hoam Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

1995     Korean Art 1995: Quality, Quantity, Sensibility, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

Unification Painting Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Liberation, Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea

The 10th Asia International Art Exhibition, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore

The 17th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, Busan Cultural Center, Busan, Korea
1994     Changes in the Seoul Landscape: Commemorating the 600th Anniversary of Seoul, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center Museum, Seoul, Korea

Abstract Art in Korea: A Glimpse of the 1960s, Seonam Art Space, Seoul, Korea

The 9th Asia International Art Exhibition, National Museum of History, Taiwan

1993     The Lineage of Korean Abstract Art, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea

The 8th Asia International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan; Tagawa City Art Museum, Tagawa, Japan

Inaugural Exhibition, Seodaemun Cultural & Sports Center, Seoul, Korea

The 15th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, Hanbat Library, Daejeon, Korea
1992     Exhibition of Senior Painters, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

Masterpieces of Modern Korean Art, Hoam Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of Established Artists Nationwide, Nambong Art Museum, Gwangju, Korea

‘92 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Special Touring Exhibition of Artists in the MMCA Collection: The Past and Present of Korean Contemporary Art, Daegu Culture and Arts Center, Daegu, Korea

The 14th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, Korea

The 7th Asia International Art Exhibition, Merdeka Building, Bandung, Indonesia

Exhibition of Senior Painters, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea
1991     The 13th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Culture and Arts Center, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

The 13th Jeonwoohoe Exhibition, Namdo Art Center, Gwangju, Korea

The First Generation of Korean Contemporary Art, Gallery Lux, Seoul, Korea

25 Contemporary Artists Exhibition, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea; Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea; Gangnam Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Seeking Korean Identity in Korean Contemporary Art, Part I, Hanwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 6th Asia International Art Exhibition, Tagawa City Art Museum, Tagawa, Japan

1990     Posthumous Works Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea

Tokyo Biennale International Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

Far East Contemporary Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

Western Painting Collection Exhibition for Citizens, Jung Gallery, Daegu, Korea

Five Contemporary Korean Painters Exhibition, Jung Gallery, Daegu, Korea

Centennial Museum Opening Commemorative Invitational Exhibition, Ewha Womans University Museum, Seoul, Korea

Inaugural Invitational Exhibition of Senior and Established Artists, Jahamun Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

The 12th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea

In Search of the Origins of Contemporary Art, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

1989     Special Exhibition of Featured Artists: 10th Anniversary of Sun Art Magazine, Sun Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Figurative Works by Abstract Artists, Jinis Gallery, Busan, Korea

The 26th Mokwoohoe Art Competition Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Memorial Exhibition for Artist Lee Dong-Hun, Daejeon Cultural Center, Daejeon, Korea

The 4th Asia International Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

The 11th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Cover Artist Exhibition of Misul Segye Monthly Magazine, Kyung-In Museum of Fine Art, Seoul, Korea

The 5th Asia International Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1988     International Contemporary Painting Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea

Reopening Commemorative Exhibition Part II, Lotte Gallery, Seoul, Korea

5th Anniversary Exhibition Part I, Gana Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Artists, Chosun Ilbo Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 3rd Asia International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan

‘88 International Invitational Exhibition of Artists, Printemps Department Store Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 10th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea

1987     17th Anniversary Exhibition, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea

The 2nd Asia International Art Exhibition, National Museum of History, Taiwan (held in Seoul)

Fundraising Exhibition for the Lee Jung Seop Art Award, Sun Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of Leading Artists from Art Associations, World-Art, Seoul, Korea

The 9th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea

1986     Six Western Painters Exhibition, Glorich Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 8th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, Baegak Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
1985     The 1st Asia International Art Exhibition: 70 Years of Korean Western-Style Painting – Korea, China, Japan, Hoam Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

New and Old Works in Western Painting, Gana Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Korean Art Exhibition, Grand Palais, Paris, France

Invitational Exhibition of Senior Artists: Jang Woo-Sung, Ryu Kyung-Chae, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

The 7th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

The 1st Asia International Art Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

1984     Special Exhibition Requested by the Republic of Korea Changjohoe and the National Museum of History, Republic of China, National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, Seoul, Korea

The 11th FIAC (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain), Grand Palais, Paris, France

The 6th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, Baekak Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of Senior, Established, and Emerging Artists, Yeouido Department Store Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Contemporary Painting Today, Jin Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1983     ’83 Invitational Exhibition, Lotte Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Park Bong-Jae Watercolor Exhibition, Dongduk Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea

35th Anniversary Invitational Art Exhibition for the Opening of the National Assembly, National Assembly Building, Seoul, Korea

The 5th Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea

Ryu Kyung-Chae & Kang Gwang Two-Person Exhibition, Jin Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 12th Asian Art Symposium, Sejong Art Center, Seoul, Korea

The 9th Jeju Art Exhibition, Jeju Student Center, Jeju Island, Korea

1982     Contemporary Painting Today, Jin Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea

The 9th Korea–Japan Exchange Exhibition, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1981     Small Works Invitational Exhibition by the Changjak Art Association, Glorich Gallery, Seoul, Korea
           Korean Art '81, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

The 8th Korea–Japan Exchange Exhibition, Arko Art Center, Seoul, Korea

Nature and Expression in Contemporary Western Painting, Songwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 3rd Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea

1980     Six Western Painters Exhibition, Glorich Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 1st International Art Exchange Exhibition, Sejong Art Center, Seoul, Korea

The 2nd Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, Exhibition Hall of the National Academy of Arts, Seoul, Korea

The 1st Grand Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art, Myeongseong Country Club House, Seoul, Korea
1979     Korean Art: Today’s Methods, Arko Art Center, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of 100 Oil Paintings, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Sejong Invitational Art Exhibition, King Sejong Memorial Hall, Seoul, Korea

Group Invitational Exhibition of Art Associations, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

Western Painting of the 1950s in Korean Contemporary Art, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

The 1st Exhibition of the Members of the National Academy of Arts, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
1978     The 2nd International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Grand Palais, Paris, France

The 6th Korea–Japan Exchange Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

The 1st Group Invitational Exhibition of Art Associations – Western Painting, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

Retrospective Exhibition of Korean Western Painting in the 1950s, Munhwa Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1977     Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition – Western Painting, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of Western Painting: Commemorating the Renovation and Relocation of Shinsegae Gallery, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of 56 Western Painters, Korea Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Exhibition of Award-Winning Works from Past National Art Exhibitions, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

1976     Invitational Exhibition of 50 Korean Oil Painters, Yangji Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 4th Korea–Japan Art Exchange Exhibition, Yangji Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of 100 Western Painters, Munhwa Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of 30 Western Painters, Johyeong Gallery, Seoul, Korea

30th Anniversary Exhibition of Seoul National University – Special Exhibition of Art College Collection, Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

1975     Exhibition of Award-Winning Works from Past National Art Exhibitions, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of 10 Oil Painters, Munheon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

5th Anniversary Exhibition of Hyundai Hwarang, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea

Invitational Exhibition of Presidential Prize Winners from Past National Art Exhibitions, Yangji Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1974     25th Anniversary Exhibition of Kyung Hee University: Modern Korean Representative Artists, Kyung Hee University Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

The 2nd Korea–Japan Art Exchange Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

1973     Exhibition of 100 Active Korean Painters, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

Inaugural Exhibition of the Contemporary Art Room, Korea University Museum, Seoul, Korea
1972     Cagnes Painting Festival, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France

Busan–Gyeongju Art Exchange Exhibition, Busan American Cultural Center, Busan, Korea

2nd Anniversary Exhibition of Hyundai Hwarang, Hyundai Hwarang, Seoul, Korea

The 4th Cagnes International Painting Festival, Château-Musée Grimaldi, Antibes, France

Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition – Touring in Germany, Stuttgart, Germany; Mannheim, Germany
1971     The 8th Exhibition of the Members of the Korean Fine Arts Association, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea

1970     Expo ’70 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Korean Pavilion, Expo ’70, Osaka, Japan

Inaugural Exhibition of Professors’ Works, Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Inaugural Invitational Painting Exhibition, Seoul Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Inaugural Invitational Small Works Exhibition, Sejong Hotel Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Inaugural Invitational Art Exhibition, Myeongdong Gallery, Seoul, Korea

1969     50th Anniversary Exhibition of Artist Lee Dong-Hun, Yetjong Gallery, Seoul, Korea

           The 8th Annual U.S. Military Art Festival, Hawaii, US

1968     Ten Contemporary Korean Painters Exhibition, Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1967     National Documentary Painting Exhibition, Gyeongbokgung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Expo 67 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Korean Pavilion, Expo 67, Montreal, Canada

The 9th São Paulo Biennale, São Paulo, Brazil
1966     Far East Contemporary Art Exhibition, Macy Gallery, New York, US

Korean Artists Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1965     The 8th Japan International Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

The 8th Tokyo Biennale, Tokyo, Japan

1963     The 7th Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Artists, Gyeongbokgung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Small Works Exhibition by the Korean Fine Arts Association, Central Public Information Hall, Seoul, Korea

1962     The 1st Saigon International Art Exhibition, Saigon City Hall, Saigon, Vietnam

Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Philamlife Building, Manila, Philippines

Invitational Exhibition of 34 Artists, Central Public Information Hall, Seoul, Korea

1961     Christmas Poetry and Painting Exhibition, Sudo Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Liberation Day Celebration Art Exhibition: 100th Day Commemoration of the April Revolution, Gyeongbokgung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Celebratory Art Exhibition for Woo Seok’s 60th Birthday, Faculty Hall, College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

1959     8.15 Liberation Day Celebration Small Works Exhibition by the Korean Fine Arts Association, Central Public Information Hall, Seoul, Korea

Traveling Exhibition by the Changjak Art Association, Bom Gallery, Gunsan, Korea
1958     Korean Contemporary Painting Exhibition, World House Gallery, New York, US
1957     Contemporary Art Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, US

1956     The 1st Exhibition of the Korean Contemporary Watercolor Association, Donghwa Gallery, Seoul, Korea

The 8th Exhibition of the Korean Fine Arts Association, Gyeongbokgung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

1954     The 6th Exhibition of the Korean Fine Arts Association, Gyeongbokgung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

1953     The 5th Exhibition of the Korean Fine Arts Association, Gyeongbokgung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
1950     The 1st Exhibition of the Korean Fine Arts Association, Busan, Korea
1947     Chosun Art Exhibition, Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, Korea
1943     The 12th Busan Art Exhibition, Busan Public Assembly Hall, Busan, Korea

1940     The 19th Chosun Art Exhibition, Art Museum of the Government-General of Korea, Seoul, Korea

 

Artworks
Celebration '91-4

1991

Oil on canvas

134x134cm

Celebration '91-3

1991

Oil on canvas

133x133cm

Celebration '89-8

1989

Oil on canvas

162x130cm

Celebration '91-2

1991

Oil on canvas

134x134cm

Buddha's Birthday 76-8

1976

Oil on canvas

97x130cm

Dragonfly

1960s

Pencil on paper

8.5x8.5cm, 25.3x4x25.3cm(Framed)

one's heart's Desire '94-1

1994

Oil on canvas

162x130cm

heart's desire '92-8

1992

Oil on canvas

111.5x144cm

heart's desire '92-6

1992

Oil on canvas

135x135cm

heart's desire '92-5

1992

Oil on canvas

135x135cm

The Day '85-6

1985

Oil on canvas

130x162cm

The Day '82-5

1982

Oil on canvas

162x130cm

The Day '82-4

1982

Oil on canvas

162x130cm

May Buddha's blessing be upon us! 78-3

1978

Oil on canvas

162x130cm

The Day '81-5

1981

Oil on canvas

162x130cm

The Day '81-4

1981

Oil on canvas

162x130cm

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