1923    Born in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province

1952    School of Law and Political Science(B.A.), Dankook University

1962    Curriculum committee member of fine art, Ministry of Education

1963    Founder Member of Contemporary Artists Society

1965    Published authorized art textbook, Ministry of Education, Hapdong Publishing Co., Ltd.

1970    2^nd Chairman of the Korea Contemporary Printmaking Association

1978    Published authorized art textbook for high school, Ministry of Education Koryo Publishing Co., Ltd.

1983    Advisor for the Korean Fine Arts Association 

1987    Selection Committee Member of the 6^th Grand Art Exhibition of Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1988    Decease

Solo Exhibitions 

2023    Rhee Sang-Wooc: The Centenary, Hakgojae Gallery

1997    Rhee Shang-Wooc Retrospective Exhibition, Ilmin Museum of Art

1992    Rhee Sang-Wooc Retrospective Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1987    The 6^th Solo Exhibition, Hyundai Gallery; Space Gallery; Maek Hyang Gallery

1979    The 5^th Solo Exhibition, M. M. Shinno Gallery, L.A., U.S.

1975    The 4^th Solo Exhibition, Taylor Gallery, Dallas, U.S.

1975    The 3^rd Solo Exhibition, M. M. Shinno Gallery, L.A., U.S.

1970    The 2^nd Solo Exhibition, Press Centre Gallery

1960    The 1^st Solo Exhibition, Central Public Information Center

Awards

1959    Selected in the 8^th National Fine Arts Exhibition, National Museum of Korea

1958    Selected in the 7^th National Arts Exhibition, National Museum of Korea

1957    Selected in the 6^th National Fine Arts Exhibition, National Museum of Korea 

1949    Selected in the 1^st National Fine Arts Exhibition, National Museum of Korea

Public Collections

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea 

Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea 

Jeonju City Art Museum, Jeonju, Korea 

Hongik Univ. Art Museum, Seoul, Korea 

Korea Univ. Art Museum, Seoul, 

Korea Hanyang Univ. Art Museum, Seoul, Korea 

Walkerhill Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

Tower Hotel, Seoul, Korea 

Seokyo Hotel, Seoul, Korea 

Korea Exchange Bank, Seoul, Korea 

Dongyang Invest & Banking, Seoul, Korea 

Carpi Art Museum, Naples, Italy 

Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, U.S. 

Dallas Art Museum, Dallas, U.S. 

Milano Art Museum, Milan, Italy 

Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, U.S.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022    Seeking “Eidos”: Korean Abstract Painters 7, Hakgojae Gallery

1998    The Invitational Exhibition for Founding Artists, Contemporary Australian Printmakers     Exhibition, 30th anniversary of the Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association and the 18th National Annual Competition, Seoul Museum of Art

1993    The Forty Years of Korean Contemporary Printmaking, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1992    The Exhibition of MMCA Collection, Korean Contemporary art’s Past and Today, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1990    8 Contemporary Printmakers, Gallery May

1988    Participated in the Invitational Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Prints, Shinsegae Art Museum

1987    National Grand Invitational Exhibition of Korea 1987, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

            '87 Print Adventure, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Participated in the Exchange Exhibition of International Prints Seoul, Fine Art Institute 

             6^th Grand Art Exhibition of Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1986     Chinese. Korean. Japanese Graphic Art Exhibition, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan

             Exhibition of 24 Printmaker’s Works in Korea, Kwanhoon Museum of Art; New Gallery 

             Korea-Japan Contemporary Prints Exchange Exhibition, Shimonoseki City Art Museum, Shimonoseki, Japan 

             Seoul Art Exhibition 1986, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

             5th Grand Art Exhibition of Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

             Special Exhibition of the 30th anniversary of the Founding Chang-Jark Fine Art Association, Fine Art Institute

             Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Prints, Dongje Museum of Art

 1985    Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary 1985, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

             39 Contemporary Printmakers, Hu Gallery and Jeon Gallery 

             Seoul International Prints Exchange Show, Fine Art Institute Participated in the 40 Years of Contemporary Art

             Celebrating 40th National Liberation Day of Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

             Korean Contemporary Prints Yesterday and Today, Hoam Gallery

1984    Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary 1984, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

            20th Korean Contemporary Printmaker Association Exhibition, Art Center of the Korea Culture and Arts Foundation 

            Mostra della Pittura Religiosa Coreana, Rome-San Marco Gallery, Rome, Italy

1983    Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art 1983, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (~’87) 

            Exhibition of 6 Korean Contemporary Woodcut Makers, Maek Hyang Gallery 

            Exchange Exhibition of International Prints Seoul, Fine Art Institute 

            Seoul-San Francisco Exchange Exhibition of Prints and Drawing, Korean Cultural Center 

            Exchange Exhibition of Korea-US Drawings and Prints, United States Cultural Center

1982    Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art 1982, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

            Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Prints, Total Museum of Contemporary Art 

            1^st Grand Art Exhibition of Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1981    Korea Prints Grand Exhibition, Fine Art Institute 

            Korean Art 1981, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

            Invitational artist to the Korean Contemporary Prints, Shinsegae Gallery 

            Modern Korean Prints Exhibition, Gallery Huset, Copenhagen, Denmark 

1980    Exchange Exhibition of the Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association and Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Korean Cultural Center, L.A., U.S. 

            16^th Korean Fine Arts Association, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

            Korean Prints and Drawings, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1979    1^st Hamgyeongnamdo as a Founder Member (~’85) 

            2^nd JoongAng Fine Arts Competition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

            15^th Asia Modern Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan 

            Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association (KCPA), National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1978    12 Korean Prints Makers, Hankook Gallery 

             4^th International Exchange Exhibition of Prints Seoul, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

             Korea: The Trend for the Past 20 Years of Contemporary Arts, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

1977     13th Asian Art Show 

              4^th Korea Art Grand Prix Exhibition, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

              22^th Exhibition of Chang-Jark Fine Art Association, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1976    Exhibition of Contemporary International Prints, Korea Publishing and Culture Center 

            100 Western Painters Invitational Exhibition, Munhwa Gallery 

            21^th Exhibition of Chang-Jark Fine Art Association, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

1975    Asia-Today Exhibition at Milano. Italy 

            20^th Exhibition of Chang-Jark Fine Art Association 

            Japan-Korea Exchange Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Prefectural Center, Fukuoka, Japan

1974    19^th Exhibition of Chang-Jark Fine Art Association 

            4^th Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association Exhibition, Han Gallery

1973    3^rd Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association Exhibition, Myeongdong Gallery

1970    1^st Korea Art Grand Prix Exhibition, National Museum of Korea 

1969    2^nd Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association Exhibition, Shinsegae Gallery 

            13^th Contemporary Artist Invitational Exhibition, National Museum of Korea

1968    1^st Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association Exhibition, Shinsegae Gallery (~’87)

1967    6^th Sin Sang Art Exhibition, Korea Information Center Gallery

1966    5^th Sin Sang Art Exhibition, National Museum of Korea 

1962    6^th Contemporary Artist Invitational Exhibition, National Museum of Korea (~’69) 

            International Liberty Art Exhibition, National Museum of Korea 

            7^th Korea Printmaking Association Exhibition, Central Public Information Center

1961    5^th Contemporary Artist Invitational Exhibition, Chosun Ilbo, National Museum of Korea (~’64) 

            6^th Korea Printmaking Association Exhibition, Donghwa Gallery

1958    1^st Korea Printmaking Association Exhibition 

            2^nd Sin Johyung Pa, Central Public Information Center

Selected Biennale

1986    Trace 86 IIe biennale d’estampe contemporaine 1986, Paris, France

1985    10^th International Triennale of Original Graphic Prints, Grenchen, Switzerland 

             2^nd International Prints Biennale, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan (~’87)

1983    4^th Seoul International Print Biennale, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

            1^st International Prints Biennale, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan 

1981    3^rd Seoul International Prints Biennale, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 

1972    2^nd International Woodblock Printing Triennale, Carpi, Italy

1970    1^st International Biennale Exhibition of Prints in Seoul, National Museum of Kore

1958    5^th International Biennial of Contemporary Color Lithography, Cincinnati art museum, Cincinnati, U.S.