Hee-Won Han
Hee-Won Han is a poet and painter born in Gwangju in 1955. He graduated from the Department of Art Education at Chosun University. Over 45 years as an artist, he has built a unique and lyrical artistic world through his creative endeavors. Portraying everyday subjects such as trees, stars, villages, and landscapes, Han expresses the emotions of life in a poetic manner, using a rough and textured style.
Graduated from Chosun University, Department of Art Education
70 solo exhibitions, over 300 group exhibitions
1976-92 Ladder Exhibition (Gwangju)
1984 84 Gwangju Exhibition (Gwangju)
1985 Woodblock Print 4-person Invitational Exhibition (Hwani Art Museum, Gwangju)
1986 Im-Sul Year Exhibition (Seoul, Daegu, Busan)
1987 Gwangju Woodblock Print Research Group Exhibition (Garden Art Museum, Gwangju)
1987-90 Gwangju Young Artists Exhibition (Injae Gallery, Gwangju)
1988 88 Gwangju Trends Exhibition (Kumho Cultural Center, Gwangju)
1989-94 May Exhibition (Gwangju)
1989 Art Seeking - Marketplace Exhibition (Gurye Market)
1990 Gwangju Woodblock Print Research Group Exhibition (Injae Gallery, Gwangju)
Jeollado People Exhibition (Garden Art Museum, Gwangju)
1992 JALLA Exhibition (Japan)
1993 Korea Unification Art Exhibition (Japan)
1994 15 Years of People's Art Exhibition (National Museum of Modern Art)
1998 For the New Millennium (Gwangju City Art Museum)
1999 Northeast Asia and Third World Art Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)
2000 The Tradition of Nampo Gasa Literature and the Encounter with Contemporary Art (Gwangju City Art Museum)
2001 Chungcheong, Yeongnam, Honam Exhibition (Daejeon City Museum of Art)
2006 Contemporary Korean Art - Reflections (National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts)
2007 Hwarang Art Fair (Seoul Arts Center)
2007 New York Art Expo (Javits Convention Center, New York)
2007 Shanghai Zhu Qichan Art Museum Invitation
2009 Istanbul Arco Art Museum Planned Exhibition
2009 Gwangju National Museum Planned Exhibition (Tammae Exhibition)
2009 SOAF 4th Seoul Open Art Fair (Samsung COEX)
2010 Gwangju City Art Museum Planned Exhibition (Walking Through Autumn)
2011 Invitation Exhibition at the Korean Embassy Cultural Center in London
2014 Korea Art Show (SoHo, New York)
2014 Daegu J1 Gallery Invitation Exhibition
2015 Korea International Art Fair (Samsung COEX)
2015 Gwangju International Art Fair (Kim Daejung Convention Center)
2015 Miami Art Fair
2015 Paris UNESCO Headquarters Planned Exhibition
2015 Han Hee-Won Art Museum Opening
2016 Han Hee-Won Art Museum Special Planned Exhibition (Moon Sun-Tae & Han Hee-Won: Literature and Art on the Streets)
2016 Han Hee-Won Art Museum 1st Anniversary Exhibition 'The Spirit of Yanglim Found in the Alley'
2017 Ha Jung-Woong Art Museum 'Slow Bus' Exhibition
2017 Hampyeong County Art Museum 4-person Invitational Exhibition (Hakjeong Lee Don-Heung, Jikheon Heo Dal-Jae, Han Hee-Won, Lee In-Nam)
2018 Achun Art Museum Planned Invitational Exhibition
2019 World Swimming Championships & Chodae Art Museum 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition 'The Fleeting Light, Eternal Colors, Namdo'
2019 Worked for one year in Tbilisi, Georgia
2020 Tbilisi Homecoming Exhibition 'Sketches of an Outsider' (Kim Naetgwa)
2021 1st Yanglim Alley Biennale
2021 Germany Kirchburg, Burgkunststadt, Munich Durudur Gallery Invitation Exhibition
2022 Kwak Jae-Goo Literary Museum 'Jeongwa' Han Hee-Won Sign-Painting Invitation Exhibition
2022 Art Is Background Complex Art Space Opening Invitation Exhibition
2022 Gwangju Local Police Agency Headquarters Gallery Opening Invitation Exhibition
2022 Gusan Gallery Opening Invitation Exhibition
2022 Gallery Danjeong Invitation Exhibition 'The Blue Wind and Heartfelt Tears of Georgia'
2022 Germany Artrium Bad Birnbach Covid-19 Charity Exhibition
2022 Yeosu Art De Ocean 3rd Anniversary Planned Invitation Exhibition
2022 Han Hee-Won Art Museum 7th Anniversary Exhibition Kim Chang-Wan & Han Hee-Won 2-person Exhibition
Awards and Achievements
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2021 Gwangju Citizen's Award, Cultural & Arts Category (Grand Prize), Daedong Art Award, Wonjin Art Award, Jeonnam Theatre Festival Stage Art Award, Prime Minister's Award
Chairman of the Good Morning Yanglim Festival Organizing Committee, Gwangju Nam-gu
2019 World Swimming Championships Cultural Event Planning Committee Chairman
2021 Yanglim Alley Biennale Event Committee Chairman
Current Director of Han Hee-Won Art Museum
Author of Sketches of an Outsider
Illustrated Books
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Poet Shin Kyung-Rim Like the First Time, Poet Kwak Jae-Goo The Love of Camel Grass, Monk Jeongmok Walk Outside Your Mind, Pastor Lim Eui-Jin Village Where Cherry Blossoms Bloom, Poet Jeong Yun-Cheon Ten Thousand Years of Love and others
Film Chinjeong Umma (Mother's Home) Theme Painting, Method Artwork Participation
Major Works in Collections
National Museum of Modern Art, Gwangju City Art Museum, Jeonnam Provincial Art Museum, Suwon District Court, Jeonju District Court, Georgian Embassy, Gwangju Nam-gu Office, Gallery Riche, Kumho Group, Hanyang, Hoban, Daegwang, Moa