Ja-Hyun Koo

*  1955

1955 born in Daegu, Korea
         final degree at the College of Arts,
         Hong-IK University, Seoul, Korea
         final degree at the University of Arts,
         Osaka, Japan
         B.F.A. Kyoto Seika University faculty of Arts,
         Kyoto, Japan
         M.F.A. College of Fine Arts,
         Kyu-su Sa-Kyo University, Kyoto Japan

Solo exhibition (selection)
2009   Galerie Bode
1995   Seoul Print Art Fair (Seoul, Korea)
           Seoul Art Fair (Seoul, Korea)
1989   Seoul Art Fair (Seoul, Korea)
1985   Culture and arts Foundation (Seoul, Korea)

Exhibition participations (selection)
2009 Seoul Internationl Print,
         Photo & Edition Works
         Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center
         with Galerie Bode (Seoul, Korea)
2008 art KARLSRUHE
         Contemporary Graphics, Galerie Bode
         Seoul Internationl Print, Photo & Edition Works
         Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center
         Korea International Art Fair, COEX
2007 Seoul Internationl Print, Photo & Edition Works
         Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center
         Daegu Art Fair
         Seoul open Art Fair, COEX
         Contemporary Korean prints 1958 – 2008,
         National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwhachon
2006 Seoul open Art Fair, COEX
2005 Daegu, Home-Coming 2004,
         Daegu Culture and Art Center
         Seoul Internationl Print, Photo & Edition Works
         Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center
2004 Korea International Art Fair, COEX
         Daegu, Home-Coming 2004,
         Daegu Culture and Art Center
         Review Daegu Contemporary Art Festival 74-79
         Daegu Culture and Art Center
2003 Contemporary Korean Prints:
         From the Museum Collection,
         National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwhachon
         Seoul Grand Exhibition,
         Seoul Metropolitan Museum
         Art EXPO, Daegu Convention Center
2002 Seoul Print Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center
         Seoul Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center
         International Contemporary Print Arts Exhibition,
         Sungsan Art Hall
         International Prints Art Festival
2001 Seoul Art Exhibition, Seoul Metropolitan Museum
         Seoul Print Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center
         The Art of Asian Paper,
         Cedar Rapids Museum, Iowa/USA
2000 Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne/Australia
         Seoul Print Art Fair,
         Seoul Arts Center

Prizes and Awards
1986  4th prize International Graphic Triennial,
          Frechen/Germany
1987  2nd prize grand arts and graphic exhibition,
          Daegu/Korea
1998  Sponsors award international
          graphic Biennial, Sapporo/Japan
2002  Grand Prize 12th international
          graphik-Biennial
          at Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul/Korea

Works in private and public collections
National Museum of Modern Art (Gwachun, Korea)
MBC (Seoul, Korea)
MBC (Daegu, Korea)
Hospital of Uijeongbu (Uijeongbu, Kyunggido)
Seoul Arts Center (Seoul, Korea)
Ministry of Culture & Tourism Republic of Korea
(Seoul, Korea)
Landesbank Baden-Wurtemberg (Karlsruhe, Germany)

Ja-Hyun Koo