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Su
Kwak
Stillness of Waters,
2021
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 inches
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Born in Busan, Korea |
Education |
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1979 |
MFA, The University of
Chicago, Chicago, IL |
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1977 |
BA, The University of St.
Thomas, Houston, TX |
Selected Solo Exhibitions |
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2023 |
Su Kwak: Crossing
Boundaries, June Kelly Gallery, New York |
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2019 |
Su Kwak: Light Cycle,
June Kelly Gallery, New York
Su Kwak: The Cosmic Light Series, curated by Dr. Jungsil Jenny Lee,
Brauer Museum of Art,
Valparaiso University, Indiana; catalogue
Circles of Light, HK Art and Antiques Gallery, New York |
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2016 |
Cosmic Light, June
Kelly Gallery, New York |
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2012-13 |
Su Kwak: Light
Journey-An Odyssey in Paint, Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso
University, IN;
traveling exhibition to Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art,
University of
Oregon, Eugene, OR; catalogue |
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2009 |
Light and Time: New
Paintings, June Kelly Gallery, New York; catalogue
Light and Time: New Paintings, Sun Art Center-Sun Gallery, Seoul,
South Korea; catalogue |
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2006 |
Healing Light, Sun
Art Center, Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea; catalogue |
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2004 |
Healing Light,
June Kelly Gallery, New York; catalogue |
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2002 |
Light Series, Jean
Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea |
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2001 |
Beyond Light Series,
Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Seoul, South Korea |
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2000 |
Recent Paintings,
Korean Cultural Service, Washington, DC
Recent Paintings, University of Maryland Gallery, College Park, MD |
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1997 |
Double Vision,
Gallery Korea, Korean Cultural Service, New York |
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1996 |
Divided Light Series,
Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea |
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1993 |
Recent Paintings,
Humphrey Gallery, New York
Visions of East and West, University of Maryland Gallery, College
Park, MD |
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1992 |
Light Passages,
Gallery Korea, Korean Cultural Service, New York
Inner Light Series, New York Academy of Sciences, New York; traveled
to
University of Chicago, Midway Gallery,
Chicago, IL
International House Club, World Trade
Center, New Orleans, LA and
American Association for the Advancement of
Science, Washington, DC |
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1986 |
Recent Paintings,
Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1983 |
The Burning Bush
Series, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York |
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1982 |
The Burning Bush
Series, Elmhurst College Gallery, Elmhurst, IL |
Selected Group Exhibitions |
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2023 |
Figures and Flowers, Asia Week NY, HK
Art and Antiques Gallery, New York |
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2020 |
Time of Peace: Works
by Women Artists, HK Art and Antiques Gallery, New York |
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2019 |
HK May Group
Exhibition, HK Art and Antiques Gallery, New York |
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2018 |
Life of Women: Su
Kwak, Elizabeth Keith, Myong Hi Kim, Tricia Wright, curated by Heakyum
Kim, HK Art and Antiques LLC, New York |
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2017 |
Celebrating 30 Years,
Group Artists: Drawings and Photographs, June Kelly Gallery, New York |
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2016 |
Collateral Damage,
The Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, John Jay College of Criminal Justice,
CUNY, New York, NY |
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2015 |
The Sun Shines for Us
All, Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Visual Arts Exhibition Artist Fellowship Program 16, 200 I Street
Galleries, DC Commission on
the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
Chosen Homeland: Searching for Women’s Identity & Unity, the Korean
Cultural Center,
Washington, DC
Love & Healing, MK Gallery, Vienna, Virginia |
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2014 |
New Art Collection,
curated by Marsha Ralls, Marriott Marquis, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
Celebrating 25 Years,
June Kelly Gallery, New York |
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2011 |
20 Years, 20 Artists,
The Ralls Collection, Washington, DC
Spread Your Vision Invitational, Ewha Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea |
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2010 |
Featured Artists,
Andrews Art Museum, Andrews, NC
First International Flag Festival, Jeolla Province, South Korea
33rd Anniversary 330 Artists, Sun Art Center, Sun Gallery, Seoul,
South Korea |
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2009 |
Gallery Artists,
Sun Art Center-Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea |
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2007 |
Pure and High: Lee
Gyuill Collection, Lee’s Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
New Acquisitions 2006, National Museum of Contemporary Art, South
Korea
Art DC International Art Fair, Gallery Athena-Paris, Washington, DC |
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2006 |
The 1st Art & Welfare
International Design Invitation, Gongju National Museum, South Korea |
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2005 |
Festival of World
Written Languages: 5th World Calligraphy Biennale, Jeollabuk-do, South
Korea
New Material: Tyvek, Samwon Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
New York Eviction Blues, Asian American Art Centre, New York |
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2004 |
A Universe of Art,
organized by Corporate Art Directions, Credit Suisse First Boston, New
York |
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2003 |
Art for Art‘s Sake,
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
New Acquisitions, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
4th World Calligraphy Biennale of Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
100 Year Anniversary of Korean Immigration to America, L.A. Hyun
Gallery, Los Angeles. CA
Contemporary Korean and Japanese Paintings, Jean Art Gallery, Seoul,
South Korea
Meditation, Gallery Light, Seoul, South Korea |
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2002 |
100 Artists’ Show,
Gallery Light, Seoul, Korea
An Exhibition of Contemporary American Art in the Residence of Ambassador
and Mrs. Thomas C.
Hubbard, Art in Embassies Program,
Seoul, South Korea |
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2001 |
24th Anniversary Show,
Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea |
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2000 |
Seoul Art Fair,
Seoul Arts Center, represented by Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea |
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1999 |
Contemporary American
Women Artists, Art in Embassies Program, United States Department
of State Ambassador to the Conference
on Disarmament, Geneva, Switzerland official
residence
Eat Art, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York
New Wind: Korean American Artists, curated by Jack Rassmussen,
Rockville Art Place,
Maryland, traveled to the Maryland Art
Place, Baltimore
Six Artists, Myung
Sook Lee Gallery, New York Contemporary American Art, Art in
Embassies Program, Seoul, South Korea
Asian American Women Artists, curated By Norma Cohen. New World Art
Center, New York
Korean American Artists, curated by Deena Crosso, University College
Arts Gallery,
University of Maryland |
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1997 |
20th Year Anniversary
Show, Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Summer Group Show, Marisa del Re Gallery, New York |
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1996 |
Seoul International
Art Fair '96, Seoul, South Korea
Visions of the Next Generation, Seoul Arts Center Museum, Korea
Celebration of Ten Years of the Art of Science and Technology,
curated by Jeannette Murray,
American Association for the Advancement of
Science, Washington, DC
Introductions, Kouros Gallery, New York
Inaugural Exhibition, The American Center for Physics, College Park,
MD |
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1994 |
Holiday Group Show,
Kouros Gallery, New York
Gallery Artists, Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Art from America, Artempo Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Members' Gallery Show, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York |
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1993 |
Summer Group Show,
Marisa del Re Gallery, New York
111 International Artists for Peace, Gallery Bhak, Seoul, South Korea
Building Bridges, International Monetary Fund Art Gallery,
Washington, DC |
Public Collections |
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Brauer Museum of Art,
Valparaiso University, Indiana
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Busan Metropolitan Museum of Art, Busan, South Korea
Dae Lim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
Gwang Ju City Museum, Gwang Ju, South Korea
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, South Korea
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Koreal
Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
Youngeun, Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwangju, South Korea
Jeollabuk-do Cultural Department, Jeonju, South Korea
Gana Art Center , Seoul, South Korea
Sun Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Jean Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Korean Embassy, Washington, DC
Doosan Dong-A Co., Ltd. Seoul, South Korea
Asian-American Arts Center, New York
Arthur Anderson, Chicago, IL
Hale and Dorr, Washington, DC
Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, San Francisco, CA
WilmerHale, New York
Thrall Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, IL
Hyatt Hotels, Oakbrook, IL
Marriott Marquis, Washington, DC |
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