Chun kyung ja biography

Kyung-ja Chun (1924-August 6, 2015) was a prominent South Korean painter.
Korean painter · Born in 1924 · died in 2015 · People from Goheung-gun · antelope chun · Graduated from Jeonnam Girls' High School.
This exhibition delves deeply into various materials, including Chun Ja's candid autobiography, various articles, writings, and artworks.

•

Memorial Exhibition of Chun Kyung-ja (1924-2015), 천경자 1주기 추모전 : 바람은 불어도 좋다 어차피 부는 바람이다

Catalogue published in conjunction with the memorial exhibition of Korean female artist Chun Kyung- at Seoul Museum of Art from 14 June to 7 August 2016.

Includes a curatorial essay by Ara Jo, plates of selected works, texts excerpted from a collection of essays 'The Wind Blows Moving My Soul' by the artist. As well as a retrospective essay of Chun Kyung- by Lee Taeho and artist biography.

'Chun Kyung- (1924 ~ 2015) is a representative female artist and a great star of the Korean art scene. She established her own world of artworks with her unique figurative style, at a time in the modern Korean art scene that was dominated by abstract art...Memorial Exhibition of Chun Kyung- (1924 ~ The Wind May Blow It Blows Anyway is prepared in honor of the artist’s achievements at the 1st anniversary of her death. The exhibition displays all of her donated works, in addition to works from private collections, and the artist’s archives including writings, photos, news articles, illustrations,

•

Mysterious artist, 91, passes away

“A Mode of Life,” one of Chun’s representative works. [SEOUL MUSEUM OF ART]

Chun Kyung-ja, a towering figure in the Korean art scene who was frequently rumored to be dead, passed away two months ago at the age of 91 due to chronic illness at her daughter’s house in New York, the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) said Thursday.

One of the seven paintings by the late artist Chun Kyung-ja, titled “Solitutde,” that will go on display at the Seoul Museum starting Tuesday. [SEOUL MUSEUM]

According to SeMA officials, Chun’s oldest daughter, Lee Hye-seon, visited the museum in August with the urn of Chun’s ashes. The museum has special meaning for Chun because it houses 93 of her works.

“I did not meet in person with Lee,” SeMA Director Kim Hong-hee told Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. “But I was told that she strongly requested the museum to not inform the media about [Chun’s death].”

Yonhap also reported that a close acquaintance of Chun said that the late painter’s condition had deteriorated since last November and that she passed away Aug. 8

•

Selected Group Exhibitions

Chun Kyung-Ja was a Korean Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1924.

How much does a Chun Kyung-Ja cost?

Chun Kyung-Ja's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 230 USD to 1,700,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Chun Kyung-Ja's most expensive works on paper?

Since 2007 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,700,000 USD for Garden, sold at Korea Premier Auction in 2016. In the past 12 months, their works on paper have averaged 76,430 USD, while his prints & graphic art have sold for an average of 1,146 USD.

Where can I see Chun Kyung-Ja's works?

Their work is currently being shown at National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea, Deoksugung in Seoul. Numerous key galleries and museums such as National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea, Deoksugung have featured Chun Kyung-Ja's work in the past.

Chun Kyung-Ja in the news

Chun Kyung-Ja has been featured in articles for South China Morning Post, Ocula and Korea Herald. The most recent article is Korean Art i