Kwang Suk Park

Kwang Suk Park

Biography

Kwang Suk Park was born April 19, 1963 in Gwang Ju City, South Korea. After taking her MFA at Kyung Hee University she was invited to be a visiting artist at Duke University, and has been painting and exhibiting in North Carolina ever since. Always curious about cultures, she now merges eastern shamanist religious practices, women's issues, and knowledge gained from her time in the United States to make figurative paintings that incorporate both ancient eastern techniques, and modern post-cubist styles.

Artist's Statement

My eye is drawn to the beauty God gave us in nature and earth’s human beings. The way people love each other, anticipate love and think about love is a major part of everyone’s life. These subjects recur in my work.For most, interaction with nature is not a daily event. I get to commune with nature while I paint. The finished work should be an inspiration for viewers to get into nature more often, or at least relate to nature even if their lives do not allow a lot of time walking in the woods. Living in the United States a long time, I missed friends, family and country so much. Even Cosmos flowers in the field were a memory for 10 years. In the two years I have been back in Korea, specific islands and mountains have pressed their way back into my paintings. A life full of painting and nature is fulfilling. The comfort of being surrounded by familiar landscapes has allowed a fresh approach to my art. The lines in ink still carry old Chinese calligraphic techniques which reflect my philosophy more than direct shamanist subject matter these days. With a three-year-old son, new inspirations come through in the way colors interact. The faces are positive more often, so a more innocent side of the characters is presented. Creative time is more communal now, but my son is an important part of the studio as a creative force, and reminder of how precious life is.

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Kwang Suk Park

4404 Cedar Pass Chapel Hill NC 27514 Ph: 919.210.1707 kwangsukpark@aol.com www.stuberpark.com

Education:

2000-01: NC State University Visiting Artist

1998-99: Duke University Visiting Artist

1997: MFA Fine Art, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea

1985: BFA Fine Art, Chosun University, Gwang Ju, South Korea

Solo Exhibits:

2008: Side Street Gallery, Pittsboro NC

2007: Prima Center, Berlin, Germany

2006: Gallery Theatre, Ahoskie, NC

2006: VisionQuest, Inc., Morrisville NC

2006: Trial Lawyers Building, Raleigh, NC

2006: UNC Student Union Gallery, Chapel Hill NC

2005: Chapel Hill Public Art Commission

2005: NCIDEA, Durham, NC

2005: Durham Art Guild, Durham

2005: Schuller, Ferris, Lindstrom, Fayetteville NC

2002-2006: Sizl Gallery, Carrboro NC

2002: Four From Around the World, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh NC

1999: Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh NC

1995: Jong Lo Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

1994: Dong Ju Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

Selected Group Exhibits:

2010: A Family Affair, Gaia Gallery, Gwangju S. Korea

2009: Zajecar, Serbia Artist Colony

2008: National Museum of Art, Skopje, Macedonia

2008: Colony Exhibition, Kicevo, Macedonia

2006: Degas Gallery, "Seven Artists," McLean, VA

2006: Picture This, Juried Exhibit, Exploris Museum, Raleigh, NC

2005: Pharmalink, FHI, Durham, NC

2005: Cedar Park Artist Colony, at Sidestreet Gallery, Pittsboro NC

2005: Sea Frolic International Artist Colony Boca Raton, FL

2005: Realis Gallery, Winston Salem NC

2004: Sea Frolic International Artist Colony, Boca Raton, FL

2004: Fayetteville Art Council Annual Juried Show

2004: Korean Embassy, Washington, DC

2003: Washington Korean Art Center, Vienna, VA

1999-2003: Many Group Exhibits in North Carolina

1983-1997: Many Group Exhibits throughout South Korea

Publications:

Art World Magazine, 1995; Durham Herald Sun, 1999; Raleigh News & Observer, 1999-02;

Fayetteville Observer, 2004; The (UNC) Daily Tarheel, 2006; Gwangju News, 2008.

The Paintings Below are from 2000-2004, for newer work arrow back to "Gallery" under Kwang Suk Park.

Thank you for looking at my work.

Levavi Oculus 58 x 42 2005 $2500

Shaman's Blessing 58 x 40 2005 $2500

Acceptance 60 x 48 2005 $3000

Birthing Rituual 60 x 48 2005 $3000

Confession 60.5 x 48 2005 $3000

Fertility Prayer 48 x 39.5 2005 $2000

Fertility Song 60 x 48 2005 $3000

Nostalgia 48 x 40 2005 $2000

Sisterhood 48 x 40 2005 $2000

Soloist 48 x 48 2004 $2500

Spring Song 48 x 36 2005 $2000

Together 69 x 48 2005 $3200