Kim, Hwan-ki
Kim Hwan - ki is an American painter of South Korea. The main building is Gimhae, the lake is a sign language, and it was born in Anseong-myeon, Eun-dong, Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do. In 1936, he finished his art department at Nihon University in Japan and held a solo exhibition in Tokyo. Between 1946 and 1949, he served as a professor at the Seoul National University of Fine Arts and exhibited at the Shinto Shrine. He has been a member of the jury for several national contests. In 1952, he became a professor at the Hongik University School of Fine Arts, and in 1954 became a member of the National Academy of Arts. In 1956, he moved to France, and in Paris, Nice and Brussels in 1957, he continued his solo exhibition. He returned to Korea in 1959 and served as professor at Hongik University, member of the Korea Invitational Arts Association, and chairman of the Korean Fine Arts Association. In 1963, he participated in the 7th Sao Paulo Biennale as a representative of Korea, went to Brazil, received the honor of the International Exhibition, and his works were collected at the Museum of Contemporary Art there. Since 1964, his wife, an essayist, has been living in the United States with Kim Hyang-an.