Kim Yik-yung, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kim Yik-yung

South Korean artist

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1935

Place of Birth: Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea

Profession: artist, ceramist

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Kim Yik-yung

  • Kim Yik Yung, born in 1935 in Chongjin, Hamgyong, is a South Korean ceramic artist. She studied chemical engineering at Seoul National University and then went to the USA, where she studied ceramics at Alfred University, New York State.
  • After returning to Korea, she worked as a researcher in the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, South Korea. Kim was co-winner of the 2004 "Artist of the Year" award from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art for significant contribution to the development of Korean contemporary ceramic art.
  • Her work has been shown in major exhibitions in Korea, Japan, the United States, and Europe.

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