Two Exhibitions in Seoul, Korea
"Together in Harmony for 50 Years"
I have been invited to exhibit paintings in 2 exhibitions in Seoul, Korea as part of the celebration event for '50 years of Friendship Between Australia and Korea'.The exhibition "Together in Harmony for 50 years" at the Noori and Arum gallery in the Korea Foundation Culture Centre in Seoul, Korea opens 4 -7pm Friday 29th April 2011.
The sequel exhibition in the "Bom" gallery in Chongdamdong, Seoul's most prominent art precinct, opens on the 3rd May 2011.
This exhibition is also organized by the Australian Embassy in Korea and also invited by "Bom" Gallery themselves.
106 paintings have been selected for the exhibition in the Korea Foundation Culture Centre, which is owned by Samsung, and run by the Korea Foundation Australia.
This is the painting I will be displaying in this exhibition.
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| "Fitzroy Dock, early morning, Cockatoo Island" 2007 oil on canvas 75x100cm. |
Bom is a commercial gallery with a smaller exhibiting area, so only 30 paintings have been selected to be displayed.
This is the painting I will be displaying in Bom.
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| "Sunrise, Fitzroy Dock , Cockatoo Island "2007 oil on canvas 75x100cm |
Hoim Lee ,President of KWASS, the Korean Women's Art Society in Sydney has worked tirelessly to organise and promote these exhibitions.
KWASS is a non-profit organization established in 2006, to promote activities among Korean-Australian female artists who are based in Sydney.
The artworks have been selected from both KWASS exhibiting members (Korean Australians) and non-members (of non-Korean ethnic background).
KWASS held a very successful exhibition in Seoul in November 2009, with the support of the Australia-Korea Foundation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. His Excellency, the Ambassador Sam Gerovich, was so impressed with this exhibition that he invited KWASS to hold a second exhibition in 2011, as part of the 2011 Year of Friendship Between Australia and Korea, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The event has been financially supported by the Australian Embassy in Seoul.
I haven't been overseas since my Marten Bequest Travelling Art Scholarship, which was 1996 -8! I let my passport lapse as I've always been too busy to travel. Often my paintings would go to interstate or international exhibitions , but I was working too hard to join them. This time I thought, it looks exciting and I need a break, so why not? So I am off to Korea for a week or so.
It won't be all sight-seeing and attending gallery openings. I've been asked to give a seminar on Australian art for a couple of hours at the Korea Foundation Culture Centre.
