List of artists
Kim Sang Ho
Date of birth: 1954-01-02
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts 1977
Artist in Ok Ryu Handicraft CompanyKim Song Po
Date of birth: 1975-11-07
Graduated from the University of the Fine Arts in 1998
Artist in the Mansudae Art StudioKim Song Ho
Date of birth: 1944-02-29
Artist in Mansudae Art Studio
Participated in abroad exhibitions like Italy, Canada, Japan and other East Asian Countries around 30 times.Kim Song Min
Date of birth: 1949-11-18
Graduated from the picture Faculty of Pyongyang University of Fine Arts in August, 1976.He works at the Mansudae Art Studio. From the early years of creative work, he was recognized as an adroit painter. His masterpieces include Sword Dance, Janggo Dance, Dancerand Smelters in the past, this last one was awarded with a gold medal at the National Exhibition in 1986. Eternal Youth created and shown during the 12th World Youth and students Festival held in Moscow and was highly valued. His special skills are found in strong colors, bold touches and harmonious and rhythmic compositions.
Kim Sung Hui
A Kim II Sung price winner
Date of birth: August, 1939
Place of birth: Tokyo, JapanShe Left Japan Musasino University of fine arts in the third grade and came back to her socialist motherland, North Korea. Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts in 1963. She is an artist of the Korean painting group in the Mansudae art studio. Kim Sung Hui is a female artist of North Korea that has created many pictures of national treasure for 40 years. She particularly drew pictures such as figure painting, landscapes and custom paintings.
She exhibited at the Beijing International Art Exposition in 2005 with great success. She won the first price from the International Art Exhibition in Beijing in 2006 with the work ’the masked dance of Pong San’.Kim Yong Chol
Date of birth: 1969
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts
Professor of University of Fine ArtsKim Yun
Date of birth: 1955-11-11
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts 1981
Artist in Ok Ryu Handicraft CompanyMun Hwa Chun
Merited artist
Date of birth: 1938-06-12
Place of birth: Gilju, Hamkyungbuk-do
Graduated from Department of Choson painting of Pyongyang University Fine Arts in 1960.At the present active as a manager of department of Chosun Painting Creation of Songhwa Art Institution.
- 1960-1966; teacher at Pyungyang Art University
- 1985: participated at the exhibition of Modern Chosun Painting Artists in Japan
- 1991: participated at the exhibition of North-South-West-East in China
- 1989: organized a solo exhibition at International Culture Center
- 2007: organized a solo exhibition in China
Artist in Song Hwa Academy of Fine Arts. After graduation he conducted art activities for nearly 40 years. While working at the Art Studio under the Ministry of Railways, he won fame as a distinctive landscape painter. One-man show in 1988. He created many art works and educated, as lector at the Pyongyang University of Fine Arts, many young artists.
Oh Jong Ik
Date of birth: 1959-03-17
Artist in Central Art StudioRi Myong Hak
Date of birth: 1971-10-04
Graduated from the University of Fine Arts in 2002
Artist in Mansudae Art StudioRim Ho Chol
Date of birth: 1968-01-01
Artist in Mansudae Art StudioRim Ryul
Date of birth: 1925
Place of birth: North Hamgyong ProvinceEducated at the Japan Imperial school of Fine Arts between 1941 and 1944. An experienced painter whose theme and landscape paintings are spiced with distinctive local flavors. Worked as a painter of active service at the Korean artist Union Central Committee and at the Mansudate Art Studio.
Sin Chol Ung
Date of birth: 1975-04-01
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts 1996
Artist in Ok Ryu Handicraft CompanySon U Yong
Date of birth: November, 1946
Place of birth: Pyongyang
Graduated from the picture faculty of Pyongyang University of Fine Arts in august 1969.
He is an artist of the Mansudae Art Studio. Member of the Korean Painting Section of the central Committee of the Korean Artists Union.A distinguished painter. He has produced over 60 works worthy of national treasures through his 35 years of career. Many of his subtle paintings including landscapes have been highly estimated at the national and international exhibitions. His masterpieces include Tiger, Chonson Rocks in Mt Kumgang, Pheasants, Pups, Hawk, etc.
His work is characterized by life-like representations, unimaginable delicacy and vividness.
He has held a solo exhibition in 2001. He exposed at the Beijing International Art Exposition in 2005 with great success.Yu Chung Sang
Date of birth: 1935-04-26
Graduated from Pyongyang University Fine Art in 1961
After graduation he conducted art activities for more than 30 years.Choe Myong Sik 2
Date of birth: 1969-09-21
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts 1991
Artist in Ok Ryu Handicraft CompanyAn Myung Jin
Date of birth: 1945-01-29
Artist in Central Art StudioChoi Jong Kyun
Date of birth: 1949-12-25
Born in Bukan-dong, Gaesung-si- 1959-1965: took private lessons from the famous painter Kim Sung Ryong
- 1969: graduated from the department of industrial art of Pyongyang Sangsin High School of Light Industry
- 1970-1976: studied at and graduated from the department of oil painting of Pyongyang Art University
- 1976- : active as a manager of the department of oil painting creation of Pyongyang Art Creation Company
- Feb. 1998: awarded a prize for artists with outstanding achievement
- 2002-2003: active in China as a representative of Chosun Artists
List of major works:
- Oil painting <happiness> from 1978, <streets of Gaesung city> from 1983, <on the old street> from 1997, <at the atelier> from 2001, <Baekdu Mountain> from 2003, oil painting <Old look of Bukan-dong> from 2007 (102*72) etc.
- His works express strong individuality. He made hundreds of genre and landscape paintings.
- His genre landscape paintings are gaining fame from foreign countries as well.
- Much of his work was nominated at the National Art Exhibition and the Landscape Painting Exhibition, and kept in the Chosun Art Museum.
Han Hyon Jun
Date of birth: 1971-02-04
Graduated the University of the Fine Arts in 1993
Artist in the Mansudae Art StudioHo Jae Song
Date of birth: 1972-01-09
Graduated the University of the Fine Arts in 1993
Artist in the Mansudae Art StudioHong Song Gwang
Date of birth: 1960-02-11
Artist in the Mansudae Art StudioIm Hyok
Date of birth: 1965-09-21
Graduated from pyongyang University of Fine Arts 1988
Artist in Mansudae Art StudioJon Myong Ho
Date of birth: 1946-03-25
Artist in the Central Art Studio
Participated in the national exhibition 30 timesJong Chang Mo
A Kim II Sung price winner
Date of birth: December, 1931
Place of birth Jonju in North Jolla Province
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts August 1963.He is a well-known painter who has executed more than 250 pieces of landscapes, flowers and bird paintings over the last 40 years. He particularly creates the pictures of national treasure. Spring of Northern Manchuria, Pibong Falls of Mt Kumgang, old House Site on the Demarcation Line and many other works won prizes at national Exhibitions and were highly appraised at mobile Exhibitions held in the former USSR, China , Japan, Thailand and other countries. During these trips he drew a lot of paintings. He also developed the figure painting (one stroke technique) of Korean painting in conformity with the demands of modern sense. His work is distinguished by bold touch, vivid coloring and poetic and emotional representation. He exhibited at the Beijing International Art Exposition in 2005 with great success.
Jong Ju Chol
Date of birth: 1982
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts 2004
Professor of university of fine artsKim Chol (Chul)
Date of birth: 1969-03-08
Graduated from the University of the Fine Arts in 1990
Artist in the Mansudae Art StudioKim Chun Jon
1st class artist
Date of birth: 1942-07-15
Place of birth: Kwaksan, North Phyongan Province
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Art in 1964
Artist at Mansudae Art StudioHe has brought out hundreds of fine art Korean Paintings for over 30 years. Many of his landscapes and other paintings were highly appraised at national and international art exhibitions. Some of his works are preserved at the Korean Art Gallery as national treasures. Peace was bestowed a special price and a gold medal at the Anti-war International art exhibition held in Poland, 1985. He won a special medal of International Art exhibition in Russia. He won several gold medals in Japan, China, Russia and some other European Countries. His work is distinguished by poetic appeal, passionate emotion, soft coloring and impressive delineation.
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