Kumoh National Institute of Technology Gallery presents 《An Eternal Epic Inscribed in Wood Grain》, an invitational exhibition by Wheiza Kim, through June 29. The exhibition features fifteen paintings.
 
The opening reception, held on June 8, was attended by President Ho-sang Kwak, Yong-hwan Lee, Dean of Student Success who organized the event, Woo-seok Kim, Dean of Admissions, as well as faculty members, staff, and students, who gathered to celebrate the opening of the exhibition. Following the reception, an artist talk was held in which Wheiza Kim personally discussed the materials and techniques used in her works and answered questions from attendees about her artistic practice.

Kim stated, “Through wood that I had previously passed by without much thought, I came to realize that the patterns inscribed upon its body were records of an entire lifetime, and I began to commune with the grain of the wood. Using wood grain as my canvas, I record their cosmic epics through the lines and colors that unfold across its surface, seeking through my work to honor their devotion as an eternal resurrection.”

Wheiza Kim studied Painting at Seoul National University and earned her master’s degree in Printmaking from the graduate school of Sungshin Women’s University. Her awards include a Bronze Prize at the Korean Print Association Exhibition (1968), a Special Selection at the Korean Printmakers Association Exhibition (1986), and an Excellence Award at the Contemporary Print Competition (1987). A member of Print Media and the Korean Fine Arts Association, she has held more than twenty solo exhibitions in Seoul, Japan, New York, and elsewhere, and has participated in more than thirty group exhibitions.
 
Kumoh National Institute of Technology Gallery is open free of charge to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays. Supported by the National University Development Project, the gallery aims to enrich the cultural and emotional lives of university members and local residents and to broaden opportunities for engaging with art.

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• Kumoh National Institute of Technology Gallery