YUN CC
이정자
EDUCATION
1970-73 Ontario College of Art: Diploma
1961-65 College of Fine Art, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Korea: BA Sculpture.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Mar. 7 – Mar. 21 “Retrospective Show” at Dosan Gallery, Toronto
2002 April “Passage to Triangles” at Illiminary Art Gallery, Toronto
1995 Apr. 25 – May 6 “Window” at Gallery-63, Seoul, Korea
1994 Mar. 5 – Mar. 25 “Meditation” at Medison Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1993 Apr. 27 – May 8 “The Sixth day” at Gallery-63, Seoul, Korea
1992 Apr. 4 – Apr. 18 “Echo” at Gallery Henrik Steger, Stuttgart, Germany, Sponsored by Hyundai Automobile Co. Ltd.
1991 Apr. 12 – Apr. 20 “Echo” at Gallery-63, Seoul, Korea
1991 Mar. 2 – Mar. 20 “Echo” at Delvelo Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1989 May 12 – May 20 “Breathing Soul” at Grorich Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1987 Mar. 17- Apr. 11 “Breathing Soul” at Delvelo Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1986 May 20 – May 27 “Endless Thread” at Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1985 Jun. 20 – Jun. 29 “Road” at Bridgestone Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1985 Mar. 20 – Apr. 20 “Endless Thread” William Whimple Gallery, Southwest State University, Marshall, Minnesota, USA
1984 Mar. 3 – Mar. 22 “Searching Insight” at West Broadway Gallery, New York, USA
1983 Apr. 21 – May 11 “Searching Insight” at Madison Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1973 March “Fiber-Glass Structure” at OCA Gallery, Toronto, Korea
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2003 Oct. 24 – Nov. 5 “Selected Art Exhibition” at ROK Exhibition Room, Toronto for 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relation between Korea and Canada, sponsored by Korean Embassy and All-TV, Toronto
2003 Sep. 5 – Sep. 10 “Selected Art Exhibition” at ROL Exhibition Room, Toronto in celebration of Diplomatic Relation between Korea and Canada, with the sponsorship of the Government of Republic of Korea
2001 Mar. 22 – May 6 “Living Art Centre” Toronto
2000 Jan. 18 – Feb. 12 “Women’s Voice” at Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre, Toronto (The New World Millennium Art Exhibition, Granted by Canada Council for the Art for Toronto)
1998 Dec. 2 – Dec. 8 “As it is” Gong Gallery, Toronto
1998 Jun. 2 – Jun. 12 “Travelling West” 84th Gallery, Vancouver
1998 Sep. 12 – Sep. 19 “Polarity” Multi-cultural History if Society, Toronto
1997 Jul. 7 – Jul. 25 “Invitation Show” Gallery-7, Toronto
1997 Oct. 25 “Identity, Hybriddity, Creativity” Symposium penal, Canada’s Year of Asia Pacific Grant, Korean Canadian Community Centre, Toronto
1995 “Window” Etobicoke City Hall Art Gallery, Toronto
1993/94/95/96/97/98/99/2000/01/02/03/04/05/06/07/08/09/2010/
“Annual Group Show” of Korean Artists’ Society of Canada, held at Art’80, Toronto and Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation, Toronto; Neilson Park Creative Centre Gallery in Scarborough Civic Centre, Toronto
1992 “Seoul Art Fair” South Korea
1992 “Theodore Museum”, Toronto
1990 “ROM Fundraising Show” Education Centre, Toronto
1986 Oct. 6 – Oct 31 “International Institutional Exhibition” William Whimple Gallery South-West State University, Marshall, Minnesota, USA
1984 Bridgestone Gallery, Toronto
1978 University of Toronto Gallery, Toronto
1975 “Fiber Structure” Craft Guild Gallery, Toronto
1973 Gallery76, Toronto (twice)
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS AWARDS
1966: Artist in charge, eight-panel wall mosaic in the entrance hall of the Koryo Medical Building of Korea University in Seoul. – Commissioned by Architect, S. G. Kim
1973 : “Work ‘73”, a fiber structure product, selected as the cover illustration for the Magazine “DIMENSION” issued on April/May 1973, Toronto
1981: “Children, You are the Beauty of the World”, Children’s book, Published by the grant for Children’s Year by the Secretary of State, Canada
1965: Permanent Collection at Southwest State University of Minnesota, USA
1986: Permanent Collection at the National Museum of Modern Arts in Seoul
1987: Permanent Collection by Hyundai Automobile, Toronto, Canada
1992: Permanent Collection by Hyundai Automobile, Stuttgart, Germany
1993: Permanent Collection at the Building-63, Seoul, Korea (Private Collections)
2000: Millennium Grant “Women’s Voice” from Canada Council for the Art
2000: Artist Achievement Award from Korean Central Daily Newspaper, Toronto, Canada
SOCIAL ACTIVITY
1996-2000: President of Korean Artists’ Society of Canada, Toronto: During the term of Presidency, directed two projects: “Women’s Voice” and “We”, both with the grants by Canada Council as well as Toronto Millennium.