EDUCATION
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (1964)
Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Canada (1980)

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Worked on marble sculpture in Pietrasanta and Carrara, Italy (1979-80)

SELECT PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
The guardian, Etobicoke, by Eric Heino, January, 2009
The Korea Times Toronto, Article, 2005
All TV, Toronto, Broadcasted interview, 2005 and 2006
KBS, Toronto, Broadcasted Interview, 2000
The Korea Times (English), Toronto, by Hye-jean Cheung, 2000
The Independent, Marshall, Minnesota, by Anne Tyler, October 1983
Art Speak, New York, by Palmer Poroner, May 1982
The Korea Times Toronto, by Mee-Rai Cho, May 1982
The Korea Times Weekly, Seoul, Korea, by Che-Ung Kim, 1981
Art Culture, Milan, Italy, by Attilio Lunardi, November 1980

AWARDS
Ontario Arts Council Grant, 205
Grand Prix for Art, Korea Central Daily, 2001
RCA Award, The Jacobine Jones Foundation, 1994
Korean Heritage Award, 1983
Merit Award, Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, 1964

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
Dr. Schofield Memorial Statue, Toronto Metro Zoo, Toronto, Canada
National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea
Museum of Modern Art (Pagani Museum), Milan, Italy
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd., Toronto, Canada
Ford America, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Southwest State University of Minnesota, Marshall, Minnesota, U.S.A.
St. Sosa Lee Roman Catholic Church, Etobicoke, Canada
Sam-Il Movement Memorial Hall, Cheam Ri, Korea

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Sculptor’s Society of Canada
Ontario Society of Arts

REPRESENTATION
Trias Gallery, Toronto, Canada

SELECTION OF SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Gallery 705, Stroudsbour, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
2006 Trias Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2005 Gallery Korea (Korean Cultural Service), Washington D.C., U.S.A
2002 Trias Gallery, Toronto Canada
Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Canada
2000 Hyundai Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1996 Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Canada
1993 Theodore Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
1988 Shinsegye Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1985 Gallery 72, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
1983 William Whipple Gallery, Marshall Minnesota, U.S.A.
1982 West Broadway Gallery, New York City, U.S.A.
1980 Gallery Nuovo Spazio 2, Venice, Italy
1979 Macdonald Gallery, Toronto, Canada

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2009 Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Canada
Trias Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2008 Trias Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2006 Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Canada
Woodstock Gallery, Woodstock, Canada
2005 Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Canada
2004 Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Canada
Trias Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2003 Trias Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2002 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2000 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1999 Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1998 Art 98’ (Vancouver International Art Fair), Vancouver, Canada
1996 American Centre, Detroit, U.S.A.
Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Canada
Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Han Kook Gallery, New York City, U.S.A.
1995 Toyamura International Biennial Juried Exhibition, Hokkaido, Japan
World Art Festival Invitational Exhibition, Seoul Press Centre Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
First Canadian Place Gallery, Toronto Canada
1994 Marika Jewelry and Find Art, Banff, Canada
Galerie Jean-Pierre Valentin, Montreal, Canada
1993 Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, Canada
Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Canada
Joseph D, Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1992 National Art Centre, Lak Woo Sculptor’s Society, Seoul, South Korea
Theodore Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1991 City Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1989 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1988 National Art Centre, Seoul, South Korea
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
The Dante Centre, Ravenna, Italy
Gallery 72, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.

SYMPOSIUMS
2006 4th International Sculpture Symposium, Hue City, Vietnam
Andres Institute of Art, Brooklin, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
2005 2nd International Sculpture Symposium, An-Giang, Vietnam
1996 International Sculpture Symposium, Iksan, South Korea
1980 2nd International Sculpture Symposium, Carrara, Italy

ARTIST STATEMENT
My free-form Sculpture is reflective of the relationship between man and nature and the struggles and harmonies between the two. The rhythms and patterns created through the process of carving are a direct reflection of this type of relationship. The end results are sculptures that express a search for balance and spirituality through elements derived from nature. Whether it is bodies of water or large cavernous mountains, I am continuously inspired by the shifts and changes (both natural and man-made) that occur within these beautiful yet fragile beings. As a result it has been a personal mission of mine to translate the dialogues and understandings I have of these environmental titans.

WEBSITE: yeontakchang.com