Painter of Korean traditional ink paintings. Professor emeritus of Dept. of Oriental Painting, Hongik University (1975-2004), where he graduated with BFA. Held more than 20 solo exhibitions including the invited exhibition at Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (Stockholm, Sweden), as well as many group exhibitions such as Tokyo International Biennale, San Paulus Biennale and International Modern India Ink Painting Exhibition. Served as director of Hongik University Museum, and board member and judge of Grand Art Contest hosted by the Korean Art and Culture Foundation. His work is collected by National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea among others.