Education
Currently, manager of Im Ok- sang Art Institute 1986, Graduated from École européenne supérieure de l’image, Angouleme, France 1974, Master of Painting, Seoul National University College of Fine Arts, Seoul 1972, Bachelor of Painting, Seoul National Uni
Career
Solo Exhibition 2017 The wind rises, Gana Art Center, Seoul 2015 Mureungmudeung, May Hall, Gwangju 2015 Lim Ok-Sang, Gallery Hana, Germany 2011 Total Art: Water, Fire, Iron, Skin, Soil, Gana Art Center, Seoul 2003 Han Baram and Im Oksang's Autumn Story, Gallery Pyundonamu, Seoul 2002 Think After the Iron Age, Insa Art Center, Seoul 2001 Song of Water and Fire, Korea Art Gallery, Busan 2000 Iron Age- Sound of Soil, Insa Art Center, Seoul 2000 D.M.Z Lim Ok-Sang, Orchard Gallery, Derry, England 1997 Sprit of the Resistance, Alternative Museum, New York 1997 Stepping-stone of History, Gana Art Gallery, Seoul 1995 Rising Earth, Gana Art Gallery, Seoul 1 1995 Rising Earth, Gallery Gana-Beaubourg, Paris 1991 Im Oksang Painting Exhibition, Hoam Gallery, Seoul 1990 Our time Landscape, Ondara Art Museum, Jeonju 1988 African Modern History, Gana Art Center, Seoul 1984 Seoul Museum, Seoul 1981 Art Institute, Seoul Group Exhibition 2017 Korea Tomorrow 2017 Exhibition, Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul 2017 When a paper is shaped, Paper Design Exhibition, Museum San, Wonju 2017 Jeju April Flower Memory Culture Festival, Arario Museum, Jeju 2016 Eyes and Spirit of Korean Contemporary Art II: Lottery of Realism, Insa Art Center, Seoul 2016 The 6th Imjingang River Culture & Arts Festival 'Come out, Flowers', Heiri Nonbat Gallery, Paju 2015 Record of Trauma, Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center Aram Gallery, Goyang 2015 Myths of Plastics, Asia Culture Center(ACC), Gwangju 2014 Changwon Sculpture Biennale, Seongsan Art Hall, Gyeongnam 2014 Neosansu, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu 2014 Art Lounge: Collection Exhibition, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu 2013 Gana Art Opening 30th Anniversary Celebration Exhibition: Contemporary Age, Gana Art Center, Seoul 2013 Exhibition of Illustrated poems: You to me, Gana Contemporary, Seoul 2013 Haein Art Project ‘Heart’, Seongbo Art Museum, Hapcheon 2013 New & Now : Seoul Museum of Art 2012 New Collection, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2012 SeMA Middle Waste 2012: Hidden Track, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2012 Mapping the Realities, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2012 Taehwa River Installation Arts Festival, Ulsan 2012 Here is a person, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon 2012 Buddhist Art Special Planned Exhibition, Gong Art Space, Seoul 2012 Maternal instinct, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju 2011 Abstract, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung 2011 Seoul, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2011 Hanppyeom Art Museum, Samguri Gallery, Cheonan 2011 May, Memory and Rebirth, ZOO Gallery, Gwangju 2010 Beijing Biennale, Beijing 2010 Life and Peace, Seoul Museum, Seoul 2010 Reality and Remark 30 years, Insa Art Center, Seoul 2009 Flare, Gimusa National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 2008 Busan Biennale Sea Art Festival, Busan 2008 Gana Art 25th Anniversary Opening Commemoration Exhibition: The Bridge, Gana Art Center, Seoul 2008 ASIA-Rice Exhibition, Sori Arts Center of Jeollabuk-do, Jeonbuk 2007 Route 1, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan 2007 2007 Korea Unification Art Festival, Busan Demo Park Special Exhibition Room, Busan 2005 D.M.Z 2005 International Contemporary Art Festival, Heiri, Paju 2005 Priest Accompany: Gang Taeseong, Im Oksang Exhibition, Jungdong Kyunghyang Gallery, Seoul 2004 Beijing Biennale, Beijing 2004 Atelier People, Gana Art Center, Seoul 2004 Eyes of Contemporary Art, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul 2004 STEEL of STEEL, Posco Art Museum, Seoul 2004 Pro-democracy movement Commemoration Service Society ‘Fobidden Imagination’, Pro-democracy movement Commemoration Service Society Exhibition Center, Seoul 2004 Declaration of Peace 2004 World 100 Artists, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 2003 Helping Flood victims Special Exhibition, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul 2003 Joguksanha, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul 2003 Pyeongchangdong People, Gana Art Center, Seoul 2003 World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, Gyeonggi 2002 2002 Collection Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2002 Installation Arts Festival, World Cup Stadium South Park, Seoul 2001 1980s Realism and the Age, Gana Art Center, Seoul 2001 Korean Art 2001: Painting and Lottery, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 2001 Family, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 2001 May Spirit ‘Missing’, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju 2001 Kim Yoonsu Teacher Retirement Celebration Exhibition, Hakgojae, Seoul 2001 Sabulsan Yunpilam, Hakgojae, Seoul 2001 Korea International War Crimes Court, UN Church Center, New York 2001 Gana Art & Craft Fair, Insa Art Center, Seoul 2001 History and Consciousness ‘Dokdo’, Seoul National University Museum, Seoul 2001 Long-neck Green Frog Animation, Gallery Jejuart, Jeju, Seoho Museum of Modern Art, Namyangju 2001 Buyeo People Art, Dukwon Gallery, Seoul 2001 Seoul National University History and Conciousness History and Vomit Dokdo, Seoul National University, Seoul 2000 Heiri Art Vallery Performance ‘Gaia’, Paju 2000 Korea Vietnam Peace Fund-raising Auction, Seoul Auction, Seoul 2000 History and Conciousness, Seoul National University Museum, Seoul 2000 Opening Commemoration Exhibition: Seoul' topic is Pyeongyang, Gwanghwamun Gallery, Seoul 1999 Donggangbyeolgok, Gana Art Center, Seoul 1999 Northeast Asia and the Third World Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul 1999 Seodaemun Prison History Hall Prison Installation 'Big Prison, Small Prison', Seodaemun Prison History Hall, Seoul 1998 Rebellious Imagination, 21st Century Gallery, Seoul 1998 Kim Bokjin Art Festival, Cheongju Arts Center, Cheongju 1998 Gana Art Center Opening Commemoration Exhibition, Gana Art Center, Seoul 1998 Pusan International Contemporary Art Festival PICAF, Busan 1998 World Human Rights Commission 50th Anniversary Commemoration Human Rights Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 1997 Korea Contemporary Art Festival, Noshin Gallery, Shèngjīng, China 1997 The 2nd Gwangju Biennale Special Exhibition: Unification of Gwangju is not finished, Gwangju 1997 Patrial Sanha, Seoul Museum of Art, Seuol 1997 In the Spirit of Resistance, Alternative Museum, New York 1996 Printmaking Art Festival, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 1996 Liberation 50 years, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 1996 Rho Gallery Opening Invitation Exhibition: 20 Historical Figures seen by Art, Rho Gallery, Seoul 1995 Korean Colors and Light, Hoam Gallery, Seoul 1995 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing Art Museum, Beijing 1995 Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 1995 Venice Biennale Special Exhibition: A Tiger's Tail, Venice 1995 Liberation 50th Anniversary Exhibition: National Art, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 1995 Information and Reality, Fruits Market Exhibition Center, Edinburgh, England 1995 The 1st Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju 1994 Donghak Revolution Centenary Celebration Exhibition: Bird, Bird Bluebird, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 1994 Minjung Art 15 years, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 1994 Korean Contemporary Art 40 years' Face, Hoam Gallery, Seoul 1994 Transition of Seoul Landscape, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 1993 Queensland Triennale, Gueensland, Austrailia 1993 Korea Unification Art, Central Art Museum Annex, Tokyo 1993 Total Art Awards, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul 1993 Daejeon EXPO Recycling Design, Daejeon 1992-93 Silk Road Travel, Donga Gallery, Seoul 1992 December Exhibition Ten years since then 1991 Against Apartheid, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul 1989 FORUM, Hamburg, Germany 1988 Minjung Art, Artist Space, New York 1988 Milano Triennale, Milano 1983-34 Controversial Artist Works Exhibition, Seoul Museum, Seoul 1980-90 Reality and Utterance 1977-82 The Third Group 1972-82 December
Awards career
2004 Dong-A Theater Vessel Art Prize 1995 Gakwon Art Prize 1993 Total Art Prize 1992 Gana Art Prize
Born in Chungcheongnam-do in 1950 Activities in Seoul 2010 Hankyoreh Newspaper '