“Life itself is a story of a person, and at the same time the story is the matter of general or abstract things experienced in living a life. For example, the desire to gain absolute freedom, an impossible achievement in the real world, could be sought for. Yet, once the attempts continue to yield nothing, the minds also could end up frustrated about passing time.
In conclusion, I introduce a mime to you, a language representing myself. It lets other people make unlimited imaginations liberal. Like dreaming or opening the soul, this makes my imagination different and free. Life is recorded by the world, its changes varying on the vision of society. My idea is to discover and express the views I carry; my paintings are extensions of myself, with accompaniments named colour and shape.”
Jangmee Park was born in Seoul, Korea in 1964. She received her BFA and MFA from the Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul and began exhibiting her works in 1988. Whether they are on paper or on canvas, small or large, Park’s paintings are filled with playful imagery and daring colours. Paint, oil pastels and collages are juxtaposed with confidence. According to the artist, her abstract compositions are meant as a representation of human life. Life, like Park’s art, is an accumulation of memories, of shapes, moments and colours. Park’s work can therefore be interpreted as a mapping of human experiences.
Today, galleries across Canada and the United States represent Park’s work.
EDUCATION
1990
M.F.A. Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul
1988
B.F.A. Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023
Conversing with Dreams and Joy – Dual Exhibition at Earl’s Court Gallery in Hamilton
2005
The Fifth solo exhibition in Zilberschmuck Gallery, Toronto
2003
The fourth solo exhibition in Atrium Gallery, Ottawa
2001
The third solo exhibition in Market Station Bar, Ottawa
1995
The second solo exhibition in Kwan Hoon Gallery, Seoul
1992
The first solo exhibition in Yoon Gallery , Seoul
GROUP EXHIBITION
2025
KASC, Annual Exhibition at Joseph D.Carrier Art Gallery, The Columbus center, Toronto
TRYST Alternative Art Fair, ARTEMIA Group show, 9 Women Artists at Del Amo Crossing, Torrence, CA
Beyond The Visible ; Ewha Fine Art Exhibition at SHATTO Gallery in Los Angeles ,CA
2024
Annual KASC Exhibition at Joseph D Carrier Art Gallery in the Columbus center, in Toronto.
Drawing Show Online with John B. Aird Gallery
Resident Artist Show in Small Arms Building in Mississauga
The Jackalope Grand Opening Group Show in Toronto
2023
KASC Exhibition at Papermill Gallery
Abstracts 2023 – Group exhibition John B Aird Gallery
2022
OSA AGN Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg
Exhibition at John B Aird Gallery
TOAF Online Exhibition with a group of Korean artists
OSA Exhibition by Northern Hub Director Cesar Forero at the E. Nippising Regional Cultural Centre, North Bay (May 1 – June 1)
2021
StillLife Online Exhibition at the John B. Aird Gallery
OSA Glenhyrst Anniversary Exhibition at Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brantford
OSA Members Exhibition Selected Works at the Neilson Park Creative Center
30 Annual Exhibition of Korean Artists Society of Canada at Papermill Gallery in Toronto.
2020
29th Annual Exhibition at the Korean Artists Society of Canada (Online)
OSA Open Juried Exhibition (Online)
OSA Juried Exhibition at Temiskaming Art Gallery of Ontario
Drawing Show at John B. Aird Gallery (Toronto)
2019
OSA Members’ Show
51st International Juried Exhibition, Society of Canadian Artists
28th Annual Exhibition, Korean Artists Society of Canada
Great Art Contest by Art Emporium by the River at Port Hope
2018
OSA Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works at Papermill Gallery, Toronto
2016-2017
OSA Annual Exhibition as an Emerging Artist at John B. Aird Gallery in Toronto
2015
OSA Annual Exhibition as an Emerging Artist at the Papermill Gallery in Toronto
Korean Art Society of Canada Exhibition at the Dosan Hall Gallery
2013-2015
The Artist Project at the Better Living Center in Toronto
2014
Korean Art Society of Canada Exhibition at the Joseph D. Carrier Gallery
2013
The Artist Project at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto Art on the Credit at the Waterside Inn, Mississauga Oakville Art Tour at the Sovereign House
2010-2012
Korean Art Society of Canada Exhibition at the Dosan Hall Gallery
2009/2010
Auction for Fine Arts in Art Gallery of Mississauga
Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts in Art Gallery of Mississauga
2009
19th Annual Mistletoe Magic Silent Auction in John B. Aird Gallery in Toronto
Seeing with Closed Eyes: Five Abstract Artists Exhibition in Art Gallery of Mississauga, and KASC 18th Annual Exhibition in Dosan Hall Gallery
Resident Artists’ Show in Living Arts Centre
2008
31st Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts in the Art Gallery of Mississauga, and Fine Arts Juried Show in Living Arts Centre
2007
Group Show in State of the Art Gallery in Toronto, 30th Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts in Art Gallery of Mississauga
2005;
Group Show in Bering and James Gallery, Houston, Texas
2004;
Toronto Outdoor Exhibition in Toronto, City Art Fall Artists Show in Metro Hall Rotunda in Toronto
2003;
Art in the Park Exhibition at Spring Bank Arts in Mississauga
2001~2002;
Art Lending of Ottawa Exhibition, Nepean Fine Art League Exhibition, Ottawa Art Association Exhibition, and Mixed Media Exhibition in Ottawa
2000~2003;
Korea Art Association in Montreal
1988~1999;
Group exhibitions in Korea (Korean Contemporary Prints Public Subscription, Korea National Art Exhibition, Contemporary Art of the Spot Exhibition, Dong-A Fine Arts Festival, The 8th Print Academy Exhibition, and Chaerim Exhibition, etc.)
AWARDS
2024
The Winner of the Established -visual Arts Traditional Forms AWARD
2024
CIVIC AWARD OF RECOGNITION CITY OF MISSISSAUGA
