VITA: (Abbreviated):

ARTHUR KYUNG-JAE PARK

Morning Earth Pottery

CERAMICS BACKGROUND:

STUDIED UNDER:

1956-1960 & 1965-1968 Kenneth Beittel author of the book Zen and the Art of Pottery 

1963 Hamada Shoji Japanese Intangible Cultural Treasure

1965 Manji Inouie Japanese Intangible Cultural Treasure

1978-1979 Worked in the studio of Lee Jun Hee, Icheon, South Korea

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

USA: Jon Carter Covell Collection, Swidler Collection, Toshi Shimoura Collection, Tatsuo Takai Collection, Bunting Collection, in addition to several universities and many private collections.

Korea: Ewah Woman’s University, Cho Chung Hyun Collection, Julia Lee Collection, Mokpo Museum of Art Collection and private collections

Japan: Hamada, Shoji Collection; Hamada, Shinsaku collection, Toyota City Municipal Collection and private collections

Canada: Toronto Public Schools Collection and private collection 

China: Xu Jian Ping Collection

VIDEO:

Two Ways of Being with Clay (with Cho Chung Hyun) Korea

US Consulate Video 1979

PUBLICATIONS:

The Yin and Yang of Korean Ceramics, Korean Journal 1979

The Faithful Journey Continues, Korean Culture Vol 23 No.4 Winter 2002

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: From 15 Solo, 8 Two Person and 36 Group Exhibits 

1957 Solo Exhibit Penn State University, Altoona, PA -- first exhibit.

1963 Students of Hamada Shoji Exhibit San Jose State University, CA

1979 Two Ways of Being with Clay a joint exhibit with internationally known Korean ceramic artist Cho Chung Hyun Seoul, South Korea

1980 Solo Exhibit Korean Roots, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

1990 Korean Roots in American Clay curated and participated in the exhibit with other ceramic artists of Korean ancestry in America. Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI

1998 Friendship in Clay featuring American and Korean Ceramic Artists at Towson Univ. MD and at the Korean Cultural Center NY, NY.

2000 Mokpo Pre-Exposition International Ceramic Invitational Exhibition, Mokpo, South Korea 

2006 “World Ceramic Artist’s Exhibit”, Gallery 31 Seoul, South Korea

2006, 2007 “Future with Clay”, Korean Wood Fire Association Exhibit, Invited International Guest Artist, Gyeongju, South Korea 

2007 SOFA NY Sculptural Objects Functional Art a major international invitational exhibit 

2007, 2008 International Invited Artist, Gangjin Celadon Festival Gangjin, South Korea.

2006, 2007, 2008 Mungyeong Tea bowl Festival, Mungyeong Potter’s Village, South Korea.