Ham Sup (b. 1942) has worked with hanji, traditional handmade Korean paper, as his primary medium for over 30 years. Using antique manuscripts, Ham transforms the original appearance and nature of his material through a process of dying, soaking, tearing and kneading the pieces of paper before superimposing them in layers onto the canvas. The dried surfaces subsequently undergo a variety of techniques to create the desired tactile effects - pounding, stamping, rolling and cutting - similarly echoing the process of hanji production. Through his palette of Korean traditional colors made from natural dyes. Ham’s work of contemporary abstraction reveal an East-West stylistic synthesis marked by traditional Korean aesthetic.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017

Gallery Coop Invitation Exhibition, Gallery Coop

2016

Gallery Coop Invitation Exhibition, Gallery Coop

2015

ParkSoo Keun Museum Special Invitiation Exhibition, Ham Sup (Identity of Korea)

Gallery Coop Opening Commemoration Exhibition (Korean Art Cooperative)

J cube Museum Planning Exhibition (J cube Museum)

2013

Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

Invitation Exhibiltion of Wonju Hanji Theme Park

West Brook Gallery Invitation Exhibition, Carmel, California, USA

Chuncheon Museum (7th Memorial Exhibition for Dong-gok Award)

2011

Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

West Brook Gallery Invitation Exhibition, Carmel, California, USA

2010

Galeries Bhak, Seoul

2009

Art & Museum Invitation Exhibition (3.2 - 3.14)

2008

Gallery Sonamou Invitation Exhibition

The Opening Invitation Exhibition Gongpyeong Artspace Seoul

2007

Galerie Covalenco, Geldrop, Holland

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

(Past five years)

2017

PyeongChang Biennale 2017

Plas 2017 - Contemporary Art Show, Coex, Seoul

Art in Gangwon 2017, Chuncheon Culture Hall, Korea

Chennai Chamber Biennale, India

Paper Revolution, Po Kim Art Gallery, New York, USA

2016

The Classic Exhibition of Chuncheon, Chuncheon Culture Foundation, Chuncheon Culture Hall

SOAF 2016, JH Gallery, COEX

Art in Gangwon, Chuncheon Culture Hall

WOW Dream 50 Years (7 persons 7 colors), Misulsegye Special Invitation

Powerful Gangwon Exhibition 2016, Chuncheon MBC, Chuncheon National Museum

2015

Beyond the border of Korean painting, Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism

Poetics of Hanji and Centemporary Art, White Echoesi (Museum San)

2014

SCOPE Miami Beach (12.2 - 12.7) Bon Gallery

Art Show Busan 2014, Bexco, Lee Seoul Gallery

The Artistic Spirits of Modern Artists on Paper, Gallery Hyundai

The 7th Annual Art Hamptons, Bon Gallery

the 13th KIAF (Korean International Art Fair) Bon Gallery, COEX Hall, Seoul

2013

G - Seoul 13 International Art Fair, Gallery Mee

Powerful Gangwon Exhibition 2013

Invitation Exhibition at Won-Ju Hanji Theme Park - 15 Artist Hanji Painting Exhibition

2012

Hanji Project, New York, 6.28 - 7.5

Art Gwang Ju Special Exhibition

The 11th KIAF (Korea International Art Fair) Mee Galerie, COEX Hall, Seoul, Korea

Korea Galleries Art Fair (Mee Gallery), COEX Hall, Seoul, Korea

KCAF (Korea Contemporary Art Festival) XII, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea

San Francisco International Art Exposition, Galeries Bhak, Fort Mason Center, California, USA

COLLECTIONS

Rockefeller Foundation, USA

Boeringer Collection, Germany

Seoul Supreme Prosecutor’s New Office, Seoul

Foundation Juan Marche, Spain

Museum of Hong-Ik University, Seoul

Hansol Paper Manufacturing Company, Seoul

Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul

National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kwachon, Korea

Total Art Museum, Seoul

Korea Specialty Contractor Financial Cooperative, Seoul

French Embassy, Seoul

Korea Information Service, Berlin, Germany

Korea Information Service, Osaka, Japan

Korea Information Service, Moscow

The Museum of Korean Paper Art, Seoul

Busan Broadcasting Center, Busan

Busan Metropolitan Museum of Art, Busan

UN Office, Geneva, Switzerland

Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands