Mikang Lim
Education and activities
1979-85 BFA and MFA Hong-Ik University, Seoul, South Korea (ceramics)
1985-88 Studied at Fachhochschule Köln, Meister Schülerin(ceramics and sculpture) Germany
1987-89 Studied at Fachhochschule Niederrhein, Diplom Designer (ceramic-design) Germany
1993 Resident Artist at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan
1997 Visiting Artist at Kingston University, London, UK
1999 Resident Artist at Ateliers Ceramic of Carouge, Carouge, Switzerland
2000 Resident Artist at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, USA
2001~ A Member of International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland
2003 Resident Artist at ECICGAEP, Seto , Japan
2005~06 Resident Artist at the University of the Arts as a Fulbright scholar, Philadelphia, USA
2006 Resident Artist at Ohio University, Athens, USA
2009 Resident Artist at the Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, China
2009 Resident Artist at the A.I.R Vallauris, France
2015 Guest Artist at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan
Taught since 1996 a Professor at Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
2001~ a member of IAC
Solo Exhibition
2023 Gallery 2f, Seoul
2022 Choi Gwungsun Oriental Medicine Clinic, Daejeon
2021 Gallery Onsil Pyeongtaek
2020 House of Crafts, Cheongju
2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale 2019, Cheongju
2018 Gallery Maronie, Kyoto, Japan
2017 Silver Shell, Tokyo, Japan
2016 Gallery Sein, Seoul
2015 Choi, Gwangsun Oriental Medicine Clinic ( Daejon, Korea)
2014 Space Duru (Seoul, Korea)
2011 Gallery Miso (Seoul, Korea)
2010 Yido Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
2010 Sangli Gallery (Daejon, Korea)
2010 Gallery Dam (Seoul, Korea)
2008 Gallery Parang (Daejon, Korea)
2006 Tongin Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
2006 The Ceramic/Sculpture Gallery (The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, USA)
2005 Tong-In Gallery New York (New York, USA)
2004 Gana Art Space (Seoul, Korea)
2001 341 Gallery and Studio (San Pedro, USA)
2000 Gallery Tokonoma (Geneva, Switzerland)
2000 Citizen Hall (Deajeon, Korea)
2000 Archie Bray Gazebo (Helena, USA)
1999 Citizen Hall (Deajeon, Korea)
1997 Gallery 2000 (Seoul, Korea)
1994 Keumho Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
1994 Beni Gallery (Kyoto, Japan)
1993 Midopa Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
1992 Gallery Bing (Seoul, Korea)
1990 Moin Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
1988 Handwerkskammer (Köln, Germany)
Group Exhibition
2022 The Special Exhibition Static x Motion: Tracing the Spirit of Korea
(The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan)
2022 Hotter than Fire Colder than Wind (Daejeon Museum of Arts, Daejeon)
2021 Korean Society of Cermaic Arts (Dongduk Art Museum, Seoul)
2020 House of Crafts ( Korean Craft Museum, Cheongju)
2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale 2019 (Cultulre Factory 3F, Cheongju)
2018 Craft Trend Fair 2018 (COEX, Seoul)
2017 Seoul Art Show 2017 (COEX, Seoul)
2016 Asia Contemporary Ceramic New Generation Exhibition
(Taipei Branch, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Taiwan)
2015 The 13th great Oriental Art Exhibition (Burapha University, Thailand)
2014 Asia Contemporary Ceramic New Generation Exhibition (Kimhae Claryarch Meseum, Korea)
2013Asia Contemporary Ceramic New Generation Exhibition
(21st Centur Museum of Contemporary Kanazawa, Japan)
2012 Established Artists Selected by KOCEF proposals for Masterpieces of Contemporary Ceramics
(Korea Ceramic Foundation, Yicheon, Korea)
2011 2011 Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia (Guangzhou , China)
2010 Cross-Cultural Visions 1950-2010 (Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul)
2009 Asia Contemporary Ceramic New Generation Exhibition
(Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Japan)
2008 IAC Members Exhibition (Fuping, China)
2008 2008 Japan-Korea-China International New Generation Exhibition (Foshan, China)
2007 Field of Life, The Body in Contemporary Korean Art
(California State University, Sacramento, USA)
2007 International Ceramic Exchange Exhibition (Kongju, Korea)
2006 Human Form in Clay-the Mind’s Eye (Ceramic Culture Park, Shigaraki, Japan)
2005 International Ceramics & Glass Art Festival in SETO (Seto, Japan)
2005 'Moon-Kyeung-Ji-Kyo' ( Seoul, Korea)
2004 Works from Artist-in-Residence in Seto 2003-2004 (Seto, Japan)
2004 IAC Members Exhibition (Icheun, Korea)
2003 Contemporary Ceramics ' Conceptual Approach' at NCECA (San Diego, USA)
2002 Reconsideration of Media' (Icheun, Korea)
2002 IAC Members Exhibition (Athena, Greece)
2002 2002 Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award (Shepparton, Australia)
2001 'Treasure Hunting' (Seoul, Korea)
2001 'The Gift in the Box' (Seoul, Korea)
2001 'The Contemporary Korean Ceramic Aspect' (Kwangju, Korea)
2001 'A Cross Section of the Contemporary Ceramic' (Kwangju, Korea)
2001 Horizon of Crafts (Cheoungju, Korea)
2001 52nd International Competition of Contemporary Art Ceramics (Italy, Faenza)
2000 'Interspace Between Reality and Space' (Deajeon, Korea)
2000 2000 Annual Resident Artist Exhibition at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
(Helena, USA)
1999 Special Museum Souvenirs Exhibition of National Museum (Seoul, Korea)
1999 International Potters Festival (Aberystuyth, UK)
1998 Deajeon Municipal Museum Opening Exhibition (Deajon, Korea)
1997 Three Contemporary Artist from Korea (London, UK)
1997 'Spirit of Clay' (Seoul, Korea)
1995 '95 Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Biennale (Seoul, Korea)
1994 Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award 1994 (Aukland, New Zealand)
1994 Exhibition of Work Born at the Park 1994 (Shigaraki, Japan)
1993 The Thirty Years Korean Contemporary Ceramic Art (Seoul, Korea)
1993 Contemporary Korean Ceramics 1993 at NCECA (San Diego, USA)
1993 Annex Shigaraki '93 (Shigaraki, Japan)
1993 48th International Competition of Contemporary Art Ceramics (Faenza, Italy)
1993 1993 Korean Contemporary Crafts (Helsinki, Finland)
1993 'Seoul-Kyoto 6000 Second' (Seoul, Korea)
1992 'Kyoto-Seoul 6000 Second' (Kyoto, Japan)
1991 The 1st Jinro Ceramic Art Contest (Seoul, Korea)
1991 2nd International Biennale of Artists Ceramics of Aveiro (Portugal, Aveiro)
1989 Westwaldpreis (Höhr- Grenzhausen, Germany)
1983 2nd Grand Art Exhibition of Korea (Seoul, Korea)