CV

PARK KYONG JU

Interdisciplinary Artist 

Contact: saladboom@hanmail.net

Park Kyong Ju Ⓒ photograph by Hyeseung Jang


Prizes and Selections

2021 Winner of the Millie & Brunch, Brunch book e-book publishing project. (Park Kyongju reportage novels)

2020 Awarding of certificate of artistic achievement, Luxembourg Art Prize (Solo exhibition)

2019 Selection of exhibition space support Artist by the Seoul Museum of Art (Solo exhibition)

2017 Donga Multicultural Prize by Donga newspaper, Supported by LG.

2015 Selection of Production Fund by the EBS International Documentary Festival (Experimatal documentary Film “Looking for Ran’)

2013 Selection of co-sponsored promotional performances by the Arts Council Korea- performing arts center (Experimental Live Broadcasting Theater “Theater without Actor”)

2012 Selected as an invitational performance, ANSAN STREET ARTS FESTIVAL, Ansan, Korea(Creative Musical ‘ Marina & Vijay’)

2012 Selected as an invitational performance, 14th Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival, Seoul. (Experimental Theater  “Future Story”)

2011 Blindman’s Daughter’s Prize <Multi cultural Guide Grand Award> by Gachun Cultural Foundation

2011 Selected as an invitational performance, 13th Seoul Marginal Theater Festival, Seoul. (Experimental Theater “Lan’s Diary”)

2010 Selected as an invitational performance, 12th Seoul Marginal Theater Festival, Seoul. (Experimental Theater ” Yeosu_Beginning, Middle and the End”)

2009 Woman Artist of the Year Prize <Culture and Arts Special Award> by Women’s News / Women & culture Network, Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Korea. 

2007 Internet Media Prize <Special Award> by Korea Internet – media Journalists Association 

2006 Final Nomination for the Human Rights Press Award by the Amnesty International Korea Branch

2005 Selected for Joheung Gallery Exhibition promotion Artist by Joheung Bank(Solo Exhibition “Lives of woman migrant wokers”)

2001 Insa Art Space Exhibition promotion Artist by the Arts Council Korea (solo exhibition “working Holiday”)

1996 Selected as an official screenings Film, Hamburger Short Film Festival (Short Film)

1995 Selected as an official screenings Film, Braunschweig Film festival (Short Film)

1995 Selected as an official screenings Film, Theaterfest Braunschweig (Short Film)

1995 Selected as an official screenings Film, International Underground Film festival Berlin ( Short Film)


Grants and funds (Select)

2022 Project fund by the YWS Foundation (Intercultural Education)

2021 Project fund by the YWS Foundation (Intercultural Education)

2020 Project fund by the  GRAND KOREA LEISURE FOUNDATION (Suvival Diary production)

2019 Project fund by the Shinhan Bank (‘Musical ‘Masala Musical’)

2018 Project fund by the Shinhan Bank (Musical ‘Harong Tutu’)

2017 Project fund by the Shinhan Bank (Musical ‘Masalas Musical’)

2016 Project fund by the Shinhan Bank (Musical ‘Dayung Sampan’)

2015  Project fund by the Shinhan Bank ( Musical ‘Ara & Jimin’)

2015  Project grant by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (Transcultural network festival ‘ TNeF”)

2014  Project fund by the Shinhan Bank ( Musical “ Surungus Hung’)

2014  Project fund by the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Transcultural network festival ‘ TNeF”)

2014  Project grant by the Arts Council Korea(Nationwide tour performance of salad theatre)

2013  Project grant and Cosponsored promotion peformance by the Arts Council Korea- performing arts center (Experimental Live Broadcasting Theater  “Theater without Actor”)

2013  Project grant by the Arts Council Korea (Project “Migrant performing arts Academy”)

2013  Project grant by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (Excellent Culture & Arts Company Fund)

2013  Project fund by the Shinhan Bank ( Musical “ Suklay”)

2012  Project grant by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (Experimental Media thetre “future story”)

2012  Project  fund by the Shinhan Bank( Musical The Secret of Mask”)

2012  Project grant by the Arts Council Korea (Nationwide tour performance of salad theatre)

2011  Project grant by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (Experimental Media thetre “Ran’s Diary”)

2011  Project grant by the Arts Council Korea (Nationwide tour performance of salad theatre)

2011  Project fund by the Shinhan Bank ( Musical “ Marina & Vijay”)

2010 The underprivileged’s media Grant by the Korea press foundation(SaladTV)

2009  Project fund by the Export-Import Bank of Korea and the UNDP  ( Project “Salad”)

2008 The underprivileged’s media Grant by the Korea press foundation(Migrants in Korea)

2007 Media development promotion Grant by the Korea press foundation (migrants in Korea)

2007 The underprivileged’s media Grany by the Korea press foundation(Migrnts in korea)

2005  Project grant by Arts Council Korea  (Solo Exhibition “Lives of woman migrant wokers”)

2002  Project grant by the Arts Council Korea ( Art Project “Migrant workers’music project”)

1996 Project fund by the Central Kino Berlin (1000 watt film project)


Professional background

2009 ~ present Founder and President of the social Theater Salad

2020.5~ 2023.1 board member of Arts Council Korea

2022 Founder and Chairman of the Diverse Artists of Korea (DAKA)

2014 ~ 2015  General Director of  the trance cultural festival

2001 ~ present Teaches film, cultural diversity issue, performance at the several NGOs, educational institutions.

2009 ~ 2012 Founder and President of the social media Salad TV

2007 Multicultural Policy Adviser of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Republic of Korea

2005 ~ 2008 Founder and President of the social media Migrant Worker’s TV

2000 Secretary-General of the Korean Association of Berlin


Art Projects

2009 ~ present Social Theatre Project <Salad> www.salad.or.kr

2020 ~ 2022 Social performance  <Unfortunately only korean nationals> 

2015 ~ 2016 Social performance <UUU Project> www.uuuproject.com

2009 ~ 2012 Social Media Project <Multicultural Internet Broadcast SaladTV> 

2005 ~ 2008 Social Media Project  <Migrant Worker’s TV> 

2005~ 2006 Children book <Children breaking stones> ISBN 9788995753071

2002  Migrant Worker’s Music Project <What is Life>

1996 1000 Watt Film Project <Beautiful Fruit>


Education & Workshop

1998~ 1999 Studied Fine Arts @ UDK Berlin in Germany (Major: Context Art)

1993 ~1997 Studied Fine Arts @ HBK Braunschweig in Germany(Professor: Gerhard Büttenbender, Degree : Diplom, Major:Film & Photography )

1992  Completed a course in Broadcasting Direction @ Korea Broadcasting Academy

1992  Completed a Creative-workshop in  Experimental Film @ Goethe Institut  Seoul in Korea (Lecturer: Christoph  Janetzko)

1988 ~ 1992  Studied Fine Arts @ Hongik  University in Korea (Degree : Bachelor of Arts, Major: Printmaking )


Solo exhibitions

2019 26 Day Archeology @SeMA Storage, Seoul, Korea

2005 Lives of woman migrant wokers @ gallery Joheung in seoul, Korea

2004 Migrant worker’s election campaign @street performance in daegu,gwangju, daejeun, chngwon, Korea

2002 Migrant workers music project @ ssamzie space ‘Sori’in seoul, Korea

2001 Working holiday @ Insamisulgongan in seoul, Korea

1998 Origin @ gallery dam in seoul, Korea


Theatrical and Performing Art Works (Producer & Director & Playwrigt

2020 Live Internet Broadcasting Theater Play <Surviaval Diary> @ Youtube Internet live streaming Performace

2019 Creative musical play <Masala Musical> @ Dongyang Art Hall in Seoul, Korea

2018 Creative musical play <Harong Tutu> @ Shinhan Art Hall in Seoul, Korea

2018 Creative musical play <Masala Musical> @ Shinhan Art Hall in Seoul, Korea

2018 Creative theater play < Statute of Limitations>@ Facebook Internet live streaming Performace , Korea

2017 Creative musical play <Masala Musical> @ Shinhan Art Hall in Seoul, Korea

2017 Creative musical play <Dayung Sampan> @ Shinhan Art Hall in Seoul, Korea

2017 Creative theater play < To the truth- I’m sorry>@ Youtube Internet live streaming Performace , Korea 2016 Creative musical play <Dayung Sampan> @ Shinhan Art Hall in Seoul, Korea

2016 Creative musical play <Ara & Jimin> @ Shinhan Art Hall in Seoul, Korea

2014 Creative Musical play-<Surungus Hung> @ Al & Haek Theater Hall, Seoul

2014 Creative Musical play <Suklay>@ Chungun Art Hall, Seoul

2013 Experimental Live Broadcasting Theater <Theater without Actor> @ Arco Art Theater Hall, Seoul

2012 Creative Musical play <Marina & Vijay> @ Ansan Street Theater Festival, Ansan

2012 Experimental Live Broadcasting Theater <Future Story>@ The 14th Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival (Munrae Box Theater hall), seoul

2012 Creative Musical play <Marina & Vijay> @ Donseung Stage Theater Hall, Seoul

2012 Creative Musical play <The Secret of Mask> @ Munrae Youth Center,Seoul

2011 Creative Musical play <Marina & Vijay> @ Donseung Stage Theater Hall, Seoul

2011 Experimental Media Theater <Ran’s Diary> @ Munrae Art Factory Box Theater, Seoul

2011 Experimental Live Broadcsting Theater <Ran’s Diary Update> @ The 13th Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival (Hewhadong Ilbyunji Theater Hall), Seoul

2010 Experimental Media Theater <Yeosu begining Middle and the End> @ The 12th Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival (Daehakro art Theater Hall), Seoul

2010 Experimental Theater <Salshow> @ Uijeungbu Art Hall, Uijeungbu

2010 Lecture Performance < Do you Remember Me?>@ Goethe Institut Seoul

2010 Performance‘Space Manhol_e_ssay’ @ Seoul Pringe Festival, seoul

2006 Performance‘I wanted be a Star’@ Peace Museum, Seoul


Publications

Solo Books, sole authorship

2022 The 42nd Session of the Universal Periodic Review Republic of Korea_Report on the Cultural Rights of Migrants, Distributed by Diverse Artists of Korea Association, 2022

2021 Collection of Novels ‘Looking for Lan’, published by Millie’s library Korea, ISBN 9791191562682, Seoul , Korea

2019 Collection of plays ‘Lan’s Diary’, published by Theatre & Human Korea ISBN 9788957867181, Seoul, Korea

2005  Works on Migration, Published by Davinchi Gift Korea ISBN 8991437354, seoul, south Korea

2004 In a dreamland – the story of   immigrant woman Published by Koraa   Migrants woman humanrights  Center, seoul, south Korea

Other Books, CDs, DVD

2015 Producer and lyricist of the Muisic CD <Ara & Jimin>, Published by OFFDOCI ISBN 9788996552659, Seoul, Korea 

2014 Work included on DVD <11Th EXIS> Published by EXIS (Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul), south Korea 

2007 Producer and planner of the BOOK <Children breaking stones>, Published by Company Author ISBN 9788995753071, Seoul, Korea 

2002 Producer and planner of the Music CD <What is life>, Published by Kyongju Park, seoul, south Korea 

Playwright

Migrant woman’ challenge Korea (2009)

Do you remember me? (2010)

Yeosu_Beginning, Middle and the End (2010)

Salshow (2010)

Ran’s Diary (2011)

Ran’s diary update (2011)

My half-crazed intermarrige (2011)

Marina & Vijay (2011)

Future Story (2012)

The Secret behind mask (2012)

Theater without actor (2013)

Suklay (2013)

Surungushung (2014)

Statute of Limitations(2018)

Servial Diary (2020)

Novels

Addiction (2019)

Family (2020)

Contributed articles

2013 Article ‘ A short article about yellow’, Quarterly Yellow Sea Culture 2013 Winter Issue No. 81

2009~ 2012 Writing and reporting on SALAD TV by focusing on migrant women, migrants, and cultural diversity issues

2005~ 2009 Writing and reporting on Migrant Worker’s TV by focusing on the issue of undocumented migrant workers issues

2002 Article ‘Migrant workers break through illegal stay and engage in cultural activities’ , Monthly Cultural Solidarity October 2002 issue

2002 Article ‘Finding the current status of migrant workers’ human rights’ , Quarterly Culture Science Issue 29

2001 Article ‘After the exhibition working holiday’ , Quarterly Culture Science Issue 27


Group Shows and Festivals

2022 Poetic Collection, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2020 Intimists 5, La Fenice Art Gallery (online), Hongkong

2017 Club Monster, Asia Culture Center Acc Creation Hall, Gwangju, Korea

2016 Mother’s land, Ara Art Center, Seoul, Korea2016 Voyage Voyage, Atelier Haus Aachen, Germany

2015 The 2th Trans cultural Festival @ Gallery Dudle, Seoul

2015 Makgae Festival @ National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Gwacheon

2015 The Promised Land @ Institute of Contemporary Arts, London

2014 Changwon Biennale @ Changwon

2014 The Gift @ Seoul Museum of Art, seoul

2014 International Experimantal Film and Video Festival @ Koreaa Film Archive Seoul, Korea

2013 Social Art @ Daejeon Museum of Art, daejeon

2013 Feminism @ Gimhae Arts and Sports Center, Gimhae

2012 Lay Artist @Art Center Nabi, Seoul

2012 The 14th Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival @ Munrae Box Theater hall, seoul

2012 The Film 201 @ daegu Art Museum, daegu

2011 The 13th Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival @ Hewhadong Ilbyunji Theater Hall, Seoul

2011 Interview @ Arco Art Center, Seoul

2011 the 11th New Media Art Festival @ Media Theater Igong, seoul

2010 The 12th Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival @ Daehakro art Theater Hall, Seoul

2010 German Arirang @ gimdaljin Art Archive Museum (south korea)& Korean Miner Memorial House (germany)

2010 Over the Rainbow @ Songkok Museum, Seoul

2009 Rascaldom Now @ Kyeonggi Museum of Mondern Art, Ansan

2009 Inter City@ Busan Museum of Art, Busan

2009 Together Multiculture @ Seogyo Art Space, Seoul

2009 Made in Korea Magic Moment @ Hannover Messe 2009, Hannover

2007 Art in Daegu @ Wellging Building, Daegu

2007 Experimental Film Screening @ Indispace , Seoul

2006 Nuit Blanche 2006-made in Asia@ Le Divan du Mond, Paris

2006 Off 0°C @ Space Cell, Seoul

2006 Pre-International Incheon Woman Artists’ Biennale @ Incheon Culture and Atrs center, Incheon

2006 Mrs Saigon @ Peace Museum, Seoul

2005 Publicly Speaking, Ssamzi Space Seoul & Wonder Site Tokyo

2005 Connect Branch @ Old Jeollanamdo Provincial Office, Gwangju

2005 pledge allegiance to the national flag @Gongpyong art center, Seoul

2005 How much?’@ Incheon Culture and Atrs center, Incheon

2005 The family @ Seoul Women’s Plaza, Seoul

2004 sight and narration @ Savina Museum, Seoul

2004 Labor Art Exorcism@ Dukwon Gallery, Seoul

2004 F.L.O.W.@ Samduk paper manufacture, Anyang

2004 Realing @ Savina Museum, Seoul

2004 Border of housekeeping @ Dukwon Gallery, Seoul

2004 Atelier Report@ Savina Museum, Seoul

2003 Image Act@ Ilju Art Space, Seoul

2003 Art Project Plug-In @Basel

2003 Incheon Media Art Biennale @ Incheon Culture and Atrs center, Incheon

2003 Jeonju international Film Festival-JIFF MIND 2003 @ Jeonju

2002 Gwangju Biennale Project 3 @ 5.18 Liberty Park , Gwangju

2002 Mudia- shamanism and Media Art @ Yonsei University Museum, Seoul

2002 Lucky Seoul, International Art Space Network @ Ssamzie Space Sori, Seoul

2002 Puddles- Reportage Exhibition/Art Reserch Program in Asia, Tokyo

2001 Site 2001- go over @ Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul

2000 Young Grope 2000 – Facing the new millennium @ National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Gwacheon

1999 Connected @ Communication Museum Berlin, Berlin

1998 Experimental Art Festival @ Postfuhramt Oranienburgerstrasse, Berlin

1997 Fotoraum 98, Quer Galerie der Hdk, Berlin

1996 1000 Watt Film Projekt @ Aktions Galerie, Berlin

1996 Kasha Kasha Mutiku @ FBZ, Braunschweig

1996 Hamburger Short Film Festival @ Hamburg

1995 International solist Festival “Solo Lala” @ Hochzeitraum, Berlin

1995 Braunschweig Film festival, @ Braunschweig

1995 Theaterfest Braunschweig @ Braunschweig

1995 International Underground Film festival @ Berlin

1992 Flea Market @ Gellery 2000, Seoul

1992 Neuvell Vague Estampe,@ Gellery Moin, Seoul

1992 Print on Paper @ Gallery Doyol, Seoul


Film & Video Works

(Producer & Director& Writer)

2019 26 Day Archeology (Digital Video, 48Min)

2015  Work & Art (Digital Video, 60min.)

2015  Yeosu, Beginning Middle and the End (HD video, 120min.)

2013  Theater without Actor (HD video,  136min.)

2012  8 and 1/2 (HD video, 15min.)

2005  Migrant Worker’s Election Campaign (Digital Video,  60min.)

2004  Hard Trance (6mm DV, 8min.)

2003  Videolecture  (6mm DV, 3min.)

2003  Toy Telephon (6mm DV, 5min.)

2002  What is life (6mm DV, 5min.)

2002  Meeting Eureka (6mm DV, 11min.)

2001  Where are you from (6mm DV, 11min.)

1999  The March ( Digital Video, 2min.)

1998  Beautiful Fruit (16mm Film, 40min.)

1997  Off (16mm Film, 3min.)

1995  Playing Around   (16mm Film, 3min.)

1994  Don’t dream of it! (s-vhs video, 12min.)

1994  Eyes of stupid Animals  (Computer Animation, 3min.)

1994  Uebergang zum Biberweg (U-matic  video, 3min.)


Artist Residencies

2009  Seokyo Experimenal Art Center, seoul, south Korea

2005  Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan

2002  Ssamzie Space, Seoul, south Korea

2001  Samsung Unnidong Atelier,  Seoul, south Korea


Lectures, forums, symposiums, advisory, etc.

2001 Part-time lecturer at Gwangju University, Gyeongbuk Foreign Language Techno University

2002 Part-time lecturer at Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan University, Gyeongbuk Foreign Language Techno University, Daegu Hyosung Catholic University

2003 Invited lecturer at the Korean Society of Photography Summer Conference

2004 Part-time Instructor at Daegu University

2005 Part-time lecturer at Kyunghee University, Kyungwon University

2005 Lead Instructor of Migrant Workers Broadcasting Station <Migrant Workers Media Education> 

2006 Part-time lecturer at Kyung Hee University

2006 Senior Lecturer of Migrant Workers Broadcasting Station <Migrant Media Education> 

2006 Invited lecturer at the Art Association <2006 Public Art Academy>

2007 Forum Panel of Migrant Workers Broadcasting & Korea Press Foundation <Immigration and Media>

2007 Invited lecturer at the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)  <Education for International Understanding Teacher Training>

2008 Internet Media Network Forum Panel

2009 Invited Instructor of Sookmyung Women’s University Global Human Resource Development Center <2009 Secondary School Teacher Multicultural Education Competency Improvement Course> 

2009 Invited Instructor of Sookmyung Women’s University Global Human Resource Development Center <2009 Multicultural Understanding Education Manager Job Training> 

2010 Senior Instructor of  Salad & Korean Culture and Arts Education Promotion Agency < Migrant Workers Theater Academy > 

2010 Invited Instructor of  YWCA Association <Multicultural Professional Education> 

2010 Senior Lecturer of Gyeonggi-do 2nd Office of Education <Multicultural Education Project>

2011 Invited lecturer of Korea National Open University Lifelong Education Center <Daehakro Humanities and Arts Academy> 

2011 Invited Instructor for Korean Faculty Training for International Understanding Education at APCEIU

2011 Invited Instructor of Cheongju National University of Education <Chungbuk Region Multicultural Education Capacity Building Intensive Job Training> 

2012 Lead Instructor of Salad <Creative Workshop for Victims of International Marriage>

2012 Lead Instructor of Salad <Performance Workshop for Burmese Refugee Children Living in Thailand> 

2012 Invited Lecturer of Art Center Nabi <The 9th Republic – Citizen’s Dignity> 

2013 Chief Instructor of Salad <Immigration Performing Arts Academy>

2013  Instructor of <Together Multicultural Society>, Korea National Open University Prime College

2014 Senior Lecturer of Seongbuk Information Library <Exciting Theater World> 

2015 Invited lecturer of artist invitation workshop, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea

2015  Invited Instructor of  Professional Training <Museum Education, Meet Artists>, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea

2015 Invited lecturer of  Seongbuk Information Library <Goblin Danuri Camp>

2017 ~ 2019 Visiting Professor, Department of Liberal Arts, Daegu Haany University

2019 Guest presenter at the International Symposium 「Future Value of Intangible Heritage of Humanity」 by the  Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation

2020 Discussion panel of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity expert meeting

2020~ 2022 Part-time lecturer at Daegu Haany University, Department of Liberal Arts

2021 Planner & Moderator of online public hearing for the improvement of artist visa (E6) conditions hosted by the arts council Korea

2021 Moderator & Co- Planner of online forum ‘2021 Interdisciplinary arts forum’ hosted by the arts council Korea

2021 ~ 2022 Leader instructor for Multicultural Harmony Musical Education at Ansan Seongan Middle School

2022 Moderator & Co- Planner of online forum ‘2022 Interdisciplinary arts forum’ hosted by the arts council Korea

2022 Advised on the story series ‘Artists and Entertainers’ for the Korea Times

2022 Advised on a target group interview for a research report on the current status of migrant artists policy and future tasks of the National Assembly Research Service

2023 Advised on the series of articles ‘art migrant report’ for the  Yonhap News

Live Streaming Performance ‘Survival Diary’ 2020