Chang Hyelim is recognized as one of Korea's new generation of great artists.
She is winning acclaim not only in her native country, but in the United States and the rest of the
world. She is being recognized as a great artist in the US.
Born in Korea in 1961, Chang learned the art of Oriental painting from the great Korean master
Hoh Baek Ryun.
To widen her artistic abilities and senses, she went to the United States to study the western style
of art in the
late 1990s. Her professors at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City where she
studied sculpture
were impressed by the artistry of her work.
Since then, Chang has made her life in the United States and has devoted herself to her painting.
Her dedication
reveals new vitality through vivid, passionate colors. Other times the mood is different,
expressed through
subtle, muted colors, delicate, like the rarest of blooms.
Chang's works capture the beauty of the Orient. They speak to ardent fans of art and judges who
have granted
her large, prestigious prizes three times at home and abroad. She has held eleven private
exhibitions
around the world.
Her works range from traditional Asian subjects to the urban landscapes of America,
evoking the splendor of both the unusual and the mundane.
Though Chang has enjoyed tremendous success as an artist, her personal life is one that has seen
much
heartache. She has decided not to allow her suffering to hold her back as an artist or a mother.
Rather, in the tradition of poets, writers, musicians and other artists who use their suffering as a
source of
inspiration, Chang has reached deep with in herself to strengthen her talent and resolve as a
painter.
The passion of her work, the vividness and clarity of her vision,
springs from a heart that is full of emotion and has cried many tears.