AESOP RHIM |
6800 N. Kildare Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Phone: 773-263-3151, Fax: 847-982-9473
aesoprhim@sbcglobal.net
www.AesopRhim.com
www.aesop-art.com |
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Education: |
1967-70 |
Institute of Design, IIT, Chicago, MA |
1964-65 |
Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles |
1966-67 |
Chicago Fine Art Academy |
1954-59 |
Fine Art College, Seoul National University, Seoul, BFA |
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Solo Exhibitions: |
2011 |
Prayer for Peace” 9/11 10th Anniv. Exhibition, James Thompson Center |
2008 |
Art of Peace” Illinois Institute of Technology |
2006 |
"Art for Peace" The Peace Museum, Chicago |
2005 |
"Peace and Art" The Peace Museum, Chicago |
2002 |
"Remembering 9/11 " James Thompson Center, Chicago |
2002 |
"Prayer for Peace" Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago |
1995 |
"Chicago" DePaul University Gallery, Chicago |
1991 |
"Chicago,Beautiful" Richard Daley Center Chicago |
1978 |
"Chicago and Architecture" Illinois Center Gallery |
1971 |
"Chicago on Relief" Jacques Baruch Gallery, Chicago |
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Group Show |
2009 |
Peace on Earth” Cool Globe Exhibition, Capitol Garden, Washington DC |
2008 |
“Peace on Earth” Cool Globe Exhibition, Field Museum, Chicago |
1980 |
Bauhaus Show, Chicago |
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Awards: |
2010 |
Unity Award Commissioner of Human Rights, Chicago |
2008 |
Professional Achievement Award from IIT |
1995 |
"Aesop Rhim Day" Proclaimed by Mayor of Chicago |
1966 |
First Prize, Chicago Artist Guild's Annual Art Exhibition |
1961 |
Special Prize, Annual Industrial Art Exhibition of Korea |
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Reviews: |
Chicago SunTimes:
“The Artist who has taken the historical step by abstracting from reality is a Korean, called Aesop”.
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Chicago Tribune:
“They are a strange blend of naive illusionism and formal abstraction”.
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