Timeline

1973
Grand Prize – "High school students for photo Contest", Korea photography Association
1978
Graduated From photograph Dept. Chungang University
1982–1984
Studied at the International Center of photo(I.C.P)
1986
"Top 10 photographers" Award Prize, Perkins Art Center, New Jersey, nominated by curator Mary Forest Smisonian Institute Washington D.C.
1985–1987
Graduated From School of Art Dept. New York University
1983–1988
Reporter of Chung-Ang Daily Newspaper (NewYork)
1988–1990
Curator of Space Gallery
"Artist Space" Grant, New York State Art Council
1990–1991
Instructor of Kyong-Buk Sanup Univ
1993–1995
Visiting Professor. NewYork Univ. Dept.photography
1996
"Chung-Ang University Academic" Grant, Korea
1997
Official Photographer for the President of the Republic of Korea
1998
Visiting Professor. RMIT University,Australia
1998
"The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation" Grant, Korea
"Chung-Ang University Academic" Grant, Korea
1999
Official Photographer for the Queen Elizabeth,H.M. Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Public Information,the Republic of Korea
1995–2000
A Chairman, The society of Korean Documentary photography
2000
Visiting Professor. Department of Art &n Art Professions, New York Univ
Fulbright Award, USA
1992–2013
Associate Professor Dept of photography, Chung-Ang Univ, Ansung,Kyunggido, Korea

Exhibitions

2002
"Destiny" Landesmuseum, Oldenburg (Solo)
"Destiny" Stadt Museum Munster, Germany (Solo)
"Face of Our Time", Gallery Bhak, Seoul, Korea (Solo)
"2nd Shanghai Biennale", Landesmuseum, Oldenburg
"Media City in Seoul", Metropolitan Museum, Seoul
"Asia Photography Biennale", Seoul
"Joint Exhibition With Daido Moriyama", Chun Gallery, Seoul
"Face of Our Time", Pruss & Ochs Gallery,Berlin
2001
"Face of Our Time, Rosenberger Gallery New York (Solo)
" Translate Acts", Queens Museum of Art, New York
"Translate Acts", Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin
2000
"Seoul Odyssey" Gallery Lux, Seoul, Korea (Solo)
"Alienation and Assimilation", Contemporary Asian ArtMuseum, San Francisco, USA
1999
"The Visual Extension of photographic Image", National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
1998
"Cultural Center of Korea", Paris, France (Solo)
"RMIT gallery 9", Melbourne, Australia) (Solo)
"Landscape", Gallery InnGong, Taegu (Solo)
"Seoul photo-Triennale 1", Cultural Center of France, CAIS Gallery, Gallery 9, Plus Gallery
"98 Seoul photography Annual Exhibition", Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul
"Alienation and Assimilation", The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, USA,
"Chicago Art Fair At Navy Pier", Chicago, US
1997
"Face of Lim, Young Kyun", Gallery DuckWon, Seoul (Solo)
"Self Face of Lim,Young Kyun" Gallery Nine, Seoul (Solo)
"'97 Seoul photography Annual Exhibition", Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul
1996
"'96 Seoul photography Annual Exhibition", Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul
1995
D.M.Z Gallery Mooksi, Seoul
1994
"Modern photography", Seoul Arts Center, Seoul
1993
"Lim, Young Kyun 'PORTRAIT'", Toe Art Space, Seoul (solo)
1992
"Touring Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art", Japan
1991
Lim, Young Kyun "Miruck", Toe Art Space, Seoul (Solo)
"Beautiful Seoul photography", Kwachon
1989
"Korean Artist in New York", National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kwachon, Korea (Solo)
1988
"New Wave photography", Walker Hill Art Center, Seoul
1987
"Korean Artist in New York", Soho photo Gallery, New York (Solo)
1986
"Landscape", Gallery Washington Square, New York (Solo)
"Walker Hill Art Center, Seoul", Stike Stoke Gallery, New York
1985
"Korean Artist of American – Paik, Nam Jun etc", 14, New York
"Self Portrait", Gallery Minor, New York
Lighting and Vision Gallery Korea, New York
1981
"Landscape of New York Street", New York City, New York
1979
"Diary", Gallery Duksu, Seoul (Solo)

Public Collections

The First Bank, New York
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
International Center of photography(I. C. P), New York
Hwan Ki Museum. Seoul
RMIT University. Melbourne
Australia Museum of Mordern Art
New York, Photography Book

Literature

1999
docu Revived publication
Revived publication Chosun Daily News,Seoul, Korea
1998
Conversation with photographer Publication, 'Nunbit Press' Seoul,Korea
Discourse on Modern Photographer Sookmyung Times, Seoul, Korea
Museum of Contemporary Photography,Chicago Newspaper of Photography, Seoul, Korea
Birth of Photographic Medium POSCO Newspaper
1997
Making good photography Publication. 'Mijinsa' Seoul, Korea
Importance of livingSeo Nam Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
1996
docu Publication
1994
Young Kyun Lim Art Vivant 'Sikongsa'
1993
Portraits of Young Kyun Lim 'Ahn Graphics' Publication,Seoul,Korea
Portraits of Young Kyun Lim 'Ahn Graphics' Publication,Seoul,Korea
Photojournalism The Society of Korea Journal', Seoul, Korea
1990
Portraits of Artist Monthly 'Gek suk' Picture and Text
1989
Cover picture 'Chul phan Journal' S. Korea
Korean Artist in New York Ashahi Graph, Japan
Art and photography
Monthly 'Gek Suk' Picture and Text
1986
Landscape and Article Art News(Monthly Magazines), New York
1985
Korean Artist in New York, Chung-Ang Daily News, New York
1984
photo-essay,"People in early morning", Chung-Ang Daily News" New York, Portraits of Nam Jun Baik, New York Times (Daily News), New York
1982
Cover Picture "Eric jong", May, Monthly 'Sosul Munhak'
1980
photo-essay "On the Street", May, Monthly 'ShinDonga'