DAVID HWANG'S BIOGRAPHY
DAVID MYUNG DUK HWANG WAS BORN IN PYUNGANG, KOREA.
HIS BIRTH NAME " MYUNG DUK " MEANS BRIGHT-MYUNG, GIANT-DUK.
AS A YOUNG MAN, HIS MOTHER TOLD HIM THAT
HIS GRAND FATHER WANTED HIM TO LIVE WITH THOSE TWO MEANINGS IN HIS HEART.
HIS FAMILY MOVED TO SEOUL KOREA IN 1951, WHEN THE YEAR KOREA CIVIL WAR BEGAN.
HE CONTINUED TO LIVE THERE UNTIL 1981.
HIS FATHER WAS A BUSINESSMAN AND HIS MOTHER WAS AN ASIAN HOMEMAKER WHO LOVED TO EMBROIDER.
HE FELT, IT IS MOTHER'S INFLUENCE THAT ENCOURAGED HIM TO BECOME AN ARTIST.
AS A YOUNG BOY, AGE ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD THROUGH AS A STUDENT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL,
HE LOVED TO DRAW AND PLAY WITH COLORS AND BEGAN TAKING ART CLASSES AND WON MANY
NATIONAL COMPETITIONS WHILE HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.
ONCE HE COMPLETED GRACE SCHOOL, HE CONTINUED HIS SECONDARY EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY STUDYING FINE ART.
ALL OF THE ART PROFESSORS NOTICED HIS GREAT TALENT AND THEY LOVED HIS WARM HEART PERSONALITY TOO.
HE WAS A VERY LUCKY ONE, BECAUSE HE WAS ABLE TO LEARN ALMOST EVERY MEDIA FROM ALL OF THE PROFESSORS.
HE HAS AFFINITY FOR LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS AS HE HAS GREAT LOVE FOR MOUNTAIN.
HE ENJOYED ROCK CLIMBING AND ICE CLIMBING AT HIS TWENTY'S AND THIRTY'S.
AFTER GRADUATING FROM UNIVERSITY, HE ENTERED AN ARMY. ONCE HE COMPLETED HIS SERVICE,
HE OPENED A PROFESSIONAL SPORTING GEAR STORE AND WOULD PAINTING IN HIS SPARE TIME NOT AS AN OCCUPATION BUT
TO FEED HIS SOUL. AT THAT TIME IN KOREA, DUE TO ECONOMY, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO SUPPORT HIMSELF
AS AN ARTIST. IN 1981, HE MOVED TO US AND HE WAS HIRED AS AN ART DIRECTOR AND A MANAGER OF A COMPANY AND
PROMOTED TO A VICE PRESIDENT SOON. IN THE ART FIELD HE IMMERSING HIMSELF IN THE AMERICAN STYLE PAINTINGS TO THE
ART MARKET AND ART GALLERIES, WORKING CLOSELY WITH DESIGNERS AND SALESMEN FROM ALL OVER THE STATE,
CONSULTANTS ON MANY PRESTIGIOUS PROJECTS. 1989, HE OPEN HIS OWN STUDIO WITH HIS WIFE CONNIE
IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT, LOS ANGELES. HE RUN THAT WHOLESALE BUSINESS UNTIL 2004.
SAME YEAR MAY , HIM AND HIS WIFE RELOCATED TO A BEAUTIFUL VISTA SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.
THEY HAVE A NEW DREAM AND A NEW BEGINNING OF THEIR ART CAREER.
IT WILL GO ON IN A VERY SPECIAL WAY.
EXHIBITIONS
HIGH POINT INTERNATIONAL SHOW : SINCE 1989 TO 2004 APRIL SHOW
ART EXPO : 1998 LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER
ART CARAVAN SHOW : 1996 LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER
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