Jinju National Museum

Jinjumok Community for Culture(Jinjumok Munhwa Sarangbang) will hold the exhibition A Short Record of Painting, sponsored by Jinju city and Jinju National Museum. The exhibition was organized in an effort to establish the art history of the Jinju region, and is the first study and documentation of the history 

of painting in Jinju.

Historically, Jinju has had a high cultural reputation, as it was home to numerous renowned literary artists, including Kang Hee-an (1417-1464), known as a master of poetry, calligraphy and painting during the Joseon Dynasty. During 

the Japanese occupation, the region maintained its status as a center of culture and art, and was the first town to be introduced to Western-style painting. After liberation, the local art scene began to develop relatively early, with the founding of various culture and art organizations, and with the launch of Youngnam Art Festival, the first local culture and arts festival to be held in Korea. Moreover, Jinju holds an important place in the modern and contemporary art history of Korea, being the hometown of Park Saeng-kwang (1904-1985), who expanded the horizon of Korean color pigment painting, and the place where Rhee Seund-ja (1918-2009), the first woman abstract artist of Korea, spent her school years—an important period in her life for forming her world of art.