1978 Born in Seoul, Korea
2000 B.F.A. in Sculpture, Kyungwon University, Sungnam
Solo Exhibitions
2007 The Others, Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori
2004 Aewan, PKM GALLERY, Seoul
1999 Imagination Diary, Project Space Sarubia, Seoul
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Metamorphoses, Korean Trajectories, Espace Louis Vuitton, Paris
Invisible Art Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center, Beijing
Lustwarande 08 – Wanderland, De Oude Warande, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Today's Korean Art 'The World of Expression,' Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul
One Fine Day, Rodin Gallery, Seoul
Venice Biennale Korean Artists Drawing Exhibition, Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea
2007
FAST BREAK, PKM GALLERY, Beijing
Am Schlimmsten / Nicht im Sommer sterben, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany
2006
Three Stories, PKM GALLERY, Seoul
Bêtes de style, MUDAC(Musée de Design et d'arts Appliqués Contemporains), Lausanne
2005
Parallel Realities : Asian Art Now, Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Fukuoka
J`en Reve / Dream on, La Foundation Cartier pour l`art Contemporain, Paris
Secret Beyond The Door, The 51st Venice Biennale 2005, Korean Pavilion
Elegance of Silence, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
2003
Comic Release, Carnegie Mellon University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh
Museum at a Playground 2, Artsonje Center, Seoul
Facing Korea, De Appel, Amsterdam
2002
Fantasia, East Modern Art Centre, Beijing
Under Construction : New Dimensions of Asian Art,
The Japan Foundation Asia Art, Tokyo
2001
Next Generation Art Contemporain d`Asie Passage de Retz, Paris Fantasia, Space IMA, Seoul
Pause, Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju
2000
Busan Biennale, Busan City Art Museum, Busan
1999
Mixer & Juicer, Marronnier Museum, The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Seoul
1998
Blasphem, Total Art Museum, Seoul
Selected Bibliography
Matutschovsky Natalie. "Ephemera by Ham Jin" The Walrus Magazine, September pp 82, 2005
Pfluger Stephanie. "Focus: Emerging Artists" Artinvestor, (Nr. 3) pp 60, 2005
Robinson Walter. "Festive Venice" Artnet Magazine (www.artnet.com), June 10, 2005
Yoon-young Shin. "Mini, Mini, Mini, Your Micro Universe" Elle Magazine October pp140, 2004
Bridget O'Brien. "Where Is The Art Work?" Joonang Ilbo (Seoul) 3 September, 2004
Jae-youn Jung. "World In 0.7cm: 'Micro Mini' Ham Jin Solo Exhibition" Chosun Ilbo (Seoul) 26 August, 2004
Iris Moon. "The Look Of Love At PKM Gallery" The Korea Herald (Seoul) 26 August, 2004
Kwang-hyung Lee. "Ham Jin Solo Exhibition 'Aewan'" Kukmin Ilbo (Seoul) 25 August, 2004
Joan Kee. "Ham Jin: Pretty Little Things" Art Asia Pacific 40 Spring pp66-69, 2004
Fumio Nanjo. "Ham Jin's Art Now" Art Asia Pacific No.37, 2003
Hyunjin Shin. "Ssamzie Space and Alternative Art Scene in Korea" NY Arts: New York, 2003
Soo-mi Kang. "Ham Jin" Art Monthly October pp171, 2003
Mami Kataoka. "Ham Jin" under construction, 2002
Ham Jin. "The Strange Dream of a Pill-boy (animation book)" Stone Pillow Kid: Seoul, 2001
Hyung Joon Won. "Review" Art Monthly, December pp166, 1999
Sung-hee Kim. "Ham Jin's Art World" Seoul: Project Space Sarubia, 1999