Seund Ja Rhee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Seund Ja Rhee

Korean painter

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1918

Place of Birth: Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Date of Death: 08-Mar-2009

Profession: painter, ceramist

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Seund Ja Rhee (also transcribed as Seongja Lee; June 3, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was a South Korean painter, engraver, draughtswoman, and illustrator.
She also designed tapestries and mosaics.
She was a prolific artist with more than 1,000 paintings, 700 prints, 250 ceramics, and numerous drawings.
She exhibited mainly in France and in South Korea, with 84 solo exhibitions and almost 300 group exhibitions during her lifetime.
In 1958, she moved to Tourrettes, Var (France) where she finally built the "Milky Way", a large atelier and exhibition room.