TO GOD: YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO YOUR TABLE, SO I CAN “TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD.” LIKEWISE, YOU INVITE US TO INVITE THE NORTH KOREAN DIASPORA AND THE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO EXPERIENCE THIS HOPE. CONTINUE TO BE OUR VISION, OUR CENTER.
TO OUR WHITESTONE BRIDGE GUESTS: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE THANK YOU FOR COMING WITH AN OPEN HEART AND MIND, FULL OF CURIOSITY AND A DESIRE TO LISTEN TO WHAT WE ARE CHAMPIONING.
I HOPE YOU TAKE AWAY A GREATER AWARENESS AND CONVICTION TO EMBODY “BEAUTIFUL FEET THAT BRINGS GOOD NEWS.”
TO OUR HOST FAMILY, THE YI FAMILY: THANK YOU FOR OPENING YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR THIS EVENT.
TO OUR WSB TEAM AND VOLUNTEERS: CHRISTINE HAHN, TINA RYOO, AERI LEE, ALLISON MOUZON, SONG OK, SALLY CHAN, DORA NA LIM, AUDREY HAHN, CHARLEY HENEGAR, ELLEN YI, ETHAN OK, EVAN OK, PHINEAS YI, RYLIE RYOO, SOPHIA JANG, THANK YOU FOR YOUR “YESES”
B O N G D U K H A N
Han, Bong-deok (1924–1997). Born in Yeongbyeon, Pyeongan Province (now in North Korea), Han was educated at the Sinje Art School in Changchun, China, during the period of Japanese occupation. Initially, he worked as a middle school art teacher in his hometown, but during the Korean War (1950-1953), he moved to South Korea.
In South Korea, Han became an influential figure in the contemporary art scene. He worked as a teacher and later joined The Chosun Ilbo newspaper as an illustrator. In 1957, he played a pivotal role in organizing the Hyeondae Jakga Chodaejeon (Contemporary Writers’ Exhibition), which provided a platform for progressive artists, including figures like Kim Chang-ryeol and Pak Seo-bo. During this time, Han's work was deeply influenced by abstract expressionism.
In 1972, Han was invited to exhibit his works at a gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, marking the beginning of his long stay in Europe. There, he continued to develop his artistic career, holding solo exhibitions in both Sweden and Denmark, while also lecturing in East Asian studies at Stockholm University. His years in Sweden were marked by a refinement in his art, where he incorporated themes such as romantic love, nature, and Buddhist spirituality. His later works emphasized a symbolic style, characterized by expressive calligraphy and a rich palette of vivid colors
After living in Sweden for more than a decade, Han returned to South Korea, where he continued to produce art until his passing in 1997. His legacy as a modern artist is defined by his ability to merge the traditional with the modern, incorporating Eastern philosophical concepts into contemporary visual language.
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B O N G D U K H A N
TITLE: STOCKHOLM 01
SIZE: 11 X 12
MEDIUM: Pencil Sketch
COST: $400
TITLE: STOCKHOLM 02
SIZE: 11 X 12
MEDIUM: Pencil Sketch
COST: $400
B O N G D U K H A N
Two Exhibitions at Dong Hwa Gallery
International Modern Author Exhibition (Tokyo National Gallery)
Built Suk Gool Am Cave at Bomunsa Temple, Seoul
Four Exhibitions at National Information Center
Four Exhibitions at Press Center Gallery
Exhibition at National Gallery, Goteborg, Sweden
Exhibition in Stockholm, Sweden
Exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark
Exhibition Tre Sma Rum Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Partille Slottet Goteborgm, Sweden
Exhibition at Partille Castle, Sweden
Sonja Henies Kunstsentre Oslle, Norway
Exhibition on the occasion of completion of Saving Bank Building, Stockholm
Jack Laycox Gallery, Carmel California, USA
Gallery Aesth Hetica, Stockholm, Sweden
Max Gallery, Stockholm
Moon Hwa Gallery, Seoul, Korea
National Art Museum (Oriental Section), Stockholm
Scmons Gallery L.A. (U.S.A.)
Otemachi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Krapperips Art Museum, Sweden
Hyun Dai Gallery, Seoul Sagan-Dong
International Art Gallery, Seoul
Otemachi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Korean Senior Artists painting Exhibition National Art museum (Seoul)
E L L A O K
ELLA IS 9 YEARS OLD SHE LOVES ART AND WANTS TO BE AN ARTIST WHEN SHE GROWS UP. SHE ESPECIALLY LOVES SKETCHING, PAINTING, GENERALLY BEING CREATIVE, AND HAVING FUN THROUGH ART.
TITLE: Flower Garden SIZE: 10 x 8
MEDIUM: Watercolor
Painting COST: $100
C H L O E L E E
TITLE: Words Unspoken
SIZE: 12 X 16
MEDIUM: Digital Art, Pencil Sketches, and Acrylics COST: $100
C H L O E L E E
DESCRIPTION:
This art piece was inspired by the anime Kimetsu No Yaiba (Demon Slayer). I wanted to appreciate the animator's dedication to detail and the portrayed emotions of the characters in the anime adaption of Koyoharu Gotouge's story. While watching the anime and reading the manga, I experienced a rollercoaster of emotions from the storyline and outstanding art throughout animation and manga panels. One thing that really caught my attention was the animator's ability to express so much human emotion through the meticulous details, colors, and structure of the eyes of the characters. So many words are unspoken in such a short glance of their eyes. Emotions and messages that deserve delicate words and time delivered and understood through a couple of frames.
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C L I O L A
CLIOLA IS A KOREAN-AMERICAN ARTIST WHO WORKS IN A VARIETY OF STYLES AND MEDIUMS HER ART MERGES THE BEAUTY OF NATURE THROUGH THE LENS OF ELEGANCE OF PHYSICS WHICH SWEEPS ACROSS MEDIUMS AS EXPRESSIONS OF SPIRITUAL INVOCATION CAPTURING NATURE’S QUIET YET BOUNDLESS POWER WITH PRECISION OF UNIVERSAL LAWS. THE STRIPE PATTERNS DEPICT AND ECHO A HARMONY DEEP INTO TIME HER WORK IS A STUDY OF EACH LINE THAT CREATES FUNCTIONS LIKE A VECTOR IN SPACE, GUIDING THE EYE THROUGH LAYERS OF DEPTH, FORCE, AND FLOW. HER WORK INVITES US TO SEE LANDSCAPES NOT JUST AS VISUAL BEAUTY, BUT SHOWING HOW NATURE’S ELEMENTS MIRROR SPIRITUAL PATTERNS. A DYNAMIC INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL AND THE SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS THAT EVOKES A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE WORLD’S UNSEEN RHYTHMS.
TITLE: Divine Journey to Awakening
SIZE: 36 X 36
MEDIUM: Acrylic
COST: $1290 (50% off for this fundraiser). $645.
C L I O L A
DESCRIPTION: Luke 5:1-11
Life, as we know it, dances on the edge of a storm. A hurricane’s unseen forecast of twists and turns, a deep sea dive beneath layers of darkened bay, where paths burst with colors, yet some roads lead to endings that blind us with unseen bliss. Pain and suffering, woven as much into our lives as joy, inspire a quiet awakening, our eyes shut tight, but our hearts wide open to unforgettable encounters, where curiosity treads carefully down narrow hallways, stepping over emotional puddles of longing.
Life, with its sharp edged barriers, cuts deep into the heart and soul, stripping us bare. We arrive naked, and so we rest uncovered. The personas we build, the ambitions we chase. Ultimately, we must undo it all, layer by layer, as each season and chapter asks us to release what we ’ ve clung to. We gather insecurities, like stones, piling high to form mountains that seem to break our skin, and as we bleed, we learn to heal. Through countless failures and hardships, we grow. And one day, the mountain erupts, a cleansing, an explosion that makes way for new life.
In the end, simplicity is our truest bliss, a return to our own skin, nothing more. Peace flickers as pieces fall into place, a fleeting moment of satisfaction that hints at something greater. As truth rises, our deepest longing is to understand, to seek out what lies beyond ourselves. To bear witness is to testify to a love that transcends. Love and forgiveness, shared in the name of Christ, reminds us of the divine journey sent by our Heavenly Father, calling us to embrace our family, our neighbor, and our nation.
Our journey is one of collective awakening, a striving toward unity, bound by love and grounded in truth. We reach for justice, for freedom, and above all, for a divine sense of belonging that, in its simplicity, completes us in Jesus Christ.
WEBSITE: WWW.CLIOLA.COM
D O R A N A L I M
DORA IS THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT GREYLIN, A FASHION LINE FOR THE MODERN WOMAN.
INSTAGRAM: @GREYLINCOLLECTION
M I L A L I M
MILA IS 12 YEARS OLD CREATIVE IN 6TH GRADE.
TITLE: “Pignic”
SIZE: 16.5 X 20.5
MEDIUM: Water color
COST: $100
E L I A N A J P A R K
TITLE: RETRACING STEPS
SIZE: 24 X 36
MEDIUM: Photography/Scan COST: $200
TITLE: GRAIN OF WHEAT
SIZE: 24 X 36
MEDIUM: Photography COST: $200
TITLE: STILL WATERS
SIZE: 24 X 36
MEDIUM: Photography/Poetry
COST: $200
E L I A N A J P A R K
CURRENTLY BASED IN LAS VEGAS, NV, ELIANA JI-HAE PARK IS A KOREAN-AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER, WRITER, AND VISUAL NARRATOR. MESMERIZED, ENAMORED, AND BURDENED BY THE WORLD AROUND HER, SHE SEEKS TO DOCUMENT THE UNSEEN MOMENTS AND DRAW OUT THE UNTOLD STORIES
TITLE: GRAIN OF WHEAT
DESCRIPTION:
The bird's eye view of the land in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) area between North and South Korea, this photograph captures the resilient earth torn between a tension of identity, a polarity of nationality, and the hyphenate space of fallen lines. The overlaid image is John 12:24 in the Korean and English language captured at a local church in Ganghwa Island (One Mustard Seed in Ganghwa Island, Becomes a Forest of Gospel).
TITLE: STILL WATERS
DESCRIPTION:
This poetry piece is inspired by the quiet journey over the Imjin River, the 7th largest river in Korea, flowing from the north to south, where the photograph was captured
TITLE: RETRACING STEPS
DESCRIPTION:
This photograph captures the different coexisting generations walking up the steps of a battlefield, a land cursed with the bloodshed of civil war It visualizes a metaphor for retracing steps to history past. The overlaying images are photographic scans of drawings North and South korean youth designed, sharing the story of the resilient beauty that emerges from the Korean land and people
INSTAGRAM: @ELIANAJPARK
H A E S U N G C H O I
TITLE: The Walk to Church
SIZE: 12 x 16
MEDIUM: Watercolor on paper COST: $300
H A E S U N G C H O I
HAESUNG CHOI IS A WATER-MEDIA ARTIST WHO LOVES TO PAINT PEOPLE IN THEIR ORDINARY EVERYDAY LIFE. HER DESIRE IS TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF SEEMINGLY MUNDANE MOMENTS OF HUMAN EXPERIENCES.
DESCRIPTION:
My inspiration for this painting came from old photos of the early Korean Christians found in the United Methodist Missionary archives. It was very common for Christian women to walk miles with their babies on their back to go to their bible trainings taught by American missionaries. There is a photo of two ladies with a caption underneath that reads- “Chusilee who walked 900 miles carrying a baby on her back to receive a diploma.” I imagined here in my painting a woman walking to her church with her child or grandchild on her back, while she is having a quiet conversation with her Savior.
J O N G H I H O N G
TITLE: By Prayer and Supplication
SIZE: 16 X 20
MEDIUM: Acrylic COST: $150
J O N G H I H O N G
DESCRIPTION: Revelation 3:20
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me ”
The Lord walks with us in the gentle calm and in the tempest’s fiercest blow. He desires our nearness, His heart set on lifting ours above the trials of this world. Like a quiet presence at the threshold, He stands at the door of our hearts and waits. When we open to Him with prayer, when we yearn to hear His voice and lean into His Word, He answers. And in His answer, His love resounds, unshaken and unwavering, a promise fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
S A N D R A S E O N K I Y A N G
TITLE: Autumn in California
SIZE: 20 X 24
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
COST: $200
TITLE: Alleyway Diners
SIZE: 20 X 24
Medium: Oil on canvas
COST: $200
TITLE: Mountain Mission
SIZE: 20 X 24
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
COST: $200
S U N A E P A R K
TITLE: 책가도 Chaek-Gah-Doh (Books, Furnitures and Objects)
SIZE: 병풍 4-Panel Folding Screen
Each Painting: 21" X 34"
Each Screen: 26" X 71"
MEDIUM: 한지에분채/봉채사용 Traditional Korean Pigments on Korean Paper, Hanji
COST: $7,000
S U N A E P A R K
TITLE: 화조도 Hwa-Joh-Doh (Pomegranate Flowers and Birds)
SIZE: Painting: 26" x 47"
Frame: 35" x 61"
MEDIUM: 한지에분채/봉채사용. Traditional Korean Pigments on Korean Paper, Hanji
COST: $4000
TITLE: 책거리 Chaek-Guh-Rhee (Books and Objects)
SIZE: PAINTING: 21" X 35"
Frame: 30" x 45"
MEDIUM: 한지에분채/봉채사용. Traditional Korean Pigments on Korean Paper, Hanji
KEE HIUP OK WAS BORN IN 1941 IN SUNCHǑN, NORTH PYONGAN PROVINCE, PRESENT-DAY NORTH KOREA. HE ATTENDED SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MAJORING IN NAVEL ARCHITECTURE. HE IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1971 WITH HIS WIFE AND HAD 2 BOYS PAINTING IS A HOBBY HE STARTED AFTER HE RETIRED FROM HIS CAREER IN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT DESIGN IN LOS ANGELES. HE ENJOYS PAINTING WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPES.
TITLE: Lakeside
SIZE: 17 X 13
MEDIUM: Watercolor Paint
COST: $150
M O N A N A
TITLE: Abstract of Landscape
SIZE: 40 x 30
MEDIUM: Acrylic Painting COST: $1800
DESCRIPTION: The harmony of composition and nature; an abstract landscape painting of light
S O N G O K
BIRTHPLACE: SEOUL, KOREA 1980. SONG ATTENDED OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN IN CALIFORNIA AND MAJORED IN FASHION DESIGN. SHE WAS A PERSONAL DESIGNER FOR HOLLYWOOD MOVIE EXECUTIVES MARRIED WITH 3 CHILDREN, SHE DECIDED TO STAY HOME AND RAISE HER FAMILY. WHILE BEING A FULL-TIME HOMEMAKER, SHE MENTORED AND PREPPED ART STUDENTS FOR ADMISSION TO ART SCHOOLS SUCH AS ART CENTER, OTIS, SCAD MANY ARE NOW IN INDUSTRY WORKING FOR COMPANIES
