Suh Se Ok (b. 1929 in Daegu, Korea; lives and works in Seoul, Korea) received a BFA from the Oriental painting department of Seoul National University in 1950. Solo exhibitions of his work has been organized at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea (2015, 2005); Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX (2008); and Maison Hermes, Tokyo, Japan (2007). Selected group exhibitions and international biennials featuring his work include College of Fine Arts Archives: Oriental Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (2015); Leeum 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Beyond and Between, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (2014); Then and Now: Celebrating 60th Anniversary of The National Academy of Arts of The Republic of Korea, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, Korea (2014); Closer to Contemporary Art II- Abstract Art Is Real, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Ansan, Korea (2013); Busan Biennale 2008: ART IS ALIVE, Busan, Korea (2008); 7th Biennial de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil (1963) among others. His work is in numerous international public and private collections, including Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Bergen County, NJ; British Museum, London, UK; Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea; Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI; Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea; Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art, Gyeongju, Korea.
In 2012, Suh received the Order of Cultural Merit – Silver medal from the Korean government; he was also awarded The 52nd National Academy of Arts Award, Korea (2007); The Artistic and Culture Prize of 13th Federation of Artistic and Culture, Korea (1999); Ilmin Art Prize, Seoul, Korea (1994); Honorary Doctorate, Rhode Island School of Design Fine Art, Providence, RI (1988); and the Prime Minister Prize at the 1st National Art Exhibition (1949).
徐世鈺(生於韓國大邱,現居於韓國首爾)在1950年畢業於韓國首爾國立大學的東方繪畫藝術創作學士。他舉辦過多場個人展覽,包括首爾國家現當代藝術博物館(2015年及2005年)、美國德州休士頓美術館(2008年)、日本東京島山公園(2007年)。他的作品參與過多場群展和國際性的雙年展,包括韓國首爾國立大學的「College of Fine Arts Archives: Oriental Painting」(2015年)、韓國首爾三星美術館的「Leeum 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Beyond and Between, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art」(2014年)、首爾國家現當代藝術博物館的「Then and Now: Celebrating 60th Anniversary of The National Academy of Arts of The Republic of Korea」(2014年)、 韓國安山市京畿道現代藝術美術館的「Closer to Contemporary Art II- Abstract Art Is Real」(2013年)、韓國釜山美術館的「Busan Biennale 2008: ART IS ALIVE」(2008年)、第7屆巴西聖保羅雙年展(1963年)等等。他的作品可見於多個國際公營和私營收藏,包括挪威卑爾根藝術和科學博物館、大英博物館、日本福岡縣藝術博物館、美國德州休士頓美術館、韓國首爾國家現當代藝術博物館、羅得島設計學院美術館、韓國首爾三星美術館、韓國慶州Sonje當代藝術博物館。
2012年,徐獲得文化勳章—由韓國政府頒發的銀章,他亦曾經獲頒多個獎項,包括第52屆韓西國家藝術學術獎(2007年)、韓國藝術及文化協會的第13屆藝術與文化獎(1999年)、韓國首爾的Ilmin 藝術獎(1994年)、羅得島設計學院榮譽博士(1988年),以及第1屆國家藝術展覽的總理獎(1949年)。