Kim Suk-hee
Kim Suk-hee | |
|---|---|
| 김숙희 | |
| Second Lady of South Korea | |
| In office 31 May 2017 – 14 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yon |
| Preceded by | Choi Ji-young |
| Succeeded by | Choi Hye-kyung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) |
| Spouse | Lee Nak-yon |
| Alma mater | Ewha Womans University |
Kim Suk-hee (Korean: 김숙희; born 1956), also known as Kim Sook-hee, is a South Korean Western painting artist and former art teacher. She previously served as the Second Lady of South Korea from 2017 to 2020, during which her spouse, Lee Nak-yon, served as the Prime Minister of South Korea.
Biography
Kim attended Ewha Womans University, wherein she obtained a bachelor's degree in painting and a master's degree in fine arts education.[1] After finishing her undergraduate studies, she began to pursue a career in teaching art. She worked at various public schools in Seuol for over two decades until she retired in 2000.[2]
After retirement, she held her first solo art exhibition, citing her fear of not being able to paint due to deteriorating eyesight as the motivation.[3] However, after Kim's spouse was designated as the Prime Minister by President Moon Jae-in, there was a controversy that one of her paintings in the exhibition was overpaid for in order to appease him. However, this was contested by members of affiliated art institutions, such as Kim Young-seok, Chairman of the Korea Art Appraisal Association, and Lee Hwa-ik, President of the Galleries Association of Korea. citing her experience, size of the paintings, and the fact that it was purchased 11 months before her spouse become the elected Governor of Jeonnam Province.[2]
References
- ↑ "남도에서 만난 풍광". 영광신문 (in Korean). 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- 1 2 "미술계, 이낙연 부인의 그림 값 논란에 '적절하다' 일축". 파이낸셜투데이 (in Korean). 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ↑ "김숙희 여사 '꽃이 있는 풍경' 첫 개인전". 영광신문 (in Korean). 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2020-09-19.