Professor Nam Hwayeon Wins the Today’s Young Artist Award

Sculptor Nam Hwayeon (professor of the School of Visual Arts) became this year’s winner of Today’s Young Artist Award in the visual arts category awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Today’s Young Artist Award is a prize for promising artists in their twenties and thirties. The evaluation for candidates bases on the artists’ contributions to the development in their fields and their performances in domestic and international art contests. Sculptor Nam has emerged as an artist a global recognition by actively engaging in various experimental art activities across the borders since 2006. She also gained recognition as an educator who currently nurtures the future prospective visual artists in the university. The award ceremony took place at the National Museum of Korea on 19 October 2020 at 2 p.m. As an awardee, she received the Minister’s commendation and a prize of 5 million KRW.

Professor Nam said, “I am happy to win the award. I will continue to be a devoted artist. I hope I can motivate my students with my practices in the field.”