OUR TEAM
ARTWANA
Our team is dedicated to sustaining humanity's creative spirit.
We are developing digital solutions and technologies to preserve art and heritage.
We hope these efforts deepen your love for art even more.
UKYUNG KIM / CEO, FOUNDER
I earned my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Sculpture from the College of Fine Arts at Hongik University. Additionally, I pursued further studies in cultural heritage repair at Myongji University Graduate School of Industry.
I am a dynamic professional with a passion for integrating art and technology towards a sustainable future. With experience in teaching and lecturing at prestigious institutions like SNUE.
I have also led innovative projects, including the design of Korea's first art-themed cultural complex. As the founder of Hero Company Co., Ltd, I have secured government support. In the past, I launched a digital technology company and spearheaded projects such as Incheon MARVEL CITY and Pyeongchang Digital Theme Park.
Throughout this journey, I had the opportunity to connect with numerous experts, building a valuable network along the way. Utilizing this expertise, we are partnering to launch ARTWANA, a platform committed to the preservation of art and cultural heritage.
Now, I would like to introduce you to my esteemed co-founders.
CHONG AN LEE / MASTER DIRECTOR
He is a natural artist.
He served as a professor at the University of Suwon, dean of the College of Fine Arts, dean of the Graduate School of Design, and director of the Formative Research Institute; he is now retired.
Before graduating from college, he spent 10 years at Ilshinseokjae, the largest stone company in the Republic of Korea, and worked as a professor for 30 years.
Certainly, Lee's journey and creative spirit serve as a powerful inspiration for our company. His wealth of experience, acquired through years of dedication to his craft and his roles in academia, brings invaluable insights and wisdom to the table.
He graduated from Hongik University College of Fine Arts with a degree in sculpture and pursued graduate school at the same university.
WOO SIK YOO Ph.D. / CTO, CO-FOUNDER
President and Chief Technical Officer at WaferMasters, Inc. holds MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Kyoto University in Japan and an MBA degree from Western Connecticut State University in the U.S.A. He was a visiting scientist at the Materials Science and Engineering Department of Brown University from 1993 to 1994.
He has been associated with The Institute of Humanities Studies at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, as a guest researcher since 2019. He has authored and co-authored more than 400 papers in the fields of semiconductor, image processing/analysis, colorimetry, cultural heritage and numerous papers on the discovery of the world’s oldest metal-type printed book (The Song of Enlightenment (南明泉和尙頌證道歌) published in 1239 from the Goryeo dynasty of Korea) in Korean and English.
He has been presenting his findings for public awareness and to promote the recognition, duly earned, by monumental world documents for the culture heritage of mankind
KICHUL LEE Ph.D. / COO, CO-FOUNDER
He received a doctorate in Italian studies from Ca' Foscari University of Venice in Italy, worked as a researcher at the Institute of Humanities of Seoul National University from 2005 to 2007, and has been lecturing on Italian language and culture at the Department of Linguistics, College of Humanities, Seoul National University since 2007. He has over 30 monographs and 30 published books and translations in the field of Italian language, literature, and culture.
In addition to the above-mentioned educational and academic activities, he has been in charge of interpreting for summit meetings between Korea and Italy since 2000 and simultaneous interpretation for various international conferences. He is actively working to promote cultural exchange between Italy and Korea.
In 2011, he received a knighthood medal from Italian President Napolitano for his contributions to Italian language education and research and for the promotion of exchanges and cooperation between Italy and Korea.