2024-05-01

Who?! Series20

The Heart-touching Painter, Choi Ji-hyeon

 

 

The Heart-touching Painter, Choi Ji-hyeon (Female, Oriental Painting Artist, Physical Disability)


After majoring in traditional dance in college, Choi Ji-hyeon engaged in various activities such as broadcasting reporting. 
However, at the age of 27, just two months away from her birthday, she became a person with physical disabilities due to a fall accident.
After overcoming difficult times, she started painting as if it were her destiny. Currently, she majors in Oriental painting at Hongik University Graduate School of Fine Arts. She has won the Iwonhyeong Prize (2020) and was selected as a finalist in the Planning Section of the Grand Art Exhibition of Korea (2022).
She teaches with a friendly and interesting story as 'A Painter with Cat Hands' while devoting herself to her artistic endeavors.