The King My Father

Filmmaker, Painter, Sculptor, Poet, 1963, born in Korea, graduated from Doctoral Program of Waseda University, Tokyo Japan, the Faculty of Fine Arts of Seoul National University in Korea, graduate credits from New York University, and MFA at the School of Art and Design at Pratt Institute, USA. He is a prolific and influential painter, sculptor and poet. He has created more than 2000 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of abstract painting, drawing, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, children's illustrated books, poetry and imagery, including “Painter's Dream”, “A King of No Kingdom”, and the full-length screenplays “Tear, Love Smile”, “I am Beautiful”, and “I Mean It”.

Hwang took up painting, drawing, writing, and reading great literature in his earliest childhood in LiShu, Korea, under his father’s guidance. His work is noted for its sensory components and often reflects the activities, dreams and turbulence in his own life. His invited solo and group exhibitions have been held in various galleries and museums in Korea, Japan, Holland and China, including at Ilmin Museum of Art in Korea, the Duolun Museum of Modern Art in China, the Hokkaido Modern Art Museum in Japan, and the Queen’s Gallery in Thailand. His works are widely collected by museums, galleries and private collectors. He also created films such as “I Mean It”, “A Talk”, “Nothing is Something”, “Water” and “Thief”.

Filmmaker and musician Dr. Wen-Shing Ho’s wide experiences with multidisciplinary art works (Film, Music, Theatre, and Dance) have allowed her to cultivate an interest in oriental aesthetics, and have involved collaborative projects with Singapore Odyssey Dance Theater, UK Evolving Moving Dance Company, and the Shanghai Performing Arts Research Center. Her films and photography have won many awards, including Best Director Honorable Mention for “Ku” at the Georgetown Indy Film Festival. She was a Telly Awards Finalist in the Children's Audience Category for her animated film “Self-Portrait 1889”, and won an official selection at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films for her film “Infinity” in 1999. Her latest feature length script “Takao Dancer” was premiered at 26th Toyo International Film Festival, an official selection of the 2011 Torino Script & Pitch Workshops with full scholarship, the ACE-HAF Co-production Lab at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Highlight of the Year at Cinema Pacific Film Festival in USA, and nominated for International Competition of Jagran Film Festival in India.

Dr. Wen-Shing Ho’s films are impetus to tender observation of human behavior. Currently, Dr. Ho collaborates with artistic director Hwang Ouchul, recognized worldwide for his prominent works of painting and sculpture. Together they founded the film company Snowman Pictures in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in association with Waseda University Kohei Ando Laboratory in Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Wen-Shing Ho was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Dr. Wen-Shing Ho received her Ph.D from Waseda University, Tokyo Japan, graduate credits from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, in Film Music, Composition and Recording in NYC in 1998 and MFA in Film and Electronic Media from American University in Washington, DC where she met her mentor, Prof Miroslav Vojtechovsky, in 2001. Her previous experience also includes visiting professor at University of Oregon, USA Tsukuba University, Japan, China Academy of Art, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China, FAMU (Czech National Film-Art-Music University of Performing Arts and Theater, Department of Cinema and Photography), and teaching full-time at the Department of Performing and Fine Arts, DeSales University, USA. and studied Graphic Communication at the Chinese Culture University in Taipei City.