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About lecturer:
Ms. Kee Soon Sung is the president of the Korean Folk Paintings Association of America. Mrs.
Sung has helped with our seminars since 2004 and has inspired teachers about Korean folk art
from all over the United States. She is an award winning artist who is recognized for her work in
the U.S. and in South Korea. She will have an exhibit of her work and the work of her students
next summer (2016) at the KCC.
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LACMA Tour – lead by LACMA Docent, Mariana Linker-Israeli
LACMA Korean Art Collection
About speaker:
Born in Romania, Mariana Linker-Israeli immigrated with her parents to Israel, where she grew
up, served in the army, and studied Biology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the
Weizmann Institute. After post- doctoral studies at Caltech in Pasadena and the Weizmann, she
returned with her family to the US. As she completed medical research as an Associate Professor
at USC and UCLA, she pursued her interests in the arts.
She formerly studied art history and joined the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
docent training program in 2005. Since then, she has been giving tours to school students and to
the general public. Her interest in Korean culture was ignited by one of our seminars. She has
continued reading about Korea and has provided outstanding tours to our seminar participants for
several years. She is well qualified to deepen your appreciation of Korea art and culture and
finds giving tours to our seminar participants very rewarding.
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