Ho-Am Prize in the Arts

The Ho-Am Prize was established in 1990 by Kun-Hee Lee, the Chairman of Samsung, with a vision to create a new corporate culture that continues the noble spirit of public service espoused by the late Chairman Byung-chull Lee, founder of Samsung. Awarded since 1991, it is funded by Samsung and named after their former chairman, Lee Byung-chul (Ho-Am is his pen name which means filling up a space with clear water as lakes do, and being unshakeable as a large rock). The Ho-Am Prize is currently awarded in five fields: Science, Engineering, Medicine, Arts and Community Service. The Ho-Am Prize in the Arts was established in 1994.

Prizewinners of Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
• 1994: Won-Yong Kim

• 1995: Nam June Paik

• 1996: Kyung-Ree Park

• 1997: Myung-Whun Chung

• 1998: Myung Hee Choi

• 1999: Munyol Yi

• 2000: Kun-Woo Paik

• 2001: Lee Ufan

• 2002: Sue Jin Kang

• 2003: Im Kwon Taek

• 2004: Byung-Ki Hwang

• 2005: Oh Tae-Sok

• 2006: Wan-Suh Park

• 2007: Yi Chong-jun

• 2008: Kyu Sung Woo

• 2009: Shin Kyeong-nim

• 2010: Min-Ho Chang

• 2011: Kyung-Wha Chung

• 2012: Unsuk Chin

• 2013: Shin Kyung-sook

• 2014: Hei-Kyung Hong

• 2015: Kimsooja

• 2016: Tong-gyu Hwang

• 2017: Do-ho Suh

• 2018: Kwangchul Youn

• 2019: Lee Bul

• 2020: Min-gi Kim

• 2021: Bong Joon-ho

• 2022: Kim Hyesoon

• 2023: Seong-Jin Cho

• 2024: Han Kang