Mr. Hwang’s family moved to Seoul, Korea in 1951, the year the Korean Civil War began. He continued to live there until 1981 when he moved to the United States. David Hwang’s father was a businessman and his mother was an Asian homemaker who loved to embroider. He felt it was his mother’s influence that encouraged him to become an artist.

As a student in middle school, David Hwang loved to draw. He began taking art classes and won many national competitions while he was in middle and high school. Once he completed grade school, he continued his secondary education at the University studying oil painting, watercolors,... [View Full Biography]