Kim Ok Gyong, Department Head of the Pyongyang University of Fine Arts, is a meritorious educator and creator who has made a tangible contribution to the development of costume art of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
She graduated from the university with honours in 1997 and became a teacher of her alma mater. Though she was busy with teaching, she made strenuous efforts to create wonderful costume art designs.
She designed many costumes including those of stewardesses of the then Air Koryo and guides at the terminal of the Pyongyang International Airport and uniforms of primary school pupils and senior middle school and university students.
It is a unanimous opinion of experts that all her costume designs show creative individuality, suit the modern aesthetic tastes and reflect occupational characteristics.
She took the top and first places several times at national industrial art exhibitions.
Her high ability leads to successes in education for training talented personnel who would shoulder the future of the costume art of the country.
She invented many new teaching methods while writing a number of reference books and essays concerning the creation of costume art designs and completing multimedia programs for education with her persistent thinking and pursuit.
Under her guidance, students could create a lot of wonderful costume designs including those for artistes to give performances and the players to take part in international games.
Kim Ok Gyong says:
"Of course, it is good that I create ten designs alone. But it is better to transfer my creative talents and wisdom to ten students so that they can create ten designs each, I think. Then, 100 designs will be created.
The designs created by students seem like mine. This is the pride and pleasure that can be felt only by educators."
Kim Ok Gyong was awarded the associate professorship in 2020 and the title of Merited Artist in 2022 and selected as one of the ten best teachers in 2022.
The state held her up as a Meritorious Person of Socialist Patriotism in recognition of her contribution to the development of costume art for nearly 30 years.
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