韩国设计师白金南出生于1948年，分别于1969年和1974年获得弘益大学美术学士和美术硕士学位，并于1981年获得庆熙大学美术教育专业硕士学位，1992年获得中央大学广告与公共关系专业硕士学位，2000年，他完成了东国大学朝鲜艺术史专业的博士课程。
　　白金南现任成均馆大学艺术学院的教授，同时，他还是韩国国家工业设计展执行委员会的受邀艺术家、评委与会员，是韩国国家美术展筹划指导委员会的评委与会员。

　　此外，白金南教授还担任韩国工业艺术家协会(KIAA)的会长、韩国美术协会(KFA)的会员、韩国现代设计实验协会顾问委员会(KECD)的会员、韩国现代版画复制家协会(KCPA) 筹划指导委员会会员、韩国视觉信息设计协会(VIDAK)特别委员会会员，韩国品牌研发协会(KBA)品牌与设计部负责人、韩国国际艺术论坛(AFI)副主席、首尔设计委员会会员。他还曾担任2002世界杯足球赛韩国组委会设计委员会主席、2002年韩国国际海报双年展执行委员会主席。
　　白金南教授曾在世界各地举办过156次个人展，包括韩国、比利时、巴西、英国、保加利亚、加拿大、智利、中国、爱沙尼亚、芬兰、德国、匈牙利、印度、意大利、日本、墨西哥、挪威、波兰、葡萄牙、斯洛伐克、西班牙、泰国、乌拉圭、美国、前苏联、南斯拉夫等。
    　同时，他的作品也多次在国内与国际展览中展出，如法国肖蒙国际海报和图形艺术展、波兰华沙国际海报双年展、韩国国际海报双年展、美国旧金山国际版画展、德国Frechen国际版画三年展、印度Bharar Bhavan国际版画双年展、中国青岛国际版画双年展和韩国首尔国际版画双年展等。

　Korean designer Baik Kumnam was born in 1948. He got his B.F.A. in Art (1969) and his M.F.A. in Art(1974) from HongIk University. In 1981 he received his M.F.A. in Fine Art Education in KyungHee University and in 1992 he received his M.F.A. in Advertising & PR from ChungAng University. Then in 2000 he finished his Ph.D. course work in the History of Korean Arts, DongKuk University.
　Baik Kumnam is now a Professor of College of Art of Sungkyunkwan University. He’s also an invited artist, jury & member of Executive Committee, Korean National Industrial Design Exhibition and jury & member of Steering Committee, Korean National Fine Arts Exhibition.

　Meanwhile Baik Kumnam acts as the Director General of The Korean Industrial Artists' Association(KIAA), Member of The Korean Fine Arts Association(KFA), Member of Advisory Committee of The Korean Society for Experimentation in Contemporary Design(KECD), Member of Steering Committee, The Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association(KCPA), Member of Special Committee, Visual Information Design Association of Korea(VIDAK), Chief of Branding & Design Section, Korean Branding Association(KBA), Vice President of Art Forum International(AFI), Member of Design Committee of The Metropolitan City of Seoul. He was also the Chairman of Design Committee of The Korean Organizing Committee for the 2002 FIFA Worldcup Korea, Chairman of Executive Committee of The Korean International Poster Biennale 2002.

　Baik Kumnam had given personal exhibitions in different countries all over the world for 156 times, including Korea(27times), Belgium(3), Brazil, Britain(2), Bulgaria, Canada, Chile(5), China(6), Estonia(2), Finland, Germany(5), Hungary(2), India(3), Italy(6), Japan(44), Mexico(2), Norway, Poland(16), Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Uruguay, U.S.A.(2), U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia(18).
　Meanwhile his works have been exhibited in many domestic & international exhibitions, such as Chaumont International Art Graphic Poster(France), Warsaw International Poster Biennale(Poland), Korean International Poster Biennale(Korea), San Francisco International Print Exhibition(U.S.A.), Frechen International Print Triennale(Germany), Bharar Bhavan International Print Biennale(India), Tsingtao International Print Biennale(China), Seoul International Print Biennale(Korea),etc.