Li Ki Sun Bejčková (13 October 1931 – 23 September 1999) was a Korean textile artist active in Czechoslovakia.
Biography Bejčková was born Li Ki Sun () in 1931 in Kaesong, Korea (present-day North Korea) during Japanese rule. Seriously injured during the Korean War, Bejčková later joined the Korean People's Army as a medical student in 1950.
During the time period of 1952 to 1956, Bejčková studied at Central Academy of Fine Arts in Peking where she met her future husband Jaroslav Bejček, a Czech visual artist. Following their marriage in 1957, she and Bejček initially settled in Louka u Litvínova and Most before living in Ústí nad Labem from 1960 onwards.
Primarily creating tapestries and , Bejčková's work combines traditional Korean art and modern art elements. Bejčková often collaborated and exhibited with her husband. In 2012, a book on the duo's respective bodies of work was published in the Czech Republic.
Personal life In 1957, Bejčková married Jaroslav Bejček with whom she had two children. In her later life, Bejčková lived in Switzerland and South Korea, before settling in Písek, Czech Republic. In 1999, Bejčková died in Písek.
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