1918	Ucchin Chang is born on January 8 as the second son of Kiyong Chang and Kijae Lee at Yongi in Chungnam Province, South Korea.
1926	Chang is awarded the first prize at the Student Art Competition in Japan as a representative pupil.
1930	Chang enters Kyungsung High School (what is now Kyungbok High School) in Seoul.
1932	Chang is expelled from school after protesting against a Japanese teacher who made discriminatory comments in his history class.
1933	After recuperating from the scarlet fever, Chang spends half a year at Sudoksa, a Buddhist temple at Yesan in Chungnam province, where he meets Zen Master Man Gong.
1936	Chang transfers to Yangchung High School as an athletic merit student.
1938	With Gonginori (Jackstones), Chang wins the President’s Award, and receives special recognition at the National Student Art Competition hosted by Chosun Daily News.
1939	Chang is admitted to Tokyo Imperial Art School (what is now Musashino Art School) where he majors in Western Painting.
1941	On April 12, Chang marries Soonkyung Lee, the first daughter of the renowned historian Pyungdo Lee.
1942	Chang’s first son, Chungsoon, is born.
1943	Chang graduates from Tokyo Imperial Art School.
1945	Chang obtains a researcher position at the National Museum of Korea. His first daughter, Kyungsoo, is born.
1947	Chang leaves the National Museum of Korea. His second daughter, Hisoon, is born.
1948	With Whanki Kim, Youngkuk Yoo, and Kyusang Lee, Chang organizes an artists’ group called ‘Neo-Realists’. In December, he participates in the 1st exhibition of Neo-Realists in Seoul.
1949	In November, Chang shows 13 of his oil paintings at the 2nd exhibition of ‘Neo-Realists’ in Seoul.
1951	Spending the fall at Yonki, the artist produces 40 pictures including the Self- Portrait. His third daughter, Hyesoo, is born.
1953	In May, Chang’s five oil paintings are shown at the 3rd exhibition of ‘Neo-Realist’ in Pusan.
1954	Chang is appointed as professor at the College of Fine Arts of Seoul National University. ˚His fourth daughter, Younmi, is born.
1955	In November, Chang exhibits Suha (Under the Tree) at the 1st exhibition of ‘Paekwoohwe (Hundred Artists’ Group),’ and is awarded the Lee Bumrae Prize.
1956	Chang is commissioned as a jury member for the 5th National Art Competition of Korea.
1957	Chang takes part in the ‘Asian Art Exhibition’ in San Francisco.
1958	Chang is represented with Tree and Bird in the exhibition, ‘Contemporary Korean Painting’ at World House Gallery in New York.
1959	Chang juries the 8th National Art Competition of Korea.
1960	Chang resigns from Seoul National University to devote himself entirely to painting. He renovates a thatched cottage by a stream in Myoungryundong section of Seoul, creating a modern house.
1963	Chang builds a house at Dukso, a small town at Namyangju City in Kyungki Province by the Han River, and starts to live in solitude.
1964	Chang’s first one-man exhibition of his 20 works is held at the Bando Gallery in Seoul. His second son, Hongsoon, is born.
1969	Chang juries the 18th National Art Competition of Korea.
1970	The artist paints his wife chanting a Buddhist scripture. The piece is entitled Zinzinmyo (The Ultimate Truth) after her Buddhist name.
1973	Doing 50 preparatory drawings, Chang begins his work on the woodcut series embodying Zen Buddhism, completed in 1995.
1974	The second solo exhibition of his 32 works is held at the Space Gallery in Seoul.
1975	Chang reunites with his family at Myoungryundong, and builds an atelier by the family house.
1976	Chang frequently visits Buddhist temples and completes Palsangdo, the portrayal of the eight phases in Buddha’s life. The publisher Minumsa releases a compilation of Chang’s essays titled ‘Atelier by the River.’
1977	From Zen Master Kyong Bong, Chang receives his Buddhist name ‘Bi Gong’, which means ‘non-void’. Chang exhibits his drawings on porcelain at the Gallery Hyundai in Seoul.
1978	In February, the Gallery Hyundai holds an exhibition of Chang’s 37 drawings on porcelains, which is produced by ceramist, Kwangcho Yoon.
1979	In February, his second son dies of leukemia. In October, Chang’s painting collection is released, followed by one-man exhibition at the Gallery Hyundai with 25 oil paintings, 13 prints, and 18 Oriental black ink drawings.
1980	Chang renovates a farmhouse at Suanbo in Chungbuk Province, and uses it as a studio space.
1981	In October, Chang’s solo exhibition is held at the Space Gallery in Seoul; 25 works are presented: including etchings based on his Oriental black ink paintings, and oil paintings.
1983	A commemorative exhibition of the release of Chang’s print collection is held at the Yon Gallery in Seoul.
1985	Chang returns to Seoul from Suanbo.
1986	A solo exhibition of Chang’s oil paintings and Oriental black ink paintings is held at the Kukje Gallery. The artist buys and renovates an old farmhouse at Singal in the Kyungki Province. JoongAng Daily News awards Chang the ‘Grand Prize in Art.
1987	In February, Chang travels to Taiwan and Thailand. From May to June, the Duson Gallery mounts a retrospective exhibition of Chang’s oil paintings. A collection of his work is published thereafter.
1988	In January, the artist travels to India where he is deeply impressed by the works of art exhibited in the National Museum , New Delhi. In December, he makes a trip to Bali.
1989	Chang builds and moves to a modern house next to the renovated farmhouse in Singal, where he spends his last days. His eight oil paintings are shown at the exhibition called ‘Contemporary Korean Paintings’ at the Bergen Museum of Art and Science in New Jersey.
1990	On December 27, Chang suddenly dies at the age of 72 from an asthma attack at Hankook hospital in Seoul.
1991	In March, Chang’s supporters erect a monument in his hometown of Yonki. In December, a dedicatory exhibition of works by his supporters is held at the Kukje gallery. A memoir ‘Ucchin Chang Story’ is published.
1992	In November, a New York-based publisher, Limited Edition Club, releases ‘Golden Ark: Paintings and Thoughts of Ucchin Chang’.
1993	In April, Gimm-Young publisher issues a memoir on the artist entitled, ‘The Man, Ucchin Chang’ written by Hyungkook Kim.
1995	From April 4 to May 14, a major Chang retrospective is held at Ho-Am Art Museum. Gana Print Workshop generates Chang’s 25 woodcut series with Zen Buddhism themes, and the prints are exhibited at Gana Art Gallery. In June, celebrating ‘1995-Year of Art’, the Yonki provincial government unveils a monument in front of Chang’s birth house. In December, paying tribute to Chang’s monumental work, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Organizing Committee for ‘1995-Year of Art’ sets up an inscribed stone at Chang’s Singal atelier where he spent his last years.
1997	A retrospective exhibition at Gana Art Gallery is held in Seoul. The paperback edition of Chang’s painting collection, ‘Ucchin Chang, the Master Modernist’, is published.
1998	In August, Chang Ucchin Art Foundation is founded. In September, Gana Art Center opens with a large retrospective of Chang’s Oriental black ink drawings. Youlhwadang publishing house releases ‘Ucchin Chang’s Oriental Black Ink Drawings’ to the public.
1999	A retrospective exhibition of Chang’s works is held at the Gallery Hyudai. Youlhwadang publishes an illustration including memoirs by his wife entitled, ‘Novelty on Paper; Ucchin Chang’s Graphic Works’. Namyangju city proposes the establishment of ‘Chang Ucchin Museum’ in the Dukso atelier area.
2001	‘Catalogue Raisonne’ of Chang’s oil paintings is published in preparation for a memorial exhibition. From January 5 to February 15, Gallery Hyundai holds a large retrospective exhibition, ‘Sun and Moon, Tree and Ucchin Chang’, marking the 10th anniversary of the deceased artist.
2003	The Ministry of Culture and Tourism honors Chang as the ‘2004-Artist of November.’