Ha Chong-Hyun is a pioneer of the Korean Dansaekhwa movement. He is best known for his innovative approach to simple materials, and favours the use of canvases made with stretched, woven hemp. Ha is a prominent fixture of the Korean arts scene, having served as the chairman of Korean Avant-Garde Association from 1969-1974, the Dean of the Fine Arts College in Hongik University from 1990-1994, commissioner and advisor to the inaugural Gwangju Biennale in 1995, as well as the Director of the Seoul Museum of Art from 2001-2006.

Ha has exhibited internationally at venues such as Palazzo Contarini Polignac in Venice; National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta; Prague Biennale 4; Busan Biennale; Mudima Foundation of Contemporary Art in Milan. His works have been collected by institutions including Museum of Modern Art in New York; Art Institute of Chicago; M+Museum in Hong Kong; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Japan; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea; Seoul Museum of Art in Seoul; and Leeum, Samsung Museum of art in Seoul.