April Bohm Yang
April Bohm Yang
Los Angeles, USA, b. 1985
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Los Angeles, USA, b. 1985
In a space in between composition and abstraction, April Yang continues to use painting as a common language that includes individual appreciation. She obtained her MFA in Painting at the Royal College of Art after studying Painting at the Korea National University of Arts, and she has exhibited her work both in the UK and in Korea. Her interest in life derives from her diasporic background, having lived in several locations, and been exposed to other cultures since she was a young child. She also looks for ways to communicate across linguistic and cultural barriers. She enjoys in illustrating the spirit of mankind and environment in a range of materials and scales, whether it be in a vibrant portrait or an abstraction with a focus on color and line. Her work is intuitive and sensitive, and she hopes to appreciate it with reflection and contemplation to purify visitors’ minds and consciousness and find peace and optimism.
2007
M.F.A. Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2003
B.F.A. Visual Arts, Korean National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea
Education
2017
7th Ujung Gallery New Artist Awards, Seoul, Korea
2017
International Juried Periodical, ‘Artist Statement #2’, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea
2017
Shortlisted Final Round, Royal Academy Summer Exhibiton, RCA, London, UK
Award
2022
<Les Deux Voix-Heaven & Earth>, Elim Arts Center, Incheon, Korea
2022
<Dear Beloved, Whom We’ve Yet to Meet>, Double Height Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2018
<Hope>, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea
Solo Exhibition
2022
<Tranquil>, Chairs on the Hill, Seoul, Korea
2017
<Artist Statement 2>, CICA Museum, Seoul, Korea
2010
<Dough and Dynamite>, John McAsian & Partners, London, UK
Group Exhibition