Gon Jeong depicts diverse forms of love through his paintings He is currently working in Seoul and gets inspiration from people's conversations and emotions. It is believed that it is completed through the process of being comforted and empathized in everyday human relationships, and the artist intends to convey a message of consolation to visitors through love-themed works.  

Lee Mina is an artist who closely observes the instincts and habits of animals and plants, granting narrative to their inherent characteristics and shaping the wonder of living beings through a visual language. The subjects in her paintings, shaped by attentive observation, acquire distinct personalities and temperaments, taking their place as if they were individual presences. Through subtle expressions, gestures, and scenes of relationship that she carefully captures, she composes painterly structures that evoke sensations beyond the visible world.

Working primarily in painting while also engaging sculpture, installation, and picture books, her practice moves fluidly across media. Throughout her work, the pure realm of animals and plants intersects with an unknown world that humanity has yet to reach. Her works invite viewers to see familiar beings anew and to imagine the mystery and essential innocence of life.

In the field of picture books, Lee Mina has been recognized by first-generation Korean picture book artist Jaesoo Ryu and Japanese artist Seizo Tashima. She has published five picture books. Her picture books convey layered reflection and symbolism within concise narratives, achieving both visual density and emotional resonance.

Instead of waiting for a moment of inspiration, Nature Haan has continued to work, focusing on the landscape and emotions surrounding him. Since majoring in Western Painting at Seoul National University, he has shown a variety of artworks that capture the artist's daily life in their respective fields in different ways. Beginning in 2016, “Receipt Work” is based on receipts, a common material of daily life, and the objective text is gradually erased, leaving just the image of the moment, which is presented to the audience as a daily record. The artist aspires to become an unostentatious artist in the future, who communicates with the audience through works that show his own self.

YuSeong Choe (b.1983) is an artist who moves away from the premise that painting must interpret reality or convey a specific meaning, focusing instead on the act of painting itself. Rather than constructing a completed image, she concentrates on the sensory responses and processes that unfold on the surface. Her work begins with visual impressions captured from everyday moments and with reactions to spatial conditions on the plane. The surface is not formed according to a predetermined structure, but emerges through the accumulation and layering of elements. Color generates form and space while remaining unfixed, flowing to create emotion and rhythm. For her, painting is not a final statement but an ongoing process that continually questions the notions of completion and harmony. Through surfaces that reveal imperfection and the potential for change, she explores the possibility of painting as a state in which meaning remains open and unsettled.

Since the debut of her acclaimed Sealed Smile series in 2008, Kim Jihee has garnered widespread attention for her unique approach—blending traditional East Asian painting techniques with contemporary portraiture. Her works, known for their vibrant aesthetics and emotionally resonant narratives, have earned both critical acclaim and broad public appeal. She has participated in over 400 exhibitions at major galleries and museums across Seoul, New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Miami, London, Cologne, Jakarta, Tokyo, Osaka, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, and Dubai.

Kim Jihee has held prominent solo exhibitions at institutions such as Gana Art Sounds and Gana Forum Space in Seoul. In 2024, she was invited for a blockbuster solo exhibition at China’s K11 Art Museum—led by Adrian Cheng, one of the world’s top 100 super collectors—and became the first Korean artist to collaborate with Discovery Park in Hong Kong. Her solo exhibition at Breeze Nanshan’s 333 Gallery in Taiwan further solidified her strong presence in the Chinese-speaking art world.

Her collectors include a notable list of global elites: Sabrina Ho (daughter of the late Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho), H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Sultan Al Qasimi of Sharjah, UAE, and other high-profile international art patrons. She is frequently referred to as “the artist loved by the super-rich.”
Beyond the gallery context, Kim Jihee actively engages in cultural collaborations. She participated in collaboration with Royal Salute 55 Years Old as well as Seoul My Soul in Dubai, a drawing performance exhibition co-hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which attracted over 4,000 viewers. Her past brand collaborations include SK Telecom, LG Eletronics Objet Refrigerator, Stonehenge, Girls’ Generation, and Chinese cosmetics brand LIMI. Her work Sealed Smile was selected as the cover image for the 2025 high school art textbook in South Korea.

As a leading figure in contemporary Korean art, Kim Jihee continues to expand her global influence, establishing herself as a distinctive voice in cities around the world.

Xian Kim (b. 1992) graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Printmaking from the Academy of Arts & Design at Tsinghua University, China, and subsequently completed her Master's at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, also in China, specializing in Printmaking. Kim reimagines familiar biological forms and objects with a texture akin to plastic, focusing solely on their essence by stripping away all non-essential elements commonly encountered in everyday life. The still life compositions of re-envisioned objects and organisms exude an absence of warmth, yet they remain objective, simple, and sometimes brutally honest. Through her works, everything within the canvas exists in an ideal state of non-existence, free from the complexities of reality—conceptual layers are removed, creating a unique utopia exclusive to Xian Kim.

Seok Cho(born 1983) is currently working in Seoul and debuted with a work called <The Sound of Your Heart> on Naver Webtoon in 2006. Since then, he has been active as a Naver Webtoon cartoonist, and with his first debut work, <The Sound of Your Heart>, he won the Popular Award at the Korea Manhwa Awards in 2007, 2008, and 2009, the Golden Dragon Award in China in 2015, and the First Prize at the Korea Manhwa Awards in 2017. In addition to <The Sound of Your Heart>, he has published series such as <Tidal Territory>, <Moon You>, <Planetary Human>, <Epilogue>, and <Apocalypse Live> and has also created numerous advertisement cartoons. Currently, he is working on <Planetary Human 2: Planetary>.

Atreyu Moniaga is an Indonesian ar=st based in Jakarta. He graduated with a degree in Communica=ons and Visual Design from the Jakarta Ins=tute of the Arts (IKJ) and started his career in the crea=ve scene as a freelance illustrator and photographer before fully immersing himself as a fine ar=st.
His works are influenced by dark fantasies with a =nge of surrealism, in which he combines visual symbolisms as a way to communicate his most private thoughts, feelings, and desires. His works are characterised by a whimsical universe , led with beau=ful ornamental details.
‘Complex emo=ons that are oDen perceived as nega=ve, such as despair, grief, and anguish are fuels to my ar=s=c process. I try to convey these emo=ons through the visual universe I invented,
though I hope my audience can find a source of hopefulness and self- acceptance to confront their own grim facets. I oDen allow myself to be lost in my own thoughts, where I feel unbound in crea=ng these fic=onal stories and characters found in my works, my universe.’

Jonghwan Jin is currently living and working in Seoul, South Korea, where his work is based on painting. He continues to think about the possibilities of expression within the category of painting. He develops abstractions of the invisible but slowly changing landscapes, such as the temperature, humidity, and wind direction felt when welcoming a new season. By implicitly expressing the forms of sensation that exist beyond the visible visual image, he is searching for his painting style.

Kongpop Benjanirat (1996) graduated with a bachelor's degree, first class honors and Master's degree from Silpakorn University. Presents with his oil paintings that show the artist's unique Western aesthetic style.
He has continuously participated in exhibitions both in Thailand and internationally, such as Art Busan 2023 (Korea), Hotel Art Fair 2024 (Bangkok). Also, solo exhibitions "The Oblivion" (2022), "Phantasia" (2024).

‘Munins’ or Munin Saiprasart (Born in 1988), stands as an acclaimed artist, writer, and illustrator with a reputation spanning over a decade. Her passion for comics ignited in childhood, kindling dreams of mastering the art of drawing. Life, however, took a detour as she pursued studies in the Faculty of Architecture at Khon Kaen University. Post-graduation, Munins redirected her path to pursue what she genuinely loved – cartoon drawing. Starting with grayscale graphic novels, she wove tales of diverse relationships, resonating with warmth, tenderness, and a touch of romance. 

Munins’s standout quality lies in her ability to breathe life into characters that communicate emotions and feelings so profoundly that readers are left feeling as if her creations exist in the tangible realm. This evokes a sense of attachment and connection, weaving an intricate bond between the audience and her characters. In addition to the captivating strokes that captivate the viewers, Munins is also a wordsmith extraordinaire, skillfully conveying both joy and sorrow simultaneously. This dual mastery has earned her a legion of book enthusiasts, propelling her to become a writer and illustrator with a Facebook following of over 600,000 avid fans. 
Embarking on a journey from the realms of comic writing, Munins made a foray into the fine arts scene in 2022 with the exhibition “B-Side” at Palette Art Space. Here, she showcased both digital works and NFTs. Following this, Munins continued to make waves with collective exhibitions like “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” (2022) and “To the Moon and (Never) Back” (2023) at River City Bangkok. Her first solo exhibition “Blackout” (2024) that marked a significant turning point in Munins’s artistic career as she pushed her creative boundaries, crafting works that grew more daring and challenged her own artistic limits. Munins chose to narrate life stories and relationships in an unconventional, rare format, drawing directly from her own experiences. The predominant use of black, a color she once avoided for its stark clarity, added depth to her compositions. Additionally, Munins experimented with previously unexplored color palettes, coupled with a transformative shift in her creative process. Formerly centered on structured storytelling, her approach evolved into a form of liberated drawing, allowing emotions to guide lines and leading her into uncharted dimensions. Notably, many pieces in the exhibition emerged from Munins’s semi-conscious or blackout stages, aligning seamlessly with the very essence of the exhibition’ title. The Blackout exhibition has received an excellent response from viewers and collectors.


Le Phi Long (b.1988) is a visual artist based in Ho Chi Minh City and Dalat, Vietnam. He
graduated in interior design at Hue Fine Art University in 2012. Long’s practices include paintings,
site-specific art and conceptual objects. His practice is based on the study of the historical and
geographical origins of humans, intervention in the cultural shift and the effects in the community,
especially his generation.
Long feels that his generation lacks knowledge of Vietnamese history. Local materials and teaching
documents about this matter are incomplete, and this has impacted the way his generation identify
themselves, their journey of self-development and the connection to the international community.
Long is eager to search and compare local and international materials to close the knowledge
gap. Since 2016 Long has been focusing on the Dong Duong Lang Du project, which examines
French Indochina archives (late 19th and early 20th centuries) to explain the concern in the issue
of generation transmission in Vietnam.
Long co-founded the artist residency eNAME Art Center in Hanoi (2012) and MOIland, an art
center in Dalat (2017). He took part in residencies at Sàn Art in Vietnam (2013), the Bamboo
Curtain Studio in Taiwan (2015), Asian Highway Project in Korea (2018) and the Cité
Internationale des Arts in Paris (2020). Phi Long has exhibited and taken part in programs in the
UK, USA, Belgium, Portugal, France, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

YeonJae Chung(b. 1992) explores contrast as the central concept of her practice. As both a painter and a graphic designer, and having spent her childhood moving between the United States and South Korea, she developed a sensibility shaped by differing cultures and languages. She focuses on the tension and balance created by opposing elements such as horizontal and vertical, light and shadow, clarity and blur. Contrast functions in her work as both a visual device that evokes emotion and a framework through which objects are perceived and judged. Observing the points where logical and illogical elements intersect, she reconstructs everyday phenomena into abstract forms. By examining the gaps and relationships that arise from the combination of disparate elements, her practice expands across painting, objects, and furniture.

 A JiHye abstractly depicts the inner energy that blossoms from her subconscious in her works. She primarily works with acrylic and colored pencils, utilizing striking contrasts of vivid colors to convey a sense of brightness and vitality—one of the defining characteristics of her art.
 Beyond her personal artistic practice, A JiHye is also the co-founder and designer of the design studio Sparks Edition. Additionally, she is an active member of Spectrum Object, a collective of creators from various fields. Through Spectrum Object, she explores the intersection of visual art and diverse cultural content, particularly music, translating these inspirations into paintings. In 2017, she produced a series titled Layer along with an accompanying art book, and more recently, she has been working under the theme BLOOMERS, expressing forms in the act of blooming. In 2019, she co-curated the exhibition DANCING BLUE at AvenueL Art Hall alongside her creative and life partner, artist Jun-Oh Jang. The exhibition was an attempt to capture their respective artistic expressions and individuality through shades of blue.
Through Sparks Edition, A JiHye has contributed to the branding and artwork for various musicians, including BTS’s fourth studio album MAP OF THE SOUL: 7, 10cm, and LE SSERAFIM. She has also worked on brand identity projects such as IOPE, demonstrating her ability to transcend genres and disciplines, consistently delivering innovative visual creations across different fields.

Eun Sook JEON (b.1980, S. Korea) lives and works in Seoul.
She completed her M.F.A.(2006), B.F.A.(2003) in Sungkyunkwan University. Her main solo exhibitions include ≪Fragments of Sensation≫(Space xx, Seoul, 2024), ≪Slow Move≫(JIDAM gallery, Seoul, 2024), ≪Pacho≫(accompany, Busan, 2023), ≪Pipetting≫(Pyo gallery, online show).

Eun Sook JEON, an artist reminiscent of a TikToker in the art world, exudes an energy that bridges an anxious era with positivity. Her work blurs the line between realism that feels abstract, abstraction that feels realistic an improvisation that transcends boundaries, akin to an anthology of short stories where each scene carries its own distinct narrative. The artist’s character, which dismantles preconceptions, is evident in every aspect of her paintings. She finds beauty even in the flowers blooming in the garden of a redevelopment apartment complex, revealing empathy for soon-to-disappear places and discovering urban gardens in their natural state, thriving only when untouched by human influence. …The keen wiht evident in her work shines particularly as it embodies the stark contrast between life’s expectations and their actual outcomes. Her paintings resemble a collection of life’s ironies compiled as short stories, not for the sake of a polished narrative but to express a genuinely human language through color. _ by Ahn Hyun-jung (Art critic and PhD in Art Philosophy)

NOH Sangho (b. 1986) is a natural born storyteller, sincere practitioner and bold experimenter. Browsing the Internet and social media daily, the artist diligently collects myriad images of the day to day. NOH reconstructs the fragments selected from an array of images onto carbon paper, which is a medium that represents him as an artist. The works, executed on carbon paper, reveal the artist’s unique perspective on the flexibility of the “image” in the digital era, defined by a flood of images that travel and transform freely across platforms. Furthermore, in an attempt to expand the theme of his work to realizing the three-dimensionality of images, the artist introduces a series of works in which 2D planes and 3D moving images are intertwined organically. NOH, who considers the manner in which his works are presented and consumed to be an essential part of his practice, explores various bold and experimental ways of installation, such as largescale wall hangings and drawings on hangers—reminiscent of a clothing store.


NOH Sangho was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1986. He received his BFA in Printmaking at Hongik University in 2013, and MFA in Fine Arts at Seoul National University of Science & Technology in 2022. He has held solo exhibitions at various institutions such as ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL (Seoul, Korea, 2024), ARARIO GALLERY SHANGHAI (Shanghai, China, 2023), ARARIO MUSEUM in SPACE (Seoul, Korea, 2018), SongEun ArtCube (Seoul, Korea, 2017), and SeMA West Warehouse (Seoul, Korea, 2016), as well as group exhibitions held at Ilmin Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea, 2023; 2018), ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL (Seoul, Korea, 2023; 2021; 2016), Isetan The Space (Tokyo, Japan, 2022), ARARIO GALLERY CHEONAN (Cheonan, Korea, 2021), Atelier Hermès (Seoul, Korea, 2020), Daegu Art Museum (Daegu, Korea, 2019), SongEun ArtSpace (Seoul, Korea, 2018), Kumho Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea, 2017), National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Gwacheon, Korea, 2017; 2014), and more. The artist gained attention for being selected in the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's Young Exploration 2014. He was the artist-in-residence at the SeMA Nanji Residency (Seoul, Korea) in 2015, and also participated in an artist residency exchange program between Hungary and Korea (Budapest, Hungary) in 2016. He won the Lee Sang Wook Prize (Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association, Korea) in 2016. His works are collected by institutions such as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Government Art Bank, Koo House Museum, ARARIO MUSEUM, and more.

Seungwon Yang majored in photography at Seoul Institute of the Arts and received her master's degree in fine arts from Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London. He creates pseudo-images that blur the boundaries between reality and fabrication using digital images, exploring the possibilities of extending the field of epistemology and photography. He is currently working on revealing hidden aspects of contemporary society, disrupting the taken-for-granted process of perception, and the process of recognizing situations or landscapes that individuals face in modern society. He also captures the heterogeneity created at the intersection of reality and fiction in an expanded concept. He questions the landscapes of harsh reality resulting from a superficial understanding of regions and places, and the differences in materiality visible in the gap between nature and imitation. He has held solo exhibitions at various venues, including N/A (2022), Seoul Museum of Art SeMA Storage (2021), Hite Collection (2019), and SongEun ArtCube (2018).

Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, Chonnapas Yokyai (ฺBorn in 2000) is an artist graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, majoring in Painting, Sculpture, and Printmaking at Silpakorn University. Her works are symbolic and transcendental paintings. Fueled by her interest in everyday life from a feminist perspective, her art endeavors to explore the answers with the societal framework she confronts. Through vibrant and surrealistic paintings and subtly veiled figurines, she casts a spell, inviting viewers to interpret and explore through their own personal experiences. Her art portrays a peculiar and twisted scape, inviting people to interpret and explore through their own personal experiences. 

Chonnapas became well-known among collectors from the group exhibition ‘Utopia’ (2024) at River City Bangkok and the group exhibition ‘Perplexa Scenario’ (2024) at Joyman Gallery.


Ellsworth Kelly revolutionary emphasis on pure abstractive forms and innovative treatment of color reshaped the practice of painting in the late 1940s and early 1950s. His approach greatly influenced the nascence of Pop Art, Minimalism, Color Field precipitating the decline of expressionist energetic gestures and the adoption of spare lines and geometries, flatly painted in vivid color.
A sharp observer of the natural world from a young age inspired by the play of light, space and color in the architecture around him, Ellsworth’s use of found compositions was a source of endless inspiration and lifelong artistic openness which he translated into visually powerful multi-panel paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and photographs. 
Ellsworth Kelly nurtured a special relationship with France. After serving as a soldier in the liberation of the country at the end of the Second World War, Kelly returned to live in France from 1948 to 1954, and returning to the country regularly throughout his life. 
He befriended Picasso, Calder, Brancusi, Arp and familiarised himself the works of Matisse, Monet and geometric abstraction which would influence his painting, particularly in his quest for balance and intensity of feeling.

Toshimitsu Imai was an influential 20th-century Japanese painter. Best known for his monumental abstract works, Imai composed his canvases with a combination of thick impasto marks and fluid, inky lines to build chaotic, “allover” compositions.

promise

encore

Freedom

Destiny

Belief

Affection

taste

rest

I miss you, but let's hang in there

i will be a star

Salvation

The night of fish market

When I think the grandmother’s house 

Seoul Sadang police station

My personal cigarette

Sunrise A.P.T

Empty seats at Cafe

Pine Tree

Special sunny day

Spreading sun set

Sadang Station

Sun set & tree at Han River

Red rest

Seeing the flower pot

Open space 3

Open space 2

Open space 1

Open space 4

Eternal Golden

Sealed smile

Sealed Smile-Trunk S

The Fancy Spirit-Trunk S

Still Life 298

Still Life 292

Moon You

Golden Jade Garden

Dry Wood

Cypress

A forest froze in a dry state

The Goddess of Lightning

The Crocodile Hunter

The Golden Conch

Sudsakorn & Black Dragon Horse

Disconnect

crown leisure no.5

crown leisure no.2

crown leisure no.3

Untitled

[1,2,3] C

[1,2,3] B

Orange Breeze on Wood Panel

Moonlit Glow

Nocturnal breeze Part 1

Smoky Glow

Bloomers No.5

Blue flames

Dawn's glow

Moonlit Whispers

The Fate

Midsummer Night

Lilac Wine

Flame

Where the Light Rests

Into the Glow

Seed to fruit

Dancers No.1

Impromptu Sonata No.1

Impromptu Sonata No.3

Gardens of Orchestra No.1

Symmetry in Harmony

My luminous Yellow No. 1

Impromptu Sonata No.2

Peony

THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3 - Mickey

How Can I Not Believe in God?

Overwrite #23

Overwrite #42

Overwrite #44

Overwrite #43

Covered Moment #12

Covered Moment #7

Overwrite #36

Overwrite #32

Overwrite #27

Overwrite #24

Genesis protocol

The infinity code

The Oracle Pill (Pink pill)

Puzzle of origin

Jump into the Reflection

The Oracle Pill (Blue pill)

The Oracle Pill

Simulation Field

The Bloom of Consciousness

Playground Error

The Arrival

Eternal recurrence

The Seed and the spine

Laboratory of Birth

The pool of her

Eve’s Algorithm

The Constructed Haven

Oracle of Birth

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