Hyun Jung Ahn is a Brooklyn and Seoul-based multidisciplinary artist from Seoul, South Korea. Through her work, she investigates enigmatic abstract forms, which she references as “shapes of mind.” She begins by drawing from her visual diary, which captures feelings, personal connections, and emotional states of being. She then translates these notions into minimalistic drawing, painting, and sculpture. Ahn was selected as the ‘Emerging Young Artist’ at La Mer Gallery, Seoul, South Korea, and was the winner of the Emerging Art Award at Baditto Art, Tuscany, Italy. She has attended residencies including Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, and Trestle Art Space, Brooklyn, NY. Ahn Graduated from Duk-Sung Women’s University, Seoul (in 2010 B.F.A and 2013 M.F.A) and received her second M.F.A in painting and drawing from Pratt Institute and currently lives and works in Brooklyn.

BAIK ART is a contemporary art gallery based in Los Angeles, Seoul, and Jakarta. Established in Los Angeles in 2014, BAIK ART has introduced artists whose works deal with individual hybridity, globalization, and cultural diaspora. In 2016, BAIK ART expanded its presence to Seoul, promoting an active artistic exchange between the two cities. In 2022, BAIK ART launched its third location in Jakarta while Baik Art Seoul simultaneously relocated and reopened with an inaugural solo exhibition of Han Youngsoo.