Chung, Hyejin
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The Subtle Architecture of Inner Landscapes
In an age saturated with speed and spectacle, Chung Hyejin’s work invites viewers into a quieter and more contemplative dimension of experience. Her paintings do not shout; instead, they resonate softly, unfolding emotional landscapes that exist somewhere between memory, sensation, and silence.
Chung’s artistic language emerges from a delicate dialogue between Eastern philosophical sensibilities and contemporary visual abstraction. Rather than constructing images that describe the external world, she builds subtle atmospheres that evoke states of being. Through layered surfaces, restrained color palettes, and rhythmic compositional structures, her works visualize the invisible — the fleeting emotional currents that shape human experience.
What distinguishes Chung Hyejin’s practice is her ability to transform interior emotion into spatial form. Her canvases function almost like psychological landscapes: fields where fragments of memory, intuition, and sensation slowly reveal themselves. The viewer is not positioned as a passive observer but as a participant who completes the work through personal perception and reflection.
Within the context of the global contemporary art scene, Chung can be understood as an artist who bridges introspective Eastern thought with the visual language of international abstraction. Her work resonates with audiences who seek not only visual stimulation but also moments of pause, introspection, and emotional recognition.
In this sense, Chung Hyejin’s paintings operate as quiet architectures of feeling — spaces where viewers can momentarily step outside the acceleration of contemporary life and reconnect with the subtle textures of their own inner worlds.
CV | Chung, Hyejin
Cha, Kiyoul
b. 1958 | Seoul, Korea
Education
2003 Completed Photography Program, École des Beaux-Arts de Versailles, Versailles, France
1996 M.F.A., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia, PA, USA
1983 M.F.A. in Western Painting, Graduate School of Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
1981 B.F.A. in Western Painting, College of Art & Design, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Art Center KUH, Daejeon, South Korea
2023
CAAG Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
About, Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea
2019
Alice Zone Project, Jeju, South Korea
2016
Golfzon Joymaru, Daejeon, South Korea
2014
Establishment of Tami Character Sculpture Park, Jeju Island, South Korea
2013
Gallery R.MUTE 1917, Hyundai Department Store, Seoul, South Korea
2011
Asan Medical Center Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2010
Homo Ludens, Jean Art Gallery · Jean Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2009
City Gallery, Busan South Korea
Alice in Wonderland, Gallery NOW, Seoul, South Korea
Imagination, Viva Gallery, Hongcheon, South Korea
Shinhan Bank PB Center, Seoul, South Korea
2008
Super Object, Total Museum of Contemporary Art (The Room), Seoul, South Korea
Dru Artspace Curated Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
2007
C Gene, Topohaus Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Fine Art Show, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2005
Gallery Hyundai (Window Gallery), Seoul, South Korea
KIAF – Korea International Art Fair (Growrich Gallery), Seoul, South Korea
2004
Gallery Artside, Seoul, South Korea
2002
Centre d’Arts Plastiques Albert Chanot, Clamart, France
2001
Les Ateliers Artsenal, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France
And many others
Group Exhibitions
2022
StART Art Fair Seoul, South Korea
DMZ Art Fair, South Korea
Digilog, Seongnam Arts Center (Cube Art Museum), Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
2021
Saatchi Gallery Online Exhibition, London, UK
Can Art Go Too Far?, Artwa Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2018
Licensing Expo (Character Fair), Las Vegas, USA
2010
KOREA: Impact of Past on Present, London, UK
Ananti Club Seoul Opening Event, Gapyeong, South Korea
Seoul International Art Fair (Jean Art Gallery), BEXCO, Busan, South Korea
Taehwa River International Installation Art Festival (TEAF), Ulsan, South Korea
2009
International Photo Festival, Culture Station Seoul 284 (Former Seoul Station), South Korea
KIAF (Jean Art Gallery), COEX, Seoul, South Korea
Shooting Image, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
2008
ACAF (Asian Contemporary Art Fair), Jean Art Gallery, New York, USA
KIAF (Jean Art Gallery & Yewon Gallery), COEX, Seoul, South Korea
Busan Biennale (Main Exhibition), Busan, South Korea
North of Photography, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Bitter and Sweet, Urban Art, Seoul, South Korea
2007
KIAF (Yewon Gallery), COEX, Seoul, South Korea
Scope Art Fair New York (Janet Oh Gallery), New York, USA
Shanghai Art Fair (Helio Art), Shanghai, China
Gulf Art Fair (Gana Art), Dubai, UAE
And many others
Awards & Selections
2025
Artist of the Year, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon Foundation for Arts and Culture (IFAC)
2022
The 7th Park Soo-keun Art Award, Park Soo-keun Museum
2015 / 2010 / 2009
Selected Artist for the Nomadic Residency Program, Arts Council Korea (ARKO)
2014
Selected Artist for Visual Arts Monograph Series, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (SFAC)
2010
Representative Artist of the Busan Biennale
Selected Artist for the Archive Project, ARKO Art Center, Arts Council Korea
And many others
Awards & Selections
- 1st Prize Purchase Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Museum of American Art), Philadelphia, PA, USA
- "Winner" Awarded Solo Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, USA
And many others
Main Collections
- Seoul Museum of Art, Korea
- Rexfield CC, Korea
- Korean National Museum of Modern Modern Art, Art Bank, Korea
- Kyunggi Province Museum, Korea
- Yonsei University Medical Center, Korea
- Total Museum, Korea
- Ilhyeon Museum, Korea
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Boston
- Sin Museum, Korea
- D.C.C.A.(Delaware County of Contemporary Arts), Delaware, U.S.A.
- Museum of American Art, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
- Golfzonzoimaru, Korea
- Golfzoncounty Hwarang CC, Korea
- Starkey Group, Korea
- PyungTaek AK Plaza, Public art, Korea
- Kimhae Lotte Premium Outlet, Public art, Korea
- Jongam SK View Apartment, Public art, Korea
- Samseon-dong SK View Apartment, Public art, Korea
And many others
List of Works
Potentlality 0801
200×300cm, Acrylic on canvas, 2008
Wonderland 0802
200×300cm, Acrylic on canvas, 2008
Wonderland 1201
200×300cm, Acrylic on canvas, 2012
Alice Hope 2101
390×162cm, Acrylic on canvas, 2021
Wonderland 1909
140×142cm, Acrylic on S–paper, 2019
Wonderland 2101
130×194cm, Acrylic on canvas, 2021
Wonderland 2102
260×580cm, Acrylic on canvas, 2021
Tulip Children
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