About Yunah Seo

Yunah Seo (b.1988, Seoul, South Korea) received her BFA from the painting programme of Seoul Women University, South Korea, and gained her MFA from the painting programme of the Royal College of Art, London, in 2020. She has exhibited internationally, with exhibitions at spaces that include Josh Lilley Gallery, London, Fold Gallery, London, AKA Space, South Korea, the Gallery Jung, South Korea, 508 gallery, London, Safe House1, London and Unit 1 Gallery|Workshop, London.

Yunah’s practice considers the internal, and attempts to visualise inner reactions relating to personal circumstances, consisting of beliefs, emotions, perceptions, philosophies, and the notion of creation. The artist often interprets her internal reactions and thoughts, as governed by the many intersectional layers and conflicts between structures of our societies and theologies, through ritualistic processes. She combines images and memories from her own life, sorting through them over an extended period of time, and laying them out across her materials in order to consider and develop intuitive insight into her life.

Education

2018-2020 Royal College of Art, London, MA Painting

2010-2018 Seoul Women University, Seoul, BFA Painting

Prizes and Awards

2010 Winner of ‘Artist of Tomorrow’ Award MISOOL SIDAE / The Korean Art Magazine

Solo Exhibitions

2010 The moment diary / Gallery AKA Space, Seoul

Group Exhibitions

2020 50/50, Royal College of Art MA Painting Graduates 2020, Fold Gallery, London

2020 Beacon: Selections from the 2020 Royal College of Art Painting Programme’, Josh Lilley Gallery (online)

2020 Final, not over, Unit 1 Gallery, London 2-6 Jul

2019 Oh, Dear, Safe House1, London

2019 Backward Reading, an approach of recollection, 508 Gallery, London

2019 YAP Young Artist Project, Gallery Jung, Seoul

Publications

2020 Archive 02 Digital Edition, Saint Maison Gallery, London

2020 Issue #37 of Penny Thoughts