In Kyoung Chun (b. 1966)

Born in Seoul, South Korea, In Kyoung Chun is a painter living in Atlanta, Georgia.
Chun’s recent solo exhibitions include The New Gallery of Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Sumter County Gallery, Sumter, SC; HiLo Press of Atlanta, GA; Blue Heron Nature Preserve of Atlanta, GA.

Her two-person and group exhibitions were lately at Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Litang Gallery, New York, NY; Mary Byrd Gallery, Augusta, GA; Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA; The MoCA Ga, Atlanta, GA; Wofford College Arts Center, Spartanburg, SC; ArtFilelds, Lake City, SC; Yi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Project Art Space, New York, NY.
Her work has been included to its permanent collection of the Goat Farm Arts Center of Atlanta, High Museum of Art, the City of Atlanta Mayors Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Public Library of Atlanta and numerous private collections. Chun’s public art ‘Rainbow Gateway: Saekdong’ was showcased at the Peachtree Center Plaza in downtown Atlanta. Another her sculpture Blue Gate was showcased at Emory University of Atlanta and then at the Industrial City Plaza of Brooklyn, New York in 2023. This year, Blue Gate became a part of its permanent collections of the Goat Farm Arts Center, which fully funded creating the sculpture in the year of 2015.

Chun was a finalist of the Edge Award 2023 at Swan Coach House of Atlanta and completed her artist residency at the Atlanta Contemporary recently.
She attended the Virginia Center for Creative Arts’ residency at le Moulin a Nef, Auvillar, France in May of 2024. She just had a solo show called “Blank and Cold Coffee Corner” at the Whitespace of Atlanta. Chun’s installation “Shared Room” is currently on view for an online exhibition NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance) Curated: ASSEMBLY.

Statement

My current work depicts the personal and narrative spaces in daily life. While arranging simple forms and familiar objects through painting and sculpture, I consciously create an ideal space where positive energy arises. As an immigrant from South Korea, living in United States has been challenging. Expressing a space where welcoming and intimacy are given is meaningful in my work. While working, I achieve life's optimism and peace even in its troubled and isolated settings. I believe discovering sweetness in our everyday life is essential. I channel this fundamental human quality through the art.

Website: www.inkyoungchoichun.com
Instagram: @inkyoungc