Seohyun Oh

Born in Seoul, Korea

Lives and works in New York, US

Seohyun Oh approaches her work with a profound philosophical outlook, perceiving the world not as inert objects but as a landscape of dynamic forms, each resonating with inherent vitality. For Oh, painting is more than creation; it is an act of cosmic ordering where desires are transmuted into reality through artistic expression. Her pieces are not static but evolve as living entities, with some sections executed in swift bursts of inspiration, while others reveal their depths through a measured interplay of color and line. Oh’s method of deconstructing imaginary landscapes into elemental forms and reconceiving them as abstract expressions captures both the personal and the universal. She relates her approach to musical composition, where each brushstroke functions like a note in a harmonious whole. Profoundly moved by the concept of tree spirits—mystical intermediaries between humanity and the earth—her work carries a transcendent quality, proposing that in alternate realms, all entities bask in a unified vibrational energy, dissolving individual identities into a cohesive existential tapestry. Through her art, Oh crafts a space where the tangible and the ethereal intersect, contemplating the unseen connections that weave life into a tapestry of perpetual transformation.

EDUCATION

2024 MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2023 BFA Painting and Drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, US

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025 (Forthcoming) L.U.P.O Gallery, Milan, Italy (Group)

2025 (Forthcoming) Haricot Gallery, London, UK (Group)

2025  ‘Of the Echoes’, Jack Barrett, London, UK (Duo)

2025 ‘MALEREI’, Akku Kunstplattform, Luzern, Switzerland

2024 ‘Whispers Of The Inner Voice’, Art021 Hong Kong Contemporary Art Fair, Hong Kong, (Group)

2024 ‘Hazy Horizons’, Noho Showroom, London, UK (Group)

2024 ‘CASCADES’, D Contemporary, London, UK (Group)

2024 Post Graduate Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London, UK (Group)

2024 ‘SPRUCED UP’, Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK (Group)

2024 ‘Things That Matter’, AMP Gallery, London, UK (Group)

2024 ‘Mise En Scene’, Safehouse 2, London, UK (Group)

2023 ‘Hanwul’, Povos Gallery, Chicago, US (Solo)

2023 ‘Graduate Exhibition Two’, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Degree Show, Chicago, US (Group)

2022 ‘Grand Rising: On Feeling and Interbeing’, SAIC Wellness Center Gallery, Chicago, US (Group)