Yujin L

My work begins at the point where familiar spaces and landscapes meet inner emotion. Through vivid color and fluid spatial composition, I explore how emotion, memory, imagination, and nature intertwine. Everyday places are transformed into psychological landscapes shaped by personal experience and reflection, while spaces that move between interior and exterior expand into sensory environments.

Using acrylic paint for its quick-drying qualities and rich pigmentation, I seek a balance between spontaneity and deliberate structure. Within each brushstroke, I aim to capture subtle emotional shifts, gradually dissolving the boundaries between reality and imagination. This process leads to what I describe as a “garden within the heart”—a space where calm, solace, and quiet contemplation reside.

I currently present my work actively in both domestic and international art fairs and group exhibitions. Grounded in traditional painting practices while engaging with contemporary conceptual inquiry, my work opens a dialogue between the viewer and the image. By exploring personal inner landscapes, I seek to reveal shared human emotions and consider the restorative potential of art in contemporary life.

-Graduated from Hongik University Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Painting

-Graduated from Ewha Womans University Department of Decorative Arts

Solo Exhibitions
-2022 Gallerytom Special Exhibition(TOM N TOMS Chang-dong Main Branch, Seoul)
-2022 Kocoon d’Art Invitation Exhibition(Mondrian hotel gallery, Seoul)
-2022 Kocoon d’Art Invitation Exhibition(Kocoon d’Art salon, Seoul)
-2019 Western District Court Gallery (Seoul)

Selected Exhibitions & Art Fairs
-2025 Seoul Art show(COEX, Seoul)
-2025 Incheon Art show(Songdo Convensia)
-2025 Scent of Summer Wind, Soaked in Color(LeeSoo Gallery, Seoul)
-2025 PLAS in Osaka(Osaka International Convention Center, Japan)
-2025 'Fantastic Calm'(Gallery D'Arte, Seoul)
-2025 Bank Art Fair(Fairmont Ambassador Seoul)
-2025 Hwadong Art Fair (Geumboseong Art Center, Seoul)
-2024 'Contemplation of Philanthropy' (Gallery The Arte, Seoul)
-2024'Mother of Territory' (Gallery D'Arte, Seoul)
-2024 Hwadong Art Fair(Geumboseong Art Center, Seoul)
-2023 Mapo Art Fair(Red Road, Hongdae, Seoul)
-2023 Citizen Gallery Group Exhibition(Mac Gallery, Mapo Art Center, Seoul)
-2022 Mapo Art Market(Gyeongui Line Gallery, Seoul)
-2021 Hongik University Graduate School of Fine Arts' Master's Exhibition
-2020 3-person exhibition sharing heart (Namsan Gallery)
-2020 Mapo Art Market (Pale Indigo Gallery)
-2019 Mapomi Gang Regular Exhibition (Hongik University...