Ji Young Yoon

Ji Young Yoon took a winding road to becoming a painter. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Yoon moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where she finished high school before earning her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2009. Soon afterwards, she pursued her interest in fashion, receiving her first MFA in Fashion Merchandising from the Academy of Art University in 2013. Over the next few years, Yoon traveled the world, including living for extended periods in Hamburg, Germany, and Santiago, Chile. Through these adventures of exploring and experiencing various cultures, she gained a wider vision of the world and discovered her passion for fine art painting. In Fall of 2018, Yoon returned to San Francisco where she received her second MFA in Fine Art Painting from the Academy of Art University in August 2021, and she moved to Jersey City in 2023. Her oil paintings depict combinations of nature and cities in geometric forms and vibrant colors and display atmospheric views with an emphasis on the relationship between the light and its surroundings.

2021
MFA in Fine Art - Painting, Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

2013
MFA in Fashion Merchandising, Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
President’s Honor List

2009
BA in Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Honors, Dean’s List

Art Fair

2024 Affordable Art Fair NYC, with treat Gallery
New York, NY

2024 Superfine Art Fair, NYC
New York, NY

Group Exhibitions

2024 THE SUN, THE MOON, THE STARS, Kelly-McKenna Gallery
Spring Lake, NJ

2024 tiny + HUGE, STUDIO Gallery
San Francisco, CA

2024 City Streets, STUDIO Gallery
San Francisco, CA

2024 ENVIRONMENT, MK Apothecary Gallery
Collingswood, NJ

2023 City Streets, STUDIO Gallery
San Francisco, CA

2023 Completely Color, Color Impact 2023: Color and Human Experience
Conference
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2023 On the Road, STUDIO Gallery
San Francisco, CA

2022 tiny + HUGE, STUDIO Gallery
San Francisco, CA

2022 City Streets, STUDIO Gallery
San Francisco, CA

2022 61st Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition, Haggin Museum
Stockton, CA
Jurors: Ann M. Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Cuong Nguyen, Professional Painter, Fine Art Instructor, San Jose, CA
Ruth Santee, Co-owner and Director, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA

2022 Capture the Moment, San Francisco Women Artists (SFWA) Gallery
San Francisco, CA
Juror: Annette Schutz, Principal, ArtHaus Consulting, San Francisco, CA

2022 Your True ...