Yona Oh

Hello, I’m a lover and artist, a visual storyteller capturing emotions and resilience.
As a contemporary South Korean painter, I explore themes of identity and transformation through vivid colors and symbolic imagery.

My work is deeply inspired by personal and cultural narratives, often featuring bold opera pink tones and expressive figurative elements. Through this, I aim to convey quiet strength and profound human experiences.

My series The Mother pays tribute to ordinary lives marked by perseverance and dignity,
while Yesterday, Yesterday delves into the complex emotional journey of womanhood and transformation.

Working primarily in oil on canvas, I hope my paintings invite viewers to experience the beauty and power found in vulnerability and endurance.

B.F.A. in Visual Design, Minor in Painting
Gachon University, Global Campus, South Korea

Solo Exhibitions
2025.08.12 – 08.31 Even If Flowers Wilt, They Bloom Forever
IVY Lounge, Bando Cultural Foundation, Hwaseong, Korea

2025.07.14 – 07.19 Mother’s Garden
Minseoyoung Gallery, Incheon, Korea

2025.04.30 – 05.07 Nevertheless
Hwaseong Open Culture Space, Hwaseong Cultural Foundation, Korea

2017.02.04 – 02.19 Drifting Through Time – Swimming with Ease
Invitation Solo Exhibition, Cheonglim Gallery, Gwangmyeong, Korea


Group Exhibitions

2020.07.09 – 07.21 3rd Portrait Exhibition
EcoRAC Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2019.06.18 – 07.01 Mix & Match
Gallery Guruji, Seoul, Korea

2018.12.19 RHA 251 Project 2018
Artfield Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2018.06.19 – 07.02 Mix & Match
Gallery Guruji, Seoul, Korea

2017.12.21 RHA 251 Project 2017
Indie Art Hall Gong, Seoul, Korea

2017.08.18 – 08.27 Type 7
Indie Art Hall Gong, Seoul, Korea

2017.07.01 – 07.29 Mayfly 13
Daiso Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2017.06.20 – 07.03 Together Yet Apart
Gallery Guruji, Seoul, Korea

2017.04.15 Guerrilla Play
Gongedo Saga Itda, Seoul, Korea

2017.04.11 – 05.18 Scent of Flowers
Kyungmin Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

Art Fairs
2025.08.07 – 08.10
Bank Art Fair, SETEC, Seoul, Korea

2019.07.09 – 07.21
Art Fair: Things That Make Me Anxious Now, PlayT...