Checksy Choi

Checksy Choi is a pioneering artist whose distinctive visual language, Gyeokja (Checkered) Expressionism, establishes a new paradigm for contemporary trauma visualization. Rooted in a Korean understanding of space and relation, Gyeokja reimagines the grid not as a system of containment, but of relation—where meaning emerges through intersection, flow, and care. Through layered checkered compositions, Checksy maps the fragile balance between division and connection, positioning her practice as a vital methodology for engaging collective wounds—not by resolving them, but by keeping them breathable, relational, and alive.
Selected for HUG: 100 Artists to Watch by a distinguished jury including Madeleine Pierpont (MoMA), Sebastian Sanchez (Christie's), and Jiayin Chen (Artnet)—with work featured in a publication housed in the Royal Library in Copenhagen—she has established herself as a defining voice for our fractured age. Additional honors include a UNV Certificate of Honor and recognition as a Hug Visionary Artist.

Institutional Archives & Acquisitions
2024, Royal Library of Copenhagen, Denmark (Publication acquired as part of HUG’s 100 Artists to Watch, selected by a jury from MoMA, Christie’s, and Artnet)

Permanent Collection
2025, DAM Museum, Florida

Awards
2024, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Certificate of Honor, awarded through the 34 Gallery project
2024, Hug Visionary Artist Selection and Grant Recipient
2024, HUG’s 100 Artists to Watch Selection by a jury from MoMA, Christie’s, and Artnet


Solo Exhibitions
2025 – "Checkered Karma", Montreal, Canada
2023 – "Meet in Checkered", Seoul, South Korea

Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 – Los Angeles, USA
2025 – Florence, Italy
2024 – TriBeCa, New York, USA (393 Broadway)
2024 – Times Square Billboard Showcase, New York, USA
2024 – Melbourne, Australia (Public Exhibition by ArtCrush Gallery)
2024 – Brussels, Belgium (Clear Channel x ArtCrush Gallery, 780+ Screens)
2024 – Rome, Italy
2024 – Miami Beach, USA
2023 – Seoul, South Korea (Gallery Rabo)
2023 – New York, USA
2023 – Milwaukee, USA
2023 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023 – Paris, France
2023 – Brussels, Belgium
2023 – Paros Island, Greece
2022 – Seoul, South Korea

Honors
2024, Selected for Loupe's Women's History Month (Event featu...