Rio Ahn

I draw people’s thoughts in my own way.
Every person thinks.
And the colors, feelings and features of thoughts are very diverse.

I started to have interest in ‘thought’ during the conversation with people. Sharing thought brings new idea and sometimes it develops philosophy and ideology.

Those thoughts are very similar to nature.
Various trees, flowers, leaves, and living things harmonize and meet to form a single mass. They are connected and form a flow. And it becomes a forest like a community.
Both thought and nature have the organic flow, various shapes and colors. They are connected to each other.

I focused on this natural curved flow and colors and expressed in the work with my own spirited shapes and colors. Sometimes my trees look odd and even bizarre, because trees in my painting are not only the appearance of nature, but also the images of various thoughts and memories.
They are trees of thoughts and birth from the seeds of thoughts. And there is no limit in expression.

Also, when starting a work, firstly I think about main colors that can represent the meaning of each work's thoughts. Some colors give you vitality, while others calm your mind. I used colors to convey my intention and bring the connection with viewe...

2017 Completed Personal Enrichment Program / Academy of Art University (U.S.)
2008 Graduated from Kingston University (UK) / Communication Design MA
2003 Graduated from Seoul National University (South Korea) / Visual Design
1998 Graduated from Sunhwa Art High School (South Korea)

Solo Exhibition
2023 BRICKSAND x De Art82 Collabo Exhibition / Bricksand Sanchung
2023 The Story of a forest / CICA art museum
2023 Wadiz Preview Exhibition / Space Wadiz
2023 Five people / HANA Gallery
2022 Pitt and the Shadow / Gallery DOS
2022 GROW / CCOLLABOHAUS Dosan
2022 Flying Fish / Episode SUYU 838
2022 Read a painting / Spece Do
2021 Rio Ahn’s Exhibition / Episode t’able
2012 Ahnjen’s 1st Exhibition / Soomdo Gallery

ART Fair
2023 12th Seoul Art Show 2023 / COEX
2023 K-ART SHOW SEOUL MIAF 2023 / Lotte Hotel Seoul
2023 Incheon Asia ART Show 2023 / Songdo Convensia
2023 Korean Build Week Space Art Fair / COEX
2023 Urban Break 2023 / COEX
2023 Art Festa Seoul 2023 / SETEC
2023 Design ART Fair 2023 / the Seoul Arts Center
2023 BAMA BUSAN 2023 / BEXCO

Group Exhibition
2023 Expressions and messages 21 Artists for spotlighring / LEESEOUL Gallery
2023 Warmth: The optimal temperature for comfort / Gallery HippieHannam
2023 Art Alliance 2023 / Jane Claire
2023 Go with the Flow / CanvasN Gallery
2023 Blue Contemporary Art Show / Space Wadiz
2023 Art Fair Play / Beum Gallery
2023 Blossoming / Human Hospital Songdo
2023 Opening exhibition of Saweol gallery / Saweol gallery
2023 Seoul National Univ. "Villard" / the Seoul Arts C...