Jaehui Jeong

I am a painter who reflects on how we see the world, how we remember it, and how we sense our own existence. Rather than focusing on accurately reproducing objects, my interest lies in the space between what is visible and what remains unseen—the subtle gap where perception and sensation gently waver.

Life is never entirely clear, and emotions and memories resist easy definition. I embrace this ambiguity and instability, believing that what cannot be fully grasped often reveals a deeper truth about both humanity and the world. Instead of offering definitive answers, my practice seeks to leave open questions, allowing reflection and contemplation to continue.

Figures appear in my paintings, but they are not fixed or fully determined. They emerge, overlap, and dissolve, existing in a state of becoming rather than certainty. These forms are not meant to explain objects, but to serve as vessels for memory, emotion, and traces of presence. Through form, I explore what lies beneath the visible—layers of time, lingering sensations, and the afterimages of the mind.

Through the use of light, negative space, layering, and blur, I suggest that the world is not a single, stable image, but a shifting sequence shaped by perspective and moment...

Master’s Degree in Design, Graduate School of Design, Kookmin University

2024.12.04-10 gallery vinci 'inner sight' (Seoul)
2024.01.11-17 h.artgrid gallery fish, rocks and stars (Seoul)


2024.01 Rayproject gallery 'Staying Eyes' for 2 (Seoul)


2024.07 Ségolène Brossette Galerie ‘Autour de moi’ (France, Paris)
2023.08 CAAG gallery young artist (seoul)
2021.10 Le Bocal Gallery (Toulouse, France)
2021.06 Eugene Gallery Re-Brand New - Art cross (Seoul)
2020.12 Gallery Insa Art 'Intersection' (Seoul) 2020.02 Space in Art Seoul 'First thought, best thought.' (Seoul)


2024.11 Diaf+ Daegu Art Fair (Daegu)
2024.05 Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center Youth Art Market Art Fair (Seoul)
2023.09 Surrey Pool Youth Art Gallery Surrey Pool Youth Art Market (Seoul)
2023.08 Youth Art Store in Seoul (Seoul)
2022.11 CICA ART FESTIVAL 2022 Art Fair CICA MUSEUM (Gimpo)
2020.08 Asaf2020 (Seoul)