Jihee Yoo

I am a painter currently living and working in Seoul, South Korea.
I constantly explore and reinterpret the natural elements that symbolize the flowing time, such as waves, wind, and plants, in an abstract manner, filling the canvas with memories of past experiences in nature. Alternatively, I depict the process of visualizing everyday landscapes into abstract expressions, bringing the memories of nature into actual or artificially created architectural spaces to evoke individual inner memories.

I aim to evoke memories and imagination of nature in viewers through brushstrokes that float, reflecting the rhythm and colors experienced in natural landscapes from a distant perspective. By observing landscapes from a distant vantage point, I want to invoke a sense of connection to nature and evoke the viewers' own memories and visualizations of nature.

Studied at International School of Milan, Italy in 2000 to 2004.
BFA in Painting Department of Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea 2012.
MFA in Painting in Hongik Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea 2016.

Solo Exhibition
2022 Remembering Nature (KAIST Research & Art Gallery, Seoul)
2021 Illuminated Landscapes (Concordian Building, Public Gallery, Seoul)
2021 Moments of Landscapes (Artspace J, Bundang)
2020 Memories of Nature (Starry Art Museum, Jinsan Gallery, Seoul)
2020 Recollection (Gallery L, Seoul)
2020 Time for Contemplation (Soohoe Gallery, Bundang)
2019 Time of Spring Days for Me (Minari House, Seoul)
2018 Jihee Yoo Solo Exhibition (GS Tower Street Gallery, Seoul)
2018 Memories of Nature (Artspace Roo, Seoul)
2016 Into the Blue (United Gallery, Seoul)
2016 Landscape of Contemplation (HUMAX Art Room, Gyeonggi)
2015 Lost in Thought (Moare Gallery, Seoul)



Group Exhibition
2023 The Rite of Spring (Print Bakery The Hyundai Seoul)
2023 My Blooming Days (Videe Gallery, Seoul)
2023 Encore Collectables_10years' Cube 1. Love Sharing Exhibition (Artspace J, Bundang)
2022 Sharing Love (Soohoe Gallery, Bundang)
2022 Forest of Memories Group Exhibition (Good Gallery, Busan)
2022 Good Gallery Group Exhibition (Good Gallery, Busan)
2021 New Artist New Waves (Suho Gallery, Bundang)
2021 New Vibe Rising Artists (Lotte Department Store Incheon Terminal, Lotte Gallery)
2021 Journey Within the Mind (Suho Gallery, Bundang)
2021 Mind Strolling ...