Jooha Sim

Korean artist jooha sim
Based in Seoul, Korea

I capture moments where emotions come to rest, finding solace in the quiet beauty of nature.

My practice began with poppies, long regarded as symbols of comfort, consolation, and remembrance. Delicate yet resilient, radiant yet fleeting, they continue to guide my exploration of the layered emotions that shape our inner lives.

I build my paintings in layers using traditional Korean materials such as hanji paper, ink, and mineral pigments. Each layer holds time, gradually becoming part of the emotions within the work. Through this slow, repetitive process, the paintings quietly come to life.

Like flowers, our lives unfold in cycles rather than straight lines. Joy and sorrow often exist side by side, shaping who we are over time. My work translates these emotional rhythms into the visual language of flowers.

In recent works, this language has expanded into wider landscapes, where changes in light, color, and season reflect shifting emotional states. Within these scenes, I explore the beauty of coexistence, where different forms of life bloom in their own ways.

Through my paintings, I invite viewers to pause, reflect, and recognize the unseen seasons within themselves the quiet momen...

Bachelor of Oriental Painting at Duksung Women's University

Solo Exhibition

2026 Moments In Bloom - Arttag Gallery, Seoul
2025 , Mac In Art Gallery, Seoul
2025 , Migi gallery Seoul
2024 . Gallery artrie Pangyo
2023 , Mac In Art Gallery, Seoul
2022 , Hedwig gallery, Pangyo
2022 , Metaphor32, Seoul
2021 , Gallary daon , Seoul
2020 , Gallery aria, Seoul
2020 , Mansion Nine, Seoul

Group Exhibition

2026 Where Flowers Never Fade - Gallery I am Pangyo
2026 United project art - United Gallery, Seoul
2026 Color in bloom - Mokdong hyundai department store, Seoul
2025 The Shilla Hotel Seoul, Seoul
2025 , Asia world expo, Hong kong
2025 , Shinhangallery , Seoul
2024 Illuminati Fine Art, Hong kong
2024 Estee lauder companies breast cancer campaign
, 2gil29 gallaery , Seoul
2024 , S factory building ,Seoul
2024 Art Tag Seoul Station Connect Place, Seoul
2024
Ulsan Hyundai Department Store Artte K, Ulsan
2024 AP gallery,Seoul
2023 Jane&claire gallery,Seoul
2023 Trading center , Pangyo
hyundai department store, Seoul&Pangyo
2023 lottemart,Seoul
2023 Art Gaga,Seoul
2023 Hyundai Department Store Jung-dong,Bucheon
2023 Woong Art Gallery,Seoul
2022 oakridge business park cebu, Philippines
2022 Pangyo hyundai department store,Pangyo
2022 Collector01 Gallery,Seoul
2022 Andtree Ga...