Suyeon Seo

SuYeon Seo (b. 1983, Busan, South Korea) is a Korean abstract painter based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her practice explores the relationship between nature, memory, and the passage of time, with a particular interest in the traces left by things that have disappeared.

Moving from South Korea to Sweden has influenced both the themes of her work and the way she perceives the world around her. Living between two cultures has deepened her awareness of place, absence, and the subtle changes that occur over time. Much of her inspiration comes from the natural surroundings of Sweden, where the changing light, the atmosphere of each season, and the colours and forms of plants she loves become starting points for her paintings. Drawing on fleeting impressions of light, wind, flowers, and the changing seasons, Seo creates paintings that move between memories of the natural world and abstraction.

Rather than depicting specific landscapes, she works through layers of colour and texture, distorting forms and allowing fragments of memory and emotion to emerge on the canvas. Her paintings offer an open space for viewers to encounter their own experiences and interpretations.

Seo attended an arts high school in South Korea before studying Visual C...

B.A. in Visual Communication Design, Changwon National University, South Korea
Peniel High School of the Arts, Busan, South Korea

EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS

2026
Fresh at the Fair | Affordable Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden

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PUBLIC ART

2025
Planksidan, Västlänken Public Art Project (Trafikverket) | Gothenburg, Sweden

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PRESS & MEDIA

2026
Artwork Featured in the K-Drama My Bias, My Boss

2025
Interview with VIBES N VISTAS
Abstractions of Home | VIBES N VISTAS, Issue 7: Transnational Editions

2024
Interview with New & Abstract

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SELECTED ART & DESIGN MARKETS

2026
Museum Market | Amsterdam, Netherlands
À la London, Casino Cosmopol | Gothenburg, Sweden
FindersKeepers | Copenhagen, Denmark
IKEA Bäckebol Craft Market | Gothenburg, Sweden

2025
Berliner Kunstallee | Berlin, Germany
Handmade in Norway | Oslo, Norway
Gunnebo Slott Christmas Market | Mölndal, Sweden

2024
Rendezvous Design Market | Malmö, Sweden
Gothenburg Book Fair × À la London | Gothenburg, Sweden
Nääs Fabriker Christmas Market | Lerum, Sweden
Nääs Fabriker Autumn Market | Lerum, Sweden

2023
À la London Christmas Market | Gothenburg, Sweden