kwonny (she/her b.1988, New York) is a Korean-American figurative artist working in both digital and traditional mediums. Rich in symbolism and folklore motifs, her canvases feature animals and mythic figures that are often depicted in fight or flight. Negative space functions not only as a compositional device but as a conceptual one - highlighting tension between balance and instability, fragile ecological relationships, and the weight of human existence on our environment. She began creating work while in Australia in 2020 and now lives in Seattle, traveling frequently between the two countries and pulling inspiration from both. Her work has been exhibited in Australia, the United Kingdom, Los Angeles and Seattle.
Select Exhibitions
2025 Forest For The Trees, Seattle, USA
2024 Summer Solo Exhibition, ArtsWest, Seattle, USA
2023 FRYE Art Museum Store, Seattle, USA
2023 Group Show .001 Ludlow Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2021 Group Show, Eden Roc, Seattle, USA
2022 Cultural Studies, Volume 36, Issue 3 University of Colorado Boulder, USA
2022 Year of the Tiger, France
Special Projects
Volcom, France
Zadig et Voltaire, France
Cairnhill Customs, Singapore
Rhi Dancey, United Kingdom
WNDR Museum, United States
Voltage LTD, United States
Music Projects
Sleep Talk, Australia
AVEC, Austria
Low Animal, Canada
Sol Invicto, United States
Ragabash, United States