Miryu Yoon features human figures for painterly experimentation and events. Contemplating how the fictional beings and senses she imagines can intersect with real people to become embodied beings, she places them within specific contexts and settings. By exploring the ways in which she gives subjects various physical forms and organizes them on the canvas, she seeks the realm of independent narratives beyond the specificity of the subjects.
Graduating from Hongik University of Art Studies and Painting, Yoon obtained her M.F.A. from Seoul National University. She has showcased her works in solo exhibition Do Wetlands Scare You? (Foundry Seoul, 2024), Pyromaniac (SeMA Storage, Seoul, 2023) and her work has been included in group exhibitions held in various institutions such as Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Art Plug Yeonsu, Factory of Contemporary Arts in Palbok, Kyobo Art Space, Pipe Gallery. She was selected as the SeMA Emerging Artist and participated in the artist-in-residence program of Seoul Art Space Geumcheon in 2023. Her works are in the collections of the Government Art Bank, Incheon Foundation For Arts & Culture, and Jeonbuk Museum of Art.
Education
2018 M.F.A. in Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul, KR
2016 B.A. in Art History and Theory, B.F.A. in Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, KR
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Do Wetlands Scare You?, Foundry Seoul, Seoul, KR
2023 Pyromaniac, SeMA Storage, Seoul, KR
2022 Double Weave, Cadalog, Seoul, KR
2022 B-hyeong Bi-yeom Gwi-yeom, Sahng-up Gallery, Seoul, KR
2021 Not Walking at a Consistent Pace, Plan C, Jeonju, KR
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Sparks Miryu Yoon & Hyunjung Park Duo Exhibition, Pipe Gallery, Seoul, KR
2023 Unfolded, Kyobo Art Space, Seoul, KR
2023 K90-99, L.U.P.O., Milan, IT
2022 Result Exhibition, Factory of Contemporary Arts in Palbok, Jeonju, KR
2022 MATCH BOX Edition 1. Duo X, Artplug Yeonsu, Incheon, KR
2022 Jeonbuk Youth 2022, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju, KR
Awards & Grants
2023 SeMA Emerging Artist, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
2022 Jeonbuk Youth 2022 Artist, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Wanju
2021 Epop Friends Artist Awards, Jeonju Cultural Foundation, Jeonju
Residencies
2024 SeMA Nanji Residency, Seoul, KR
2023 Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, KR
2022 Factory of Contemporary Arts in Palbok, Jeonju, KR
2021 Artplug Yeonsu, Incheon, KR
Collections
Government Art Bank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, KR
Incheon Foundation For Arts & Culture, KR
Jeonbuk Museum of Art, KR
