Overview

EDUCATION

Earned B.D of Eastasian Philosophy from SungKyunKwan Univ. in 1994
A self taught artist

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025  Happy Companionship — 14th Solo Exhibition Gaon Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2023  Eyes on the Moment — 13th Solo Exhibition, Invitational Exhibition
G-ART Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2022. At the Temple — 12th Solo Exhibition  Gallery Ize, Seoul, Korea

2020. PEOPLE 8 — 11th Solo Exhibition  Topohaus Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2020. PEOPLE 7 — 10th Solo Exhibition. Topohaus Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2019. PEOPLE 6 — 9th Solo Exhibition, Invitational Exhibition. Maroo Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2018. PEOPLE 5 — 8th Solo Exhibition, Farewell Invitational Exhibition
INNO Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2018  PEOPLE 4 — 7th Solo Exhibition
Gallery Arisoo, Seoul, Korea

2018. PEOPLE 3 — 6th Solo Exhibition, Invitational Exhibition Nyliri Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2018  PEOPLE 2 — 5th Solo Exhibition, Invitational Exhibition. Woori Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2017. PEOPLE — 4th Solo Exhibition, Invitational Exhibition  Gallery Café Dam, Seoul, Korea

2016. Empathy — 3rd Solo Exhibition Gallery Arisoo, Seoul, Korea

2015. Everyday Life, Memories and Feelings — 2nd Solo Exhibition AKA Space, Seoul, Korea

2014. 1st Solo Exhibition — Special Exhibition for Emerging Artists
Gallery La Mer, Seoul, Korea 

Group Exhibitions & Art Fairs

2022  See Gambus / CGAM — Group Exhibition. Art Plus Gallery, Korea
Featuring works by Hyo Hyeong and other participating artists. (Donga⁠)

2013. Participated in national art competitions and group exhibitions, including:

• Korea Contemporary Art Exhibition
• International Senior Art Competition
• International Art Competition

Selected Art Fairs & Group Exhibitions
2018. Participated in numerous art fairs and group exhibitions throughout Korea, including Seoul Art Show and Art Gwangju 18.

Awards

2013. Received awards in three national art competitions.

Artistic Practice

Hyo Hyeong works primarily with a mixed-media bas-relief technique, combining clay, modeling materials, Hanji paper and acrylic paint on canvas. His works explore everyday people, relationships, memory, empathy and moments of human connection. His practice emphasizes storytelling and emotional resonance, inviting viewers to reconnect with personal memories and experiences.

In his recent practice, the artist has continued to develop a distinctive visual language in which figures and objects are given a subtle three-dimensional presence, creating a space between painting, relief and sculpture. (Art Platform⁠)

2019 9th Solo Show (Maroo gallery’s Invitation)

2018 4 Solo shows including 3 invitational ones (Woori, Nyliri, Arisoo, Inno gallery)

2017 4th Solo show (Gallery café Dam’s invitation)

2016 3rd Solo show (Arisoo gallery)

2015 2nd Solo show (Gallery AKA space)

2014 1st Solo show (Specially Selected as an emerging artist at La Mer gallery)

Art Fair & Group Exhibition  – Numerous Artfairs & Group shows nationwide including “Seoul ArtShow” and “Art GwangJU 18”…

Award – won 3 awards in art contests nationwide in 2013

Artist’s Statement

My work begins with the ordinary moments of everyday life—the people we encounter, the places we pass through, and the quiet emotions that often remain unspoken. I am interested in how seemingly simple scenes can hold personal memories, relationships, and stories, and how these fragments of everyday experience become meaningful through time.

People are at the center of my practice. Through gestures, expressions, and relationships between figures, I explore emotions such as affection, empathy, companionship, solitude, and remembrance. Rather than depicting a specific narrative, I leave space for each scene to suggest a story, allowing viewers to connect the image with their own memories and experiences.

Materiality is an important part of this process. I combine clay, modeling paste, modeling gel, Korean hanji paper, and acrylic paint to build surfaces that extend subtly beyond the two-dimensional picture plane. The layered and tactile surface creates a sense of depth while preserving the intimacy of a painting. The physical traces of the materials become part of the story, giving form to emotions that cannot always be expressed through words.

My recent works continue to look at human relationships and shared experiences through scenes of companionship, travel, nature, and everyday encounters. I am drawn to the moments in which people recognize one another, share a quiet connection, or simply exist together. These ordinary moments become a way of reflecting on what it means to remember, to empathize, and to live alongside others.

Ultimately, my work is an invitation to pause and look closely at the familiar. Through people, places, and fragments of everyday life, I seek to create images in which personal memory and collective emotion can meet.

Biography

Hyo Hyeong is a contemporary artist based in Korea whose practice explores everyday life, human relationships, memory, and emotional connection. Through scenes drawn from familiar experiences and encounters, she transforms ordinary moments into intimate visual narratives.

Her work focuses on people and the subtle emotions expressed through their gestures, relationships, and surroundings. Rather than presenting fixed narratives, Hyo Hyeong creates open-ended scenes that invite viewers to recall their own memories and experiences.

Working across painting and mixed media, she combines materials such as clay, modeling paste, modeling gel, Korean hanji paper, and acrylic paint. By building layered and tactile surfaces, she introduces a sculptural quality to the picture plane, allowing material, texture, and color to become integral elements of her visual language.

Hyo Hyeong has presented her work through solo and group exhibitions in Korea, including exhibitions at Art Plus Gallery and other cultural and exhibition spaces. Her practice continues to develop around the relationship between the familiar and the emotional, exploring how ordinary moments can become lasting memories through art.

Works