Photo by Nina Marin Photography
b. 1992, Bronx, NY
Yung-wu (she/her) is a self-taught abstract artist based in the Hudson Valley. Heavily influenced by her upbringing in New York City and South Korean heritage, her work centers around the exploration of identity and fluidity of memory. Every work is created intuitively with a variety of unconventional tools, such as cardboard, battery packaging, and other found objects. Yung-wu‘s process is a balance of spontaneity and intentionality, taking in the moment and translating that onto canvas.
Yung-wu’s work continues to gain recognition at solo and group exhibitions across New York and Connecticut and is currently represented by Eleventh Hour Art Gallery in Brooklyn.
Solo Exhibitions
2025
TBD, Eleventh Hour Art, Brooklyn, NY September
2024
Nabi, Selina Chelsea, New York, NY
2023
Ban Mal, Eleventh Hour Art, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions
2025
NYFA Hall of Fame Benefit, New York, NY
Affordable Art Fair - Spring, New York, NY
2024
Girl Art Now (virtual), Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
NYFA Hall of Fame Benefit, New York, NY
Affordable Art Fair - Spring, New York, NY
Talk Shop 5.0, Verse Work/Shop, Red Hook, NY
Affordable Art Fair - Fall, New York, NY
Talk Shop 6.0, Verse Work/Shop, Red Hook, NY
Selected Works, Eleventh Hour Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2023
Opening at the Eleventh Hour, Eleventh Hour Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Affordable Art Fair - Fall, New York, NY
Materiality Unleashed (virtual), Li Tang Gallery, Albany, NY
Hi, Hey! Hello. (virtual), Fresh Salad, Brighton, UK
Festive Home, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
The Collection, Eleventh Hour Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2022
Affordable Art Fair - Fall, New York, NY
Stoop, Eleventh Hour Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Press
2024
Liquitex, Made to Create Campaign
2023
The Uncoiled Magazine, Issue 4
Artist Talk Magazine, Issue 24
Hyperallergic, “Affordable Art Fair New York Announces Fall Fair Highlights”
New Visionary Magazine, Issue 8
Education
2014
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Collections
The Surrey, New York, NY
Private collections in: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Oregon, California, Paris, Seoul