Previous to this collection, I worked on a figure drawing that shows the sentimental movement of people for several years. One day, I was so admired by the fact that none of the trees in my backyard are shaped the same. Then I realized we never think of the beauty in each individual and uniqueness except we just name them all as ‘tree’. ‘Unconscious’ series was established by thinking that the same theory can be applied to us, humans. Trees contain endless exclusive patterns that wouldn’t show at least we cautiously gaze at it. Likewise, if we pay little more attention to each other’s uniqueness, it would be much easier for us to respect individuals as to how they are than to have stereotyped thoughts toward their label.

I was always interested in the relationship between individuals and society. I sought to communicate with the viewer I found identity corresponding with unconsciousness in my installation space. My drawing works are also want to represent each individual’s uniqueness. Difference from the installation, drawings could easily be in various spaces which collectors choose. That specific space plays an important role in individual drawings. Just like how each individual people find themselves in various different social settings throughout their lives, it changes characteristics to each drawing.

Furthermore, I related the tree branches to our unconscious desires. People are constantly reaching for a better status in this world and I saw that in branches, reaching to get sources for photosynthesis. The lines symbolizing branches meet with each other at some points, this represents how we interact with individuals in our life while desiring.

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Solo Exhibition

2023 “Playing mind games”, Lee and Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2022 “Duality of Desire”, Anaheim, CA “In Drawing” Mint, San Francisco, CA

2019 “Bound”. The Midway Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2018 "Hope" The Buena Park city hall, Buena park, CA

2016 “HELIOTROPIC”, The Midway Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2015 “Sojourner”, SIA Gallery, New York, NY

2014 “streams of Unconscious”, Monmouth Museum sole Exhibition, Lincroft, NJ

2014 “The Unconscious Mind”, Elga Wimmer-Hyun, New York, NY

2014 “unconscious Conscious Small Work”, Edward Hooper House, Nyack, NY

2014 “impulse”, Chashama, New York, NY

2012 “Unconscious to Conscious”, Green point Gallery, Green point, NY

2010 “Interlude”, Space Womb, Long Island City, NY

2003 “Five Sense”. The science history museum, Staten Island, NY

Group Exhibition

2022 “Red”, AbleARTSWork, Long Beach, CA

2018 “Black& White”. Studio Anis, New York, New York

2017 “Print” New York Public Library, Bloomingdale Branch, NY

2016 “Stop, Unravel, Absorb”, Superior Pop art Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2016 “Stop, Unravel, Absorb”, Korean Gallery, New York, NY

2016 “Stop, Unravel, Absorb”, Korean Cultural Center Museum, Shanghai, China

2015 “Eclectic Junction”, Riverside Gallery, Hackensack, NJ

2015 “Wow”, Art Mora, New York, NY

2015 “AKAA ”, Gallery Korea, New York, NY

2015 “A Walk on the Drawing”, Jersey City Hall, Jersey, NJ

2014 “Prospecting”, Riverside Gallery, Hackensack, NJ

2014 “Confessions”, The Belskie Museum of Art & Science, Closter, NJ

2014 “Art is Me, Art is You”, Dumbo Art Festival, Dumbo, NY

2014 “Variety” Riverside Gallery, Hackensack, NJ

2014 “Heart of gold”, KPM Gala, Nabi Museum of Arts, Teaneck, NJ

2014 “New Era”, Jersey City Hall, Jersey City, NJ

2013 “Between”, Los Angeles, CA

2013 “Walk”, Flushing Town Hall, New York, NY

2013 “I Came So Far for Beauty”, Riverside Gallery, Hackensack, NJ

2013 “Exhibition Imago Mundi”.a collateral Event of 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, Foundazione Querini Stampalia, Italy

2013 “Seulwon”, Gala Exhibition, Asia Society Museum, New York, NY

2013 “Speak with Line”, Bennet Gallery, Englewood, NJ

2013 “Artist from the Republic of Korea”, Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY

2012 “Woman Power”, Galley Chun, Queens, NY

2012 “Line by ten artists”, Riverside Gallery, Hackensack, NJ

2012 Group Exhibition, Elga Wimmer PCC Gallery, New York, NY

2012 Hong-ik university graduate show, HO Gallery, New York, NY

2011 Group Exhibition, Green Point Gallery Winner, Green Point, NY

2010 “Conscious behind unconscious”, Gallery Korea, New York, NY

2010 Postcard Exhibition, Space Womb, Long Island City, NY

2010 Group Exhibition, Green Point Gallery, Green Point, NY

2003 ‘Mouth to Mouth’, Installation, History Museum, Staten Island, NY

2003 Installation, Space World Gallery, Long Island City, NY

2003 “No Parking”, Installation, SIIAS, New York, Culture Center, Los Angeles, LA

2002 Installation, Queens College, Queens, NY

1999 “Speak with’, Installation, New York, NY

1998 “walk on Color”, Installation, The Horse Festival, Seoul, Korea

1997 “Drunk”, Installation, Duk Won Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Art Fair

2021 Art Fair Show, Incheon, Korea

2019 Beverly hill art fair, CA

2017 Hong kong hotel art fair, Hong kong

2016 Art a Fair, Laguana Beach, CA

2016 Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA

2015 Scope, Miami, FL

2015 Affordable Art Fair, Seoul, Korea

2015 Scope, New York, NY

2014 Scope, Miami, FL

2014 Spectrum, Miami, FL

2014 Korea International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea

2014 South Hampton Art Fair, long Island, NY

2014 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY

2014 “Unconscious Process”, Fountain Art Fair. New York, NY

2013 “Unconscious Happiness”, Fountain Art Fair. New York, NY

2012 “Unconscious Conscious”, Edgewater Art Fair, Edgewater, NJ

Honors/Awards

2014 Monmouth Museum, Selected as one of six artists for the NJ Emerging Artists Series, Lincroft, NJ

2014 Edward Hooper House, Selected Artist of Month, Nyack, NY

2014 Chashama Grants, New York, NY

2011 Green Point Gallery Winner Prize, Green point, NY

2010 Gallery Korea of Korean Cultural Service, Selected Artist, New York, NY

2003 COAHSI’S PREMIER GRANTS. Staten Island, NY

1996 Scholarship in Art Sculpture

Other Experience

Published book

Holoscopic – Inyoung Seoung (2012)

(published by TypePage)

Teacher

The Drawing Factory Present (2013)

Community Church, Musical Art Director (2006-2009)

Community Church, Art Teacher (2005-2009)

FTA Art School, Art Director (2006-2008)

Fine Art Studio, Art Director (1999-2003)

Il Dong Middle School, Art Teacher (1997)

Reporter- Editor

Hong Ik University News Paper (1993-1994)