Seonna Hong (born 1973)[1] is an American contemporary artist, who works in fine art and animation. Her paintings have appeared in exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, and Tokyo, Japan. She is Los Angeles–based.
Seonna Hong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) California, U.S. |
| Education | California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, animator |
| Known for | Painting, animation backgrounds |
| Style | pop surrealism |
| Spouse | Tim Biskup (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | Official website |
Early life and education
editBorn and raised in Southern California, Hong is the daughter of parents who immigrated from Korea.[1] Her father was an architect.[citation needed] As a child, Hong enjoyed drawing cartoon characters like Hello Kitty and Strawberry Shortcake.[citation needed] She graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with a degree in general art.[when?][citation needed] After graduation, she worked as a teacher.[2][3]
Career
editAnimation
editHer work as a background painter has appeared in animated series and films, most notably in the Nickelodeon series, My Life as a Teenage Robot, for which she received an Emmy Award in 2003.[4] She worked on The Mighty B! as an art director and background painter from 2008 to 2011.[citation needed]
Fine art
editHong's inspirations include "the abstract paintings of Helen Frankenthaler, Sonia Delaunay’s vivid use of colors and patterns, and Jackson Pollack’s drip and expressive techniques."[5] She is known for her surreal landscape paintings, which often include small human and animal figures. Her work has frequently been featured in art magazine Juxtapoz.[6]
In 2004 h er first solo show took place in New York at the Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, where she exhibited illustrations for her future children's book, Animus.[7] She received the Joan Mitchell Foundation grant in 2006.[3] In 2008, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami picked her as the first American artist to have a solo show at the KaiKai Kiki gallery in Japan.[3] She has since had solo shows at LaBasse Projects in Culver City, Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York, and three at Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco.[6][8][9]
In 2020, actress Lily Collins mentioned she collects Hong's artwork.[10]
Seonna Hong had a solo show, Murmurations, at NYC Hashimoto Contemporary 2023. Hong's fifth solo exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Krysa, Danielle (2018-10-02). A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women): Profiles of Unstoppable Female Artists--and Projects to Help You Become One. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-7624-6380-0.
- ^ Krysa, Danielle (2018-10-02). A big important art book (now with women) : profiles of unstoppable female artists--and projects to help you become one (First ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 978-0-7624-6379-4. OCLC 1023484688.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c "Worlds Without End: The Art of Seonna Hong". FLOOD. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Seonna Hong Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ Cho, Esther (2016-02-20). "A Colorful Journal of Secrets in Abstract Paintings". Vice. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ a b "Seonna Hong "Persistence of Vision" @ LeBasse Projects, LA". Juxtapoz. October 18, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Ken (November 5, 2004). "Art in Review; Seonna Hong -- 'Animus'". New York Times.
- ^ "Seonna Hong "If You Lived Here I'd Be Home By Now" @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery". Juxtapoz. October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Martinique, Elena (March 5, 2020). "Seonna Hong's Characters Take On New Adventures in NYC". Widewalls. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Radloff, Jessica (October 1, 2020). "Lily Collins Says This $16 Product Is the Secret to Her Amazing Brows". Glamour. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Seonna Hong, Murmurations, 2023". Hashimoto Contemporary. Retrieved 2023-06-07.