Chung Sooyoung (1987-) paints everyday spaces inhabited by others. While various objects and situations fill these spaces, people themselves remain absent. However, these environments reveal the intimate tendencies of those who use them and, at the same time, reflect the collective identity of the group to which they belong.
Ultimately, depicting a specific space is both a form of individual portraiture and a means of shaping a collective identity. The spaces in Jung’s paintings originate from personal experiences but inevitably expand into the lives of others. Furthermore, beyond aesthetic discourse, his work explores the limits of visually expanding deliberately staged situations and objects.
CHUNG Sooyoung received her bachelor's and master's degrees in Painting from Ewha Womans University. In 2018, she earned a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in the UK. Her solo exhibitions include 《I want to be invited, but I don't want to attend.》(2025, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul, Korea), 《Play station》(2023, ATELIER AKI, Seoul, Korea), 《Self on the shelf》(2023, Maddox gallery, London, UK), 《Soo-Young Chung, born in 1987》(2022, Dohing Art, Seoul, Korea; Newspring Project, Seoul, Korea, 《One ordinary day》(2021, Nobless Collection, Seoul, Korea), 《PARAMITA》(2016, Gallery DOS, Seoul, Korea). Her major group exhibitions include 《House of Taste》(2024, Newspring Project, Seoul, Korea), 《Asia NOW》(2022, Paris, France), 《Distance Between Me&Me》(2022, Powelong Art Center, Shangai, China), 《 VANGUARD 》(2022, ATELIER AKI, Seoul, Korea), 《Abstract: Reality》(2018, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK).
