In Kyoung Chun’s artistic journey navigates the realms of painting and site-specific installations. Her interactive creations transcend traditional canvas boundaries, inviting audiences into environments that challenge perceptions and foster connections.
As an immigrant artist, Chun explores the evolving concept of home—simultaneously secure and delicate, steady yet fleeting. Her transparent houses, suspended constructs, and intimate paintings metaphorically address themes of belonging, proposing neighborhoods that are inclusive and welcoming. By merging the lines between inside and outside, personal and communal, her work cultivates shared spaces where vulnerability and strength coexist, making the act of viewing an act of belonging. Her art offers serene, joyful sanctuaries amid a chaotic world, suggesting ways for harmonious coexistence, then extends an invitation for viewers to enter.
Originating from Seoul, South Korea, and currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia, Chun’s multidisciplinary works have graced numerous galleries and institutions, including Poem 88, HiLo Press, Dashboard, The New Gallery, Emory University, Sumter Gallery, Stove Works, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, among others. Her art is part of esteemed collections such as the High Museum of Art, Goat Farm Arts Center, and the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Chun, a 2025 finalist for the Atlanta Artadia Award, recently concluded a three-year residency at Atlanta Contemporary and participated in the Virginia Center for Creative Arts’ residency in France.
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston School of the Arts offers a dynamic platform for the creation, presentation, and interpretation of innovative ideas by visual artists worldwide. As a non-collecting museum, it fosters meaningful exchanges between bold artists and diverse communities, highlighting the art’s historical, social, and cultural significance. The exhibitions are free and accessible to the public.
In Kyoung Chun: Make Room is currently showcased at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston until July 25, 2026. This exhibition is partially funded by the South Carolina Arts Commission, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and a generous contribution from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of The Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina.
