Soyoung Park

: “I have a keen interest in traditional arts in general and find particular inspiration in traditional Korean folk art. I express this through Western painting techniques which I learnt during my training. On the one hand, this serves to ease my homesickness; on the other, because traditional folk art is often more than just aesthetic objects. It frequently contains primal and symbolic elements that reflect the rich cultural history of a people and serve as a source of inspiration for me. The figures in my works are created through exaggeration, distortion and abstraction. Through my art, I tell stories about my origins, my dreams or even the story of a third person. I use various materials and techniques, as I select the most suitable media and formats depending on the theme in order to convey the content I have created in the best possible way."

2013–2014 Studied painting at Ewha Womans University, Seoul

2016–2021 Studied fine art at the HfBK Dresden

2022–2025 Master’s programme at the HfBK

Dresden

SCHOLARSHIPS / FUNDING

2025 Working scholarship from the Cultural Foundation of the Free State

of Saxony2025 CHUNMAN ART for YOUNG

Scholarship

EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)

2025 Daydreaming about Love (solo), C. Rockefeller, Dresden

2025 Small-format works, around 3 Kambs

2025 OSTRALE 2025, Robotron Katine, Dresden

2025 M25, Kunsthalle Oktogon, HfBK Dresden

2024 Minhwa International, Hole of Fame, Dresden

2024 Verschwinden, Stockwerk, Weimar

2024 New Acquisitions of Contemporary Art in the Kunstfonds 2023, Representation of the Free State of Saxony to the Federal Government in Berlin

2023 Win/Win Exhibition 2023, HALLE 14 in Leipzig

COLLECTION Kunstfonds Sachsen, DE