Suyeon Na

Suyeon Na’s works explore how the self is shaped by changes in personal, social, and cultural environments. She often incorporates Asian folktales from her childhood along with mythological and fantastic elements exploring the subconscious through metaphor while addressing contemporary issues like migration, cultural adaptation, feminism, and intimacy. Her laboriously created compositions often employ mixtures of painting, drawing, collage, digital and analog photo manipulation in order to manifest enigmatic and dreamlike worlds.

Na holds a BFA from Seoul National University and an MFA from Pratt Institute having shown widely in both the USA and internationally including theJawahar Kala Kendra Art Centre in India, the Seoul Arts Center and Uijeongbu Arts Center in Korea, Studio Kura in Japan. Na has been awarded grants and studio spaces from the Vermont Studio Center, Chashama Visual Arts Studio, and the Contemporary Artists Center.

Courtesy of Barney Savage Gallery