MIJIN KWON

Born and raised in South Korea.

Currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Mijin Kwon is an oil painter, who specializes in capturing the essence of her surroundings through vibrant urban landscape paintings. Her passion for painting started when she was little and led her to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Painting and Drawing and her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Painting, both from the Academy of Art University. She has participated in multiple group exhibitions and featured in several art magazines, including Southwest Art Magazine's “21 Under 31: Young Artists to Watch in 2021."

Her recent urban landscape series, titled ‘The Passage of Light,’ continues her exploration of the journey through life in the city, rediscovering the quiet dialogue between time and place. Through the changing qualities of light and color, she transforms stillness into meditative beauty. Executed mainly in oil on canvas, her paintings share each moment through composition, texture, and atmosphere as representational urban landscapes. Drawing inspiration from the city’s diverse atmosphere, architecture, light, iconic setting, and varied weather, she skillfully shares her viewpoint with viewers.

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