RHEA IN
b. 1989 in Seoul, South Korea
Live and work in Seoul and New York
Education
2023 MBA in Contemporary Arts, IESA Arts & Culture, Paris, France (coursework)
2017 MFA in Painting and Drawing, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2011 BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2007 Fine Arts Department, Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Toronto, Canada
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Dainty Tea Cookies, Art Major, Seoul, South Korea
2024 Love & the Warrior, Hermon Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2024 Don’t Let Anyone Know You Want It, Depthend Gallery 1, Seoul, South Korea
2021 Romanticism, Gagosipo Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2020 Beauty in Grace, Parnas Tower, Seoul, South Korea
2016 New Paintings, Yeasong Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2012 New Paintings, Korean Cultural Center, Wheeling, IL, USA
Two-Person Exhibitions
2023 Unity: A Dialogue Between Luxury & Art, IESA Arts & Culture Gallery, Paris, France
2020 All Mine, You Have to Be, Tutu Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Group Exhibitions
2026 Bonesetter, 56 Bowery, New York, NY, USA
2026 우와아아앙, Arting Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2025 Give Me Some Sugar, Hermon Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2025 Snake Sense, Gallery Sun, Seoul, South Korea
2025 Eland 16th Art Contest Group Exhibition, Dapsimni Art Lab, Seoul, South Korea
2024 Joy, Gallery Colorbeat, Seoul, South Korea
2024 Curtain Call, Hermon Gallery, Busan, South Korea
2023 An Intimate Moment in Libido, Arting Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2022 Reinterpretation of Travel, Art Square Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2021 Heal the World, OCI Museum × Common Auction, Seoul, South Korea
2020 Over Exposed, Visionary Projects — Online Exhibition
2020 Gaze, Arts to Hearts Project — Online Exhibition
2019 Contemporary Landscape, CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea
2018 Contemporary Landscapes, Walt Meade Gallery, Roxbury, NY, USA
2017 Marathon, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2015 Gwanghwamun International Art Festival, Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
Awards & Collections
2025 Exhibition Excellence Award, KG Gwak Jae-Seon Cultural Foundation
2025 Collection Acquisition, KG Gwak Jae-Seon Cultural Foundation
2011 Kew Sun Chai Art First Prize
2011 SAIC Student Leadership Award
2010 SAIC Presidential Award
Residencies
2018 Cope NYC Residency Program, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Related Experiences
Lecturer, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea, 2026
Curator & Marketing Coordinator, Ephemeral Utopia, IESA Arts & Culture, Paris-Berlin, France, 2022-2023
Portfolio Instructor, I.Prime Art School, New Jersey, USA, 2018-2019
Graduate Assistant in intensive painting class, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 2013
Art Fair
2023 Busan International Art Fair, Solo Booth, Busan, South Korea
Selected Publications & Media
2023 Ban Yijeong, An Intimate Moment in Libido, Critical Review
2021 Common Auction, Artist Interview
2020 The Honey Pump, Interview by Suzana Poghosyan
2017 The Segye Times