Kyong Boon Oh

Korean-born, Los Angeles-based artist, Kyong Boon Oh is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans sculpture, painting, photo/video collages, and sculptural installations, blending spiritual practice with art practice. She underwent a transformative journey, shifting from creating tall figurative paintings to weaving metal wires, a meditative craft inspired by her father’s legacy and her own struggles with physical illness. Her art, influenced by her experiences as a first-generation immigrant, serves as a personal map that navigates the complex terrain of assimilation, nostalgia, and belonging, situated between chaos and order. Through her evolving practice, which now includes community engagement initiatives like the “Flow with Medium” workshop and historical research initiatives like “6.25: The Korean War project,” she aspires to reveal personal histories as communal destinies that transcends time and space.

Oh received a BFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BS in Mathematics from Korea University. She is a founding member of SSGOC(Stone Sculptors Guild of Orange County). Her work has been exhibited at Crafton Hills College Gallery, Triton Museum of Art, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, ReflectSpace Gallery in Glendale Central Library, Art Share LA, Launch LA, Korean Cultural Center LA, Zolla Lieberman Gallery in Chicago, and Lois Lambert Gallery in Santa Monica Bergamot Station Arts Center among others. Her work has been highlighted in both online and printed publications of The Offing magazine, Voyage LA, Asbarez, Pasadena Star News, Asia Journal, FUTURO magazine by the Laboratory Art Collective, Art Matters by Edward Goldman, The Korea Daily, Koreana News, and Moon Journal Press. In 2023, she participated in the inaugural cohort for the Ellsworth Residency at ArtShare L.A. and has received several grants including Lakers in the Paint Grant, Community Engagement Creative Grant Award, and Grove Artist Grant.