Seonna Hong

American painter

Seonna Hong

Born| 1973
Nationality| American
Education| California State University, Long Beach
Occupation| artist
Known for| painting, animation backgrounds
Style| pop surrealism
Spouse| Tim Biskup (divorced)
Children| 1

Seonna Hong (born 1973)[1] is a contemporary Los Angeles–based artist who works in fine art and animation. Her paintings have appeared in exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, and Tokyo, Japan.

## Early life and education[edit]

Born and raised in Southern California, Hong is the daughter of parents who immigrated from Korea. Her father was an architect. As a child, Hong enjoyed drawing cartoon characters like Hello Kitty and Strawberry Shortcake. She graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with a degree in general art. After graduation, she worked as a teacher.[2][3]

## Career[edit]

### Animation[edit]

Her work as a background painter has appeared in animated series and films, most notably in the Nickelodeon series, My Life as a Teenage Robot, for which she received an Emmy Award in 2003.[4] She worked on The Mighty B! as an art director and background painter from 2008 to 2011.

### Fine art[edit]

Hong's inspirations include "the abstract paintings of Helen Frankenthaler, Sonia Delaunay’s vivid use of colors and patterns, and Jackson Pollack’s drip and expressive techniques."[5] She is known for her surreal landscape paintings, which often include small human and animal figures. Her work has frequently been featured in art magazine Juxtapoz.[6]

In 2004 h er first solo show took place in New York at the Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, where she exhibited illustrations for her future children's book, Animus.[7] She received the Joan Mitchell Foundation grant in 2006.[3] In 2008, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami picked her as the first American artist to have a solo show at the KaiKai Kiki gallery in Japan.[3] She has since had solo shows at LaBasse Projects in Culver City, Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York, and three at Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco.[6][8][9]

In 2020, actress Lily Collins mentioned she collects Hong's artwork.[10]

Seonna Hong had a solo show, Murmurations, at NYC Hashimoto Contemporary 2023. Hong's fifth solo exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary.[11]

## External links[edit]

* Official website

## References[edit]

1. ^ Krysa, Danielle (2018-10-02). A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women): Profiles of Unstoppable Female Artists--and Projects to Help You Become One. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-7624-6380-0.
2. ^ Krysa, Danielle (2018-10-02). A big important art book (now with women) : profiles of unstoppable female artists--and projects to help you become one (First ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 978-0-7624-6379-4. OCLC 1023484688.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. ^ a b c "Worlds Without End: The Art of Seonna Hong". FLOOD. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
4. ^ "Seonna Hong Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
5. ^ Cho, Esther (2016-02-20). "A Colorful Journal of Secrets in Abstract Paintings". Vice. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
6. ^ a b "Seonna Hong "Persistence of Vision" @ LeBasse Projects, LA". Juxtapoz. October 18, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
7. ^ Johnson, Ken (November 5, 2004). "Art in Review; Seonna Hong -- 'Animus'". New York Times.
8. ^ "Seonna Hong "If You Lived Here I'd Be Home By Now" @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery". Juxtapoz. October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
9. ^ Martinique, Elena (March 5, 2020). "Seonna Hong's Characters Take On New Adventures in NYC". Widewalls. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
10. ^ Radloff, Jessica (October 1, 2020). "Lily Collins Says This $16 Product Is the Secret to Her Amazing Brows". Glamour. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
11. ^ "Seonna Hong, Murmurations, 2023". Hashimoto Contemporary. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany