Anna Jung Seo (b. 1964, Seoul, South Korea) explores the notion of distance in different spheres: psychological and emotional distance within people and geographical and physical distance between places and people. Her small scale paintings capture an impression of people’s daily lives in the streets, trains, pubs, and markets of South London. Jung Seo’s paintings developed out of an interest in the intimate moments of people, as she explores and reveals the concealed layers of human relationships.
Jung Seo received her BA, MA, and PhD from Yonsei University, and her honorary BA from City & Guilds of London Art School. Recent solo exhibitions include Love Stories, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY; Keep in Touch Seoul, Seoul, South Korea; Gongjaksaebang, Seoul, South Korea; and The Stone Space, London, UK. Jung Seo has participated in group exhibitions at venues such as Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY; V.O Curations, London, UK; Union Gallery, London, UK; The Curators Room, Amsterdam, Netherlands; C4RD, London, UK; A.P.T Gallery, London, UK; Royal Academy, London, UK; and James Fuentes Online, New York, NY. Jung Seo received the Brian Till Art History Prize For Humanities Thesis in 2011. She has been an artist-in-residence at PADA Studios & Residency in Lisbon, Spain, and the Florence Trust Residency, London, UK. Jung Seo currently lives and works in London, UK.
