Heekyoung Jeon (born 1981, Incheon, South Korea) lives and works in South Korea.

Based in Seoul, Jeon’s recent works have been profoundly shaped by her time immersed in the natural environments of South Korea—particularly during artist residencies on Jeju Island and in Shinan’s Jeungdo. These experiences inspired her to deepen her engagement with the rhythms of nature, the sensory presence of water, and the ancestral traditions of the island—most notably the legacy of the Haenyeo, Jeju’s famed women free-divers who harvest the ocean’s depths without oxygen tanks. Her more recent series evoke this act of measuring depth—both literal and metaphorical. Her compositions echo the movement of waterfalls, oceans, and shifting atmospheres but also emotional and intuitive mappings of interior landscapes. Her lively sceneries are made of fluid brushwork, intricate details, and a palette dominated by shades of blue—ranging from viridian to cobalt, Prussian blue, and indigo. Blue, for Jeon, is far more than a color: it is an emotional register, a state of being, a space of reflection. It expresses the invisible—the humidity in the air, the motion of wind, and the feeling of sinking into the deep sea. 
Her works have recently been acquired by HANA Bank (Seoul, KR) for their prestigious permanent collection. With 20 solo exhibitions since her debut in 2006 and over 150 group exhibitions worldwide, she has developed a robust and distinct language. In 2013, she was awarded the ‘Artist of Tomorrow Grand Prize’ by the Gyeomjae Jeongseon Art Museum. She has exhibited and participated in residencies at renowned institutions such as the Bundanon Art Museum in Australia, the Guandu Museum of Fine Art, and the Taitung Art Museum in Taiwan, as well as recently at Art Lab Sanyang in Korea. Numerous art institutions, public agencies, and private collectors have added her works to their collection, including the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Art Bank).

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Exhibitions/Fairs with the Gallery

Untitled Art Miami, booth of SARAHCROWN New York | December 2025

KIAF Seoul, booth of SARAHCROWN New York | September 2025

Soundings of Blue, SARAHCROWN New York | May 2025