Seonna Hong (born 1973)[1] is an American contemporary artist, who works in fine art and animation. Her paintings have appeared in exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, and Tokyo, Japan. She is Los Angeles–based.
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Seonna Hong | |
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| Born | 1973 (age 51–52) California, U.S. |
| Education | California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, animator |
| Known for | Painting, animation backgrounds |
| Style | pop surrealism |
| Spouse | Tim Biskup (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | Official website |
Early life and education
Born and raised in Southern California, Hong is the daughter of parents who immigrated from Korea.[1] Her father was an architect.[citation needed] As a child, Hong enjoyed drawing cartoon characters like Hello Kitty and Strawberry Shortcake.[citation needed] She graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with a degree in general art.[when?][citation needed] After graduation, she worked as a teacher.[2][3]
Career
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Animation
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.[citation needed]
Fine art
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]
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