Lydia Seo 서숙양
Seo Sook-Yang (Lydia Seo) is a Korean painter known for a distinctive body of work built with 24K pure gold leaf, moving across painting, sculptural objects, and architectural installation. Her signature *Flow of Light* series treats light as the origin of being — an expansion of the soul and a message of blessing directed at life itself. Each piece is built up through a long process: acrylic paint is layered drop by drop, then overlaid with sheets of 24K pure gold leaf, so that the finished surface holds a condensed, luminous energy. The biblical phrase "Let there be light" has been a defining inspiration for the series, which she has described as an attempt to express that phrase in its purest and most intense form, using the material world's noblest substance — pure gold — to visualize the light of life and the light of hope.
She holds an M.F.A. in Painting from the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Hongik University, and has held 18 solo exhibitions (per a 2025 press interview; her own CV states 20) alongside extensive participation in international art fairs, including in Miami, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, and New York. Her solo exhibition *Golden: Flow of Light* was held at Beaux-Arts Gallery Cheongdam from December 2025 to January 2026, following a special exhibition of the same series at Lotte World Tower's ABOUT++ Project Lounge in August–September 2025
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025–2026 Golden: Flow of Light, Beaux-Arts Gallery Cheongdam, Invitational Solo Exhibition, Seoul (Dec 13, 2025 – Jan 23, 2026)
2025 Sejong Museum Gallery Invitational Exhibition
2025 Beaux-Arts Gallery Cheongdam Invitational Exhibition
2024 Gallery Bit Invitational Solo Exhibition
2023 Venus Gallery Invitational Solo Exhibition
2023 Lotus Gallery Opening Invitational Solo Exhibition
2023 Olivia Park Gallery Invitational Exhibition
2022 Olivia Park Gallery, Hall 2
2021 Gallery Fourus Solo Exhibition, Imperial Palace Hotel
2021 Jang Eun-Sun Gallery Invitational Exhibition
2020–Jan 9, 2021 Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus, December Solo Exhibition
2019 Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus, December Solo Exhibition
2019 Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus, June Solo Exhibition
2018 Song Mi-Young Gallery Invitational Solo Exhibition
2017 Gallery Jaunje Invitational Solo Exhibition
2025 Sejong Museum Gallery Invitational Exhibition
2025 Beaux-Arts Gallery Cheongdam Invitational Exhibition
2024 Gallery Bit Invitational Solo Exhibition
2023 Venus Gallery Invitational Solo Exhibition
2023 Lotus Gallery Opening Invitational Solo Exhibition
2023 Olivia Park Gallery Invitational Exhibition
2022 Olivia Park Gallery, Hall 2
2021 Gallery Fourus Solo Exhibition, Imperial Palace Hotel
2021 Jang Eun-Sun Gallery Invitational Exhibition
2020–Jan 9, 2021 Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus, December Solo Exhibition
2019 Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus, December Solo Exhibition
2019 Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus, June Solo Exhibition
2018 Song Mi-Young Gallery Invitational Solo Exhibition
2017 Gallery Jaunje Invitational Solo Exhibition
Group Exhibitions
2025 Bank Art Fair Invitational Exhibition
2025 Busan BAMA International Art Fair (Beaux-Arts Gallery Cheongdam)
2024 Taipei Art Fair
2024 The Grand Art Fair (Shilla Hotel)
2024 Bank Art Fair (Lotte Hotel)
2023 Miami Hilton Hotel–Gallery One Invitational Exhibition
2023 Bank Art Fair (SETEC)
2023 Busan BAMA International Art Fair (Olivia Park Gallery)
2023 Westin Chosun Hotel Art Fair
2023 DIAF
2023 Art Busan
2023 Beijing Contemporary Art Fair
2023 Incheon International Asia Art Show
2023 Olivia Park Gallery Group Exhibition
2023 Miami One Gallery Invitational Exhibition (Miami Hilton Hotel)
2022 Miami Context Art Fair (Olivia Park Gallery)
2022 Busan BAMA International Art Fair (Gallery Fourus)
2022 Art Busan (BEXCO)
2022 DIAF
2022 Seoul InterContinental Hotel Art Fair
2022 Incheon International Asia Art Show
2022 Dubai Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Hotel Gallery Showroom
2022 *Let's Be Our Forest* (Gallery IS)
2022 Seoul Hotel Art Fair (Marriott Hotel)
2021 Miami Context Art Fair (Olivia Park Gallery)
2021 Seoul Art Show
2021 Incheon International Art Show (Olivia Park Gallery)
2021 2021 Selection of 100 Korean Contemporary Paintings, Maru Art Center Grand Hall
2021 *Ah! Myanmar* — Invitational Exhibition of 7 Artists (Myeongdong Cathedral 1898 Gallery)
2021 Maru Art Center Grand Hall Opening Invitational Exhibition — 5 Star Artists Exhibition
2021 J Art Center Invitational Two-Person Exhibition — *A Feast of Light and Sound*
2021 Sanchon Gallery Opening Exhibition
2021 Busan BAMA International Art Fair
2021 *Spring, Sight, Wait* — Imperial Palace Hotel (Gallery Fourus)
2020 *The Artist Goes — Stars, Light, and Color* (Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus)
2020 *Beauty in Grace* 3-Person Abstract Exhibition (Seoul Arts Center Design Museum)
2020 HOTEL SHOW–COEX Invitational Exhibition
2020 London Affordable Art Fair
2020 Busan BAMA International Art Fair
2020 *Adieu Dystopia* (Art Celsi)
2019 Gallery Fourus "The Artist Goes" — Hot Summer Exhibition
2019 Mapo Art Association Invitational Exhibition
2019 Traveling Art Fair — "The Artist Goes"
2019 KIAF Art Fair
2019 Beauty in Grace Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center Invitational Exhibition
2019 New York Affordable Art Fair
2019 Hong Kong Asia Contemporary Art Show
2019 *Reading and Appreciating Art — The Man Who Explains Art* (Seojeong Art Center)
2018 London Affordable Art Fair
2018 Seojeong Art Center Diplomat Collection Invitational Exhibition
2018 Art People New Year Invitational Exhibition
2018 Seoul Art Show
2018 Singapore Affordable Art Fair
2018 Hong Kong Premier Art Fair
2017 Invited Artist, India Chennai Biennale
2017 MANIF Invited Artist Booth Exhibition
2017 Singapore Affordable Art Fair
2017 Korea Economic Daily "Beauty in Grace"
2017 Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus Invitational Exhibition
2017 Gallery Jaunje Opening Invitational Exhibition
2017 Invited Artist, Korea Art Festa
2017 New York Affordable Art Fair
2017 Xiamen (Amoy) Art Fair, China
2016 M.F.A. Graduation Exhibition (Hongik University Museum of Contemporary Art)
2016 Scarf Art Fair (Lotte Hotel)
2016 Hongik University Graduate School "Contemporary" Exhibition
2016 Central Artists Exhibition
2016 Seojeong Art Center Opening Invitational Exhibition
2016 Hongik Exhibition
2016 Spoon Art Fair Invitational Booth Exhibition
2016 Plastic Art Fair — Star Artists Exhibition
2015 Invitational Exhibition of Representative Korean Artists
2015 Invited Artist, Korea Art Festa
2015 Kim Chang-Jun Jeonggyeong Academy Auction Show (Seoul Hilton Hotel)
2014 Yeongdeungpo Newspaper — Seo Sook-Yang Artwork Auction Show
2014 SDU BFA2014 Group Exhibition
2014 Contemporary14 Hongik Graduate School Group Exhibition
2014 Korea Culture and Art Festival Invited Artist Solo Booth Exhibition (Hongik University Daehangno Art Center)
2014 Papal Visit Commemorative Invitational Exhibition (Sinsang Gallery)
2014 Refill Artists Invitational Exhibition (Gangnam Station Arche Gallery)
2013 Singapore Affordable Art Fair
2013 Refill Artists Invitational Exhibition (Korea Art Museum)
2013 DAF Booth Solo Exhibition
2013 K-Art Special Invitational Exhibition
2013 NUDE Exhibition
2013 Watercolor Love Exhibition
2013 *Finding Identity* (World Meridian Gallery)
2013 U.S. Invited Artist Touring Exhibition (LA, Las Vegas)
2025 Busan BAMA International Art Fair (Beaux-Arts Gallery Cheongdam)
2024 Taipei Art Fair
2024 The Grand Art Fair (Shilla Hotel)
2024 Bank Art Fair (Lotte Hotel)
2023 Miami Hilton Hotel–Gallery One Invitational Exhibition
2023 Bank Art Fair (SETEC)
2023 Busan BAMA International Art Fair (Olivia Park Gallery)
2023 Westin Chosun Hotel Art Fair
2023 DIAF
2023 Art Busan
2023 Beijing Contemporary Art Fair
2023 Incheon International Asia Art Show
2023 Olivia Park Gallery Group Exhibition
2023 Miami One Gallery Invitational Exhibition (Miami Hilton Hotel)
2022 Miami Context Art Fair (Olivia Park Gallery)
2022 Busan BAMA International Art Fair (Gallery Fourus)
2022 Art Busan (BEXCO)
2022 DIAF
2022 Seoul InterContinental Hotel Art Fair
2022 Incheon International Asia Art Show
2022 Dubai Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Hotel Gallery Showroom
2022 *Let's Be Our Forest* (Gallery IS)
2022 Seoul Hotel Art Fair (Marriott Hotel)
2021 Miami Context Art Fair (Olivia Park Gallery)
2021 Seoul Art Show
2021 Incheon International Art Show (Olivia Park Gallery)
2021 2021 Selection of 100 Korean Contemporary Paintings, Maru Art Center Grand Hall
2021 *Ah! Myanmar* — Invitational Exhibition of 7 Artists (Myeongdong Cathedral 1898 Gallery)
2021 Maru Art Center Grand Hall Opening Invitational Exhibition — 5 Star Artists Exhibition
2021 J Art Center Invitational Two-Person Exhibition — *A Feast of Light and Sound*
2021 Sanchon Gallery Opening Exhibition
2021 Busan BAMA International Art Fair
2021 *Spring, Sight, Wait* — Imperial Palace Hotel (Gallery Fourus)
2020 *The Artist Goes — Stars, Light, and Color* (Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus)
2020 *Beauty in Grace* 3-Person Abstract Exhibition (Seoul Arts Center Design Museum)
2020 HOTEL SHOW–COEX Invitational Exhibition
2020 London Affordable Art Fair
2020 Busan BAMA International Art Fair
2020 *Adieu Dystopia* (Art Celsi)
2019 Gallery Fourus "The Artist Goes" — Hot Summer Exhibition
2019 Mapo Art Association Invitational Exhibition
2019 Traveling Art Fair — "The Artist Goes"
2019 KIAF Art Fair
2019 Beauty in Grace Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center Invitational Exhibition
2019 New York Affordable Art Fair
2019 Hong Kong Asia Contemporary Art Show
2019 *Reading and Appreciating Art — The Man Who Explains Art* (Seojeong Art Center)
2018 London Affordable Art Fair
2018 Seojeong Art Center Diplomat Collection Invitational Exhibition
2018 Art People New Year Invitational Exhibition
2018 Seoul Art Show
2018 Singapore Affordable Art Fair
2018 Hong Kong Premier Art Fair
2017 Invited Artist, India Chennai Biennale
2017 MANIF Invited Artist Booth Exhibition
2017 Singapore Affordable Art Fair
2017 Korea Economic Daily "Beauty in Grace"
2017 Imperial Palace Hotel Gallery Fourus Invitational Exhibition
2017 Gallery Jaunje Opening Invitational Exhibition
2017 Invited Artist, Korea Art Festa
2017 New York Affordable Art Fair
2017 Xiamen (Amoy) Art Fair, China
2016 M.F.A. Graduation Exhibition (Hongik University Museum of Contemporary Art)
2016 Scarf Art Fair (Lotte Hotel)
2016 Hongik University Graduate School "Contemporary" Exhibition
2016 Central Artists Exhibition
2016 Seojeong Art Center Opening Invitational Exhibition
2016 Hongik Exhibition
2016 Spoon Art Fair Invitational Booth Exhibition
2016 Plastic Art Fair — Star Artists Exhibition
2015 Invitational Exhibition of Representative Korean Artists
2015 Invited Artist, Korea Art Festa
2015 Kim Chang-Jun Jeonggyeong Academy Auction Show (Seoul Hilton Hotel)
2014 Yeongdeungpo Newspaper — Seo Sook-Yang Artwork Auction Show
2014 SDU BFA2014 Group Exhibition
2014 Contemporary14 Hongik Graduate School Group Exhibition
2014 Korea Culture and Art Festival Invited Artist Solo Booth Exhibition (Hongik University Daehangno Art Center)
2014 Papal Visit Commemorative Invitational Exhibition (Sinsang Gallery)
2014 Refill Artists Invitational Exhibition (Gangnam Station Arche Gallery)
2013 Singapore Affordable Art Fair
2013 Refill Artists Invitational Exhibition (Korea Art Museum)
2013 DAF Booth Solo Exhibition
2013 K-Art Special Invitational Exhibition
2013 NUDE Exhibition
2013 Watercolor Love Exhibition
2013 *Finding Identity* (World Meridian Gallery)
2013 U.S. Invited Artist Touring Exhibition (LA, Las Vegas)
Prizes & Achievements
Collections:
Geoje Island Wind Hill sculpture and art-wall installation; Miami Hilton Hotel One Gallery; MINEM HOMME Co., Ltd.; Human Clinical Trial Center; Seoul National University Hospital; Jeonju Hyo Sarang Nursing Hospital; Kim Yong-Chul Pain Rehabilitation Medicine Hospital; Kim Sung-Chul Dental Clinic; WY Dental Clinic; and numerous other hospitals, research institutes, corporations, Geoje City, private and overseas collections.
Urban & Exhibition Planning:
2021 Planned the Maru Art Center Grand Hall Opening Invitational Exhibition — 5 Star Artists Exhibition
2019 Planned Gallery Fourus "The Artist Goes" — Hot Summer Exhibition; Overall Direction, Wind's Jazz & Art Fair Festival
Planned the Dojangpo Village Urban Regeneration Art Project, Geoje City
Invitational Exhibition of Renowned Korean Artists, Singapore (Datang Gallery)
2016 Planned the Hope Together Exhibition (Seojeong Art Center Opening Invitational Exhibition), and more
Publications featuring the artist's work:
Art & The Market by Park Jung-Su; The Man Who Explains Art (Reading and Appreciating) by Park Jung-Su
Geoje Island Wind Hill sculpture and art-wall installation; Miami Hilton Hotel One Gallery; MINEM HOMME Co., Ltd.; Human Clinical Trial Center; Seoul National University Hospital; Jeonju Hyo Sarang Nursing Hospital; Kim Yong-Chul Pain Rehabilitation Medicine Hospital; Kim Sung-Chul Dental Clinic; WY Dental Clinic; and numerous other hospitals, research institutes, corporations, Geoje City, private and overseas collections.
Urban & Exhibition Planning:
2021 Planned the Maru Art Center Grand Hall Opening Invitational Exhibition — 5 Star Artists Exhibition
2019 Planned Gallery Fourus "The Artist Goes" — Hot Summer Exhibition; Overall Direction, Wind's Jazz & Art Fair Festival
Planned the Dojangpo Village Urban Regeneration Art Project, Geoje City
Invitational Exhibition of Renowned Korean Artists, Singapore (Datang Gallery)
2016 Planned the Hope Together Exhibition (Seojeong Art Center Opening Invitational Exhibition), and more
Publications featuring the artist's work:
Art & The Market by Park Jung-Su; The Man Who Explains Art (Reading and Appreciating) by Park Jung-Su