About

Artist Bio
My name is Jun Yang. I was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, but San Francisco has been my home for the past 10 years. The city inspires me and my art with its amazing cultural diversity, its celebrated urban landscape and natural beauty, and the support and protection it provides me as a gay artist. I am a self-taught, versatile artist with a broad range of skill sets. I use a wide variety of tools and materials to create art pieces in a variety of sizes and locations, including large and small scale murals. I have shown work in numerous national and international exhibitions. Recent exhibits include The de Young Museum, San Francisco City Hall, Kunsthaus Graz(Austria), and galleries in Taipei, Seoul, Berlin, and the Bay Area. My work evokes emotions and refracts them through my use of space and colors. My art speaks to viewers in a universal way, transcending the need fora common language. Each piece is incomplete until the viewer contributes their own context to the conversation.

Artist Statement
Bright colors have been one of the most crucial elements of my art. For me mixing colors references my life experience and also refracts my feelings. Recently, I have been obsessed with combining neon colors and new shapes and layers. This allows me to go deeper than just creating a beautiful painting. It allows me to express the way I see the world. I mainly paint with acrylic, acrylic inks, and oil.

Museums & Art Centers
2021 MOCA Taipei ‘The Artist and His Collaboration’ Feb 6th-Mar 31st Taipei, Taiwan
2021 Kuandu Biennale, Kuandu Museum of fine arts. Taipei, Taiwan
2020 ‘The de Young Open Exhibition’ The de Young Museum, San Francisco CA
2019 Kunsthaus Graz, Graz, Austria

Takt Berlin Artist In Residency
Takt Berlin Leipzig, Berlin Germany
July 5th -Sep 30th 2020

Solo Exhibitions
2019 San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco,CA
2019 Maitri Compassionate Care, San Francisco, CA
2019 Starbucks Noe Valley, San Francisco, CA
2019 Philz Coffee SF, San Francisco, CA
2019 Chai Bar SF by Rio, San Francisco, CA
2019 Play Bow Dog Day Care, San Francisco, CA
2019 Argonaut Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2018 ROPG Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2018 Flod Perfume Studio Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2012 La Braserade (Lignes), Annecy, France

Group Exhibition
2021 111Mina Gallery, Discolandia, San Francisco, CA
2020 Palette SF Gallery, Resolution, San Francisco, CA
2020 Oakland Art Library, Selected Group Show, Oakland, CA
2019 Hidden Collective Pop-Up Art Show, San Francisco, CA
2019 Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA
2018 Art For Aids, San Francisco, CA
2018 Kid Art Foundation, Art Attack SF, San Francisco, CA
2018 Art Attack SF, Into The Wild, San Francisco, CA
2018 Art Attack SF, Feb Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2018 The Mosser Hotel, Art In Neighborhood, San Francisco, CA
2018 Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA
2018 Windows For Harvey, San Francisco, CA
2018 111 Minna Gallery, Art With Different Lights, San Francisco, CA
2017 Piano Fight SF, San Francisco, CA
2017 DADA Gallery, Dadaism Inspired Portrait Series, San Francisco, CA, USA
2017 DADA Gallery, Summer of Love, San Francisco, CA
2017 DADA Gallery,Grand Opening Show, San Francisco, CA
2017 Spark Arts, Windows For Harvey
2017 111 Minna Gallery, Summer of Love, San Francisco, CA
2017 Artly Owl, Pop Up Exhibit, San Francisco, CA
2017 Public Works, Connected, San Francisco, Ca
2016 Space Gallery, The Wall Off, San Francisco, CA