haejin yoo

Haejin Yoo is an award-winning acrylic artist based in Cologne, Germany
Commission work upon request. 

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News:

'subconscious' and 'slump' have been SOLD to a collector in Japan.

'New Life' (2023) and 'i live in a burning house' (2021) were SOLD at The Other Art Fair, London. 
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Winner of the Artist Expert Award at the Impronte d’Arte, Galleria DuePuntoZero, Bergamo, Italy, January 2023. Presented by renowned art critic, Prof. Vittorio Sgarbi.
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Winner of the First Prize Abstract Award at FIRA International d'Art de Barcelona 2022.

Read Haejin's instagram post about winning the award.

latest work

new life

~SOLD~

SOLD

new life (2023) | 90cm x 120cm | acrylic, air brush, and hand-dyed cotton thread on linen

birth dream

birth dream (2023) | 150cm x 150cm | acrylic, oil pastel, coloured pencil, and hand-dyed cotton thread on linen

"i live in a burning house"

​~SOLD~

SOLD

​"i live in a burning house" (2021) | 90cm x 120cm | acrylic, hand-dyed cotton thread on raw canvas

sleeping bull

​sleeping bull (2021) | 150cm x 150cm | acrylic, hand-dyed cotton thread on raw canvas

​spirit illness: the hunt

spirit illness: the hunt (2020) | 120cm x 90cm | acrylic, hand-dyed cotton thread on linen.

​crane picnic

crane picnic (2020) | 120cm x 90cm | acrylic, hand-dyed cotton thread on linen

spirit illness

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spirit illness: slump [SOLD]

​spirit illness: slump (2020) | 90cm x 120cm | acrylic, hand-dyed cotton threads on raw canvas

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​spirit illness: beer

spirit illness: beer (2020) | 90cm x 120cm | acrylic, hand-dyed cotton threads on raw canvas

​the daydreamer

the daydreamer (2020) | 180cm x 200cm | acrylic, hand-dyed cotton threads on raw canvas

the island

the island (2020) | 180cm x 200cm | acrylic, hand-dyed cotton threads on raw canvas

a dreaming rooster

a dreaming rooster (2020) | 90cm x 120cm | acrylic, hand dyed cotton threads on raw canvas

on a bed of thistles

on a bed of thistles (2020) | 100cm x 100cm | acrylic, hand dyed cotton threads on raw canvas

​peace lily playground series

From left to right:
[SOLD] ​subconscious (2019) | 50cm x 100cm | acrylic, hand dyed cotton threads on raw canvas.
encounter (2019) | 100cm x 120cm | acrylic, hand dyed cotton threads on raw canvas
​overexposed (2019) | 50cm x 100cm | acrylic, hand dyed cotton threads on raw canvas

friendship ending

Friendship Ending (2019) | 100cm x 100cm | acrylic, gold leaf, and hand dyed cotton thread on raw canvas.

daffodil

Daffodil (self portrait - 2018) | 50cm x 40cm |
acrylic, marker, gold leaf, hand dyed cotton threads on raw canvas.

black iris

Black Iris (2018) | 120cm x 90cm | acrylic, hand dyed cotton threads on raw canvas.

awards & accolades

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'slump' was selected by Senior Curator, Megan Wright of Saatchi Art for "Curator Picks: The Other Art Fair London"

"i live in a burning house" was selected by Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory of Saatchi Art for "New This Week 02-06-2023"

'Crane Picnic' was selected by the Artfinder Staff Pick for Surrealism - February 2023

​Artist Expert Award | Impronte d’Arte, Galleria DuePuntoZero, Bergamo, Italy - January 2023. Presented by renowned art critic, Prof. Vittorio Sgarbi.

First Prize Abstract Award | Fira Internacional d'Art Barcelona, Spain​ - November 2022

Certificate of Artistic Achievement, Luxembourg Art Prize. Awarded to artists for recognition of high artistic quality - 2020

Public Vote Award | NOWART Exhibition, Werrkunst Gallery, Bergamo, Italy - May 2019

exhibitions & showcases

​upcoming:

• TBC

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​history:

• ​March 2023 - The Other Art Fair, London, UK
• December 2022 - Impronte d'Arte, Bergamo, Italy (WINNER: Artist Expert Award) Presented by renowned art critic, Prof. Vittorio Sgarbi.
• November 2022 - Fira Internacional d'Art Barcelona, Spain​ (WINNER: First Prize Abstract Award)
• April 2021 - Artland Online Solo Exhibition, represented by Azaro Artspaces
• November 2019 - 'Little Treasures', Galleria De' Marchi​, Bologna, Italy
• October 2019 - 'Visions', Anima Mundi Festival, THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space​, Venice, Italy​
• August 2019 - Amsterdam International Art Fair​
• May 2019 - Nowart, Werkkunst Gallery, Hamburg (WINNER: Public Vote Award)
• January 2019 - Women in Art, a Dialogue, Werkkunst Gallery, Hamburg
• April 2017 - Live Art Showcase, Canvas Bar, Sydney
• November 2016 - Live art showcase, Canvas Bar, Sydney
• October 2016 - The Space Gallery, Sydney
• ​September 2016 - Surry Hills Festival, Sydney
• September 2016 - Art Pop-Up, Sydney Fringe Festival 2016, Sydney
• October 2015 - The Other Art Fair, Sydney
• September 2014 - Sydney Fringe Festival 2014, Sydney
• September 2014 - RAW Natural Born Artist Showcase 2014, San Francisco
• November 2013 - RAW Natural Born Artist Showcase 2013, Sydney
• November 2013 - Gallery Eight Exhibition, Sydney

Winner of the Artist Expert Award at Impronte d'Arte, Bergamo, Italy,
​January 2023. 
​Presented by renowned art critic, Prof. Vittorio Sgarbi.