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KWON RYUWON (South Korea, (b. 1984) visualises positive keywords and uses them as the colour of happiness. She wants to communicate with the world through works that bring good luck. Currently, she is also creating ink works on paper based on cat characters. In today’s competitive modern society, humans competing for status are expressed through anthropomorphic cat characters. These represent complex human relationships, conflicts and selfish instincts. However, even in this competition, the cats reveal warmth and solidarity within humans. It can also convey the message that happiness, warmth and solidarity can exist even in competition.
After graduating from the Department of Visual Design at Suwon University, she worked as an Advertising Designer in the Marketing Department of Lotte Department Store (2008-2015), and as a PPT designer at Hyundai Rotem of Hyundai Motor Group (2016-2018). In 2023, Kwon had her 1st & 2nd solo exhibitions at the Seoul City Hall Sky Plaza, and the Hwaseong Cultural Foundation. Since then, she has actively participated in various group exhibitions in South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan and Japan.
Kwon won the Excellence Award at the KPAM Korean Art Festival (2023), and has won a number of other awards including the Korea Folk Painting Contest Encouragement Award (2022). Currently, she is a member of the Open Gallery, the Folk Painting Division of the Korean Art Association, and a full-time member of the Korean Folk Painting Promotion Association.