You Hyeon-kyeong (b. 1985) studied Western Painting at the College of Fine Arts at Seoul National University and continued at the same institution for her graduate degree. Beginning with her debut at the Seoul Museum of Art's SeMA Emerging Artist Support Exhibition in 2009, she has since held 19 solo exhibitions — including her current show at Hori Art Space — and participated in more than 40 curated group exhibitions. Since 2005, she has also immersed herself in her practice across more than 20 residencies in Zurich, London, Argentina, New York, Paju, Seorak, Mungyeong, and beyond. She currently lives and works primarily in Berlin, where she continues to develop a singular artistic vision that resists categorization within any single genre. Rather than rendering landscapes, objects, and figures through concrete or literal representation, You Hyeon-kyeong captures on canvas the layered emotions and moments of connection felt within particular situations and encounters.