Yoon Jong-seok (b. 1970) graduated from the Department of Art Education at Hannam University and subsequently completed his graduate studies in Fine Arts at the same institution. He has held 21 solo exhibitions in Seoul, Daejeon, Japan, Italy, China, and Singapore — including Pale Blue Dot at HORI ART SPACE and IOPE Lounge, among others. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous awards and honors, including selection as a Best Top 10 Artist at the 2006 Hwarang Art Fair, the Lotte Gallery Emerging Artist Support Program, the Young Artist Award at the Korea Youth Biennale, the Excellence Award and Special Selection at the Korea Grand Art Exhibition, and the Daejeon Metropolitan City Invited Artist Award. He has also participated in residency programs at Art Side Studio in Beijing, China; Jangheung Gana Studio; Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France; and Taipei Artist Village in Taiwan. His works are held in collections including Kolon, Hana Bank, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Dubai Royal Family, Venta Korea, Paradise Co., Ltd., Art Center Ku, Gana Art Center, Daejeon Museum of Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Bovas Memorial Hospital, Golfzon Cultural Foundation, Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, Standard Chartered Bank, the Art Bank of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Suwon Museum of Art, and Lotte Museum of Art. He is currently working as a full-time artist at his private studio, Orchard Studio, in Namyangju.