EXHIBITIONS
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Celebrations! | Women Painters of Washington Gallery
October 7, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Women Painters of Washington Gallery
Columbia Center Building, Suite 310, 705 5th Ave, Seattle, WA
Geometry of Presence: Volumes in Contrast added November 2025, replacing Reflection I & II (sold)
Three vessels—rendered in graduated scale and centered alignment—create a meditation on volume, balance, and form. The large pale moon jar anchors the composition, its quiet luminosity referencing Joseon dynasty baekja tradition. Before it, turquoise and blue vessels create rhythmic progression, each presence distinct yet in conversation with the others.
Painted on wood panel through thick, gestural brushwork and palette knife application, the work explores the sculptural presence of Korean moon jars. Deliberate, physical strokes mirror the tactile quality of ceramic vessels—both built through layered material, shaped by hand. The bold interplay of color—vibrant orange-red textile against ochre, blue, and muted greens—draws from the Korean obangsaek (five-color system), while bojagi-like cloth introduces gesture and flow against the vessels' centered solidity.
Through this tactile approach, I honor the vessel as both functional object and spiritual form—a container holding cultural continuity, ritual memory, and the quiet persistence of beauty across time.
Now on view, replacing Reflection I & II (sold)
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Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 11am–4pm, or by appointment
The exhibition marks the 20th anniversary of the Women Painters of Washington Gallery at the Columbia Center.
Geometry of Presence: Volumes in Contrast
Oil on cradled wood panel
30 x 24 x 1.5 (inches)
ACES Gallery 2025 | Artists of Color Expo & Symposium
October 17 – November 8, 2025
ACES Gallery, 805 1st Ave, Downtown Seattle
Kelly Haejung Paik’s painting Reimagined Korean Moon Jar was selected for inclusion in the ACES Gallery, a pop-up exhibition featuring 50 BIPOC artists exploring themes of cultural storytelling and community connection. Presented by the Artists of Color Expo & Symposium (ACES) and produced by Shunpike, the exhibition highlights diverse artistic voices that reflect Seattle’s vibrant creative landscape.
Paik’s featured work continues her ongoing series inspired by Korean ceramic traditions. By simplifying the moon jar form, she emphasizes the interaction of color, balance, and luminosity—where tradition and abstraction coexist in a distilled expression of harmony and transformation.
Events:
• Opening Reception: Friday, October 17, 5–8 PM
• Closing Celebration / Pioneer Square Art Walk: Thursday, November 6
Celebrations! | Women Painters of Washington Gallery
October 7, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Women Painters of Washington Gallery
Columbia Center Building, Suite 310, 705 5th Ave, Seattle, WA
Kelly Haejung Paik’s two paintings in Celebrations! were conceived as a diptych. On the left, a magnolia branch extends across space toward the vessel on the right. Magnolia blossoms suggest renewal and hope, while the vessel—a form tied to Korean identity—speaks to continuity, offering, and resilience.
Both works are grounded in hanji paper inscribed with Korean calligraphy, connecting tradition and memory to contemporary abstraction. Together, the diptych reflects on harmony between past and present, human and nature.
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Reception: Wednesday, October 22, 11am–1pm
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Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 11am–4pm, or by appointment
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The exhibition marks the 20th anniversary of the Women Painters of Washington Gallery at the Columbia Center.
IlWOLOBONGDO and PEONY: THE SPACE BETWEEN SUN AND MOON
Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas, 40 x 30 x 1.5 (inches), 2025
CHARM OF KOREA: Exhibition Details
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Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA
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August 20 – December 4, 2025
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Organized by Korean American Artists Association of Washington State with support from the Korean Consulate General in Seattle
BEYOND BOUNDARIESA: SURREAL VISIONS
Public Art Installation at Seattle Restored
Mixed Pantry, 2233 1st Ave, Seattle, WA
July 11, 2025 – January 15, 2026
This public art installation, Beyond Boundaries: Surreal Visions, is part of the Seattle Restored exhibition activation and is now on view at Mixed Pantry in Belltown.
The installation features a series of surrealist paintings shaped by memory, perception, and the tension between stillness and transformation. The works reflect an ongoing exploration of ambiguous spaces—where time feels suspended and internal experience alters the visible world.
OFFERING: SEVEN TRADITIONAL KOREAN VESSELS
Public Art Commissioned by Bethany Presbyterian Church, Seattle
July 1 – November 30, 2025
1818 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA
Seven paintings inspired by traditional Korean ceramic vessels are now installed in the sanctuary windows of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Seattle.
Each piece reflects the quiet presence and enduring beauty of Korean forms, reimagined through layers of botanical imagery and light. Together, they create a meditative space for reflection, memory, and transformation. Each painting measures 40 x 30 x 2.5 inches.
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea Special Exhibition,
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, Seattle, Washington
June 6, 2025 – June 6, 2026
Continuum of Blue, 2025, Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas,
40 x 30 x 1.5 inches
SELECTED PAST EXHIBITIONS
LUMINATA 2025: FESTIVAL OF LIGHT
Venue: Green Lake, Seattle, WA
Date: September 20, 2025
Luminous Offering (Korean Moon Jar) was installed along the lantern-lit procession around Green Lake. Built from steel rods, stretch fabric, and over 300 vellum origami units around battery-powered LED lights, the sculpture stood 7 ft tall (with a 3 ft spherical base and a 4 ft vertical extension). The light patterns refracted through the folds created organic, shifting textures. The upward form embodied a flow of energy — a dialogue between offering and receiving — connecting sky, moon, and human presence.
Resonant Harmony
Statewide juried exhibition by Women Painters of Washington
Venue: Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, WA.
Jury: David Lynx
Duration: August 22, 2025 – September 25, 2025)
Dual Realities: Peony and Vessel
Medium: Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
Dimension: 36 x 24 x 1.5 (inches)
Year: 2025
This painting explores the tension between the fleeting bloom of the peony and the enduring solidity of the vessel. Inspired by Korean folk art, it reflects dualities such as fragility and strength, presence and absence, and the experience of living between cultures. Within its surreal space, natural and sculptural forms intertwine—inviting reflection on memory, time, and beauty’s coexistence with impermanence.
A THOUSAND WORDS
Venue: Women Painters of Washington Gallery
Columbia Center Building
701 5th Ave., Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98104
Dates: July 8 - October 3, 2025
Reception: Wednesday July 23, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Three Paintings in Current Exhibition
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2025 Northwind Art Auction
Jeanette Best Gallery, Port Townsend
June 9 – June 27, 2025
I'm honored to be part of the Northwind Special Exhibition and Art Auction, a key highlight of the season that raises essential funds to support the mission of Northwind Art.
Persimmon Dreams
Oil, Acrylic on Wood Panel with Collage
24 x 18 x 1 (inches)
June 4 - August 21, 2025
2025 Kent Summer Art Exhibit
Venue: Centennial Center Gallery (400 W Gowe St.)
City of Kent Arts Commission, Kent, Washington
Painting in the Exhibition
April 8 – July 3, 2025
Summer Impressions
April 8 - July 3, 2025
Women Painters of Washington Gallery
Columbia Center Building
701 5th Ave., Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98104
Four Paintings in the Exhibition
Peony Vase: The Light Within
Journey to the Homeland – Stories of People and Places
March 28 – April 2, 2025
Yuan Ru Art Center
12737 Bel-Red Rd #10016
Bellevue, WA 98005
This exhibition, presented by the City of Bellevue’s Cross-Cultural Center without Walls, brings together diverse artistic voices to explore themes of identity, heritage, and place.
Peony Vase: The Light Within reimagines the traditional Korean moon jar as a vessel of both form and light. The peony flowers, symbols of beauty and prosperity, are illuminated within a spectrum of cascading colors—red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. These hues merge seamlessly with the jar, dissolving boundaries between the physical and the ethereal.
The 2025 CVG Show
January 11 – February 28, 2025
Collective Vision Gallery, Bremerton, WA
Paik’s Blue Moonjar Reimagined—one of the first works in her ongoing moon jar series—was selected for The 2025 CVG Show, a prestigious juried exhibition showcasing outstanding artists from Washington and Oregon. Presented at Collective Vision Gallery, the show celebrated regional creativity and artistic excellence.
