"Nature is fluid and constantly evolving, so I don't believe there is a need to portray them as static and immovable. As a result, this perception of nature has led me to develop a style of painting that may appear dream-like to the viewer."
–Guimi You
The practice of Guimi You (b. 1985, Seoul) is informed by her training in both traditional Korean portrait and landscape painting and oil painting. Her work combines the lucidity and richness of both traditions, resulting in canvases reveling in the beauty of natural environments and the communication of joy through pigment. You’s paintings blend and blur reality and daydreams with a sense of magical realism. They astound in their intimacy and playfulness.
You received her MA in painting from the Royal College of Art, London in 2014, and holds a BFA and an MFA in Korean portraiture and landscape art (San-su hwa) from Seoul National University, Korea in 2008 and 2011. Her work is in the public collections of the Museum of Art, Seoul National University; the ICA Miami; the Columbus Museum of Art; and the College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University. Guimi You currently lives and works in Seoul.
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After the Rain, 2022
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No Where, 2022
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Reading in the forest, 2022
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Rose House, 2022
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Sun and Moon, 2022
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Text Me, 2022
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Text You, 2022
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Your Window, 2022
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Blue Studio, 2021
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Lemon Curtain, 2021
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Mother's Room, 2021
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My Palette, 2021
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Pasted Passerby, 2021
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Point Reyes, 2021
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Sticky Snake, 2021
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To the sunshine , 2021
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Way Home, 2021
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Yellow Night, 2021
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The Woman by The Window, 2020
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Guimi You
Winter Blossom October 28 - December 2, 2023 -
Evening Shadow
Group Exhibition April 22 - May 20, 2023 -
Urban Whispers
Second Phase - Winter Group Show December 18, 2021 - January 8, 2022 -
Guimi You
Color Me September 4 - October 16, 2021 -
Desire Encapsulated
Group Exhibition June 19 - July 31, 2021Andrew Sendor, Catalina Ouyang, Guimi You, Lior Modan, Bambou Gili, Miguel Angel Payano Jr., Joeun Kim Aatchim, Lita Albuquerque, Yuri Yuan, Sula Bermudez-Silverman, Yanyan Huang, Yifan Jiang, Yesiyu Zhao, Ruby Leyi Yang, Chris Oh, Hiba Schahbaz and Claire Colette.Read more
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Make Room artists included in group exhibition at Simon Lee Gallery in London
Guimi You, Miguel Angel Payano Jr., Astra Huimeng Wang, Jacopo Pagin, Yuri Yuan and Xin Liu August 9, 2022Works by Guimi You, Miguel Angel Payano Jr., Joeun Kim Aatchim, Astra Huimeng Wang, Jacopo Pagin, Yuri Yuan, Shana Hoehn, Roksana Pirouzmand, Xin Liu among...Read more -
Guimi You
Museum Acquisition by the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami February 1, 2022Make Room is pleased to announce the acquisition of Guimi You's 'Morning' (2021) to the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, purchase with funds provided by...Read more -
WOAW GALLERY X MAKE ROOM LOS ANGELES COLLABORATE ON GROUP SHOW URBAN WHISPERS
WOAW GALLERY 15 DECEMBER 2021 - 12 JANUARY 2022 December 15, 2021Woaw Gallery and Make Room Los Angeles are pleased to announce a two-chapter group exhibition, Urban Whispers . The first phase of the show will...Read more -
Joeun Kim Aatchim, Catalina Ouyang, Guimi You, Yuri Yuan
"My Secret Garden" at Asia Art Center, Taipei September 18, 2021Joeun Kim Aatchim, Catalina Ouyang, Guimi You, Yuri Yuan are all featured in Asia Art Center's newest exhibition, My Secret Garden , curated by Melanie...Read more
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10 Emerging Artists to Watch at Frieze Los Angeles 2023
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Spotlight: A Two-Part Exhibition in London and Hong Kong Explores How Art Can Inject New Images Into the Collective Cons
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Guimi You is highlighted by collector Pete Scantland in an interview with Cultured
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Guimi You
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Gallery Rounds: Desire Encapsulated at Make Room
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Desire Encapsulated: Make Room's Inaugural Group Show @ Their New Location in Los Angeles
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Make Room Los Angeles’ Group Exhibition “Desire Encapsulated” Heats Up Hollywood
Laura Pitcher, Observer, June 22, 2021