Kyung Jeon
Born in NJ, Kyung studied art and philosophy at Boston College, received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, and a fellowship to Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Jeon is the recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and the Scope Emerging Artist Grant.
Based in Brooklyn, NY, Kyung Jeon is a Korean American visual artist working mainly in the painting medium. She is best known for her whimsical gouache and watercolor paintings of children in fantastical narratives.
Kyung's art and her story about living with endometriosis is featured in the documentary film Below the Belt which aired nationally on PBS June 2023.
