Bio

Korean born and Portland based, Sunia has been creating abstract art since 2012. Preferring a palette knife, she primarily uses acrylics and charcoal to express and interpret the feelings and emotions of people and places. Influenced by early German expressionism and post WWII French lyrical abstraction, Sunia relies on instinct and quick movements to create impulsive marks, textures, and color. She is driven towards a pleasing aesthetic, building to the beauty that layers of emotive brush strokes and knife swipes leave over time on a canvas. For her, like life, there are no mistakes, only experiences culminating in a fuller, richer story.

With degrees in piano performance and sociology, Sunia’s love of music and passion for understanding culture inform and drive her artmaking process. Her work can be seen in venues along the west coast in Seattle, Portland, and San Diego.