Until the next exhibition, the next performance.
For artists, income gaps are an unavoidable reality.
For fellow artists forced into predatory loans just to afford paint, canvas, and studio rent, proceeds from this artwork become the Seed Fund — extending a fair hand at fair rates.
Voices of fellow artists
“아이들 모르게 나만 3일을 굶었던 기억.”
— 50대, 연극인
“돈이 없어 절박했던 치과 치료를 못 받고 있어요. 병원을 제때 가야 하는데, 안 가고 웬만하면 참는 것이 이젠 습관이 돼버렸습니다.”
— 50대, 배우
“돈이 없어서 귀 치료를 계속 미뤘고, 그로 인해 양쪽 귀 다 증상이 악화됐습니다.”
— 30대, 음악인
“병원에 입원 중이신 어머니의 병원비를 낼 수 없어, 퇴원을 미루기도, 받아야 할 검사와 치료를 포기하실 수밖에 없었습니다.”
— 50대, 배우/방송인
“임대료 연체로 인해 단체 사업장이자 거주지에서 비자발적으로 퇴거해야 하는 상황이 있었습니다. 금융권은 물론 예술인 대출도 도움이 되지 못했습니다.”
— 50대, 배우
“경제적 형편의 문제로 갈 곳이 없어 고시원, 연습실 등을 전전하다 한동안 노숙을 한 적이 있습니다.”
— 30대, 음악인
“하루 4시간도 채 못 자며 알바와 연극을 병행하지만, 공연을 할수록 빚만 늘어가는 상황이 계속되어 공연을 그만두기로 함.”
— 30대, 배우
“작품보다 매달의 금전적 해결을 우선순위로 집중해야 하는 상황이 아쉽습니다. 예술인으로서 큰 수익을 내려면 작품이 잘 돼야 하는데, 작품보다 매달 소일거리 찾기에 집중해야 함이 악순환 속에 갇혀있는 느낌이 듭니다.”
— 40대, 음악인
“당장의 매달 닥쳐오는 대출금으로 인해 공연을 접고 알바에 집중한 적이 많음.”
— 50대, 배우
“독촉 전화로 연습과 공연에 지장을 주고, 이로 인해 심리적 부담감과 압박이 하루하루를 고통스럽게 하고 다음날이 두려워짐.”
— 40대, 연극인
“돈이 없으면 삶이 무너지는데 예술 창작은 꿈도 못 꾸죠.”
— 50대, 예술가
“지인들에게 돈을 빌리면서 드는 그 치욕감과 인연 단절, 그리고 갚지 못하면서 밀려오는 압박감, 무력감.”
— 50대, 만화가/미술가
“힘들 때는 친한 지인의 경조사에 참석할 수도 없을 정도였고, 그로 인해 인간관계조차 단절된 적이 있다.”
— 50대, 배우/방송인
“서민을 위한 제도임에도 예술인이라는 이유로 증빙이 부족할 때 자괴감을 느낍니다.”
— 30대, 영화/방송인
“연극배우라고 하자 '무직자'라고 대출담당으로부터 들었던 것.”
— 50대, 배우
94 artworks sold, each becoming a seed of solidarity
One artwork becomes the oxygen that keeps a fellow artist creating.
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Green fortress
Yoon Gyeom
CategoryPaintingMaterialoil on canvasSize53x41cmYear2024Price₩1,500,000
Artist Statement
The artist statement is currently available in Korean.
Key Career Highlights
Education
2014 B.F.A. in Painting, College of Formative Arts, Daegu University
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Invitational, Loha Gallery, "In Search of a Place," Seoul
2025 Invitational, Umoha Gallery, "Blue Afterimage," Yongin
2024 "Nature Balance: Survival Harvest," Art Boda Gallery, Seoul
2023 Invitational, Collabo Collage Gallery, Ulsan
2023 "Undecided Fortress," Informel Gallery, Seoul
2019 "Mang'mang (Endless Boundary)," Artmora Gallery, Seoul
2017 "Asurai," Makeshop Art Space, Paju
2016 "Vertigo: Landscape of Reverie," Gallery Beone, Pangyo
2015 "Vertigo: Dizzying Landscape," Guoldam Gallery, Incheon
2014 "Refined World," New Frontier Art Space, Suseong Artpia, Daegu
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 SAF 2026, Insa Art Center, Seoul
2025 Keepery Gallery 12-Artist Exhibition, Seoul
2025 Laporium Small Works Exhibition (3rd), Loha Gallery, Seoul
2025 "Exploring Life" Two-Person Exhibition, GG2 Gallery Seongsu, Seoul
2025 Dapsimni Art Lab, E-Land Foundation 16th Open Call Exhibition, Seoul
2024 Chuncheon Art Island 2024, Nami Island Pyeonghwarang Gallery, Chuncheon
2024 Art Record Cheongju, Geu Eotteon Gallery, Cheongju
2024 "The Wonderful Spring," FKI Center, Public Gallery, Seoul
2023 The Collection Art Fair & Exhibition, Hyundai Department Store Ulsan
2023 Mugungmujin Exhibition, Chunghwa Gallery, Seoul
2022 Playground, Sangsangmadang Gallery, Seoul
2022 ART Daejeon "My First Collection," Shinsegae Gallery Daejeon
2021 Art Prize, Gangnam Nonhyeon Furniture Street, Seoul
2021 ART 3.6.9, Platform L, Seoul
2021 Art Gyeonggi × Art Road 77, Camerata Gallery, Paju Heyri
2021 "Ecology of the Mind," Shinsegae Gallery Gwangju
2020 KEAs 2020 Ontact: Nevertheless, Art Dang, Seoul
2020 Young Korean Artist Collaboration Music+Art Design, Seoul Forest Cosociety, Seoul
2020 "The Moment," Artmora Gallery, New Jersey
2020 ASYAAF Asian University & Young Artist ARTISTY Special Exhibition, Hongdae Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
2020 A1 Young Artist Exhibition, Geumboseong Art Center, Seoul
2020 "Still Life," Government Complex Gallery, Seoul
2019 ART 3.6.9, Yongsan Craft Center, Seoul
2019 "Bumurim: Erasing Boundaries," Pyeongtaek Art Center, Pyeongtaek
2019 "Nature," Artmora Gallery, New Jersey
2019 "Landscape and Beyond," Shinsegae Gallery Centum City, Busan
2018 Artmora Open Call, Artmora Gallery, Seoul
2018 A1 Art Office Emerging Artist Exhibition, Geumboseong Art Center, Seoul
2018 3rd New Drawing Project, Yangju Municipal Jang Ucchin Museum, Yangju
2018 Art 236, Place Camp, Jeju
2017 "Scene: Seen," Artertain, Seoul
2017 "Refill+ing," Seloart Gallery, Seoul
2017 "Small Gift" Exhibition, Art Eum Gallery, Daegu
2017 "Healing Thoughts" Two-Person Exhibition, Seojeong Art Center, Seoul
2017 Insa Salon, Gallery Misulsegye, Seoul
2016 "Landscape of the Mind," Gallery Kyoung, Daegu
2016 ASYAAF, DDP, Seoul
2016 PROLOGUE 2016, Makeshop Art Space, Paju
2016 13th Emerging Artist Statement Exhibition — Top 5 Finals, Gallery Misulsegye, Seoul
2016 MAKESHOP TOP10 2016, Makeshop Art Space, Paju
2015 13th Emerging Artist Statement Exhibition, Imlip Museum, Gongju
2015 13th Emerging Artist Statement Exhibition, Gallery Misulsegye, Seoul
2015 "I Am an Unknown Artist," Arko Art Center, Seoul
2015 Hidden Track, Beomeo Art Street, Daegu
2015 "Key.ddok." Exhibition, Kidari Gallery, Daegu
2015 "Summer, Beautiful," Tongyeong Art Gallery, Tongyeong
2014 A1 Art Office Emerging Artist Exhibition, Gana Insa Art Center, Seoul
2014 A1 Art Office Window Exhibition, A1 Art Office, Seongnam
2014 "Discovery," Art Center PPlus, Seoul
2014 ASYAAF, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul
2014 "Encounter," Tongyeong Art Gallery, Tongyeong
2014 "Aggregation and Convergence," Special Exhibition at the Republic of Korea Southern International Contemporary Art Festival, Daegu Culture & Arts Center, Daegu
Residencies & Awards
2022 5th Incarnation Culture & Arts Foundation Creative Grant
2019 Samsung Bespoke Rendezvous Design Competition, Finalist
2018 2nd Place Camp Jeju ART-236, Bronze Prize, Jeju
2018 3rd New Drawing Project, Selected Artist, Yangju Municipal Jang Ucchin Museum
2016 13th Emerging Artist Statement Exhibition, Excellence Award, Gallery Misulsegye, Seoul
2016 Makeshop Art Space STUDIO M17, Artist-in-Residence, Paju
2016 National University Art Competition, Selected, Seoul
2015 National University Art Competition, Selected, Changwon
2014 National University Art Competition, Selected, Changwon
Collections
Arko Art Center, Makeshop Art Space, Daegu University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Seoul Culture Headquarters Museum Division
Art Fairs
2025 Singapore Art Fair, Artmora Gallery, Singapore
2024 Jeju Art Fair, Emerging Artist Special Exhibition
2021 Euljiro Art Fair, Seoul
2020 Euljiro Art Fair, Seoul
2020 Art Fair 14C, Artmora Gallery, Jersey
2019 Art Gwangju, Artmora Gallery, Gwangju
2019 Art Busan, Artmora Gallery, Busan
2017 Cheonbyeon Art Fair, Artertain Gallery, Seoul
2015 Gyeongnam International Art Fair, Tongyeong Gallery, Gyeongnam