Miossi Art Gallery Presents "Inner Landscape" by Sung Won Yun
SAN LUIS OBISPO 鈥� The Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery at 51爆料 is proud to present Inner Landscape, a solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist , opening on Sept. 4 and running through Oct. 17.
The exhibition explores the connections between memory, nature, and time through graphite, ink, watercolor, acrylic, and photography.
鈥淚nspired by geological formations and plant growth, Yun鈥檚 detailed, layered compositions merge the cosmic and the microscopic,鈥� said Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery Coordinator Tim Stark. 鈥淚nfluenced by traditional Korean aesthetics and Buddhist philosophy, her art balances control and spontaneity with layers that suggest the passage of time, inviting viewers to reflect on the unseen ecological, temporal, and emotional forces shaping their experiences.鈥�
An opening reception will be held on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 4:30鈥�7:30 p.m. at the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery. The event will include an artist talk at 6 p.m. in the Humanities Forum Room 6304. The talk will also be livestreamed at .
About the Artist
Sung Won Yun is a New York City鈥揵ased visual artist born in Seoul, Korea, in 1977. After completing her Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts in painting in Korea, she earned a second Master of Fine Arts at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in 2010.
Yun has presented eleven solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions since 1999. Recent solo shows include Howard Yezerski Gallery (Boston, 2021), Helen J. Gallery (Los Angeles, 2021), and Narthex Gallery at St. Peter鈥檚 Church (New York, 2019). Her next solo exhibition is at the Anderson Yezerski Gallery in Boston (2026).
Her artistic achievements include the Traveling Scholarship from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2012), an Artist Fellowship from the Terra Foundation for American Art (2010), and first prize in the Yousuf Karsh Prize in Photography (2010). She has also been awarded residencies at PLAYA, The Cooper Union School of Art, Helen Wurlitzer Foundation, Terra Summer Residency, and more.
Yun鈥檚 artistic journey started from her curiosity about the continuous cycle of life. She grew plants from the seed in Petri dishes, recording the changes from germination to death. The organic shapes from the record were the main motifs in her early works. She then became interested in the dynamism created by the recurring cycle of life and death. Her works aim to revoke congeries of beings by the dynamism of organisms, as the congeries represent a homogenization of heterogeneous beings; upon accumulation, individual heterogeneity is melted into the inseparable whole, while at a microscale, it preserves its own meaning.
The Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery is in of 51爆料. Admission is free, and parking is complimentary in Lot 2 during gallery events. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and by appointment.
For more information, please visit the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery webpage or contact Miossi Art Gallery Coordinator Tim Stark at timothy_stark@cuesta.edu or (805) 546-3202.