Guimi You
Guimi You
Guimi You creates luminous paintings based on observation and imagination. Drawing on her early training in landscape painting (San-su hwa), she works primarily in oil on linen, evoking the layered transparency of traditional ink washes. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, London, she brings Eastern and Western traditions into dialogue, combining the fluid sensitivity of ink-based practice with the depth and luminosity of oil paint.
You (b. 1985, Seoul, Korea) received an MA in painting from the Royal College of Art, London and holds a BFA and MFA in Korean Traditional Painting from Seoul National University. She has enjoyed recent solo exhibitions at Jessica Silverman and Lehmann Maupin among other commercial spaces, and has participated in group exhibitions at Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL; Columbus Museum of Art, OH; X Museum, Beijing, Asia Art Center, Taipei; and the NGV Triennial at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. You’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Columbus Museum of Art; deYoung Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art, CA; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; National Gallery of Victoria; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA; Museu Inimá de Paula, Brazil; X Museum; Orange County Museum of Art, Costa Mesa, CA; Seoul National University Museum of Art and College of Fine Art, South Korea; and Yuz Museum, Shanghai, among others. You lives and works in Seoul. She is represented by Lehmann Maupin and Jessica Silverman.
Guimi You
Four Fishermen, 2026
Oil on linen
46 x 36 x 1 1/8 inches / 117 x 91.3 x 3 cm
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Four Fishermen, 2026
Detail view
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Reflection, 2025
Oil on linen
71 5/8 x 102 x 1 1/8 inches / 182 x 259 x 3 cm
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Reflection, 2025
Detail view
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The Gathering, 2025
Oil on linen
89 1/2 x 63 3/4 x 1 1/8 inches / 227.3 x 162 x 3 cm
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The Gathering, 2025
Detail view
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Moonlight Falls, 2025
Oil on linen
80 x 65 x 1 1/8 inches / 203.2 x 165.1 x 2.9 cm
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Moonlight Falls, 2025
Detail view
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Rest, 2025
Oil on linen
65 x 80 x 1 1/8 inches / 165 x 203 x 3 cm
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Stone, Wind, Woman, 2025
Oil on linen
28 6/8 x 24 x 1 1/8 inches / 73 x 61 x 3 cm
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Succulent Garden, 2024
Oil on canvas
82 x 65 inches / 208.3 x 165.1 cm
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Blue Pond, 2024
Oil on canvas
71 5/8 x 102 inches / 181.8 x 259.1 cm
ADDITIONAL WORKS
Guimi You
From the Hill, 2024
Oil on canvas
74 x 60 inches / 188 x 152.4 cm
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Afternoon, 2024
Oil on canvas
35 3/4 x 28 3/4 inches / 90.8 x 73 cm
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Moonlight, 2024
Oil on linen
72 x 60 inches / 182.9 x 152.4 cm
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Sunset of California, 2023
Oil on linen
80 x 66 inches / 203.2 x 167.6 cm
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Another Bench, 2022
Oil on linen
20 x 24 inches / 50.8 x 61 cm
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Point Reyes, 2021
Oil on linen
30 x 24 inches / 76.2 x 61 cm
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Heavy, 2021
Oil on linen
48 x 42 inches / 121.9 x 106.7 cm
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Red Garden, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 20 inches / 61 x 50.8 cm
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Over the Window, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 inches / 61 x 76.2 cm
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Just Walking, 2019
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 inches / 50.8 x 61 cm
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Robert Moses Beach, 2019
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm
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Berkshire Dr, 2019
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches / 76.2 x 61 cm
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Night Air, 2018
Oil on canvas
24 x 30 inches / 61 x 76.2 cm
EXHIBITIONS
Art Basel Hong Kong 2026
March 25-29, 2026
PRESS
Meet the Artist: Guimi You’s Solo Show at Lehmann Maupin Is a Must-See
In Her L.A. Debut, South Korean Artist Guimi You Taps Into the Sublimity of Everyday Life
Californian sunshine, Seoul winter inspire You Gui-mi’s canvases
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Born 1985, Seoul, Korea
MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2014
MFA / BFA, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2011 / 2008
Lives and works in Seoul, Korea
Solo exhibitions
2028
Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA [forthcoming]
2026
Lehmann Maupin, New York [forthcoming]
2025
Breath, Island, Lehmann Maupin, Seoul
2024
Unwind, Almine Rech, London, UK
Neighborhood, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco
2023
Winter Blossom, Make Room, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Color Me, Make Room, Los Angeles, CA
Lucid Dreaming, galleryplatform.la (online), Make Room, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Soft Light Somewhere, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York
2018
Mystical Moist Night Air, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York
Group exhibitions
2025
Couleurs de Corée, Centre Culturel Coréen, Paris, France
About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
2024
Wonderland, Lehmann Maupin, Seoul
NGV Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
2023
PRESENT 23’ Building the Scantland Collection, Columbus Museum of Art, OH
X PINK 101, X Museum, Beijing, China
Independent New York, Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal, Quebec
Evening Shadow, Make Room, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Parallel Universe, Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal, Canada
Machines of Desire, Simon Lee, London, UK
Through a Glass, Darkly, Carl Kostyal, Milan
Fire Figure Fantasy, ICA Miami, FL
2021
Urban Whispers, Woaw Gallery, Hong Kong
Urban Whispers, Make Room, Los Angeles, CA
My Secret Garden, Asia Art Center, Taipei
Hissing Haze, in Lieu Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Desire Encapsulated, Make Room, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Life in a Pressure Cooker, co-curated by Adam D. Miller, Young Space (online)
Backyard Dream Keeps Me Awake, Tutu Gallery (online)
2019
Night Garden, Young Space, (online)
Downward Flower, Fourteen30, Portland, OR
2018
Paper Cuts, Kristian Day, London, UK
Every Thing, Assembly Point, London, UK
Bathers, curated by Drawer NYC, Bass&Reiner, San Francisco, CA
Awards and Residencies
2019
Wassaic Project Residency, NY
2018
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Residency, AB, Canada
Linda and Richard Singleton Endowment Fund – Banff Centre Artist Residency
2017
The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency, MA
2016
Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT
2015
Contemporary Visions VI Award, shortlisted, Beers London, UK
2013
Award Selected by Paul Noble Prize winner, A.P.T Gallery, London, UK
Creekside Open Award
Selected Publications
2025
“Meet the Artist: Guimi You’s Solo Show at Lehmann Maupin Is a Must-See.” Whitewall. September 3, 2025.
2023
White, Katie. “In Her L.A. Debut, South Korean Artist Guimi You Taps into the Sublimity of Everyday Life.” Artnet. November 29, 2023.
Paik, Alex. “Guimi You Finds the Poetic Possibilities of Paint.” Hyperallergic. November 20, 2023.
Mee-yoo, Kwon. “Californian Sunshine, Seoul Winter Inspire Guimi You’s Canvases.” The Korea Times. November 7, 2023.
2022
“5 Artists on Our Radar in July 2022.” Artsy. July 1, 2022.
2021
“Guimi You: Color Me.” Ninu Nina. August 27, 2021.
Public Collections
Columbus Museum of Art, OH
de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA
Museu Inimá de Paula, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Orange County Museum of Art, Costa Mesa, CA
The Perimeter, London, UK
Pond Society, Shanghai, China
Roberts Institute of Art, London, UK
Seoul National University Museum of Art, South Korea
X-Museum, Beijing, China
Yuz Foundation, Shanghai, China