Seyeong Hanlim is a South Korean Visual Artist based in Granville, Ohio.

Studying Political Science, Philosophy, and Studio Art at Denison University, Seyeong confronted her biases and limits while raising her voices about the imbalanced power structures within our society. She overcame burnout through sculpting, and through this process became interested in artistic expressions that surface social problems across the spectrum of gender, race, and environment. Focusing on these three elements, Seyeong creates artworks that urge us to take a critical perspective on issues that we might have previously taken for granted.

When Seyeong visited an art supply shop as a beginning painter, she got trapped in endless options and found herself wondering whether she had to choose paints labeled as for “experts” or for “non-experts.” This inquiry sparked her challenge to engage in art free from fixed forms and conventions. As an artist, Seyeong aspires to reflect alienated lives and illuminate them to the public. Inspired by everyday surroundings and objects, she creates paintings, sculptures, and installations that speak to the obscured struggles and complexities of life.