Presented in connection with the KCC exhibition <The Self Within Collective>

The Korean Cultural Centre Canada (KCC) is pleased to host a special Artists’ Talk with CHOI, Sejin and YOON, Sangyoon on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM (ET).

Organized in conjunction with the exhibition <The Self Within Collective>, this talk offers audiences an opportunity to meet the artists, learn about their creative journeys, and gain deeper insight into their practices. Join us for this engaging occasion to connect directly with the artists, explore the expressive language of contemporary Korean painting, and discover the ideas and processes that extend beyond the exhibition space.

Event Details

* Date: Thursday March 12, 2026 at 17:00-18:00 (ET)

* Venue: Korean Cultural Centre Canada (150 Elgin St #101, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4)

* Registration: https://forms.gle/XSsV2LBhiFzBCMVy9

* Free admission

CHOI, Sejin 최세진

CHOI, Sejin graduated from the Department of Painting at Ewha Womans University in Korea. Her practice centers on painting and drawing. Using children’s perspectives and play, she metaphorically explores patterns that emerge from society’s collective inertia and relational structures imprinted on individuals. She focuses on how norms, gazes, and roles operate within collective cultures, investigating narratives that arise from an individual’s existence, relationships, and roles within each group.

CHOI, Sejin, Unfolding the Parachute, 194x130cm, oil on canvas, 2018

YOON, Sangyoon 윤상윤

YOON, Sangyoon graduated from the Department of Painting at Chugye University for the Arts and completed an MA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design in the UK. His painting practice observes the sensations of “territory” and “gaps,” and the tensions between the individual and the collective. He has held solo exhibitions in New York and Shanghai, and participated in numerous exhibitions in Korea as well as international projects, including Art Central Hong Kong and exhibitions in Beijing and Suzhou, China.

YOON, Sangyoon, The Cool School, 91x116cm, oil on canvas, 2023