Biography
Ara Youn is a Korean artist based in the UK. Raised in Seoul, living in the UK and shaped by three decades of creative practice across Korea and London, she has always moved between disciplines with curiosity.
Before she was a painter, Ara was a textile artist, a graphic designer, a global corporate creative, and a fashion founder. These experiences each added its own layer to her artistic language, and all of them show up in her work today.
Ara's work is held in private and commercial collections in the UK, the United States, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Norway.
Biography
Ara Youn is a Korean artist based in the UK. Raised in Seoul, living in the UK and shaped by three decades of creative practice across Korea and London, she has always moved between disciplines with curiosity.
Before she was a painter, Ara was a textile artist, a graphic designer, a global corporate creative, and a fashion founder. These experiences each added its own layer to her artistic language, and all of them show up in her work today.
Ara's work is held in private and commercial collections in the UK, the United States, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Norway.
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Education
2009 - 2010
University of the Arts London, UK
2007 - 2009
University of the Arts London, UK
2005 - 2006
Samsung Art and Design Institute (SADI), South Korea
1998 - 2000
Kyungwon University, South Korea
Education
2009 - 2010
University of the Arts London, UK
2007 - 2009
University of the Arts London, UK
2005 - 2006
Samsung Art and Design Institute (SADI), South Korea
1998 - 2000
Kyungwon University, South Korea
Awards
2025
The Lido Open
Short-listed
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2025
The Lido Open
Short-listed
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