June 2007
Haeley Kyong
Franklin Lakes, NJ
haeleykyong@gmail.com
Haeley Kyong received a B.F.A. in painting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 2002. Her paintings have been exhibited in solo and group shows in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Ceres Gallery in New York City; the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts in New Castle, Pennsylvania; the Kniznick Gallery of Women Studies Research Center, Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts; the Dishman Art Museum of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas; the Biggs Museum in Dover, Delaware; Woman Made Gallery in Chicago; the Turchin Center for the Arts of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina; the Walsh Library Gallery of Seton Hall University in West Orange, New Jersey; the Runnels Gallery of Eastern New Mexico University in Portales; and the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City, Maryland.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My paintings are inspired by a lifelong passion for color and form. I have always been attracted to simple geometric shapes. The language of dimensional reduction is the essence of my work, and I simplify my compositions through the elimination of extraneous information, drawing attention to the expressiveness that lies in a silent order. I find myself constantly observing my surroundings, and have a longing to express my discoveries and feelings about them. In this new series paint, gesture and symbolic images are used to reveal emotions and introspection.
