Sally J. Han

Sally J. Han has cultivated a distinctive artistic practice that merges the quiet intimacy of everyday life with subtle yet incisive cultural commentary. Her work explores the intersections of personal memory, diasporic identity, and the timelessness of human ritual, often recontextualizing traditional Korean aesthetics within contemporary settings. Through her meticulously rendered paintings, Han invites viewers into moments of stillness, where the ordinary—whether a solitary moment on a park bench or gazing into a mirror—becomes a site of poetic resonance.

Han’s work has been exhibited widely in solo and group presentations, including solo exhibitions at Fortnight Institute, New York (2020); Gallery Belenius, Stockholm (2023); and a solo presentation at Independent Art Fair, New York (2021). Her paintings have also been featured in significant group exhibitions at the Flag Art Foundation, New York; Jeffrey Deitch (Wonder Women, curated by Kathy Huang); and the Aïshti Foundation (Dark Light: Realism in the Age of Post-Truths, curated by Massimiliano Gioni), among others. Her works are held in the permanent collections of the Aïshti Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; and the Museu Inimá de Paula, Brazil.

Born in Shenyang, China, in 1993 and raised in South Korea, Han moved to New York to pursue her artistic education. She earned a BFA from the School of Visual Arts (2016) as a Silas H. Rhodes Scholar and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art (2019). Han currently lives and works in New York.