Her atelier is a place where creation and everyday life intertwine, where the companionship of her two pets infuses her paintings with warmth and joy.
Artnutri Gallery is delighted to once again present the highly popular Korean-American artist Haydonna, who will hold her second solo exhibition, My Atelier, from November 1 to December 7, 2025.
In this exhibition, Haydonna unveils an entirely new series of works. With a freer spirit, she lets colors and lines flow naturally—no longer bound by the clean, minimal, and orderly compositions of her previous style. Instead, her brushstrokes move with instinct and emotion, becoming an extension and reflection of her inner world.
These paintings were born in the artist’s most authentic setting—her studio. It is not only a place of creation but also where she lives alongside her two furry companions. The warmth and intimacy of daily life weave into the rhythm and joy of her paintings, allowing viewers to feel the genuine energy that infuses her creative process.
My Atelier marks a shift in Haydonna’s creative rhythm. Compared with her previous clean, precise and disciplined visual style, this new series embraces a greater sense of fluidity. Brushstrokes and color fields are deliberately loosened, carrying an immediacy and unrefined energy. Rather than pursuing formal perfection, she turns her attention to the emotions that genuinely surface throughout the day, allowing each work to remain in a state of ongoing formation.
Most of the works emerge from the everyday moments in her studio. Creation and daily life are not separated; the presence of her two animal companions, the movement of light, and the habitual traces left by her materials all contribute to a subtle yet steady pulse within the paintings. These elements do not appear as direct depictions but as atmospheres that permeate the work. The speed of the brush, the jumps in color, and the distribution of blank space all carry echoes of those ordinary and honest moments.
My Atelier does not attempt to present a complete narrative of life, but rather a series of “states of making” distilled from the everyday. These states can be buoyant, quiet or at times impulsive, and each is placed onto the canvas in a way that aligns closely with Haydonna’s immediate experience. What viewers encounter in this exhibition is not a story, but a form of candor: how the artist works within her life and how her life, in turn, responds through the act of painting.
