ARTIST STATEMENT
Kevin Yaun (b. 1986) has lived and worked in a variety of places over the past 20 years and now has a studio in Downtown Los Angeles. His transient lifestyle brought him from his hometown in Georgia to living in Colorado, The Netherlands, England, Thailand, Singapore, and California to name a few places. His paintings reflect an intermittent view of home and ask us to picture it as an abstract concept. What do the architectural shapes in space make you feel? Do the distant warm lights of homes reflected in the glass seem inviting or unattainable?
In 2022, Kevin started his MFA at Laguna College of Art & Design focusing on painting and began showing with the Billis Williams gallery in LA. Since this initial group show with the gallery, his work has travelled around the US for art fairs and various group shows. His work has been featured in public settings like the Laguna Art Museum and has been collected by homes around the world. After graduating in May 2024, Kevin will have his first solo show with Billis Williams where he will showcase a collection of large and medium scale works that create a dialogue around the idea of home.
Kevin Yaun (b. 1986) has lived and worked in a variety of places over the past 20 years and now has a studio in Downtown Los Angeles. His transient lifestyle brought him from his hometown in Georgia to living in Colorado, The Netherlands, England, Thailand, Singapore, and California to name a few places. His paintings reflect an intermittent view of home and ask us to picture it as an abstract concept. What do the architectural shapes in space make you feel? Do the distant warm lights of homes reflected in the glass seem inviting or unattainable?
In 2022, Kevin started his MFA at Laguna College of Art & Design focusing on painting and began showing with the Billis Williams gallery in LA. Since this initial group show with the gallery, his work has travelled around the US for art fairs and various group shows. His work has been featured in public settings like the Laguna Art Museum and has been collected by homes around the world. After graduating in May 2024, Kevin will have his first solo show with Billis Williams where he will showcase a collection of large and medium scale works that create a dialogue around the idea of home.
RESUME
EDUCATION
2024 MFA (current), Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 BFA, Savannah College of Art & Design · Savannah, Atlanta, London, New York City
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Solo Show (upcoming), Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Reflections of Resilience, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2024 Palm Springs Modernism Show, Billis Williams Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2023 The Cityscape Show XIII Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Emerging Masters, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2023 Seattle Art Fair, Billis Williams Gallery, Seattle, WA
2023 A Better View, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2023 Summer in the City, Cat Eye Creative, Atlanta, GA
2023 5 x 5 Project XIII, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2023 Art Market San Francisco, Billis Williams Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 SIX BY SIX, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2023 2023andMe, City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 The Cityscape Show XII: Iconic, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 SIX BY SIX Fall Group Exhibition, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2022 Ties that Bind, Tiger Creek Studio, Lakemont, GA
2021 Haec Culti, Continuum Gallery, Hendersonville, NC
2019 Strangers & Palms, Thank You for Asking Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Groundwork Coffee, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Sid Lee Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012 Takt Residency Group Show, Berlin, Germany
AWARDS & COLLECTIONS
2023 Pacific Art Foundation Grant 1st place
2023 Atlanta Fulton County Art Collection
2022-2024 Laguna College of Art & Design Merit Scholarship
2024 MFA (current), Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 BFA, Savannah College of Art & Design · Savannah, Atlanta, London, New York City
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Solo Show (upcoming), Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Reflections of Resilience, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2024 Palm Springs Modernism Show, Billis Williams Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2023 The Cityscape Show XIII Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Emerging Masters, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2023 Seattle Art Fair, Billis Williams Gallery, Seattle, WA
2023 A Better View, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2023 Summer in the City, Cat Eye Creative, Atlanta, GA
2023 5 x 5 Project XIII, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2023 Art Market San Francisco, Billis Williams Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 SIX BY SIX, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2023 2023andMe, City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 The Cityscape Show XII: Iconic, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 SIX BY SIX Fall Group Exhibition, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2022 Ties that Bind, Tiger Creek Studio, Lakemont, GA
2021 Haec Culti, Continuum Gallery, Hendersonville, NC
2019 Strangers & Palms, Thank You for Asking Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Groundwork Coffee, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Sid Lee Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012 Takt Residency Group Show, Berlin, Germany
AWARDS & COLLECTIONS
2023 Pacific Art Foundation Grant 1st place
2023 Atlanta Fulton County Art Collection
2022-2024 Laguna College of Art & Design Merit Scholarship