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
MFA Painting · Laguna College of Art & Design, September 2022-May 2024
BFA Advertising Design · Savannah College of Art & Design, September 2004-December 2008
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Solo Show · Billis Williams · Los Angeles
2024 Group show · Loisir Gallery · Los Angeles
2024 “Reflections of Resilience” · Laguna Art Museum · Laguna Beach
2023 “The Cityscape Show XIII” Billis Williams · Los Angeles
2023 “Emerging Masters” LCAD Gallery · Laguna Beach
2023 “A Better View” ABV Gallery · Atlanta
2023 “Summer in the City” Cat Eye Creative · Atlanta
2023 “5 x 5 Project XIII” Abend Gallery · Denver
2023 “SIX BY SIX” ABV Gallery · Atlanta
2023 “LCAD MFA” City Hall · Laguna Beach
2022 “SIX BY SIX” ABV Gallery · Atlanta
2022 “The Cityscape Show XII: Iconic” George Billis · Los Angeles
SELECTED FAIR BOOTHS
2024 Billis Williams · Atlanta Art Fair
2024 Billis Williams · San Francisco Art Fair
2023 Billis Williams · Seattle Art Fair
AWARDS AND COLLECTIONS
2023 Pacific Art Foundation Grant 1st Place
2023 Atlanta Fulton County Art Collection
2022-24 Laguna College of Art & Design Merit Scholarship
MFA Painting · Laguna College of Art & Design, September 2022-May 2024
BFA Advertising Design · Savannah College of Art & Design, September 2004-December 2008
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Solo Show · Billis Williams · Los Angeles
2024 Group show · Loisir Gallery · Los Angeles
2024 “Reflections of Resilience” · Laguna Art Museum · Laguna Beach
2023 “The Cityscape Show XIII” Billis Williams · Los Angeles
2023 “Emerging Masters” LCAD Gallery · Laguna Beach
2023 “A Better View” ABV Gallery · Atlanta
2023 “Summer in the City” Cat Eye Creative · Atlanta
2023 “5 x 5 Project XIII” Abend Gallery · Denver
2023 “SIX BY SIX” ABV Gallery · Atlanta
2023 “LCAD MFA” City Hall · Laguna Beach
2022 “SIX BY SIX” ABV Gallery · Atlanta
2022 “The Cityscape Show XII: Iconic” George Billis · Los Angeles
SELECTED FAIR BOOTHS
2024 Billis Williams · Atlanta Art Fair
2024 Billis Williams · San Francisco Art Fair
2023 Billis Williams · Seattle Art Fair
AWARDS AND COLLECTIONS
2023 Pacific Art Foundation Grant 1st Place
2023 Atlanta Fulton County Art Collection
2022-24 Laguna College of Art & Design Merit Scholarship