Sally J. Han Korean Chinese, b. 1993

Sally J. Han (b. 1993) 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 has presented solo exhibitions at Salon 94, New York (2025); Gallery Belenius, Stockholm (2023); Fortnight Institute, New York (2022, 2020); and a solo presentation at Independent Art Fair, New York (2021). Her work has been featured in exhibitions at The FLAG Art Foundation, New York; Jeffrey Deitch, New York and Los Angeles; the Aïshti Foundation, Beirut; and the Metropolitan Opera, New York, among others. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Aïshti Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; and the Museu Inimá de Paula, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Born in Shenyang, China, in 1993 to an ethnic Korean (Joseonjok) family and raised between China and South Korea, Han earned a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2016 as a Silas H. Rhodes Scholar and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2019. Han currently lives and works in New York.