Kyuin Baik

Biography

Kyuin Baik was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. She received BFA from Cornell University and is currently pursuing MFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at The Johnson Museum (NY), 28 Piazza Di Pietra Fine Art Gallery (Rome), and The Holy Art Gallery (London). Kyuin has received multiple awards, including the IPA 2nd Prize, TIFA Silver Prize. She is a recipient of the SMFA Tufts Merit-Based Scholarship and continues to explore the evolving boundaries of painting and photography.

Artist Statement

I am an interdisciplinary artist from South Korea, primarily working in photography. My work pays homage to my own cultural background, and my work explores the continuous act of synchronizing oneself to another culture. As an Asian International student in America, I often choose a version of myself that feels more acceptable in the given space. I am drawn to these moments of self-adjustment in a different culture because they carry both hope and limitation: the hope of being understood and included, limited by the quiet knowledge that full synchronization may never come.