BIO

A native of Changhung in South Korea, Cholla province, Sung-sook Setton was trained in brush painting and calligraphy under Korean and Chinese masters. She has also studied Western art in Germany, U.K., and U.S. where she obtained a BA in Studio Art at Stony Brook University. In her work, she tries to harmonize these cultural influences, drawing on the wisdom of East Asian Masters while exploring new ways of expressing her surroundings. Through a minimalist approach inspired by Literati painting, she depicts the essential nature of her subjects through subtle brush strokes on rice paper. Sung-Sook has exhibited in many solo and group shows in New York, Washington D. C., Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Minnesota, Maryland and Oxford, U.K. She has received a number of awards including ABest of Show@ as well as Second Prize at the National Exhibition of the Sumi-e Society of America, Inc.. Her work has been collected by public institutions as well as by many private owners. She is currently teaching at the Long Island Art League, the Wang Center of Stony Brook University, the China Institute in Manhattan, and her studio in Setauket.

Website: http://www.sungsooksetton.com
Contact: sungsooksetton@yahoo.com

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