Ji Won Cha
Born 1997, Seoul, Korea
Lives and works in London, UK
Ji Won Cha earned her BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design and completed her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2023. Ji Won’s work explores the re-articulation of the sublime in the 21st century, focusing on complex emotions of uncertainty, hope, and despair amidst themes of the unknown and loss of control. Highlights of recent exhibitions include ‘An Eternity from Now,’ Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, US; Untitled Art Fairs, Latitude Gallery, Miami Beach, US; and ‘A Third Hand,’ Hurst Contemporary, London, UK. She was shortlisted for the Artsy Foundations Prize in 2024 and the Jackson’s Painting Prize in 2023. Ji Won’s work is held in collections including the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the RISD Special Collection at the Fleet Library, Providence, US.
Education
- 2023 MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
- 2020 BFA Painting, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, USA