H Ryan S Kim (hryanskim) is a visual artist currently based out of Seoul, South Korea. He was born in Syracuse, New York and earned his BFA in Illustration (2017) from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He was previously based out of Ljubljana, Slovenia prior to moving to Seoul in 2026. He has had shows featured in magazines such as Juxtapoz, Artsinsquare, Marie Claire and has been covered by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), Chosun Daily, Korea Economic Daily, and the Korean Journal of Art Criticism.
Hryanskim primarily works in acrylic painting but has also incorporated mixed media, collage, fabrics, and digital tools. He is known for his vibrant colors and eccentric depictions of animals and nature. His work explores themes around human and animal nature and the figures in his work present themselves in a diverse range of color palettes, where the subjects act as vessels for the colors.
Solo Exhibitions
2026
Colorganisms- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea
2025
Anthropology- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea
2024
Metonymy- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions/Art Fairs
2026
- Meowtopia II- Poetic Tiger Gallery- Boise, Idaho
2025
- Urban Break- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea
2024
- Urban Break- Galerie Gaia- Seoul, South Korea
2023
- Urban Break- Tetto- Seoul, South Korea
- Four Barrel x Tetto- Seoul, South Korea
2018
- Surreal Salon 10- Baton Rouge Gallery- Baton Rouge, LA *curated by Ron English
2017
- Good Medicine+- Van Der Plas Gallery- New York, NY
- Murmurs From The Planet Earth- SVA Chelsea Gallery- New York, NY

