Seung Ah Paik (b. 1979 Seoul, South Korea; lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA) is best known for her paintings that explore the physical and emotional geographies of the human form. Drawing upon traditional techniques of portrait painting from the late Joseon Dynasty in Korea, Paik creates contemporary compositions that subvert one’s own sense of embodiment through an uncanny, first-person perspective that mirrors how each of us perceives our corporeal selves.

Paik studied Oriental Painting at Seoul National University and Fashion Design at Central Saint Martin’s before earning her Master of Fine Art in Painting from Goldsmiths in London. Her work is the subject of a solo exhibition on view now at the Rubell Museum in Miami through fall 2026.

Recent selected exhibitions include Gratin, New York (2025); Roy Gallery, Seoul (2024); Saatchi Gallery, London (2016). Paik’s work is in the collection of the Rennie Collection, Vancouver; Rubell Museum, Miami & Washington, D.C.; and Woods Art Institute, Wentorf bei Hamburg, Germany.