Misoo Bang - August 2023

Misoo Bang in the Hallam Studio. Photo by Heather Henriksen.

Misoo was born in the Bronx in 1980, but moved back to her parent’s homeland of South Korea when she was a one-year old. 17 years later, she returned to the US with ambitions to use painting as her mode of emotional communication and story-telling. Her recent work, The Giant Asian Girls, is the manifestation of Asian woman living in the western world who has hurt inside after seeing images of the dehumanizing, fetishized version of themselves, or felt oppressed by the stereotypes of cultural passivity. The Giant Asian Girls literally grew out of the intersectionality of racism and sexism that Asian women experience living in America. Misoo has exhibited in a number of galleries and museums across America and around the world. Misoo was selected as one of the Emerging Artist of New England in 2019 and Vermont Artist to Watch in 2020.

Visit Misoo Bang’s website here.

Misoo Bang, Haebaragi-Natanya, Korean Paint, Sumi Ink and Acrylic Paint on Panel, 2022, 45 diameter