kaela
han



Kaela Han (b. 1996) is a self-taught artist based in San Francisco. She is currently on the steering committee of the Korean American Artist Collective (KAAC) where she continues to explore her creative practice within the context of a collaborative and culturally engaged artist space.


email // kaelahan4@gmail.com
instagram // @kaela.han.art



CV


“Pyramid Scheme” Group Exhibition at Bass & Reiner, San Francisco; CA, 2023 (forthcoming)

“SALUT” Group Exhibition at Nucleus Gallery, Portland; OR, 2023 (forthcoming)

“BBURI” Group Exhibition at AS220 Gallery, Providence; RI, 2023.

"Sour & Sweet” Group Exhibition at Empire7 Gallery, San Jose; CA, 2023.

"SHE” Online Exhibition at ArtFluent, 2023.

"Blue" Three-person Exhibition at B4BEL4B Gallery, Oakland; CA, 2022.

MDR, Southern Exposure, San Francisco; CA, 2022.

"Hold Me" Solo Exhibition at Cone Shape Top, Oakland; CA, 2022.



Selected Bibliography

"CARE", Booooooom, 2023.

"Talent of Tomorrow" Volume II, Booooooom, 2020.


"Powerful Asian Moms," Spillstories, 2021.


Projects // Events

Bburi (ROOTS) Collaborative Book Project, 2023.

Kundiman Annual Silent Auction, 2022.

San Francisco Annual Chuseok Festival with KAAC,  2022.

Shefunds for International Women’s Month, 2022.

Shefunds for International Women’s Month, 2021.

Korean American Artist Collective for Democracy Art Auction, 2020. 



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Dusk
Oil on canvas, 2023.  
11” x 14” x 2”









오름  
Oil on canvas, 2023.  
9” x 12”







저녁눈
Oil on canvas, 2023.  
5” x 7” x 2”










유채꽃
Oil on canvas, 2023.  
9” x 12”








 



(Clockwise)

i.
When I Feel Small
Graphite on 4”x4”

ii.
Egg
Graphite on 4”x4”

iii.
Listen
Graphite on 4”x4”

iv.
Bloom
Graphite on 4”x4”








   Photo by Ivy Nguyen.


Between.  
 Graphite on wooden panel. 2022.  
6” x 12” x 0.75”  


Photos by Nathan Garcia. 





       Finding
       Graphite on wooden panel. 2022.
       4” x 4” x 1.5


Moonwater   
Graphite on wooden panel. 2022.   
6” x 6” x 1.5”   










Hold Me


"Hold Me" (2022) is a bittersweet ode to the summers of my youth spent in Korea -  memories that have long since faded, distorting with time and longing.







i. 
An Ode To Summers Past.
여름의 끝.
(t. the end of summer)



ii.
Familiar Scents.
할머니의 집.
(t. grandmother’s house)



iii.
Lace Wings.
매미 노래.
(t. cicada song)


iv.

Wind chimes.
여름 향기에 춤추는 날개.
(t. wings that dance in the summer air)



v.
Hands and hearts overflowing.
내 마음의 보화.

(t. treasure of my heart)




              











No End
Graphite and tracing paper,
digital collage. 2022.