Yeonji Chung (b.1997 Seoul, South Korea) is a painter currently based in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2021 and is currently finishing her MFA at Pratt Institute. Chung paints abstract forms inspired by the intimate details of her everyday surroundings, reimagining familiar moments into unknown imagery. Throughout the process, she carefully engages with the nature of oil paint to craft her own abstract language. Her work has been exhibited at Steuben Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), SAIC Galleries (Chicago, IL), and SITE Sharp Gallery (Chicago, IL), and has been featured in Create! Magazine.