Julia Elise Hong: Today
de boer (Los Angeles) is pleased to present Today, a solo exhibition by Korean-born Los Angeles-based artist Julia Elise Hong. The exhibition debuts a series of new oil paintings on canvas. The title, Today, reflects the core theme of the paintings representing the present moment and an ongoing, continuous sense of existence.
Julia Elise Hong (b. 1985 in South Korea) currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Hong received an MA from Columbia University in 2010, an MFA from Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2014, and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in 2023. Past exhibitions include Nous-ance at TRYST by the Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA; California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA; de boer, Los Angeles, CA; la BEAST gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Alt Projects, Arcadia, CA; IKEA residency at Surely Work Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO; Cinemateket, Oslo, NO; Goethe-Institut, New York, NY; Podium, Oslo, NO; and UKS, Oslo, NO among others. Alongside a dynamic studio process Hong curates and writes with notable accomplishments in each arena. Today (2025) will be Hong’s first solo exhibition with de boer.