Based in South Korea, Haena Yoo works between Los Angeles and Seoul. She received her MFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and her BFA from Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul. Yoo makes installations constructed with found materials, video, sound, and smell, exploring themes of labor, identity, and global capitalism. With a tinkering process, she is interested in the urgency created by limiting materials to what is at hand, showing the archeological and socio-political status of the maker.






SOLO EXHIBITIONS
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
PRESS
2022
The Oriental Sauce Factory, Gallery Shilla,
Seoul, Korea
2021
The Oriental Sauce Factory, Murmurs, Los Angeles, CA
2021
The Birth of Venus, P.Bibeau, Brooklyn, NY
2019
Erin Calla Watson & Haena Yoo, As It Stands, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Woaman Fantastic Plastic, u’s, Calgary, Canada
2018
Maintain Disgust, collaborated with Sterling Wells, AWHRHWAR, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Guttin’ n Out, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2016
Under Construction, La Croix, Pasadena, CA
2013
Walking with, Nadri, Seoul, South Korea
The Oriental Sauce Factory, Gallery Shilla,
Seoul, Korea
2021
The Oriental Sauce Factory, Murmurs, Los Angeles, CA
2021
The Birth of Venus, P.Bibeau, Brooklyn, NY
2019
Erin Calla Watson & Haena Yoo, As It Stands, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Woaman Fantastic Plastic, u’s, Calgary, Canada
2018
Maintain Disgust, collaborated with Sterling Wells, AWHRHWAR, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Guttin’ n Out, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2016
Under Construction, La Croix, Pasadena, CA
2013
Walking with, Nadri, Seoul, South Korea
2022
With her voice, penetrate earth’s floor, Eli Klein, New York, NY
2022
Chambres d'Amis, Office Baroque, Antwerp, Belgium
2020
The Struggle For Change, Murmurs, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Other Places Art Fair (OPAF), exhibiting with Harborview and Pole, San Pedro, CA
2018
La Biennale di Vista del Oro, Yard Pedro, San Pedro, CA
2018
Dae-Bak, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2018
An Arm’s Length, Tierra de La Culebra, Los Angeles, CA
2018
It’s Snowing in LA, AALA, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Ecoshamanism, Leroy’s, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Some Ruins, Scranch, Wonder Valley, CA
2018
Greater Los Angeles MFA (GLAMFA), Max L.Gatov Gallery, California State University Long Beach, CA
2017
I AM ERICA, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Amplified Presence, Scranch, Wonder Valley, CA
2017
Refresh, La Croix, Pasadena, CA
2016
Winter Story, Kyungmin, Seoul, South Korea
2015
Printmaking Exhibition 2015, The Wichita Center, Wichita, KS
2013
Walking with, Johoyun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
With her voice, penetrate earth’s floor, Eli Klein, New York, NY
2022
Chambres d'Amis, Office Baroque, Antwerp, Belgium
2020
The Struggle For Change, Murmurs, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Other Places Art Fair (OPAF), exhibiting with Harborview and Pole, San Pedro, CA
2018
La Biennale di Vista del Oro, Yard Pedro, San Pedro, CA
2018
Dae-Bak, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2018
An Arm’s Length, Tierra de La Culebra, Los Angeles, CA
2018
It’s Snowing in LA, AALA, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Ecoshamanism, Leroy’s, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Some Ruins, Scranch, Wonder Valley, CA
2018
Greater Los Angeles MFA (GLAMFA), Max L.Gatov Gallery, California State University Long Beach, CA
2017
I AM ERICA, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Amplified Presence, Scranch, Wonder Valley, CA
2017
Refresh, La Croix, Pasadena, CA
2016
Winter Story, Kyungmin, Seoul, South Korea
2015
Printmaking Exhibition 2015, The Wichita Center, Wichita, KS
2013
Walking with, Johoyun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Korea Herald Artist interrogates Orientalism through fermented soy, Park Yuna
CNNThe art gallery where Christina Yuna Lee once worked honors her life and legacy, Harmeet Kaur
Hyperallergic Commemorating the Life of Christina Yuna Lee, Isabel Ling
Artsy A Moving New Exhibition Pays Tribute to Christina Yuna Lee’s Start in the Art World
CARLA
Interview with Haena Yoo, Stephanie Mei Huang, issue 27
Artforum
Erin Calla Watson & Haena Yoo, Christina Catherine Martinez, issue 58
EBM
The Birth of Venus, Nozomu Matsumoto
CARLA
It’s Snowing in LA at AALA Gallery, Mattew Lax, Don’t make everything boring
Curate LA
Synthetic Snow and 100 Degree Heat, Kathleen Deems
Artforum
Announcing the 2018 Emerging Artist Grantees in Los Angeles
Long Beach Post
In Pictures: Discover the Next Wave of Los Angeles Contemporary Artists at GLAMFA, Asia Morris
CNNThe art gallery where Christina Yuna Lee once worked honors her life and legacy, Harmeet Kaur
Hyperallergic Commemorating the Life of Christina Yuna Lee, Isabel Ling
Artsy A Moving New Exhibition Pays Tribute to Christina Yuna Lee’s Start in the Art World
CARLA
Interview with Haena Yoo, Stephanie Mei Huang, issue 27
Artforum
Erin Calla Watson & Haena Yoo, Christina Catherine Martinez, issue 58
EBM
The Birth of Venus, Nozomu Matsumoto
CARLA
It’s Snowing in LA at AALA Gallery, Mattew Lax, Don’t make everything boring
Curate LA
Synthetic Snow and 100 Degree Heat, Kathleen Deems
Artforum
Announcing the 2018 Emerging Artist Grantees in Los Angeles
Long Beach Post
In Pictures: Discover the Next Wave of Los Angeles Contemporary Artists at GLAMFA, Asia Morris