SARAH
PARK
COLOR / MEMORY
I paint large-scale fields of color, layered memory and migration stories. Welcome to sarahpark.org — the official studio site of artist Sarah Park: works, exhibitions, commissions and studio journal.
Large fields, quiet noise
My practice moves between oil on canvas, hanji paper, textile and site-specific installation. Each series starts from a personal archive — family photos, subway maps, sea charts — and ends as pure color. All works below are available for acquisition or commission in similar scale.
Paper Ocean — 48 studies
Ink, gouache on hanji, 42 × 32 cm each, 2023–2025
Hello, I'm Sarah. I paint belonging.
I grew up between Seoul, Vancouver and New York — always packing, always translating. My work asks: what color is home when you have three? I layer translucent washes, hanji paper fragments, family letters and city grids until a new landscape appears.
After an MFA in Painting (2016) I spent 8 years building a studio practice rooted in slowness: one painting can take 4–9 months, 40+ layers. I collaborate with architects, choreographers and scientists on color perception. My studio on sarahpark.org is both archive and open door — collectors, curators and students are welcome.
“Park’s canvases hum — they are maps you feel before you read.” — Studio review, 2025
Independent studio practice
Seoul • NYC • Berlin • Tokyo
Incl. Color & Space Grant 2024
In 22 collections worldwide
Where to see the work
Upcoming and recent solo and group exhibitions. For full CV, press kit or price list, write via the contact section — I reply within 48 hours.
Tides of Memory — Solo, New York
Large canvases + silk installation. Opening performance with dance duo. March–May.
Color as Home — Solo, Seoul
48 paper studies + 6 monumental oils. 12,000 visitors, extended twice.
Soft Cartographies — Group, Berlin
Migration Maps installation alongside 14 international artists.
Night Garden — Solo, Tokyo
Dark florals and nocturnes. Acquired by two museum collections.
Paper Ocean — Project Room, New York
First hanji collage series. Sold out, funded next residency.
From first sketch to your wall
Every commission starts with a conversation — your space, light, memories. I make 3 color studies, we choose one, then I paint for 8–16 weeks with video updates. Museums, hotels, private homes and public spaces welcome.
Listen & Archive
60-min call or studio tea. Photos of your interior, stories, fabrics, heirlooms. I build a mood palette of 40+ swatches just for you.
Studies & Scale
Three A3 gouache studies on hanji + AR preview in your room. Revisions included. 50% deposit reserves your slot in the painting calendar.
Paint & Deliver
Layer-by-layer creation with monthly films. Varnish, framing, insured global shipping and hanging guide. Certificate + studio story included.
“Sarah turned our lobby into a sunrise. Guests photograph it every morning. Best art investment we made.”
— Hotel curator, Seoul“Thoughtful, precise, deeply human. The commission felt like a collaboration, not a transaction.”
— Private collector, New YorkLatest notes & news
Exhibition diaries, color experiments, studio life and press. Click any card to read the full story — each opens as its own page on sarahpark.org.
Studio journal opening soon
New exhibition notes, process films and color studies will appear here. Check back or write via contact.
Contact →Behind Tides of Memory
How 4 months of layering became a sea you can hear. Sketches, pigments and failures included.
See works →How to collect first art
Size, light, budget and framing — a friendly guide for first-time collectors from my studio.
Ask →Let's make something luminous together.
Studio visits in Seoul (Mapo) and New York (Brooklyn) by appointment. Commissions for 2026–2027 are now open — 3 slots left. Tell me about your space, timeline and dream palette. I answer every message personally.