About Jay Chung

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Jay Chung (b.1986, Seoul, Korea) is a visual artist whose practice explores the transformation of the human figure into energy and its merging with natural forces. He received his BFA in Fine Arts and BA in Psychology from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in 2016.

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After graduation, Chung spent six years volunteering in refugee camps in Greece and Bangladesh, and traveling through diverse countries where he connected with communities living in social isolation. These encounters profoundly shaped his artistic inquiry, leading him to question the limits of the human form and to search for the vital source of life beyond visible boundaries. His work integrates painting with philosophical reflection, presenting the body not as a fixed entity but as a site of disappearance, resonance, and renewal.

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Through layered brushwork and experimental use of materials, Chung creates visual meditations that oscillate between presence and absence, survival and transcendence. His practice situates itself within contemporary discourse around migration, ecological crisis, and the fluidity of human identity, seeking to illuminate the fragile yet resilient energy that sustains existence.