The image of my daughter has appeared in my work since 2011 and it is about searching for my identity as an immigrant artist, mother, housewife and woman in a different culture.
Gi-ok Jeon was born in Korea, and pursued her education first in Korea and China and later in Thailand where she currently lives and works. Her solo exhibitions include A Space to Exist, S.A.C. Subhashok the Arts Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (2016), Playful Prayer, Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok, Thailand (2014) and Dwelling in a Space, Gallery N, Bangkok, Thailand (2012). Her select participations include From Hangang to Chaopraya at The National Gallery / KCC / Chamchuri Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand (2012 - 13) and Surface / Tension - Shigeko Bork - Mu Project in Washington DC, U.S.A. (2008).
She currently lives and works in Chiang Mai, Thailand.