Artist Song Yoon-kyung is holding her first solo exhibition, And Then, Spring, at the Seohakdong Photo Art Museum, located in the Seohakdong Art Village of Jeonju, from April 8 to 13. This exhibition embraces both the traditional and contemporary aspects of minhwa, or Korean folk painting, offering viewers a chance to reflect on the auspicious meanings and hidden messages within these age-old images.

Song was inspired to hold the exhibition after a chance visit to Jeonju, where she was captivated by the museum's hanok (traditional Korean house) structure, its garden, and the charm of the surrounding alleys. Featuring 27 pieces that blend the lineage of traditional minhwa with a modern sensibility, the exhibition delivers warm messages of fortune and happiness to its visitors.

The exhibition includes classic minhwa themes such as jangsaengdo (paintings of longevity symbols), hwajodo (flower and bird paintings), morando (peony paintings), and hwajeopdo (butterfly and flower paintings), as well as Song's contemporary works like Ten Minutes Before Happiness, A Heart Ready to Welcome Someone, My Garden, and Full of Luck. Her detailed expression and high level of artistry have earned praise for deepening appreciation and emotional connection with minhwa.

The exhibition is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except on Mondays, and admission is free.

Based in Seoul, Song Yoon-kyung has received awards including honorable mention, excellence award, and special selection from competitions hosted by the Joseon Minhwa Museum, the Korea Minhwa Association, Hongik Art, and the Korea Traditional Minhwa Association. Having participated in numerous domestic and international minhwa exhibitions, Song hopes to convey to viewers “a heart that reaches happiness and good fortune by filling the unseen meaning within the visible.”

Like fleeting moments of spring, the exhibition And Then, Spring offers gentle comfort through emotion and memory, sharing the deep resonance and new vitality of minhwa from Seohak-dong.