Lives and works in London. MA Painting, Royal College of Art (2024). Before art school Bae developed cosmetics professionally in Seoul, mixing colour and formulating products.
Her paintings are made from that material: eyeshadow, lipstick, powder, sheet masks and latex sponges, bound with oil, pigment and wax on board, linen and canvas.
Works
Three works in (mean)while made from cosmetics and sheet masks: two paintings bound with oil and wax, and a new wall work in sheet masks and resin, to be completed in October 2026.
Selected records
- Education
- MA Painting, Royal College of Art (2024)
- Background
- Professional cosmetics development in Seoul, mixing colour and formulating products, before art school; the material of that trade, eyeshadow, lipstick, powder and sheet masks, became the material of the work, bound with oil, pigment and wax
- Works
- The Face That Is Not (2025–6), Through Gradual Ruin (2026) and a new wall work (2026) are held by the artist
Current exhibition
(mean)while
A group exhibition of four Korean artists, presented by KVAA and curated by Woori Ko. Dina Jin Bae shows three works in the exhibition at St Marylebone Art Space, London. Exhibition page