Estelle SO
Estelle So is a visual artist who examines Korean traditional aesthetics not as inherited forms, but as systems of thought. Her practice focuses on redefining what remains culturally and cognitively valid within tradition in the context of the present.
Rather than reproducing traditional imagery, she interprets elements such as folk painting, calligraphy, court painting, and symbolic compositions as structures that organize perception, knowledge, and worldview. Her works function as visual maps of thinking, translating historical aesthetic logic into contemporary visual language.
Estelle’s work moves fluidly across painting, world-building, art direction, and education, forming a unified framework that connects creation, interpretation, and critical judgment. Within this practice, tradition is neither nostalgic nor decorative, but analytical and active.
TaleVerse is one of the narrative projects developed through this approach. It explores how myths, fairy tales, and symbolic storytelling can be restructured as contemporary cognitive spaces, rather than linear narratives.
Estelle So’s work positions her not only as an artist, but as a reference point in the ongoing conversation about how Korean traditional aesthetics can be read, translated, and expanded today.
Solo Exhibitions
2025.02 TaleVerse by Estelle SO, Lotte Hotel, Seoul, South Korea
2024.10 In Estelle’s TaleVerse, Gallery is, Seoul, South Korea
2023.03 Once Upon a Time, Estia, Yongin, South Korea
2023.09 Estelle SO Curated Solo Exhibition, City Hall Exhibition Room, Castanet-Tolosan, France
2021.10 Estelle Minhwa Exhibition, Gallery Fonderie, Toulouse, France
2019.05 In Search of Happiness (Curated Exhibition), Gallery Le BoCAL, Toulouse, France
2024.10 In Estelle’s TaleVerse, Gallery is, Seoul, South Korea
2023.03 Once Upon a Time, Estia, Yongin, South Korea
2023.09 Estelle SO Curated Solo Exhibition, City Hall Exhibition Room, Castanet-Tolosan, France
2021.10 Estelle Minhwa Exhibition, Gallery Fonderie, Toulouse, France
2019.05 In Search of Happiness (Curated Exhibition), Gallery Le BoCAL, Toulouse, France
Group Exhibitions
2025.12 The ARTS Fine Arts Association 9th Annual Exhibition, Gallery EUN, Seoul, South Korea
2025.10 51th Salon d’Automne de Colomiers, Colomiers, France
2025.09 Salon des Arts de Balma, Balma, France
2024.10 The ARTS Fine Arts Association 8th Annual Exhibition, Chohyung Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2024.07 URBAN BREAK, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
2024.03 NFT KOREA FESTIVAL 2024, S-Factory D, Seoul, South Korea
2024.02 Art Capital 2024, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2023.12 MIAMI ART WEEK, Miami, United States
2023.11 Between Books, Düsseldorf Museum of Contemporary Art, Düsseldorf, Germany
2023.10 Salon d’Automne de Colomiers, Colomiers, France
2023.07 K-Diaspora Art Exhibition, LUME Studios, New York, United States
2023.03 NFT KOREA Festival 2023, DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza), Seoul, South Korea
2022.10 BWB 2022, BEXCO, Busan, South Korea
2022.06 IRON VELVET, New York, United States
2022.06 NFTNYC 2022 – Stratosphere 2022, Samsung 837, New York, United States
2022.04 AMSAR Fest., Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021.09 Alice in Cypherland, Culture Lab, New York, United States
2021.07–08 NFT ART WEEK, Neal Digital Gallery, Beijing, China
2021.07 CRYPTO Art Week Asia, Hong Kong
2025.10 51th Salon d’Automne de Colomiers, Colomiers, France
2025.09 Salon des Arts de Balma, Balma, France
2024.10 The ARTS Fine Arts Association 8th Annual Exhibition, Chohyung Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2024.07 URBAN BREAK, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
2024.03 NFT KOREA FESTIVAL 2024, S-Factory D, Seoul, South Korea
2024.02 Art Capital 2024, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2023.12 MIAMI ART WEEK, Miami, United States
2023.11 Between Books, Düsseldorf Museum of Contemporary Art, Düsseldorf, Germany
2023.10 Salon d’Automne de Colomiers, Colomiers, France
2023.07 K-Diaspora Art Exhibition, LUME Studios, New York, United States
2023.03 NFT KOREA Festival 2023, DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza), Seoul, South Korea
2022.10 BWB 2022, BEXCO, Busan, South Korea
2022.06 IRON VELVET, New York, United States
2022.06 NFTNYC 2022 – Stratosphere 2022, Samsung 837, New York, United States
2022.04 AMSAR Fest., Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021.09 Alice in Cypherland, Culture Lab, New York, United States
2021.07–08 NFT ART WEEK, Neal Digital Gallery, Beijing, China
2021.07 CRYPTO Art Week Asia, Hong Kong
Art Collaborations
2025.11 TaleVerse by Estelle SO, Toulouse Fashion Week, Toulouse, France
2020.11 Light Artwork, Gangnam Design Week, Seoul, South Korea
2020.11 Light Artwork, Gangnam Design Week, Seoul, South Korea