Ji Hyang Ryu was born in Busan. She took drawing classes when she was in high school and majored in Natural Science in University. She was in a university Fine art club as a hobby and held 8 local exhibitions in the city, Busan. After graduation, she couldn’t paint anymore with all the work life as a school teacher in Korea. Korea is a very competitive society. Painting is just a luxury for her.
The turning point in her life came after she immigrated to Canada where she met her husband. She enjoyed the peaceful life in Canada. She restarted painting again in the year 2010 once she had to give up her dream as an artist in high school when her parents went bankrupt with their business.
Now she has 3 beautiful children and paints every single day as an artist. She wants to express her country’s beauty on canvas by drawing traditional symbols as well as animals similar to the way old time painters did in Korea.
Since 2010 she has lived in Riverview, NB. Ji began painting fulltime in 2019, teaching drawing and painting at her studio in Riverview. Ji is a member of the Moncton Art Society and Riverview Art Council. Her art work was purchased by the Town of Riverview and has been displayed in the Moncton City Hall as a part of a juried exhibition. Also her artwork has been featured on Global News.

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