January 2025: 'Queer by Nature' by Jun Yang

Jun Yang (multidisciplinary artist): Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Jun lived in Ireland, Belgium and France before settling in San Francisco. Jun is a self-taught artist, his paintings, murals, and textile sculptures draw inspiration from his childhood traumas, healing journey, experiences of grief, the Queer immigrant experience, and cultural shock. For the past several years, Jun has focused on the creation of POC Queer bodies through painting, sewing fabric sculptures and sculpting figures out of clay to reflect on marks and evidence of survival, growth, and nourishment. His fabric sculptures allow people to interact and wrap them around their body, activating a sense of safety, connection, love and protection. The sculptures’ unusually long arms express the struggle of feeling out of place and the strength found in community bonding. They are designed to be hung on walls and displayed on podiums, allowing viewers to intertwine with the work and resonate with the struggles that Jun wants to convey. Jun combines his art with activism, reflecting his personal journey as a Queer immigrant and advocating for LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights by celebrating the inclusivity and solidarity he has found in San Francisco while exposing ongoing struggles.

If you would like to purchase artwork by Jun, please visit his website here: www.junyarts.bigcartel.com

If there is a piece of art in our gallery but not available on Jun’s website, please contact him directly at jnyg7777@gmail.com. 

Follow Jun on Instagram @junyarts