Yale University MFA 2025
Rhode Island School of Design BFA 2015
Haejin Park (b. 1992, South Korea) is a painter who uses watercolor as a fluid emotional archive. Through bleeding hues, she constructs raw, expressive faces—diaries of acceptance that hover between presence and absence. Her fragmented figures, bruised with inks, immerse her complex narrative into fleeting bursts of color. Park searches for honesty, allowing each painting to unveil its own tender ghost.
Haejin is an award-winning illustrator recognized as one of The New York Times’ Best in Illustration in 2020. Her vibrant and imaginative work has been commissioned by leading clients including WeTransfer, VICE, BuzzFeed, Cartoon Network, and Spotify. Haejin’s illustrations have been featured by major platforms such as the BBC, KakaoTalk, the Art Directors Club, and the Society of Illustrators.
In 2021, she was honored as a finalist at the prestigious Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Passionate about sharing her creative journey, Haejin has delivered lectures at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and The New School, and was a featured speaker at the internationally renowned Pictoplasma Conference.
