Dabin Ahn (b. 1988, Seoul, Korea) lives and works in Chicago, IL. He creates paintings populated by flora, fauna, vessels, candles, and ceramic fragments, motifs that function as representations of the self. Ahnโs paintings also incorporate sculptural elements such as hand-built frames that part to reveal images along the canvas edge. Ahn received a BFA and MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Selected solo exhibitions include DOCUMENT, Chicago (2026); Franรงois Ghebaly, Los Angeles; OCHI, Los Angeles; Harperโs, New York; 1969, New York. Recent group exhibitions include Make Room, Los Angeles; Harperโs, East Hampton; and The Hole, Los Angeles. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GE; X Museum, Beijing, China.
