Artists Wol-Un
FALL 2026 RESIDENT · AUG – NOV
Wol-Un
Calligraphy & ink painting · Seattle, WA
Wol-Un is a calligrapher and ink painter working in seohwa, the Korean art of calligraphic painting. He was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1999 and is based on Coast Salish territories in the Pacific Northwest. Wol-Un joined Manchester AIR at The Factory on Willow in Manchester, New Hampshire, for the Fall 2026 session.
About the work
Working with brush and ink, Wol-Un draws on the long discipline of Korean calligraphy and ink painting, where every stroke records breath, pressure and timing. The practice moves between written form and image, treating the gesture itself as the subject of the work.
The residency
Closed the residency with The Endless River of Ink, a solo show in The Venues on November 3, 2026, presented alongside Darby Dawid’s Shallow Waters
Showed ten works, including a piece hung from the rafters
Performed live floor calligraphy with dancers and a cellist, the program’s first collaboration with the NH Dance Collaborative
