Ahyeon Ryu received her BFA in Sculpture from Hongik University and her MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art in the United Kingdom. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Sculpture at Seoul National University. Her solo exhibitions include Outlet (Museumhead, Seoul, 2023) and White Mirror: Prequel Version (WWW Space, Seoul, 2020). She has participated in group exhibitions including Magical Thinking (Songzhuang Contemporary Art Archive, Beijing, 2026), Referential (Hite Collection, Seoul, 2026), The 24th SongEun Art Award Exhibition (SongEun, Seoul, 2024), and To You: Your Direction (ARKO Art Center, Seoul, 2022). She received the Dream NEXT: Sketch Award from Korea Securities Finance Corporation in 2026 and awards from the Chunman Arts Foundation in 2025 and 2026. She was also awarded the Research grant in 2026 and the Artistic Creation Support—Track A grant in 2023 by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.