March Avery transforms lived experience into radiant abstraction in Seoul

Esther Schipper Seoul presents Form Into Color, an exhibition by March Avery made possible in association with Waqas Wajahat, New York. This is Avery’s first project with the gallery. The presentation offers a window into an ambitious body of work spanning four decades, marking the first comprehensive solo exhibition of Avery’s oeuvre in Korea. The exhibition continues the gallery’s dedication to present the work of internationally acclaimed female artists in Seoul. Avery’s paintings unfold like scenes from a diary, capturing quotidian scenes of family life, friendship, leisure, introspection, and quiet observation. From intimate domestic interiors to sunlit beaches and contemplative mountain ranges, her work draws directly from lived experience. Beginning with reality, Avery gradually shifts toward abstraction, transforming figures and settings into radiant blocks of saturated color and simplified form. As we let our eyes run over her