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Kyong’s work has been featured in regional and national publications, including The Seattle Times, where her work was highlighted in the paper’s “Must-See Exhibits” coverage of Seattle art exhibitions in June 2025.

Rigorous arrangements of colorful and wood-toned squares hold all kinds of possibilities for taking time to look, feel and reflect. In a statement, artist Jill Kyong writes, “I want to build a space where reflection is possible and hope is plausible. If beauty can remind us to slow down, to care, and to connect, then I believe it is worth creating.” Gayle Clemans

Additional press includes:

  • “Exploring the World from the Gallery Wall,” Inland 360, January 24, 2024
  • “Letting the Sun Shine In,” Moscow-Pullman Daily News, May 27, 2023
  • “Form | Content: AAW POP Exhibition,” Woodworker West, May/June 2023
  • “Wonderful World of Wood,” Woodworker West, August 2022
  • “Contemporary Artist Explores New Beginnings,” Lewiston Tribune, April 29, 2021
  • “The Art Spirit Gallery,” Woodworker West, July 2021
  • “Wood Artisans at the Dahmen Barn,” Woodworker West, September–October 2020
  • “Championing Idaho,” Boise Weekly, March 18, 2020

“Jill Kyong’s handsome Shelf works echo the precisionist aesthetic of early 20th-century American art with their machined look, smooth surfaces, and crisp materiality. Kyong’s smart, strong rectilinear compositions in dark and light wood, accented by precisely milled ‘stones’ of maple, are beautifully executed.”
— Christopher Schnoor, Boise Weekly