Mariart is a New York–based freelance illustrator and visual artist. She is represented by Lay Village, a global art and entertainment company that combines fine art with pop culture exhibitions and promotions, and by Fillin Global, a New York–based artist agency known for representing award-winning contemporary artists in the United States.
She has participated in numerous exhibitions around the world ― including Focus Art Fair New York and the NFT.NYC Times Square Billboard Exhibition ― across major cities such as Vancouver, Paris, and Seoul. She also launched her exclusive NFT project 〈Out of Orbit〉 in collaboration with the world-renowned digital asset exchange Crypto.com.
Recently, Mariart collaborated with actress Kim Hee-sun, Belle Glos Balade, and acclaimed winemaker Joe Wagner on a wine packaging design project, expanding the intersection between art and lifestyle. In addition, she is preparing to participate in the UNICEF & Crypto.com Global Art Campaign, scheduled to launch around Thanksgiving (November 2025), which aims to deliver meaningful social messages through art. All proceeds from the sale of her artwork will be donated to UNICEF as part of this philanthropic collaboration.
Mariart was selected as a featured creator on SK Telecom’s NFT platform TopPort, and she launched the 〈PRISM〉 collection ― themed around aspiring girl group trainees ― in collaboration with X-PLANET (Com2uS). She has also worked with various global brands, including Belif (LG Household & Health Care), The Moon Labs, and the Gaudí Foundation, on multiple collaborative art projects.
In addition, she has collaborated with a New York publishing house on a book cover design project and continues to expand her distinctive visual universe through partnerships with diverse brands and global art initiatives.
마리아트 작가는 뉴욕을 기반으로 활동하는 프리랜서 일러스트레이터 겸 비주얼 아티스트이며, 순수미술과 대중문화 콘텐츠를 결합한 전시와 프로모션을 기획하는 글로벌 아트테인먼트 컴퍼니인 ‘레이빌리지’의 소속 아티스트이자, 뉴욕 기반 아티스트 에이전시 ‘Fillin Global(필린 글로벌)’의 소속 아티스트이기도 하다. (필린 글로벌은 수상 경력에 빛나는 미국의 현대 아티스트 에이전시이다.)
그녀는 ‘포커스 아트페어 뉴욕’과 ‘NFT.NYC 타임스퀘어 빌보드 전시’를 비롯해 밴쿠버, 파리, 서울 등 전 세계 주요 도시에서 다수의 전시에 참여했으며, 세계적인 가상자산 거래소 크립토닷컴과의 협업을 통해 NFT 프로젝트 <Out of Orbit>을 플랫폼에서 독점 런칭한 바 있다.
최근에는 배우 김희선과 미국의 유명 와인 브랜드 벨 글로스(Belle Glos Balade), 와인메이커 조 와그너(Joe Wagner)와 함께 와인 패키지 디자인 콜라보레이션을 진행하며 아트와 라이프스타일의 경계를 확장했다. 또한 UNICEF & Crypto.com 글로벌 아트 캠페인에 참여할 예정으로, 예술을 통해 사회적 메시지를 전하는 의미 있는 협업을 선보일 계획이다. 이번 프로젝트를 통해 작품 판매 수익금 전액이 유니세프에 기부될 예정이다.
그녀는 SK텔레콤의 NFT 플랫폼 ‘탑포트’에서 크리에이터로 선정되었으며, X-PLANET(컴투스)와 협업해 걸그룹 지망생 콘셉트의 컬렉션 <PRISM>을 런칭했다. 이 외에도 LG생활건강의 화장품 브랜드 ‘빌리프’, 더문랩스 & 국제 가우디 재단 등 다양한 기업과의 협업 프로젝트를 이어가고 있다.
또한 뉴욕의 출판사와 협업하여 북커버 디자인 프로젝트를 진행한 경험이 있으며, 앞으로도 다양한 브랜드 및 글로벌 프로젝트를 통해 독창적인 비주얼 세계를 확장해 나갈 예정이다.
Exhibitions
2021, "Renaissance Protocol Exhibit", New York
2021, “Ars Electronica 2021(THE META-MANAGERIE)”, New York
2021, “NFT.NYC Conference(Mask Ephemera)”, New York - Times Square
2021, “2021 GNF(GLICHERS NFT FESTIVAL)”, Seoul
2021, “Xeno NFT Contest”(a very competitive NFT art contest in South Korea)”, Seoul - COEX Mall
2021, “Maison de Noel”, Iham NFT Gallery, Paris
2022, “Punkism(The First Exhibition of Cryptopunks)”, Iham NFT Gallery, Paris & Moca, Korean NFT Voxel
2022, “Art Vancouver International Art Fair 2022(In Search of Lost Time)”, Vancouver
2022, “Bitcoin Pizza Day”, The 99th floor of Willis Tower, Chicago
2022, “Janus: Multi Personas", Space 776 Gallery, New York
2022, “Times Square Exhibition(NFT.NYC 2022)”, New York - Times Square
2022, “Spatial x Stratosphere(NFT.NYC 2022)”, Samsung 837, New York
2022, “FIRST NFT GALA 2022” , Art Major, Seoul
2022, “NFTopia(The 3rd NFT Villa Exhibition)”, COCONUT BOX, Seoul
2022, “Korea/Thailand/Japan NFT Festival”, Uncommon Gallery, Seoul
2022-2023, “Amulet - What Rabbit”, Coex Mall, Seoul & Iham NFT Gallery, Paris, etc
2023, “Chain of Wonders”, Online Exhibit, MakersPlace
2023, “The Genesis of X-PLANET”, SOOHO.IO, Seoul
2023, “Rebirth X-PLANET”, KOREA NFT CENTER, Seoul
2023, “Focus Art Fair New York 2023”, Chelsea Industrial, New York
2023, “EVERYONE KNOWS: K-DIASPORA ART EXHIBIT ON AND PANEL TALK", LUME Studios, New York
2023, "PHYSITALAND", WEPLE, Seoul
2024, “Valentine’s Exhibition”, Weple Gallery, Seoul
2024, "NFT Korea Festival 2024 with GAUDI", S FACTORY, Seoul
2024, "NFT.NYC 2024 Community Artist Showcase", North Javits, New York
2024, “The identity of an artist(ENTA × WEPLE × ArtNGallery)”, WEPLE, Seoul
2024, “URBAN BREAK 2024”, Coex Mall, Seoul
2024, “CZ SUMMER”, ART CUBE 2R2, Seoul
2024, “AMULET - BLUE DRAGON”, Museum Wave, Seoul
2024, “KSE Holiday Party”, NOFLEX NYC, New York
2025, “A.T.O - Our Spring Day”, Street Media Art Gallery, Seoul
2025, “NFT.NYC 2025 Times Square Billboard Exhibition”, New York - Times Square
2025, “NFT.NYC 2025 Community Artist Showcase”, Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York
Projects
2022, “City Ladies(aka. CL) NFT Project”
2022, “PRISM NFT Project” x Com2uS(X-PLANET)
2022 & 2023, “AMULET - WHAT RABBIT(MYORYEONG)”
2023, “Protecting Endangered Plants(Donation)”
2023, “LG H&H - belif” x Mariart
2024, “AMULET - BLUE DRAGON”
2025, "GREENERY Project"
Korean News Articles
2021 GNF: https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/015/0004611448?sid=105
Xeno NFT Contest: http://www.datanet.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=165084
City Ladies: NFT Project: https://news.naver.com/main/read.naver?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=105&oid=015&aid=0004684446
PUNKISM: https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/015/0004688003?sid=105
Art Vancouver Art Fair: https://n.news.naver.com/article/015/0004693042
C2X NFT x PRISM: https://naver.me/FHu2iV58
Protecting Endangered Plants(Donation): https://n.news.naver.com/article/215/0001075962?sid=004
Focus Art Fair New York 2023: https://www.hankyung.com/finance/article/202305089906g
Crypto.com NFT x Out of Orbit: https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/015/0005108647?sid=101
Kim Hee-sun x Joe Wagner x Mariart / Wine Packaging Project: https://star.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202509011638210325