Okja Kwon (b. 1981, Seoul, Korea) is a Korean-born transnational adoptee artist, educator, and cultural strategist based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They hold an MS in Cultural Foundations of Education (2012) and dual BFAs in Painting & Drawing (2007) and Narrative Print & Forms (2009) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where they currently serve as Lecturer.

Working primarily with oyster shells, human hair, beeswax,
and hanji paper, Kwon creates intimate archives that witness displacement, colonial trauma, and bodily memory.
Their interdisciplinary practice transforms wounds into sites of resilience—what they describe as "building a country from fragments."

Kwon's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Recent residencies include Vashon Artist Residency (2025) and Kolaj Institute (2023). Their research focuses on archives, critical adoption studies, transnational and migrant communities, and culturally responsive memoir and narrative design.

Beyond the studio, Kwon’s practice operates at the intersection of research, pedagogy, and cultural memory work—(re)translating the
well-being of creative communities through experimental methods
and transnational perspectives.