Kyoung eun Kang is a New York-based artist born in South Korea. She received a BFA and MFA in painting from Hong-ik University in Seoul, South Korea, and an MFA from Parsons, The New School for Design, New York, NY. Kang works in a wide range of media, including live performance, video, painting, photography, installation, text, and sound pieces. Her work focuses on the simple everyday gestures and rituals that we perceive as mundane practices that, in actuality, bear great significance to our human experience. She captures subtle human interactions and behaviors to better understand human nature and the bonds between us—bonds that bridge time and space to connect us to our partners, families, communities, strangers and even the deceased. Her work explores geographical and cultural identity and universal human themes such as affection and attachment. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums, including NURTUREart, Brooklyn, NY; BRIC Project Room, Brooklyn, NY; Soho 20 Project Room, Brooklyn, NY; Here Arts Center, New York, NY; A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Collar Works, Troy, NY; The Korean Cultural Center, Washington, D.C; Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth; Museum of Imperial City, China, and the National Museum of Modern Art, South Korea. Kang has participated in multiple residencies, including at Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, Washington County, NY (2019); I-Park Foundation, East Haddam, CT (2019); ChaNorth, Pine Plains, NY (2018): NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY (2017, 2013); Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE (2012); Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program, New York, NY (2011); and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, ME (2009). She is a recipient of fellowships at New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY (2010); BRIC Media Arts, Brooklyn, NY (2015); and A.I.R Gallery Fellowship Program, Brooklyn, NY (2020-21).
