Yiyun Kang
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Yiyun was born and raised in Seoul in Korea and received her BFA in Seoul National University in 2006
and got her MFA degree from Design | Media Arts Program in UCLA, California in 2009.
Yiyun Kang is an artist working with contemporary media and video technologies
in order to explore ideas about disoriented experiences and perceptions that happens in-between
reality and vituality in this expanding contemporary society. She also attempts to
demonstrate the limitations of the communication mediated by language through her works.
kang.yiyun@gmail.com
Kang, Yi Yun(Korea, Republic of)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2009 Design | Media Arts, UCLA, United States, MFA
2006 The Department of Fine Art, Seoul National University, Korea, BFA
Graduated with summa cum laude.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
May : "WOUDNS | WARMTH", 2nd Solo Exhibition, Art Space MITE invitation exhibition
Art Space MITE, Gwangju, Korea
2009
Sep : "Between", 1st Solo exhibition, supported by Seoul Museum of Art
Gallery KONG, Seoul, Korea
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
April _ May : "New Gallery Opening Exhibition", Gallery KONG, Seoul, Korea
Feb : "Different, but Same", Korean Young Artists Invitation Exhibition, Artery Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2009
Dec : "ARKO Portfolio Archive",selected artist, Art Council Korea, Seoul Korea
June : "SEMA - Selected EMerging Artists", Seould Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
May : "2009 POSCO Steel Art Award", POSCO Chung-Am foundation, 20 selected Artists, Seoul, Korea
May : "Your Own Adventure", MFA Thesis show, New Wight Gallery, Broad Art Center, California, USA
January : "California Visual Artists Exhibition: Juried Exhibition",
2nd City Council Art Museum, Long Beach, California
2008
October : “MEGA 3", New Wight Gallery, Broad Art Center, Los Angeles, California
October : "Cheonggye Art Festival 2008",HISEOUL festival 2008 , Cheonggye-Chun, Seoul, Korea
July : "2008 ASYAAF", Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival - When we first met, Seoul, Korea
July : “Beijing Left-Right International Art Festival - 99 Tents & 99 Dreams”,
Left-Right Art Zone + Gallery IN SPACE, Beijing, China
May : “Nature, Garden + Landscape", The Coulmns Project Gallery, hosted by Gangnam Ward Office, Seoul
May : “SAMYOUNG Chemical 50th anniversary", Emblem, poster designer, Seoul
April : MFA candidate show, Bermant Gallery, Broad Art Center, Los Angeles, California
Jan-May : “Sail along” Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Jan : “Small Truths” New Wight Gallery, Broad Art Center, Los Angeles
2007
Nov. : “De-Montage” 2007 KOSIAM Fall Conference & Exhibition, ANDANTE gallery, Seoul
Oct : “Two weeks” Bermant Gallery, Broad Art Center, Los Angeles
Oct : “Screen Slam”, Orange County Museum of Art, California
Mar : “Preview”, Team Preview Alternative Space, Seoul
Jan. : “Paraspace” the “New Media Exhibition”. ANDANTE gallery, Seoul
Jan. : Showcase ‘Open Source, Open Creativity’, Art Center Nabi, Seoul
2006
Jan. : “Exporting”, the “Screen Exhibition” hosted by the Mokwha Repertory Company.
AROONG ART alternative space ,Seoul
December. : Seoul National University OPEN STUIO.Seoud National Unviersity School of Art, Seoul
2005
Jul. : “Digital Fine Art Competition”(DFA) sponsored by SAMSUNG and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Korea.,
received the first prize among 300 competitors.
Jul : DFA Winner’s exhibition, Gana Art Center, Seoul.
Dec. : “Thesis Show” held by Seoul National University School of Art.
2003
Dec : “Dreams and Arts” held by the Department of Archaeology and Artistry,
Seoul National University, Gwanak Culture Center Gallery, Seoul.
2002
Oct : “Triangle” held by the Department of Fine Art, The University of Hongik, Korea
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
01/2009~current
TA for class ‘Network Media’ in Design | Media Arts,
Department of Art and Architecture, UCLA, professor : Chandler McAdams
09/2008~12/2008
TA for class ‘Network Media’ in Design | Media Arts,
Department of Art and Architecture, UCLA, professor : Chandler McAdams
04/2008~06/2008
TA for class ‘Senior Project’ in Design | Media Arts,
Department of Art and Architecture, UCLA, professor : Henri Lucas
01/2008~03/2008
TA for class ‘creative web’ in Design | Media Arts,
Department of Art and Architecture, UCLA, instructor : Chandler McAdams
03/2006~02/2007
TA for Prof. CeolWoong-Sim in Department of Art,
Seoul National University, Seoul
PUBLICATION
10/2009
Solo Exhibition Review, "Art in Culture" Montly Art Magazine
07/2005
Journal of “Computer Art”
07/2005
Interview with the web magazine of “Injaejeil”
02/2006
Interview with “Job-Korea”
09/2006
Interview with a book of “Searching for Public Competitions, and Futures”
HONORS, AWARDS AND PRIZES
2009 Dec : "ARKO Portfolio Archive",selected artist, Art Council Korea, Seoul Korea
June : "SEMA - Selected EMerging Artists", Seould Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
May : "2009 POSCO Steel Art Award", POSCO Chung-Am foundation, Seoul, Korea
2007-2009
The Department of Art and Architecture, Deign | Media Arts, UCLA
2007-2009
KwanJeong Educational Foundation, 6th Abroad Scholarship Student
2006
The Department of Fine Art, Seoul National University, Korea
: Graduated with the “Highest Distinction (summa cum laude)”, and the second winner.
2005
Seoul National University Foundation, Korea
: Received an all-expenses-paid scholarship with at the top of the class.
2004
The Competition of Digital Fine Art : Received the first prize
(conferred by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Korea)
2002~2004
The Department of Fine Art, Seoul National University, Korea :
Received a scholarship for predominant records during entire years.
2002
The Department of Fine Art, Seoul National University, Korea :
Entered the school with a scholarship for predominant records.
1999
Seoul Arts High School, Department of Art, Korea;
Choi, Uk Kyung Scholarship.