Kyoung eun Kang is an interdisciplinary artist from South Korea, currently based in New York. Her work spans performance, video, painting, photography, installation, text, and sound. Drawing from her Korean heritage and immigrant experience in America, Kang's practice transcends cultural and geographical boundaries, exploring parallel lives, rituals, and emotions. Her pieces foster an exchange of interest, curiosity, and empathy across socio-culturally imposed barriers, forging human connections in an ever-evolving world.
Kang has exhibited internationally and across the U.S. at venues such as A.I.R. Gallery, Collar Works, NURTUREart, and the BRIC Project Room in New York, as well as the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery in Australia, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Korea. She has performed at the Queens Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, and The Momentary in Bentonville, AR.
Kang has received numerous residencies and fellowships, including at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Smack Mellon, the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, the International Studio and Curatorial Program, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. She holds a B.F.A. and M.F.A. in painting from Hong-ik University in Seoul, and an M.F.A. from Parsons School of Design in New York.
At MacDowell, Kang worked on an ongoing photo series titled A Stone from Korea. Developed over the past decade, the project involves photographing a stone—sent by her mother from Korea—in forests across the United States.
