JooLee Kang
South Korea
JooLee Kang focuses on change of ecological environment, transition of living organism, and evolution, created inevitably, to survive together. She interprets complicated interaction between human and nature in various perspectives, asks for understanding and consideration of our possibility and dignity through delicate pen drawing and mixed installation. She aims to go beyond simply recreating the mainstream issues of the present day such as humanity’s rule over nature, taking a neutral view that comes from a broader perspective and exploring the close symbiotic relationship between humanity and nature. Her works are a metaphor for the close bond between humanity and nature, which are often thought of as being in diametrical opposition, or a relationship of subordination, but are in fact woven together like a single piece of fabric.
JooLee Kang is a visual artist actively working in both Korea and USA. She is holding her MFA from Tufts University – School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and BFA from Duksung Women’s University in Korea. Her significant solo exhibitions are in Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery at Cuesta College(USA, 2023), Soorim Cultural Foundation: Kim Hee-Su Art Center(Korea 2021), Gallery NAGA(USA 2020, 17, 14), Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art(Korea 2018), Korean Cultural Center(Spain 2018), The Gallery at Penn College, PCT(USA 2015), and Museum of Art at University of New Hampshire(USA 2014). She also participated in curated group exhibitions at Seoul National University Museum of Art(Korea 2021), Seoul Museum of Art - SeMA Storage(Korea 2020), Newport Art Museum(USA 2019), Suwon Museum of Art(Korea 2018), Transit Gallery at Harvard Medical School(USA 2018), Fitchburg Art Museum(USA, 2018), and Taipei Fine Arts Museum(Taiwan 2017). Kang has been invited as an Artist-in-Residence at Glenfiddich AiR(UK 2023), Gyeonggi Creation Center(Korea 2018), Cheongju Art Studio(Korea 2017), Willapa Bay AiR(USA 2015), and Inside-Out Art Museum(China 2014).
