JooLee Kang focuses on change of ecological environment, transition of living organism, and evolution, created inevitably, to survive together. Kang 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. The cross-hatching technique that Kang uses is a European traditional method for etching which is known for book illustrations in history. These illustrations were not supposed to be seen but to be read until we fully understand the meaning, placement, and content of each item, so is her drawings.
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 exhibitions are in Space Willing N Dealing(Korea 2025), Gallery NAGA(USA 2024, 20, 17, 14), Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery at Cuesta College(USA 2023), Soorim Cultural Foundation: Kim Hee-Su Art Center(Korea 2021), Seoul Museum of Art - SeMA Storage(Korea 2020), Amorepacific H.Q.(Korea 2019), Korean Cultural Center(Spain 2018), Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art(Korea 2018), and Taipei Fine Arts Museum(Taiwan 2017), and Museum of Art at University of New Hampshire(USA 2014). 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). Public collections including National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art: Art Bank(Korea), Gyeonggi Foundation for Arts and Culture(Korea), Facebook Korea(Korea), Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College(USA), Aidekman Arts Center at Tufts University(USA) and, William Grants & Sons-Glenfiddich(UK).