From the monthly archives:

July 2010

Invisible Bonds – 이음새. . . Exhibition, performance and workshops at the KCC, August 2010

31 July 2010 KAA official events news

The Korean Artists Association UK cordially invites you to an Art Exhibition and Workshops in Korean Music, Dance and Art Invisible Bonds – 이음새. . . From 13th to 21st August, 2010 At the Korean Cultural Centre UK Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand, London WC 2N 5BW http://london.korean-culture.org • (0)20 7004 2600 www.koreanartists.co.uk • koreanartuk@gmail.com • [...]

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Invisible Bonds …이음새: Annual KAA exhibition at the KCC, August 2010

31 July 2010 KAA official events news

Invisible Bonds …이음새 Korean Cultural Centre UK 13th – 21st August 2010 (Preview: Friday 13. 08. 2010, 6 – 9 pm) An annual exhibition by Korean Artists Association UK Curated by: Soon Yul Kang, Kitty Jun-Im McLaughlin, Sunju Park, Bada Song Director: Bada Song Invisible Bonds …이음새 represents 13 artists who have various background and [...]

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Invisible bonds: profiles of participating performance artists

31 July 2010 KAA official events news

박선희 (Sunnee Park, Dance) suwnwe@hotmail.com Sunnee Park, the President of the Korean Artists Association UK is a Dancer. She started her training in Korean traditional dance at 7, progressing to become a member of the Korean classical dancing troupe Little Angels that performed worldwide. While studying at Sunhwa Art School, she joined the Korean Universal [...]

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Invisible bonds: profiles of participating visual artists

31 July 2010 KAA official events news

키티 준임 (Kitty Jun-Im McLaughlin) www.kittyjunim.com • youngha1810@hotmail.com Kitty Jun-Im McLaughlin, who has lived in England for over 30 years, integrates cultural duality and reflects her meandering journey through life. Her painting is a calligraphic choreography that layers the Korean art paper Hanji with collaged canvases to create depth and space and tactile textures that [...]

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박미소 – Miso Park – Photographer

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Miso Park is a professional freelancer with a wide range of work experience in journalism, publishing and photography. She completed a MA in Documentary Photography at the University of Wales in New Port in 2010. She is currently working for several South Korean magazines as a reporter (Innovation Leader, Consumer’s Life Q and Library Story) [...]

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조성희 – Seong Hee Jo – Photographer

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Seong Hee Jo studied Industrial Design at ChonBuk University in South Korea and completed a MA in Photography at Metropolitan University in the U.K. She has been working as graphic designer and photographer since 1991. Her project in the 2010 Korean Artists Association U.K. is an experiment in applying of collage to imagine a ‘panorama’ [...]

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박선주 – Sun Ju Park – Glass artist

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Sun Ju Park is a freelance glass artist and has worked for many years in the U.K. She studied Glass & Architecture (P.G.) at Central Saint Martins College, University of the Arts London in the U.K. She has recently completed commercial glass contracts for Ince and Co. and Queen Anne’s Chambers. Her work marries the tradition [...]

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강순열 – Soon Yul Kang – Textile artist

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Soon Yul Kang studied textile art in Korea, Japan and at West Dean College in the U.K. She completed a MA in textiles at Goldsmiths College, University of London and has been a resident artist in Kew Studio in Richmond since 1998. She now returns to Korea each year to lecture at Ewha Womans University. [...]

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최서영 – Seo Young Choi – Kayagum Byung Chang

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Seo Young Choi is a professional Kayagum and Kayagum byung chang (Kayagum with singing) player. She is a national initiator of Korea’s Important Cultural Asset, Sanjo in the style of Sukseon An. She majored in Korean Traditional Music at Jeonnam College and was awarded the prizes from Jeonjudesaseup, Tangum and Goryung Kayagum competition. She has taught [...]

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황동윤 – Dong Yoon Hwang – Daegum

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Dong Yoon Hwang studied the Korean bamboo flute known as ‘Daegum’ at Dong-Guk University. He is a member of the ‘Daegum Sanjo Preservation Society, Kim Dong Jin’. He has performed frequently in London, and in two consecutive years at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Liverpool Fire-fighters Game. He has also toured in Germany, the [...]

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최증현 – Jeung Hyun Choi – Traditional percussion

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Jeung Hyun Choi is a Korean traditional percussion player and currently working as managing director of DULSORI, the Korean traditional Music World Group. She has taught Korean traditional percussion and traditional songs for over 20 years. She has been working as a professional instructor for Pung-mul teachers since 2001. She has led many international workshops [...]

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정지은 – Ji Eun Jung – Kayagum

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Ji Eun Jung is a professional player of the traditional Korean stringed instrument, the Kayagum. She is an initiator of an Important Intangible Cultural Asset of Korea No.23, Sanjo in the style of Jook Pa Kim. She has a BA in Korean Traditional Music (Ewha Womans University) and MA in Asian Music (Dong Gook University). [...]

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정윤경 – Yun-Kyung Jeong – Painter

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Yun-Kyung Jeong is a graduate of the Slade School of Fine Art (2008). Her selected group shows include London Art Fair in London (2010), KIAF in Seoul(2010), 4482: Korean Contemporary Art, Bargehouse in London (2009 & 2010), JOONGANG FINEART PRIZE in Seoul (2010), SONGAM ARTIST PRIZE in Seoul (2010). Her performances include Notations in London [...]

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천주희 – Joohee Chun – Painter

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Joohee Chun studied Painting (BFA) at Hong-Ik University in South Korea and completed a MA in Fine Art Practice and Theory: Painting at Winchester School of Art in the U.K. in 2007. She has participated in numerous art festivals and workshops, including LungA International Art Festival Project, Seydisfiordur in Iceland in 2007. Selected Exhibitions Pentland [...]

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박혜경 – Hye Kyung Park – Poet

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Hye Kyung Park is a writer, poet, columnist and a member of the International Pen Club. She has twice been awarded as an international writer by the Overseas Korean Foundation in 2001 and 2005. In 2006 her first poetry book was published by Togijangi House in South Korea. Her essay book, The Scarf of the [...]

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박지혜 – Jihye Park – Video artist

30 July 2010 Artist Profiles

Jihye Park received a MA in Art Practice at Goldsmiths College. Jihye Park expands her work to super8 film and 16mm film, using herself as a performer in idyllic locations or in the set using props. Park is interested in the fantastical, horrific and paradoxical elements of fairytales, folktales and mythology. Although she has taken [...]

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