Samulnori at the Korean Food Fest

7 July 2011 Member events and news

This Saturday, 9 July, is the annual Korean Food Festival at the Fountain Pub in New Malden (120 Malden Road, New Malden KT3 6DD), from midday until late afternoon. KAA member and samulnori drummer Jeung Hyun Choi will be doing a samulnori performance at around 12:30 with some of her drumming students. If you are [...]

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안명남 – Myung Nam An – Ceramic artist

22 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Myung Nam An’s career as an artist is just beginning, having graduated from Camberwell College of Art in 2009 with a BA (hons) in ceramics. She has since become a member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen, Contemporary Applied Arts and has already exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. In my work, I like to [...]

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한애진 – Ae Jin Han – Dancer & Dance Theorist

22 June 2011 Artist Profiles

My academic journey in the United Kingdom, California, New York, Russia, Japan, and Korea has led me to pursue a deeper study within Korean popular performance. I studied Ballet (BA) at Pusan National University. I took ballet lessons at Novosibirsk Ballet School in Russia and the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. I studied Dance [...]

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임용현 – Yonghyun Lim (Jackie) – Media artist

22 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Yonghyun Lim (Jackie) is an artist based on video work. He worked as a producer at broadcasting centre and studied for Film directing. Currently he is doing MA course at UAL (University of the Arts London), Chelsea college art and design. His work is not only video work, he uses the various methods for expression [...]

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채정균 – Chae Jung-Gyun – Visual Artist

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

My artistic background originated in Korean philosophy, for years I thought about ‘Seon (禪)’. I have expressed this in my work as lines and empty spaces separated from each other in traditional ways. I am attempting to reinterpret Korean traditional aesthetics by modernizing it via the Eastern mind (Seon) by means of sculpture, installation and what [...]

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이기형 – Key Hyung Lee – Double Visual Effects Director

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Key Hyung Lee has been working CGI (computer generated imagery on movies) field for over 12 years and has participated in many projects including Feature Animation, Commercials, Game Cinematic and Live Action Films. His career started in (South) Korea in 1999 and now he is working on Double Negative Visual Effects which is the biggest [...]

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이현석 – Hyunseok Lee – Digital Artist

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Hyunseok Lee studied Industrial Design and 3D computer Animation. He has work experience in various fields as a senior researcher at the Design Innovation Centre, a project manager at the IT·CT centre, a part-time lecturer at the Universities, a member for the Digital content project and a freelancer. He is currently doing PhD programme at [...]

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신지수 – Jee Soo Shin – Composer

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Jee Soo Shin is a UK-based Korean composer and co-founder of OZe (www.ozeproject-series.com, an inter-disciplinary composition group), whose works were performed in Austria, Switzerland, South Korea, Serbia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. She studied composition at Seoul National University and composition and music theory at University Mozarteum Salzburg – where she won the prestigious [...]

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신수지 – Sooji Shin – Designer

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Soo ji shin, who was born in Korea, is an interior and spatial designer who graduated from University of the Arts London (Chelsea College of arts and design) in UK. She has been working in London as an interior and a lighting designer, and she has got many experiences of exhibitions with her work in [...]

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김혜림 – Hyelim Kim – Daegeum

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Daegeum performer, composer and researcher, Hyelim Kim, is opening new possibilities for Korean music by using a traditional Korean instrument, the daegeum, as a tool to promote exchange with a wide-variety of musical cultures. Kim obtained her undergraduate and masters degrees from Seoul National University, and as a current Ph.D. student in ethnomusicology at SOAS [...]

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김영신 – Young-shin Kim – Bookbinder and Creative Director

15 June 2011 Artist Profiles

Young-shin Kim is a designer bookbinder specialising in fine binding, book restoration and boxmaking. She works to commission, binding from first editions and fine press publications. Young-shin was awarded the 1st Prize & the Mansfield Medal for the Best Book of the year in ‘Designer Bookbinders Competition 2003′ in the UK. Her work is held [...]

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Kitty Jun-Im solo show in Seoul

22 May 2011 Member events and news

Kitty Jun-Im McLaughlin, who has lived in England for over 30 years, is having a solo exhibition in Seoul, 18 – 24 of May 2011 at Yi Hyung Art Center. More details below:

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Yun-Kyung Jeong: Axonometric

10 May 2011 Member events and news

AXONOMETRIC / 11/05/11 – 04/06/11 YUN-KYUNG JEONG Exhibition runs: 11th May to 4th June 2011 Location: 36 South Molton Lane, Mayfair, London W1K 5AB SUMARRIA LUNN is proud to present a solo exhibition of work by Yun-Kyung Jeong. Axonometry has played a part in artistic practice for centuries. In essence, it means to ‘skew’ perspective. [...]

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Call for new members

16 March 2011 Administration

Recently we saw the exhibition by 60 young Korean artists working in London: primarily students and recent graduates. In our focus on the exciting new talent coming out of the colleges, many of whom return to Korea once their visas run out, sometimes we overlook the Koreans who have made their home here. The Korean [...]

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Curating Creations, Perceiving Patterns and Building Bonds

19 August 2010 Events reports

Beccy Kennedy reviews the KAA’s Invisible Bonds exhibition at the KCC The latest exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre, Invisible Bonds, explores the unobvious unions which continue to develop between Korean artists and British people, places and spaces. It is the annual show from the Korean Artists Association UK and it aims to build on [...]

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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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