Leekyung Kang

Assistant Professor of Art and De Pree Gallery Director
616.395.7500kang@hope.edu
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Leekyung Kang creates spatial illusions by capturing unseen architectural spaces between the second and third dimensions. She has taught at Rhode Island School of Design, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Idaho State University and is currently working at Hope College as an assistant professor. She has participated in several residencies internationally including the Fountainhead fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar and the Vermont Studio Center. Kang’s work has been exhibited in South Korea, Doha, Qatar, and throughout the U.S.

Education

  • MFA, printmaking, Rhode Island School of Design Providence, 2017
  • Coursework in modern culture and media, Brown University, 2017
  • Advanced printmaking intensive, Columbia University, 2014
  • MFA, painting, Seoul National University, 2014
  • BFA, painting, Seoul National University, 2011

Collections

  • Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
  • Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • Mall of America, Minneapolis, MN
  • Seoul Dongbu Local Court, Seoul, Korea
  • Mid America Printmaking Council Archive
  • Kent State Archive, Kent, OH
  • Private collections

Solo Exhibitions

  • Gallery SISUN, Seoul, South Korea (forthcoming)
  • “Ongoing Up-Ending,” Lead Deadwood Arts Center, Lead, South Dakota (2021)
  • “Missing Mass,” U ART Space, Seoul, South Korea (2021)
  • “Invented Landscape,” West Las Vegas Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada (2021) 
  •  “Ecstasy on the Surface,” DePree Art Gallery, Holland, Michigan (2019)
  • “Almost Real,” Sugar Space Art Warehouse, Salt Lake City, Utah (2019)
  • “Unknown Territory-Panic Architecture,” Art 29 Gallery, W Doha Hotel ∙ Doha, Qatar (2018)
  • “Circulation Construction,” Gallery IS, Seoul, Korea (2014)

Residencies

  • Frans Masereel Centrum, Masereeldijk, Belgium (forthcoming)
  • Sanford Underground Research Facility, Lead, South Dakota (2021)
  • Borgeson Artist in Residence – Hope College, Holland, Michigan (2019)
  • Fellow Artist Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar (2018)
  • Anderson Ranch Residency Program, Colorado (accepted; 2017)
  • Golden Foundation Residency, New York (accepted; 2017)
  • Leekyung Kang, wearing a blue scarf and black top, is seen drawing or painting intricate designs on a white wall.
  • Leekyung Kang is standing on a ladder painting an intricate mural on a white wall, featuring geometric shapes, lines, and abstract elements. She is wearing a scarf and jeans while working on the artwork in an indoor studio. Various art supplies and boxes are visible in the foreground.
  • Leekyung Kang working on an art installation, surrounded by materials and tools in a studio. She is kneeling on the floor, arranging mounds of soil on a reflective surface that creates a mirrored effect, enhancing the spatial illusion. The background features a modern, minimalist design with clean lines and a combination of green and white colors.
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Leekyung Kang

Phone Number616.395.7500

De Pree Art Center Room 138 275 Columbia Avenue Holland, MI 49423
Art and Art History Department
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