Artists(mean)while 2026

Soon Yul Kang

Collage on paper and on canvas

Lives and works in London
Resident artist, Kew Studio, since 1998

Soon Yul Kang with a collage work
Soon Yul Kang

Lives and works in London; resident artist at Kew Studio since 1998. MA Textiles (Visual Arts), Goldsmiths, University of London, after training in textile art in Korea, Japan and Britain. Exhibiting internationally since 1986.

Kang works in collage on paper and in hand woven tapestry; repetition and a single colour carry the image.

Works

Three works in (mean)while: a pair of paper collages from 2012 and a collage in hanji and lacquer on canvas from 2014.

Soon Yul Kang, Harmony, 2012
01Harmony, 2012Collage, acrylic on paper, 40.5 × 42.5 cm (framed 45.5 × 47.5 × 3.5 cm)
Soon Yul Kang, Unity, 2012
02Unity, 2012Collage, acrylic on paper, 40.5 × 42.5 cm (framed 45.5 × 47.5 × 3.5 cm)
Soon Yul Kang, Nostalgia, 2014
03Nostalgia, 2014Collage on canvas, hanji and lacquer, 90 × 90 × 3 cm

Selected records

Education
MA Textiles (Visual Arts), Goldsmiths, University of London; training in textile art in Korea, Japan and Britain
Practice
Resident artist at Kew Studio since 1998; exhibiting internationally since 1986; collage on paper and hand woven tapestry, where repetition and a single colour carry the image
Collections
West Middlesex University Hospital, London

Current exhibition

(mean)while

A group exhibition of four Korean artists, presented by KVAA and curated by Woori Ko. Soon Yul Kang shows three works in the exhibition at St Marylebone Art Space, London. Exhibition page

  • Dates 26 November 2026 to 25 January 2027
  • Private view Thursday 26 November 2026, 6 to 8pm
  • Venue St Marylebone Art Space, London NW1
  • Admission Free