Eunju Kang
(She/her)
Address: Oslo Open, Rådhusgata 19, 0158 Oslo
Floor: 1.
The studio is open Sunday 28 April from 12-17
I work within a broad range of media – sculptures, installations, ceramics, drawings, and short films, applying multi-faceted materials and techniques to convey the stories they relate. My source of inspiration comes from personal experiences such as childhood memories, a fondness of folk art and culture, and a mindful observation of my surroundings.
Recurring themes in my work are humanity’s relationship to art and spirituality, an evolving sense of community in craftsmanship, and the direct experience in the act of making. Repetitive rhythmic patterns have long been a main aesthetic concept in my work. In daily practice, I explore artistic qualities of these central fascinations by involving place, aesthetics and knowledge of materials and techniques.
sculpture, installation, ceramic, archive
Messengers (2023)
Eunju Kang
Tissue paper and wood
approx.150x120x80cm
Photo by Eunju Kang
The Sun and the Moon (currently under production)
Eunju Kang
Glazed porcelain slabs and fired at 1260 ℃
9x0.5x9cm each unit
Photo by Eunju Kang
Ceramic vocabulary book series (The wood fired kiln master in Posio, Finland 2018)
Eunju Kang
drawing, fired porcelain at 1280 ℃, cast concrete
70 x 16 x 21 cm
Photo by Eunju Kang
The eye ´s mind #3 (2023)
Eunju Kang
Glazed ceramic tiles and decal
42x0.5x56cm
Photo by Eunju Kang
In my studio
In my studio, visitors can see my sketches and artworks from before and now.
Planned projects and exhibitions
2024 The eye ´s mind #3 and #4 (currently under production and plan to be completed in April)
2024 Messengers (currently under production and plan to be published online in Autumn)
2024 The Sun and the Moon (currently under production and planlegges ferdigstilt til høsten)
CV
EDUCATION
2011-2013 Master of Visual Arts,
Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
2006-2009 Master of Design
Sangmyung University, South Korea
2002-2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts,
Sangmyung University, South Korea
COLLECTIONS
Wergelandshaugen, Eidsvoll, Norway
Arctic Ceramic Centre, Posio, Finland
Bandal Art Museum by Korea Ceramic Foundation(KOCEF), South Korea
Graduate school of Design, Sangmyung University, South Korea
Private collectors in Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, Japan and South Korea
STIPENDS and PRIZES
2022-2023 Norwegian state artist grant for newly established artist (SKS Arbeidsstipend)
2020 Norwegian state artist grant (SKS Diversestipend)
2018 STIKK-support by The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affair
2018 Norwegian state artist grant (SKS Diversestipend)
2015 STIKK-support by The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affair
2014-2016 Norwegian state artist grant for newly established artist (SKS
Arbeidsstipend)
2015 First place in Design competition, Land Art Delft Symposium, The Netherlands
2013 Norwegian state artist grant for new graduate artist (SKS Diversestipend)
2007 New Generation, Korea Ceramic Foundation(KOCEF)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Eunju Kang, AK Ceramic Centre, Icheon, South Korea
2012 The Eye’s Mind, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, Norway
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 Curio: Trans Act!, CHART DESIGN, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 Wergelandshaugen exhibition, Wergelandshaugen, Eidsvoll, Norway
2018 Summer Exhibition, ALVARI, Posio, Finland
2017 Bærumkunsthall exhibition, Bærumkunsthall, Bærum, Norway
2016 8th Artic Clay Symposium, Anu Pentik Gallery, Posio, Finland
2016 Pottery is Back, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2015 Biennale De La Ceramique, Andenne Culture Centre, Belgium
2014 Westerwald prize, Ceramic Museum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
2014 Project Network, The Apple House Gallery, Skælskør, Denmark
2013 Master’s Diploma show, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, Norway
2009 Chung Rok Ceramists Association, Seoul, South Korea
2007-2008 New Generation, Bandal Art Museum, Yeoju, South Korea
2007 International Ceramic Exchange Exhibition: Sangmyung
University(South Korea) and HDK, Gӧteborg University(Sweden),
Sangmyung Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2007 Tableware Design of Young Ceramists, Daegu, South Korea
2007 Design Leader 70, Sangmyung Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2006 Liliput Ceramic, Rovinj’s multimedia centre, Jagreb, Croatia
2004 The first step, Gana Art Space, Seoul, South Korea
SYMPOSIUMS and RESIDENCIES
2019 Guest artist, AK Ceramic Centre, Icheon, South Korea
2016 8th Arctic Clay Symposium, Arctic Ceramic Centre, Posio, Finland
2014 Network project, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
LECTURES and PRESENTATIONS
2019 Beyond borders, AK Ceramic Centre, Icheon, South Korea
2017 Artist Talk: Ceramic vocabulary book series, Bærumkunsthall, Bærum, Norway
2016 Mass production and Ceramics, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
2016 Becoming, Arctic Clay Symposium, Posio, Finland