Youngho Kang
Born 1970, Seoul, Korea
Lives and works in Seoul, Korea
President of Creative Company ‘SangSang Variations & SangSang Art Museum’
EDUCATION
1995 B.A. in French Language and Literature, Hongik University, Seoul
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 "99 Variations", Artworks Center for Contemporary Art, Colorado,USA
2021 Performance & Exhibition “Photographer and Shaman” – National Theater of Korea
2020 Performance & Exhibition “Photographer and Shaman” – National Theater of Korea
2018 “Figuring out on Empty” Gama Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2015 "99 Variations", Central European House of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia
2015 "99 Variations", The Center for Fine Art Photography, Colorado, USA
2014 "99 Variations", The VI International Festival of Photography, PHOTOVISA,
Krasnodar, Russia
2014 "99 Variations", Central Slovak Gallery, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
2013 "99 Variations", House of art, Bratislava, Slovakia
2012 "A COMPANY" Samsung Cheil Worldwide, Seoul, Korea
2011 Documentary, "Road for Hope", KBS (Korea Broadcasting System), Seoul, Korea
2009 "99 Variations", Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 “The Reverse Side”, Canon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2021 “The Perfection”, Canon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2019 “Body Scandal”, Seongnam Art Center, Seongnam, Korea
2018 “This is fashion photography 2018”, Canon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2017 “This is fashion photography 2017”, Canon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2017 "99 Variations", Fotoistanbul photography Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 "99 Variations", Photo Brussels Festival 2017, Hangar Art Center, Brussel, Belgium
2017 "Synchronizing Instances", Korean Cultural Center, Brussel, Belgium
2016 “This is fashion photography 2016”, Canon Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2016 "SKAM Photography Collection", Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2014 "Dream Society Exhibition: X brid ", Seoul Museum, Seoul, Korea
2014 "FULL MOON : A Story of Sky and Earth", Daegu Photo Biennale 2014, Daegu,
Korea
2014 "Insight2 Exhibition", Nemo hall of Blue Square, Sponsored by Samsung Electronics,
Seoul, Korea
2013 "Samsung 'UHD ZOO' Exhibition", Beyond Museum, Seoul, Korea
2013 "99 Variations", Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2013, Ballarat, Australia
2012 "Masquerade", Coreana Museum, Seoul, Korea
2012 "Insight Exhibition", Yoo Art Space, Seoul, Korea
2009 "Myth in the Mirror", V-Gallery in Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
2009 "Olleh Art", Kumho Museum, Seoul, Korea
2007 "Myth in the Mirror", Artsonje Center, Seoul, Korea
2003 "A man who was stolen legs, and 30 eyes", Daelim Museum, Seoul, Korea
2003 "Chromatic Sensation", Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
2014 "99th Variation", Culture day, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art,
Seoul, Korea2014
"Dream Society Exhibition: X brid", Seoul Museum, Seoul, Korea
EDITORIAL
VOGUE / BAZAAR / ELLE / W / Marie Claire / In Style / ESQUIER and More
COMMERCIALS
About 600 commercial works including Coca-Cola / MOTOROLA / SAMSUNG / LG / DUNKIN’ DONUTS / FISSLER/ OLYMPUS and 80 film posters
DOCUMENTARIES
2011-2012
A Documentary of the first Korean female president, Park Geun Hye, "She is not only a woman, Park Geun Hye"
The children and child slavery with KBS, "On the Hope Road "
The Third generation of victims from defoliant in Vietnam, "Weapon that kills the future-Agent Orange"
LECTURES
2012-2014
“Special lecture of fashion photograph”, Art of Graduate School,Hongik University
2011
“Humanities and society”, Department of Liberal Arts, Hongik University“Understanding of commercial photograph”, Department of Advertising & PR, Chung-Ang University
2007
“Understanding of Photo Art”, Kyung Hee University
AWARDS
2018 Silver World Medal in "New York Festivals TV & Film Awards" Listen to Hearts
Campaign "Korean People Archive"
2014 3rd place award in “International Photo Awards 2014, Editorial: Environmental
PROFESSIONAL” “Weapon that kills the future-Agent Orange”
2014 A finalist in “LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014″ "Miss President”
2012 Spikes Asia – Asia’s Creative Advertising Festival and Awards Grand Prix,
“Samsung Electronics Insight Campaign”
2012 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Two Gold Lions in Promo &
Activation, “Samsung Electronics Insight Campaign”
2011 Korea Fashion Photographer of the Year
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2015 New York Times Portfolio Review, Selected Participant
2015 Fotovisura Scholarship, Summer Editing Sessions, Workshop in Vermont
2012 Honorary Ambassador of Child Fund Korea
2010-2012 Member of Korail Design Deliberation Council
2009 Consultant of Presidential Council on Nation Branding
2007-2013 Creative Director of Fissler Korea Advertisement