Minjee Kang
Minjee Kang is a Korean artist specialising in silk painting and renowned for her contemporary fashion illustration. Since 2018, she has collaborated with leading luxury brands such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, TAG Heuer, Boss, and Givenchy, bringing her elegant, narrative-driven style to the world of fashion. In Korea, her work has been recognised with multiple national awards, including distinctions from the Korean Publishing Art Competition and the 2025 Buddhism Art Award.
Her recent series, What’s in a Bodhisattva’s Bag?, reimagines Bodhisattvas as close companions in modern life. Through playful yet reverent scenes, she depicts Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) preparing for a contemporary journey, carrying both sacred objects and everyday travel essentials. By pairing Buddhist symbolism with iconic luxury items — a Louis Vuitton trunk, a Gucci bag — Kang creates a dialogue between spiritual tradition and contemporary culture.
For her, painting is a meditative practice, a way to cultivate compassion and mindfulness. Her work invites viewers to approach Buddhist imagery with lightness and curiosity, meeting these divine figures as fellow travelers in our shared human experience.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
Sehwajeon (Annual Painting Exhibition), Seoul, 2025
Sehwajeon (Annual Painting Exhibition), Seoul, 2024
Sehwajeon (Annual Painting Exhibition), Seoul, 2023
Sehwajeon (Annual Painting Exhibition), Seoul, 2022
Art Miami, Miami, 2024
200 K-Women, Galerie 89 Zuni Ahn, Paris, 2024
Pink Ribbon Pop Up Exhibition, Estee Lauder, Seoul, 2024
Reinterpretation, Gallery Grimson, Seoul, 2024 Reinterpretation, Gallery Grimson, Seoul, 2023
COMPETITIONS & AWARDS
Korean Women Artists Painting Competition & 200 K-WOMEN IN PARIS, The Womenʼs News, Seoul, 2024
Korean Publishing Art Competition, Korean Publishers Association, Seoul, 2004
COLLABORATIONS / COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
Post Card Design for BVLGARI SERPENTI Exhibition, 2025
Gift box Design, Decorté, 2025
New Product Launching Party Invitation Design, SHISEIDO, 2021 Package Design, AHC China, 2021
“Kakao Talk” Messenger Emoji Design, Tiffany & Co, 2020 Limited Gift Box Design, ACUVUE, 2020
Custom Drawing Gift for VIP Guests, Atelier Cologne, 2018
LIVE DRAWING / PERFORMANCE ART
Live Drawing Event for GUCCI, 2025
Live Drawing Event for GUCCI, 2024
Live Drawing Event for GUCCI, 2023
Live Drawing Event for GUCCI, 2022
Live Drawing Event for GUCCI, 2021
Live Drawing Event for Louis Vuitton, 2024
Live Drawing Event & Coloring Class for PIAGET, 2024
Live Drawing Event for TAGHeuer, 2024
Live Drawing Event for Decorté, 2023
Live Drawing Event for Ohui, 2019
Live Drawing Event for Boss X Esquire magazine Party, 2019 Live Drawing Event fort Lancôme, 2018
Live Drawing Event for GIVENCHY Beauty. 2018
PUBLICATIONS
Big Fashion Book: Minjee Kangʼs Fashion Illustration Class (Ruby Box Books, 2020)
DEAR (Ruby Box Books, 2017)
The Fashion Book (Gilbut Publishing, 2017)
Fashion Forward Coloring Book (Blue Star Coloring, 2016)
Birth of Style Coloring Book (Ruby Box Books, 2015)
Birth of Fashion Coloring Book (Ruby Box Books, 2015)
Birth of Icons (Ruby Box Books, 2013)
Birth of Fashion (Ruby Box Books, 2011)
EDITORIAL / MAGAZINE FEATURES
Illustrations for Harpers Bazaar Korea, June issue, 2021
Cover Design & Editorial illustration for “VISIT KOREA" Korean Official Travel Guide, Korea Tourism Organization, 2021
llustration & Sticker design for “OBSESSION” SUZY Beauty Photo Book, Lancôme, 2020
