Erin Hyunhee Kang

Erin Hyunhee Kang is an artist based in Boulder, Colorado. Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Erin moved to the states at age of sixteen. She received BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and MFA in Drawing & Painting concentrated area from University of Colorado Boulder.

Erin began her career as a photography assistant at The New Yorker magazine at Condé Nast before joining Tapehouse Toons as part of the visual effects team for The X-Presidents series on Saturday Night Live’s TV Funhouse and Disney’s Lizzie McGuire. She then worked as an in-house book jacket designer at Penguin Group USA, creating covers for award-winning authors across prestigious imprints such as G.P. Putnam’s Sons and Riverhead. After relocating to Boulder, Erin taught visual arts in the Boulder Valley School District and currently teaching at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Erin’s work reflects her personal experiences, engaging with the liminal dimensions of life events and translating them into visual forms shaped by an interplay of traditions, folklore, metaphors, mythologies, and allegories. 

Erin’s freelance clients include Penguin Random House, Boulder Valley School District, Denver Art Museum, and Denver Theatre District & Public Arts. Erin has recently exhibited her work at Artwork Loveland, AKAGallery, Dairy Arts Center, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, CU Art Museum, and Denver Museum of Contemporary Art.