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HWAJODO, 2016 SUNJI, BUNCHAE, BONGCHAE, INK 14.5X27.1 IN. | 37X69 CM.
FINE ART CULTURE GENRE PAINTING, 2020 LACQUER, BUNCHAE, BONGCHAE, INK 15.7X23.2 IN. | 40X59 CM.

TEN SYMBOLS OF LONGEVITY, 2019 SUNJI, BUNCHAE, BONGCHAE, INK 52.7X20.8 IN. | 134X53 CM. 

SPRING OUTING, 2022 LACQUER, BUNCHAE, BONGCHAE, INK 14.9X16.5 IN. | 38X42 CM.

KANG MIN-JI
Lives and work in Gyong Gi-do, Republic of Korea
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Artist Kang Min-ji is a versatile folk painter based in the Burim
Creative Craft Village. She is the director of the Korean Folk
Painting Association and a writer for various publications. She has
pursued her dream with effort and enthusiasm, inspiring those
who want to express their own colors through traditional folk
painting. Kang Min-ji’s paintings are delicate and elegant. Kang
Min-ji has participated in more than 70 domestic and international
exhibitions, as well as served as a judge in competitions. She
has won the 34th Korea Art Competition special prize and other
awards. She is a member of the Steering Committee of the Burim

Creative Craft Village, where she organized the 2nd Tourism
Souvenir Contest. She has also supplied folk painting fans to the
Gyeongnam Tourism Souvenir Hall. Kang Min-ji has been involved
in promoting and preserving the Korean folk painting tradition.
She has published books on folk painting techniques and history,
such as [The Beauty of Korean Folk Painting] and [The Story of Folk
Painting]. She has also held workshops and lectures for students
and adults who are interested in this art form. She believes that
folk painting is a way of expressing oneself and connecting with
one’s culture. She hopes to share her passion and knowledge with
more people through her paintings and writings.

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