Mason Mansung Kang

BIOGRAPHY
Mason Mansung Kang was born and grown up in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). He obtained a BS Degree in Chemistry Education from Seoul National University in 1975. Mason worked for petroleum/ oil & gas/ construction industries until he retired in 2012 after 35 years of service. Learning to paint has been his biggest dream since he was young. As an amateur painter, he acquired six group exhibitions and two solo exhibitions by 2013 in Korea. He was finally able to pursue his passion after retirement by studying at the Graduate School of the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, USA from Feb 2014 until he obtained MFA in Painting in Aug 2016. He likes scenes of nature with harmonious light and shadows, especially in the sunny weather in California. Because of joining the fine art Study Abroad program to Florence, Italy in 2015, he also gained plenty of experience with plein air painting there as well. He recently won 1st, 3rd and the ‘Body of Work’ prize under MFA Landscape/Cityscape Category in the 2016 Spring Show at the Academy of Art University, notably by his painting, ‘On the Hill’, he was selected as the ‘Winner Emerging Artist’ of the ARTMUSE Contest in 2016, and also selected as the Painter for the Online G...

2016: MFA, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, USA
2012~2013: 30th & 33rd Modern Art Education Course for CEO’s, Graduate School of Hongik University, Korea
2006~2012: Continued Education-Oil Painting, Institute of Fine Art & Design Education Center, Hongik University, Korea
1975: BS, Chemistry Ed., Seoul National University, Korea

Dec 2016 - Feb 2017: Online Exhibition, 'New Beginnings', Manhattan Arts International, NY, USA
Dec 2016: The Group Exhibition “Red”, California Art League, The Blinn House, Pasadena, USA
May 2016: Spring Show, Academy of Art University
Sept 2013: Solo-Exhibition, Gallery TOPOHAUS, Korea.
Jul 2013: Solo-Exhibition, Gallery at DM Art Center, Korea
Dec 2012: MI-IN Art Group Exhibition, Kyung In Art Gallery, Korea
May 2012: SHIN MAEK Motive, Hana Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006~2010: Four times MI-IN Art group Exhibition, Kyung In Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea