Cindy Kang is an artist and illustrator from Seoul, South Korea.
A graduate of the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in Illustration, she has created artworks for a diverse array of clients in editorial, advertising, and publishing. She is the illustrator of the children’s books King Sejong Invents an Alphabet and The Can Caravan. Her work has been recognized by the World Illustration Awards, American Illustration, and the Society of Illustrators, among others. She currently lives in New York.
Contact cindysykang@gmail.com
Representation Sean McCarthy Literary Agency
CV available upon request.
Clients
Samsung / Amazon / Disney TV / P&G / Macy’s / Penguin Random House / Pearson / ProPublica / Hachette / Slate / Albert Whitman & Co. / Child’s Play International / Bloom Magazine / Brand New Music / E Co. ltd London / Korea Institute of Energy Research / Laurence King Publishing / Outside Online / Sanrio Hong Kong
Press
It’s Nice That / Creative Boom / Creative Bloq Computer Arts Magazine / Girls Club Asia / AWW Hong Kong / OSSO Magazine / VZOW Art / Illustrazioni Seriali / UPPERCASE Magazine / Creative Howl / VoyageLA / Bold Journey Magazine
Awards & Recognition
2026
AIGA New York AMP, Mentor
Arts ITOYA, Takeo, Japan, Artist-in-Residence
2025
Beyond Future Art Prize Jury
2024
World Illustration Awards, Children’s Publishing, Longlisted
2022
SVA Illustration and Storytelling Artist-in-Residence
American Illustration 41, Selected
3x3 Magazine Show No.19, Merit
2021
3x3 Magazine Show No.18, Merit
2020
Communication Arts, Shortlisted
American Illustration 39, Online Winner
3x3 Magazine Show No.17, Selected
Creative Quarterly 59, Selected
2019
Graphis New Talent 2019, Silver
iJungle Illustration Award, Merit
3x3 Magazine Show No.16, Selected
3x3 Magazine Student Show, Selected
Brightness Magazine, Editorial, Selected
2018
Society of Illustrators Nancy Lee Rhodes Robert Scholarship Award Winner
Society of Illustrators Student Competition, Selected