Cindy Kang is a New York-based illustrator from Seoul, South Korea.
Since graduating from the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in Illustration, she has created artworks for a diverse array of clients in editorial, advertising, publishing, and children’s books. Her works have received awards and recognitions from American Illustration, 3x3 Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and Graphis, among others.
Her colorful works combine organic textures with vibrant palettes, conveying warmth and reverie. She enjoys exploring the diverse stories around us and often creates pieces focused on personal growth, wellness, family dynamics, and childhood memories.
When not at her desk, she loves traveling to collect meaningful photos, books, toys, and miniatures that carry special stories and nostalgia from her journeys.
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For book inquiries, please contact Sean McCarthy Literary Agency at sean@mccarthylit.com
For potential projects, lectures, and all other inquiries, please email cindysykang@gmail.com
CV available upon request.
Selected Clients
Samsung / Amazon / 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
Awards & Recognitions
2024
World Illustration Awards, Children’s Publishing, Longlisted
2022
American Illustration 41, Selected
3x3 Magazine Show No.19, Merit
2021
3x3 Magazine Show No.18, Merit
2020
Communication Arts, Shortlisted
American Illustration 39, Chosen 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
Society of Illustrators Student Competition, Selected
Brightness Magazine, Editorial, Selected
2018
Society of Illustrators Nancy Lee Rhodes Robert Scholarship Award Winner
Society of Illustrators Student Competition, Selected
Exhibitions
2023
Society of Illustrators Members “WIP”, NY
MoCCA Arts Festival, Metropolitan Pavilion, NY
2022
Pixpills 2023 Annual Art Book, Musinsa Terrace, Seoul
Society of Illustrators Members Sketchbook, NY
Power in Numbers, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA
SVA Illustration Residency Open Studio, NY
2021
Pixpills 2022 Annual Pop-up Exhibit, Seoul
VZOW x Sanrio Hong Kong x Art:tu Gallery Group Show, Hong Kong
Society of Illustrators Members “Flourish”, NY
”도심 속 퐁당퐁당 미술展” at LeeSoo Gallery, Seoul
2020
Pixpills Good Luck! Vol.2, Seoul
Kakao Brunch Exhibition, Seoul
2019
Blind Posters Exhibition 2019, Seoul and Daegu
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship, NY
2018
Pixpills Visual Overdose Vol.1, Seoul
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship, Ny
Newsletter
Letter Drop is a Substack newsletter by Cindy Kang that features monthly updates, behind-the-scenes, and reflections on life and career as a professional artist.