This is YK Hong’s artist page bio. Go here for YK’s anti-oppression training and speaking information.

YK Hong is an internationally and domestically exhibiting artist who is constantly pushing the boundaries of art and cross-disciplinary work. They draw from their multi-cultural and trans-global background to incorporate ideas of struggle, migration, consumer culture, propaganda and anti-oppression into her work. Their pieces portray the possibility of revolution and liberation and change in every day struggle.

In addition, YK is a writer, digital and print designer, wood and leatherworker, technologist, speaker and facilitator and weaves all aspects of their life into one another to reach a cohesive message. More information on YK’s speaking and workshop topics, as well as their articles can be found here.

Visit their 365 Release Project site for more information on their year-long project of giving away 1 thing a day to practice non-attachment, letting go, and change.

YK speaks more on their journey as an artist in a TED Talk entitled, “How Having Nothing is Having Everything”.