YEYE 이예원
B.1988, Seoul, South Korea
Artist, Painter, Cartoonist
Yeye received a Bachelor’s degree in Animation (2011) and a Master’s degree in the Cartoon and Picture Book Course (2013) from Kyoto Seika University in Japan. After returning to Korea, she has continued to engage with the public through publishing and exhibitions. Having worked for many years as a cartoonist, she began to focus on her practice as a painter following her first solo exhibition in 2022. Combining cartoon and painting techniques, she develops a distinctive visual language through which she portrays her special dog, Moonge.
Education
- B.A. in Animation, Kyoto Seika University, 2011
- M.A. in Cartoon Course, Graduate School of Manga, Kyoto Seika University, 2013
Publication
- < 저 이래봬도 잘 살고 있습니다. > 부크럼 출판사 2019
- < 글멍, 글쓰는 멍멍이 > 모베리 출판사 2022
- < 글멍, 글쓰는 멍멍이 Special Edition > 모베리 출판사 2023
- < 너에게 배운 예를 들면 고구마를 대하는 자세 > 모베리 출판사 2024
Exhibition
- 2022
- Solo Exhibition < Moonge > House Seoul Gallery
- 2024
- Solo Exhibition < My Idol > Hippie Hannam Gallery
Group Exhibition < 반려당함 > Starbucks bukhangang R - Group Exhibition < 시간을 잇는 > Superior Gallery
2025- Publication Exhibition < はじめまして、ムンゲです。 > NEUTRAL Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
Art Fair < Art SG 2025 > Kaikaikiki Gallery, Singapore
Art Fair < Art OnO 2025 > Kaikaikiki Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibition < 潦草小狗 > 7 1/5 Gallery, Beijing, China - Group Exhibition < 大・犬展 > Hiruneko Books, Tokyo, Japan
- Solo Exhibition < Telepathy > Kaikai kiki Gallery, Tokyo
2026
Art Fair < Frieze LA 2026 > Kaikaikiki Gallery, Los Angeles, US
Art Fair < Art Basel HK > Kaikaikiki Gallery, Hong Kong
- Instagram
- Twitter (Japanese only)
- Xiaohongshu (Chinese only)