Exhibition View of the First Korean Fiber Arts Biennale, 1984, Image provided by Korea Fiber Artists’ Association
Korea Fiber Artists’ Association
The Korea Fiber Artists’ Association (Hanguk seomyu misulgahoe, KFAA) was founded in 1984 by a group of artists who played a leading role in fiber art. Its first president was Pai Mansil, a professor in the Decorative Arts Department at Ewha Womans University. The inaugural exhibition was held in May 1984 at the Korea Culture and Arts Foundation Art Center. Since its founding, the KFAA has been hosting the Korean Fiber Art Biennale, an international exhibition event, every two years. The biennale began with the participation of artists who have led the Korean fiber art scene, including Lee Shinja, Kim Jihee, Park Sookhee, Jeong Jeonghui, and Lee Sungsoon. Every year, it has expanded to include about 100 members including current university professors and rising artists. In the KFAA exhibitions, various attempts to showcase expanded modes of expression of contemporary fiber art, ranging from the two-dimensional approach to three-dimensional approach and installation, have been made. Moreover, the KFAA holds international textile exchange exhibitions with Indonesia, Japan, and other countries and endeavors to preserve the Korean fiber art tradition and modernize it while focusing on developing creative cultural contents for fiber artists.
* Source: MMCA
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