Kang Min soo (b. 1972) graduated from the Department of Ceramic Arts in the College of Liberal Arts at Dankook University and received his graduate degree from the same institution. The artist adheres to the wood-firing kiln, a traditional method of firing ceramics. His dal hang-a-ri (moon jars) have been praised both in Korea and abroad for presenting the beauty of Korean tradition reinterpreted through a contemporary aesthetic sensibility. He has held ten solo exhibitions in Korea and abroad, including Seoul and New York. He has participated in numerous curated exhibitions and group shows, including Spring Collection (Gana Art, Los Angeles, USA, 2024), Happy HORI Day (Hori Art Space & AIPE Lounge, Seoul, 2024), The Transcendence of White (Jahri Lager Gallery, Cologne, Germany, 2023), Art Pick 30 (Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, 2023), The 13th Korea Living Ceramics Exhibition – Beyond Baekja (Gyeonggi Museum of Living Ceramic Art, Yeoju, 2023), Harmony of True Colors: Traditional East Asian Ceramics (Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum, Gwangju, Gyeonggi, 2015), and Painters and Moon Jars (Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, 2009), among others. His works are held in institutional and private collections including Cheong Wa Dae (the Blue House), the United Nations, Korean Air, Asung Daiso headquarters, the Korea Ceramic Foundation, Danfoss, TV Chosun, Newsis, and Gallery Bisunjae.