KIM, Jung Gi

KIM Jung Gi s a Korean artist born in 1975, in South Korea. He was 19 when he entered the Fine Arts School, where he majored in “Art & Design”. Like every man in Korea, he served in the army for over 2 years. He was in the Special Forces, which allowed him to memorize an amazing number of vehicles and weapons. The work for which KJG is now world-famous are his sketchbooks, of which he has published six, which came out in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018 respectively. These, when gathered together, contain nearly 3500 pages full of drawings. In 2017, he also united his astonishing talent with the world renowned Japanese artist, KATSUYA Terada, publishing a spectacular sketchbook that shows off their mutual giant talents. He has twice collaborated with the famous French comic writer, Jean-David Morvan; once for SpyGames and once for illustrating McCurry, NYC, 9/11. It is the first published biography of the world famous photographer and journalist Steve McCURRY as he witnessed the unforgettable scenes of 9/11 unfold before him. He has also worked with several video game companies and collaborated on various comics in the USA or in Europe as cover artist.
Nowadays, when he isn’t managing AniChanga, his drawing school in Seoul, or working for Korean advertising companies, he travels around the world for comic festivals, live drawing shows, to meet his fans and find inspiration!