Ya-chu Kang born in Taiwan. She lives and works between Taipei, Taiwan and Bangkok, Thailand. She is a multidisciplinary artist working with various media. She conducts her art and research based on textile cultural history and contemporary social behavioral appearance, discussing the relationship between traditional craftsmanship and physical labor, life condition and migration possibility, economy trade and social behavior. The themes of her projects often reflect boundary, migration and process. Her production often examines the global and local culture through multicultural references and self-awareness, and questions the possibility of environmental sustainability within each project.

Kang is a recipient of 2007 Freeman Fellowship Program of Vermont Studio Center in USA, 2008 Asian Cultural Council Fellowship Program, 2014 Lung Yingtai Cultural Foundation Fellowship Programs. She has participated in various community projects and art education. Her production is multimedia, encompassing textiles, painting and photography that result in sculpture installation works, and the publications include Textile Map, Volumes 1, 2 and 3. She is currently doing Artist in Residency Project in Cite’ International des Arts in Paris, France.