Meet our AWC Fellow: Coffee Kang

Learn about our 2025 AWC Fellow, Coffee Kang!

About Me
Coffee Kang is a mixed-media artist based in Los Angeles, primarily working with photo, video, installation, and performance. Coming from a photographer’s background, Kang embodies ephemera in her works and explores the theme of temporality and narratives of impermanence while attempting to see and seek between liminal spaces in the queer and diaspora experience. Beyond her studio practice, Kang actively cultivates space for communal learning and shared journeys, from dinner tables to classroom settings, and now cinema with her latest short film project, Taking a Swim in the Desert.

What inspired you to pursue film/media arts?
When I was a kid, I LOVED watching Art Attack. I’d collect all these tissue boxes and random household trash to follow Neil’s projects. I was very shy and quiet, and art-making offered me a safe space for self-expression and experimentation. And up until now, it has continued to allow me to stay curious and engaged in our times with my own voice. 

What are you most excited about for this year’s AWC?
The upcoming World Premiere!

What do you like to do during your free time?
Cook with friends

Favorite Film:
Jeanne Dielman by Chantal Akerman, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Favorite TV Show:
The Rehearsal / One of my favorites, and I recently ran into Nathan at a MOCA performance!

Music Artist on Repeat:
五条人（WuTiaoRen)

Unpopular opinion:
Pineapples on pizza are delicious

Restaurant recommendation:
Heji Guilin Rice Noodle

Where to find you: @coffeeekang