About Yeon Agency.

We connect creatives from around the World. From the west to the east, and the east to the west, we connect art buyers with leading global freelance talent.

Yeon Agency is headquartered in the island city state of Singapore, the perfect place in Asia that bridges continents and cultures.

Our aim is to represent top international freelance talent, manage this with the highest expertise, and surpass art buyer’s expectations.  At the same time, we help illustrators succeed in the business environment and improve the virtuous circle of art and commerce. We adhere to this goal with integrity, openness, enthusiasm and a service-oriented attitude.

We proudly represent a diverse roster of leading illustrators. Our illustrators possess a range of styles: from cartoon and hand-drawn to realistic and scientific – ensuring we can meet the style needs of any project. 

To facilitate seamless collaboration, we establish a direct communication channel between you and our illustrators and agents. We use online meetings to enable clear and efficient communication. 

We offer comprehensive project management services, including: translation, art direction, and handling of taxation, authorship, and statutory regulations. Our team will help you resolve differences in time, culture, and language, in regards to our talent. Our expenses are deducted from our commission agreement with the illustrators, so there are no extra handling fees.

At Yeon, we are committed to championing creativity. Our primary goal is to help our illustrators expand their global reach while advancing their illustration and business potential by pairing them with the right publishers or creative businesses. We are eager to work with our colleagues to explore and showcase innovative and diverse art, bridging the gap between the east and west through our illustrators' unique perspectives and styles. 

We connect publishers and creative businesses to illustrators from around the world. With a talent pool from the east and also in the west, we support art buyers who need the best creative talent.

Join Yeon Agency as an illustrator or hire one of our talented illustrators for your next project. 


Meet the Team

Minhae Kim

Minhae Kim

Artist Agent

Minhae (Min) is an artist agent based in Singapore. She has been in the Art & Design industry for over 13 years. She completed her BFA in Graphic Design at Parsons in New York City, and has worked as a UX designer at Samsung HQ in Seoul, Korea for a decade. After her relocation to Singapore, she became a self taught pattern designer where she gained understanding of the unique dynamics for both corporate and freelance environments.
Min's passions include her own art and illustration projects, as well as visiting art shows to keep up with the latest artists and trends. She is also a mother, and enjoys all things Plants & Flowers - and achieved master class qualification in the Catherine Muller Flower Course.

As an agent she is excited to be a good bridge between clients and artists. Min is ready to connect you with the perfect artist for your next project.
Yuko Taniguchi

Yuko Taniguchi

Japanese translator

Yuko is a Freelance Japanese Translator at Yeon to help smooth communication between our clients, artists and agents.

In March 2022 she left 9-5 corporate life behind and became a Backpacker and Digital Nomad volunteering at various places such as schools, farms and hostels and traveling around the world at the same time.  She is mainly in Adriatic Europe in summer and in Southeast Asia in winter so that she can always enjoy the warm climate and sunbathing at the beach which is her favorite!

With a linguistic background, Yuko always strives to learn local languages while traveling and connect with local people.  

Hui Ying Neo

Hui Ying Neo

Marketing Assistant

Hui Ying is our translation and marketing assistant, based in Singapore. Ying earned her MA in Korean Language and Literature from Pusan National University and worked as an Assistant Manager at SM Brand Marketing before joining Yeon. With her strong communication skills, she fronted the Singapore office by handling partner relations.


Ying has pursued art in various forms her whole life. From painting and singing, to dancing, she loves to paint her emotions creatively and enjoys immersing herself in the literary world. She has written about art, from art fairs to traditional culture, on social media as well as through journal articles.


As part of the Yeon Agency, Ying connects clients with the illustrators, regardless of the language they speak.
Gillian Tan

Gillian Tan

Trainee Artist Agent

Michael Leonard

Michael Leonard

Artist Agent

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