Biography

Kim Soonim

Born at 1975 in Punggi of Sobeck Mountain  South-Korea

EDUCATION

2007Ewha Woman’s University,  M.F.A. in Sculpture, Seoul, Korea
2002Ewha Woman’s University, B.F.A. in Sculpture, Seoul, Korea  
(Second major: Painting and Print Making, History of Art)

Solo Exhibition

2020 6.25-7.7Sea-scape, Hongti Art Center, Busan, South Korea
2020 3.18-27Sea Rainbow, Kyushu Geibunkan, Chikugo-si Japan
2018 8.24-10.28The Forest of Flowing Lives, SangGwang9 Gallery, THAV_Treasure Hill Art Village, Taipei Taiwan.
2018 7.20-8.15Leaves Leave, KdMofa_Kwandu Museum of Fine Art  ½Gallery, Taipei Taiwan
2018 4.7-26Home+Farm/ 2017-2018, Alternative Art Space Sonamoo , Ansung Korea
208 3.23-7.31On the Road 2018, Valencia Gallery, Incheon Korea
2017 10.20Moon on Lavoir_ Kim Soonim Screening Night, Incheon Art Platform G2, Incheon Korea
2017 6/17-7/13Nomad Nature, Gallery Nomad, Yeosu Korea
2017 1/6-1/22The Memory of Dream, Alternative Space Dum, Incheon Korea
2016 8/26-10/30Landed Ocean, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon Korea
2014Kim Soonim-Drawings, Kawagoe Sanbachou Gallery, Japan
Residency to Move’, Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art, Goangju Korea
2012On the Road’, Soma Museum Drawing Center, Seoul
Nanun Dol-I meet with stone.’ KAIST Research&Art, Seoul
‘The Wild Seeds’, Space Noon, Suwon Korea (Invite)
2011‘Mind Space’, OX Warehouse, Macau China
2010‘The Forest of Strayer’, Open Space Bae, Busan Korea
2009‘The Threads The Memory’, ISCP gallery, New York USA.
2008‘Etherial’ Gallery Grimson Seoul Korea (SeMA 2’ )
‘I meet with stone’ Alternative Space Beam, Incheon Korea(IFAC Grant)
‘I meet with stone’ Alternative Space Noon Suwon Korea (Selection)
2007‘The Face of unknown god’ Gallery Dam  Seoul Korea (Selection)
‘The Ethereal Space’, Red Mill Gallery Vermont USA. (Freeman Award)

Award

2017KAP_2017Korea Artist Project, Korean Art Museums, Korea
2016Grant for Expression Visual Art &Consolidating Calibre Program, IFAC_Incheon Foundation for Art &Culture, Korea
2014Grant from Arko for International relationship, Arts Council of Korea
2012Into Drawing Artist of Soma Drawing Center, Soma Museum Seoul
2011Grant from Arko for International relationship, Arts Council of Korea
20107TH ANNUAL ARTEBA- PETROBRAS VISUAL ARTS PRIZE 3rd, ArteBA’10, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009/2010Grant of AYAF (Arko Young Artists Frontier), Arts Council Korea
2008Grant from SeMA for Emerging Artist, Seoul Museum of Art, Korea
Grant from Incheon Foundation for Arts &Culture, Korea
Grant from PARADISE Culture Foundation, Korea
2007‘Hello, Chelsea! 2007’, 35 Fine Art Annual Competition final 11 selection, NYC USA
selected 2007` New Artist from magazine ARTnPEOPLE, Korea
2006/7Freeman Fellowship Asian Award Winner     Freeman Foundation (U.S.A)
2003Misulsegea Exhibition Danwean Museum,  Korea
2002Jungang Fine Art Exhibition Hoam Samsung Gallery, Korea
2000Minister of Culture and Tourism from Taebaek Snow Sculpture Competition Winner, Korea

Residency Program

20202.1-11.30 Hongti Art Center, Busan South Korea
2.17-3.31 Kyushu Geibunkan, Chikugo Japan
20191.3-31 UNIST Science Walden Project_Science Cabin, Ulsan South Korea
2018 11.14-12.9I-Park Foundation, East Haddam, CT. U.S.A.
2018 10. 1-10,9Green Body, West Sea Sunjaido& Cheugdo, Kyeunggi&Incheon South Korea 
2018 8.1-10.27TAV_ Taipei Artist Village, Taipei Taiwan
2018 6.1-7.31KdMofa_Khandu Museum of Fine Art, Taipei Taiwan 
2016 3/2-2018 1/30IAP-Incheon Art Platform, Incheon South Korea
2013 10/1-2016. 3/1Eshu Art House, Beijing, China
2011 4/1-2012 3/15OCI Creation Center, OCI Museum& Songam Foundation for Art, Incheon, Korea
2011 2/7-3/6OX Warehouse, Macau, China
2009 7/17-10/17Open Space Bae, Busan, Korea
2008 12/1-2009 3/31ISCP-International Studio& Curatorial Program), New York USA
2007 11/1-2008 10/31Nanji Create arts Studio  Seoul Korea
2007 3/4-4/27Vermont Studio Center USA
2006 3/5-4/28VERMONT STUDIO CENTER U.S.A

Selected Group Exhibition

2021 10Art Festa in Jeju 2021_ The Biographies of San-zi, Jeju S.Korea