Born in South Korea, Kim was adopted by a Dutch family in New Jersey. Kim’s immigrant parents instilled in her a valuable work ethic and the importance of bettering one’s community. As a teaching artist, Kim follows her parents’ lessons in her arts education career and visual arts practice.
While attending the University of Kansas, Kim held president positions for both the KU Ceramics Club and Spencer Museum Student Advisory Board. During her tenure, she assisted in hosting guest artists and organizing student events. As a Freeman-Asia Scholar, Kim visited Korea for the first time since she was adopted. After KU, Kim continued building community connections by creating collaborative public art pieces with Boys and Girls Clubs, teaching youth Guerilla Arts Camps, and youth summer day camps at the Lawrence Arts Center. In the classes that she teaches, Kim often challenges students to think of creativity and art making as a way of bonding communities.
Currently, Kim teaches art at the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center and is a Resident Artist at 323 Clay in Independence, MO. Most of Kim’s ceramic work is porcelain and wheel thrown. As a resident artist, however, Kim experiments with different ceramic methods. Even so, most of Kim’s ceramic work is water etched porcelain. Kim’s designs come from the memories of her father’s gardens, her mother’s lacy Dutch curtains, and Kim’s love of fabric patterns.
Kim also teaches workshops such as: Korean Cooking and Clay, Needle Felting, Precious Metal Clay, Introduction to Macrame, and Dyeing Fabric. The past three years, Kim led a “Valentines for Meals on Wheels” initiative. Over 150 handmade cards are given to Meals on Wheels recipients in Lawrence, but Kim aims to expand to other towns.
You will be able to find Kim’s exquisite porcelain ware at Lawrence’s Art in the Park, September 16th and 17th at South Park, Lawrence, Kansas.
For more information on Art in the Park you can go to the Lawrence Art Guild website at lawrenceartguild.org
