_BIO
Kiya Kim is an interdisciplinary artist, Object herself, Cultural Engeenier, Image Collector and, A sort of Innovator.
Raised in South Korea and Based in New York City since 2008, Her work evolves through a dialogue between inner muses and outer phenomena. The urban setting predominating throughout her life path opened her eyes to myriad material fabrications. Her multi-faceted works take the form of: rhythmic site-specific installation, ethereal video, juxtaposed assemblage, whimsical jewelry, interactive performance, and, festive fashion-based sculpture.
Kim grew up surrounded by literature due to her father and mother’s artistic perspectives. Her parents provided unstinting support nurtured Kim’s fearless sensitivity and continual efforts to expand her offbeat vision.
B. South Korea. Lives and works in New York, NY
kiyakim.me / kiyakimnyc@gmail.com / 1-347–9302 / @kiyakim_official
EDUCATION
2018 Master of Fine Arts in Art Practice _ School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2012 Certificate in Fashion Styling _ Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Art _Donguei University, Busan, Korea
GRANT AND RESIDENCIES
2018 Young Eun Contemporary Museum of Art Residency / Kwangju (Kyungkido) , Korea
2014 Wassaic Project Residency / New York, NY
2001 Competition of Island Non-Profit Space / Busan, Korea
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS & INDEPENDENT PROJECT
2020
- Avocation of a quite private stare _ Museum Ground / Youngin ,Korea
2019
- Atypical Cadence _ Hoban Art Salon / Kwang Myung , Korea
- Ethereal Adjective _ Young Eun Museum of Contemporary Art / Kwangju Kyungkido , Korea
2018
- Another day I was dressed in my laugh again_ 530 Canal / New York, NY
2017
- Appetizers of Ingenious Attitude ( Fashion Assemblage ) _ MCM showroom / Seoul, Korea
- 7 Days at #10276 _ Paths from NYC to BAHAMA / Cruise ship
- Another Associated Territory _with Hongik college student / Seoul, Korea
- This is my Laugh _ Performance / NY, LA, Korea
2016
- The Words project / New York, NY
2015
- Sunlight _ Assemble Intuitions _ Toy Republic Gallery / Seoul, Korea
- Would you like to some tea? _ Invited by SLDF – Coex / Seoul, Korea
2014
- Status Anxiety ‘ _ Performance _ Sponsored by Hyundai Motors-M stage / Seoul, Korea
2013
- ST { ART } RY _ Jewelry Show _ STORY Concept Shop / New York, NY
2012
- Urban Muse _ Fashion Assemblage Project / New York, NY
- Delight in Light _ Fashion Assemblage Project / New York, NY
2007
- Scratching on the Sky’ _ Space Maxim / New York, NY
2006
- Kiya Street _ 3 Story Multi-Cultural Space / Seoul
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Quality Time – SVA Chelsea Gallery / New York, NY
2016 Annual Group show -The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2015 SALONUKHA – Trestle Gallery / New York, NY
2014 SALONUKHA-Trestle Gallery / New York, NY
2014 Mash Up – Islip Art Museum / New York, NY
2014 HIVE Group Show -The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2014 Special Guest Juror Salon Show – The Green Point Gallery / New York, NY
2013 Big Future – Recession Art / New York, NY
2013 Work/Space -The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2012 Work/Space -The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2011 Collaboration with Artistry –Horim Museum / Seoul, Korea
2011 Juried Show / Wide Open – BWAC / New York, NY
2011 Work/Space – The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2010 Chasing 56 -The space M/ New York, NY
2010 Wind, where are we going? Gallery Maum / New York, NY
2010 If you see nothing, Say something – The Invisible Dog Art Center / New York, NY
2009 Haitian: Tears from Survivors – KGS Gallery / NJ
2008 As it is – Multi Media Center / NJ
2007 Annual Mission’s show / Church of Christ / Seoul, Korea
2006 Pop of Christmas – 3story Gallery / Seoul, Korea
2003 Seoul Design Art Festival Seoul – Art Center / Seoul, Korea
2001 Korea Young Artists Biennale – Daegu Cultural Art Center / Daegu, Korea
2001 Competition of Island Non-Profit Space – Island Non-Profit Space / Busan, Korea
2000 I am going to dream – Kyungsung Museum / Busan, Korea
LECTURES
2016 Special Lecture_Cheonnam university / Kwangju, Korea
2009 Special Lecture _Suwon University / Suwon, Korea
PUBLICATION
2019 August / Arts and Culture / The Color of kiya kim by Yoon Sub Kim
2016 Modern Oracle Kiya kim Story / Ingenious Attitude
2016 MoMA p.s. 1 studio visit PS1 / studio visit / kiya kim
2015 June / Naver blog / Korea Artist Kiya kim /Kiya kim Exhibition
2015 June / Korean Spirit / Korea Kiya Kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Acrofan / Korea Kiya kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Brain Media / Korea Kiya kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Art card / Korea Kiya kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Naver News /Korea Kiya kim / Exhibition
2015 June / Notefolio Magazine /Korea Kiya Kim / Exhibition
2014 Mar / Noblesse / Korea
2013 Sep / Quistyle NYFW by Mangue Banzima / NY Kiya kim style
2013 Emagnet The way of living this couple
2010 Jul / The L Magazine by Deirdre Hering / NY
2010 May / Art Slant / NY kiya kim
2010 Broadway World / NY kiya kim
2010 Art Calender / NY
2010 Going NYC / NY
2010 Celeste. network / NY
2010 Cobble Hill blog / NY
2010 New York Art beat/ NY
2010 San Art / NY
2009 May / Computer Art – Artist of the Month / Korea
2007 Dec / Elle Magazine-with S flora / Korea
2007 Mar /In Style Magazine – Contemporary artists inspiration / Korea
2007 Marie Claire Magazine- with S flora / Korea
2007 Bazaar Magazine-with S flora / Korea
2007 Segea Times News Paper / NY
2007 Korean Community Newspaper / NY
2007 Korea Daily News Paper-Multi Section / NY
2007 Korean Times News Paper / NY
2006 May/ High Fashion Magazine / Korea
2006 Casa living Magazine- Exhibition section / Korea
2006 Design house – Exhibition section / Korea
2006 Instyle Magazine – Exhibition section / Korea
2006 Casa living Magazine- Exhibition section / Korea
2006 April / SBS Morning wide-Exhibition interview / Korea
2004 Design Jungle Web Magazine special issue -FABYKI interview / Korea
2003 Dec / Vogue girl – Christmas gift FABYKI / NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015 Archive of Asian American Art Center / NY
2013 Studio Visited by Gertrude _ Meet Art / NY
2010 Curatorial Project _ ‘If you see nothing Say something’ _The Invisible Dog Art Center /NY
2007 Visual Art director _‘ Crayon Dance Project _Haeundae Cultural center / Busan, Korea
COLLECTIONS
Young Eun Museum of Contemporary Art / Kyungki Kwangju
Vinyl I / Seoul
Lucid promo / Seoul
The Story / NY
Busan High Schcool of Art / Busan
Dongrae middle school of girl / Busan
Many of private collections in NY and SEOUL
_ STATEMENT
1.
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FRAGMENTATION
I write now in fragments
about fragments of fragmented life,
scraps of biography,
thread of personal evolution
this reflects the work I make which is also fragments,
a piece of material,
gesture in form,
which the viewer assemble to make their own story
2.
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IMMERSION
All the things
after an immersive gaze
it begins by dismantling the original purpose of the object
A gesture toward the monologue
vague emotions are edited in the interpretation
of the three-dimensional structure
Fragments,
Stare,
Gathering,
Cadence,
Juxtaposition,
Sensory in the abstract
Such as seeing the sound
Such as listening to the color
3.
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REFINEMENT
The only certain thing,
my heart was stretched toward purity
a shape of collage stirred inside in my universe
Dive deeply
what I can only see if I go deeper
The beginning of the way to navigate for sound, color, form and, gesture
To be more isolated
stand in front of the making chosen isolation
Authentic property not rolling on the surface at all
I close my ears and close my eyes from the vulgar noises
It’s silent, so much more
but my emotional vocabulary sharpened
4.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Creating work accompanies persistent investigation of my presence
Self-inquiry and response in regard to a grasp in everyday moments
Sort of extractions from emotional vibes in the outer circumstances
On the way to the introspective narrative in the human being
5.
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BIRTH
An attitude of contemplation, I am mesmerized in the materialistic atmosphere. There are particular visual scene, sound or music, a psychological reaction in the space which boosts my creative circuit. Inspiration was derived from the remnants of childhood and chronological life paths. Amused with dolls, which were first metaphoric society and released given fashion sensibility to the doll. It rather grows intimacy for the human relationship. Metropolitan environments provide me with seeing glamourous objects and materials. Entire Implications merged on synthetic practice in the conviviality.
Then it is distilled to my multifaceted interpretations throughout Mixed media, Site-specific installation, Self-representation: object – myself, Fashion assemblage, Interactive performance, Video, and, Poetry in the interdisciplinary approach.
Scattered ambiguous emotions are conceived assemblage as composed confectionary colors and no edged structures. The moment I’m aware, transforming materials into the unspeakable complicated emotions. Although it was in sadness and frustration, I delivered paradoxical vivid color expressions through a representation of my personal sanctuary. They can be choreographed themselves spontaneously. By intuitional manner, I experiment on how my sensations reacted to each different attribute on elements. Meanwhile, I observe I can form metaphysical vocabulary as atypical cadence, float on the certain universe, and it can be worn as the poetic language for my work.
