Yeonjae Kim

Hey, I’m Yeonjae. I’m joining here as curator.

ABOUT

Painting and painting installations form the core of my practice, utilizing a broad range of two-dimensional surfaces, from traditional canvas to industrial plastic sheets. Sculpture and ceramics are also part of my work, which I embrace and integrate with pleasure.

My strength lies in connecting seemingly unrelated layers and weaving them into a story, making intuitive leaps and filling the gaps with imagination. The aim is not to offer easy narratives, but rather to create space for uncertainty, layered meanings, and latent resistance.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Seoul (kr), Chamber 1965: Old Home and Strange Neighbors
2022 Ulsan (kr), 131 Gallery: Small or Hiding
2021 Seoul (kr), Space Uooyoung: Stranger in a Strange Land
2021 Seoul (kr), Rainbow Cube: A New World Named after the Past

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 Ulsan (kr), Ulsan Art Museum: Semi Art Community Project: Boogie Woogie Art Museum
2022 Seoul (kr), Alternative Space Loop: Paranormal Opera
2021 Seoul (kr), Gallery 175: Collecting Apocalypse
2021 Seoul (kr), SAGA: Body Language

RESIDENCIES

2022 Ulsan (kr) Jangsaengpo Goraero 131 Artist Residency

STUDIES

Since 2023 Bremen (de), University of the Arts: Studies of Fine Art
2021 Seoul (kr), Hongik University: BA Painting

BIO

Lives and works in S. Korea and Bremen
1997 Born in Seoul (kr)

Links

www.gimyeonjae.com

Instagram @yeonjae72

 

PORTRAIT

Ashley C. Twumasi