EDUCATION
2019—2024Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics and Interactive ArtsMaryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
Summa Cum Laude
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024casting a flower-scented shadow
Gateway 2 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juried solo show
me talk pretty one day
Leidy Atrium, Baltimore, MD
Duo show with Rachel Czarnik
2022The Warmth that Lingers
Pinkard Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juried solo show
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2023something so light and heavy
Middendorf Gallery, Baltimore, MD
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024Sculpture NOW 2024
McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Juror: Nancy Sausser
String Theory
Motor House, Baltimore, MD
Curator: Camille Kashaka
Toy Dispenser Gallery: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC
NCECA in Richmond, VA
Curated by Michael Guerra Foerster
Dreams at Home
MICA Office for Culture and Identity, Baltimore, MD
If Birds Could Fly
Middendorf Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Small Favors
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Juror: Jennifer Zwilling
Annual Undergraduate Juried Ceramics Exhibition
Middendorf Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juror: Kristine Woods
Grounded
Mt. Royal Station, Baltimore, MD
2023meet me half way
Fox 3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Wunderkammer—2021/2023Dolphin Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Arrowmont Workshops Exhibition
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Annual Undergraduate Juried Ceramics Exhibition
Middendorf Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juror: Lily Siegel
Juried Undergraduate Exhibition
Fanny Fox Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juror: Nekisha Durrett and Lou Joseph
WE ARE EVERYWHERE—2021/2022/2023
Fox 2 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juror: Liz Enz
Repeat, Revise, Redo
Mt. Royal Station, Baltimore, MD
2022Annual Undergraduate Juried Ceramics Exhibition
Middendorf Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juror: Jackie Milad
Something Long, Preposterous, and Somewhat Cumbersome
Middendorf Gallery, Baltimore, MD
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2024Benisch-Allen Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, NC
(canceled due to schedule conflict)
2023William Lee Scholarship
Windgate University Fellow, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, TN
Gertrude Pentland Scholarship
MICA Dean’s List, 2019—2024
MICA Academic Excellence Scholarship, 2019- 2024
MICA Creative Vision Award, 2019-2024
2022Korean American Scholarship Foundation ERC Scholarship
MICA Internship Fellowship Award
MICA Interactive Arts Departmental Recognition Award
EXPERIENCE
2024 Baltimore Clayworks—Studio Intern and Community Art Teacher
Baltimore, MD
Artist Assistant for Sam Mack Baltimore, MD
Artist Talk Panel, String Theory Motor House Baltimore, MD
Clay Mixer: Discussion and Happy Hour— Discussion Lead
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2023 Artist Talk, The Warmth that Lingers
Lazarus Auditorium, Baltimore, MD
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts—Windgate University Fellow
Attended a clay workshop by Raheleh Filsoofi
Gatlinburg, TN
Embodied Earth
Group performance directed by Raheleh Filsoofi
Gatlinburg, TN
Peabody Laptop EnsembleJoe Byrd Hall, Baltimore, MD
2022 Submersive Productions, LLC— Immersive Experience Intern
Baltimore, MD
Public Group Performance, A Spiral of Earthly Delights and Heavenly Concerns
Arnold Sumpter Park, Baltimore, MD
2019Portland Art Museum— Gallery Attendant
Portland, OR
2018Portland Open Studios— Artist Assistant for Amanda TriplettPortland, OR
PRESS / FEATURED
2024Suboart Magazine, Between Unresolved Grief And Living In The Moment, Nr. 32, November 2024, p 76-81
Bold Journey, Artist Interviewhttps://boldjourney.com/meet-gaeun-kim/