Nari Kim is a trans-disciplinary artist living in East Harlem. Her work explores intersectional feminism, subaltern identity - the voided voice that has been excluded and erased historically and culturally, centralizing the West - and virtual space’s effects on things through her multi-media installations, drawings and sculptures.
She received her Master degree of Fine Art at Hunter College, New York in 2015 and a Bachelor degree of Fine Art at Hongik University, Seoul in 2009.
She has presented her works in diverse venues, including Bronx Museum, New York; ProjectArt, New York; Space 776, Brooklyn; Koban Project Space, Baltimore; Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington; Common Center, Seoul; and many others. She has participated in artist fellow programs including Bronx Museum (AIM), ProjectArt, and Space 776. Hyperallergic, Bushwick Daily, and ArtSlant have reviewed her work. She received awards from the Arko foundation that is run by the Korean government, the AHL foundation in New York and The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation in Baltimore under the Koban Project Grant.
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Nari Kim
Born in South Korea
Lives and works in New York
EDUCATION
2015 Master of Fine Arts, Combined Media Department, Hunter College, New York, N.Y.
2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea.
COMMUNITY ENGAGED PROJECTS
2024 Windborne Wishes, Public Program, Queens Public Library, New York
2023 We All Great Artists, Public Program, Queens Public Library, New York.
2021 ProjectArt Students Exhibition, Online exhibition, Brooklyn, New York.
2018 ProjectArt Students Exhibition, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, New York.
2018 ProjectArt Students Exhibition, Bronx Public Library, Bronx, New York.
2013 More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid, Koban Project Space, Baltimore, Maryland.
2011 Zaps for PL, People Living with HIV/AIDS, Alternative Space Hannam-dong Ggooll, Seoul, Korea.
2010 The Stage for Love, 13.1 gallery, Seoul.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Throwing Tomatoes and Mark Making, Space 776, Brooklyn, New York.
2017 Throwing Tomatoes and Mark Making, B[x] gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
2016 Screen XYZ, Space 776, Brooklyn, New York.
2007 The Third Person Point of view, 13.1 Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Bronx Calling: the Fifth AIM Biennial, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York.
2021 Pivoting, ProjectArt Resident Artist Exhibition, Kunstmatrix Gallery, New York.
2020 The Bronx Museum of the Arts Visionaries Gala, Capitale, New York.
2019 Rising Stars, Flushing City Town Hall Gallery, Flushing, New York.
2018 ProjectArt Resident Artist Exhibition, Artdib Gallery, 200 Lexington Ave, Manhattan, New York.
2018 ProjectArt Salon, ProjectArt, Brooklyn, New York.
2017 Connections, Video Revival, Brooklyn, New York.
2016 Three Kinds of Phenomenon/Objects, Space 776 Residency Space, Brooklyn, New York.
2016 The Yin Yangs, Heavy Birds, Slowness, Early Spring, Idio Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
2016 We Still Imagine, Make and Read Books, Space 776, Brooklyn, New York.
2016 Nodak: a Korean Phrase for “Fooling Around,” Space 776, Brooklyn, New York.
2016 Parallel Lives, Parenthesis Art Space, Brooklyn, New York.
2016 Parallel Lives, Next Level Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
2016 AHL Forum, the Clemente Soto Vélez Center, Manhattan, New York.
2016 Oblivion 01, Trans-Pecos, Brooklyn, New York.
2016 Four Hours Specific, Space 776, Brooklyn, New York.
2015 Formatting, Space 776 Residency Space, Brooklyn, New York.
2015 MFA Biennial, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, US.
2015 Kunstkammer, Parenthesis Art Space, Brooklyn, New York.
2015 Open Call, Lorimoto, Brooklyn, New York.
2015 Wow Show II, Art Mora Gallery, Chelsea, New York.
2015 (Permanent Exhibition)Sindosi, Sindosi, Seoul, Korea.
2015 Auto Save: When It Looks Like It Is Over, Common Center, Seoul, Korea.
2015 ARTrium: Outside The Box, W. R. Grace Building, New York.
2015 Exquisite Corpus, the City Foundry, Brooklyn, New York.
2008 Cho Jun Do Sculpture-club, Hong Ik University outdoor exhibition, Seoul, Korea.
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2022 Wardrobe Residency, Brooklyn, New York.
2020 International Artists Residency Grant, Arko, Arts Council Korea, South Korea.
2019-2021 ProjectArt, Queens, New York.
2019 Artist In the Marketplace, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York.
2017-2018 ProjectArt, Brooklyn, Bronx, New York.
2015 Space 776, Brooklyn, New York.
2014 The 3rd AHL Foundation MFA Scholarship Grant.
2013 The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation for Koban Project Grant.
PUBLICATIONS
Catalog, Aggregator, Auto Save: When It Looks Like It Is Over.
Catalog, Zaps for PL, People Living with HIV/AIDS.
SELECTED REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS
2022 Artists talk, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Ecological Stories And Journeys.
https://www.bronxmuseum.org/events/ecological-stories-and-journeys
2022 Hyperallergic, Bronx Calling Recognizes Artists’ Individuality.
https://hyperallergic.com/701794/bronx-calling-recognizes-artists-individuality-but-neglects-art-world-
gentrification/
2017 Bushwick Daily, Your Definitive Guide to Bushwick Open Studio 2017.
http://bushwickdaily.com/bushwick/categories/arts-and-culture/4929-guide-bushwick-open-studios-2017
2017 ArtSlant Magazine, Interview, NARI KIM ANSWERS 5 QUESTIONS (Cover of ArtSlant Magazine)
https://www.artslant.com/ny/articles/show/48291-nari-kim-answers-5-questions
2017 ArtSlant, Under The Radar
https://www.artslant.com/ams/articles/show/47911-under-the-radar-graham-macaulay-al-anood-al-obaidly-
nari-kim
2016 Amplified Art Network, Three Art Movements in New York Today!
http://www.amplifiedartnetwork.com/three-art-movements-in-new-york-today-editorial-by-luis-article/
2016 Bushwick Daily, Seeing is Believing: 5 Art Shows Which Question Reality (Cover of the article)
http://bushwickdaily.com/2016/03/seeing-is-believing-5-art-shows-which-question-reality/
2015 AUTOSAVE: When It Looks Like It Is Over
http://artbava.com/exhibit/detail/444/
2014 The 3rd AHL Foundation MFA Scholarship Grant
http://www.newsis.com/pict_detail/view.html?pict_id=NISI20140830_0010071232
http://news.joins.com/article/15684963
http://www.nyculturebeat.com/index.php?document_srl=3101859&mid=CulBeatExpress
http://gangnam.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?total_id=15684963&sc=&mc=
http://dc.koreatimes.com/article/20140829/871890
2013 Hyperallergic (Art Online Magazine)
http://hyperallergic.com/70165/shock-and-awe-at-hunter- colleges- mfa-open-studios/
2013 I Magnet 100 vs 100 Project
http://www.imagnet.com/story/detail/9324