Bumin Kim explores the nature of line, and the potential held therein, to push the boundaries between the two-dimensional surface and three- dimensional space. Thread and string are synonymous with the actions of weaving and stitching, both for utilitarian purposes, and to serve as metaphor, for the joining of two separate entities with efforts to repair what once was, or with the intent of becoming something other, whole and new. The transformative power of materiality is at play in these works. Kim has repurposed the context of thread and string, to emphasize the energy, delicacy, and grace of drawing and painting. Both the weight of line as thin and singular and the collection of lines en masse as solid form serve as sensitive tools found in Kim's repertoire, allowing her to explore the boundaries between traditional painting and contemporary art. Through intricately manipulating materials, she transforms brushstrokes into thread and string, liberating the flat surface to breathe into three-dimensional space. Her artistic journey delves deeply into the powerful energies of nature, the interplay of light and darkness, and the emotions and memories these elements evoke.

Solo Exhibitions

2023 Nocturne, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX

2022 Voice of Color, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX

2021 Moon Shadow, K. Imperial Fine Art, San Francisco, CA

2020 Coalescence, Ro2art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

2019 Walk the Sky, Women & Their Work Gallery, Austin, Texas

2018     land·scape, Ro2art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

2017     Semblance, Magnolias Sous Le Pont, Dallas, Texas

2016     Accumulation, Carillon Gallery, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, Texas

             Accumulation, Ro2art, Dallas, Texas

2015    Night Hatching, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas

Two and Three Person Exhibitions  

2021 Threading through the Territories by Bumin Kim & Luisa Duarte, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, Texas

Uncommon Thread, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

2016 Trilogy: Origin, Stands and Alchemy, Union Art Gallery at UNT, Denton, Texas

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023 She/Her, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

New Works and Favorites, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

2022 Sensate Objects, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, Oregon

Broad Strokes, AT&T Showcase, Dallas, TX

Art Market Hamptons, Water Mill, NY

Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

2021 Tree With Half a Root, Cliff Gallery at Mountain View College, Dallas, Texas

VISIBLE, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

2020 Maiden Voyage, Ivester Contemporary, Austin, Texas

From a Distance, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

Introductions, K. Imperial Fine Art, San Francisco, California

Back to the Future, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

2019 Thingness, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

     Pulse Art Fair, Miami, Florida

             Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Houston, Texas

Chaos, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

Assembly: 22nd Annual Members Show, The MAC, Dallas, Texas

Friend of the Artist Exhibition, Ma Fille Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

             Shifting Parameters, Five Point Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut

2018    Red Dot Spree, Women & Their Work Gallery, Austin, Texas

OC3: Identified, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas

             Asian American heritage exhibition, Capital One, Dallas, Texas

             Sideshow, Ro2art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

             The Women of Ro2, Ro2art Gallery, Dallas, Texas

Aspen Art Fair, Aspen, Colorado

2017     Chaos, Ro2art, Dallas, Texas

             Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, Texas

2016     The Love of Birds+Art, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas

              Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, Texas

2015      Belonging, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, Texas

              Small work exhibition, Limner Gallery, Hudson, New York

              UNT Faculty Exhibition, UNT on the square, Denton, Texas

              Chaos, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, Texas

              Hybrid Forms: Of Circumstance, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas

2014     The Turn, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas

              Agent Form, Panhandle House, Denton, Texas

2013      Intersections, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas

Selected Juried Exhibitions

2024 Juried Exhibition-In-Print, New American Paintings, www.newamericanpaintings.com

2019     Juried Exhibition-In-Print, New American Paintings, www.newamericanpaintings.com

2018     5th Regional Juried Exhibition, Juried by Christian Rees, Artspace111, Fort Worth,

2017     Expo 2017, Juried by Sara-Jayne Parsons, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas

             4th Regional Juried Exhibition, Juried by Shirley Reece-Hughes, Artspace111, Fort Worth, Texas

             Materials: Hard+Soft International Juried competition and Exhibition, Juried by JoAnn Edwards,

             Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, Texas

2016     Expo 2016, Juried by Rachel Rogerson, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas

2015     Rising Star, 11 artists selected by 11 galleries, Turner House; Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas

             Art Kudos International Juried Competition and Exhibition, Juried by Charles Long, Artkudos.com

             In the Making, Juried by Rachel MacKenna, Michelle Thomas, and Kai Peter Martin, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas

             Expo2015, Juried by Susan Roth and Jordan Roth, 500x Gallery, Dallas, Texas

             Graduate Spring Invitational, UNT Lightwell Gallery, Denton, Texas

2014     5 to watch, Juried by Susan and Jordan Roth, Gallery at Visit at Addison, Addison, Texas

2013     Graduate Fall invitational, Lightwell Gallery at UNT, Denton, Texas

             Graduate Spring Invitational, Lightwell Gallery at UNT, Denton, Texas

             Toulouse Graduate School Exhibition Encore, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas

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