January 26 - May 20, 2017
OPENING: January 26, 6-8 p.m.
Magnolias: Sous Le Pont
2727 N Harwood St
Dallas, Texas 75201
Bumin Kim, originally from Korea, received her MFA in painting and drawing in 2015 from the University of North Texas in Denton. She remains in North Texas as an active member of the contemporary art community represented by Ro2 Art in Dallas. In addition to exhibiting her work, Kim has also taught foundation classes at the University of North Texas.
CURRICULUM VITAE:
Education
2015 MFA, Drawing and Painting, College of Visual Arts and Design,
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2004 BA, Fine Arts, Kyung-Sung University, Busan, Korea
Exhibitions *Solo
2016 Expo2016, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
* Accumulation, Carillon Gallery at Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, Texas
Art Kudos International Juried Competition and Exhibition, Artkudos.com
* Accumulation, Ro2Art, Dallas, Texas
The Love of Birds+Art, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
Trilogy: Origin, Stands, and Alchemy, Union Art Gallery at UNT, 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
Rising Star, Turner House, Dallas, Texas
Art Kudos International Juried Competition and Exhibition, Artkudos.com
Chaos, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Hybrid Forms: Of Circumstance, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
* Night Hatching, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
In the Making, Juried by Rachel MacKenna, Michelle Thomas, and Kai Peter
Martin, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas
Expo2015, Juried by Susan 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
The Turn, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
Agent Form, Panhandle House, Denton, Texas
2013 Graduate Fall invitational, Lightwell Gallery, Denton, Texas
Intersections, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas
Graduate Spring Invitational, Lightwell Gallery, Denton, Texas
Toulouse Graduate School Exhibition Encore, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas
Awards
2016 Art Kudos International Juried Competition, Finalist, Artkudos.com
2015 Art Kudos International Juried Competition, Finalist, Artkudos.com
2015 Expo2015, Top5, Juried by Susan and Jordan Roth, 500x Gallery, Dallas
2014 - 2015 Texas Public Education Grant
2014 - 2015 Paul Voertman Scholarship
2013 Toulouse Graduate School Exhibition, Third Place for Visual Arts
2012 - 2014 UNT Academic Achievement Scholarship
Professional Experience
2016 Visiting Artist, Tarrant County College, Forth Worth, Texas
2015 Artist Talk: Night Hatching, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
2015 Workshop: Thread Painting, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
2015 Graduate Open Studio, University of North Texas,, Denton, Texas
Teaching Experience
2015 Adjunct Professor, ART1500: Drawing I, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2015 Group Teaching for various ages, Chungnam, Korea
2015 Teaching Fellow, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2015 Area Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2014 Teaching Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2014 Area Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2013 Teaching Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2013 Area Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2000 - 2012 Private and group Teaching for various ages, Seoul, Korea
CURRICULUM VITAE:
Education
2015 MFA, Drawing and Painting, College of Visual Arts and Design,
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2004 BA, Fine Arts, Kyung-Sung University, Busan, Korea
Exhibitions *Solo
2016 Expo2016, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
* Accumulation, Carillon Gallery at Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, Texas
Art Kudos International Juried Competition and Exhibition, Artkudos.com
* Accumulation, Ro2Art, Dallas, Texas
The Love of Birds+Art, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
Trilogy: Origin, Stands, and Alchemy, Union Art Gallery at UNT, 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
Rising Star, Turner House, Dallas, Texas
Art Kudos International Juried Competition and Exhibition, Artkudos.com
Chaos, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Hybrid Forms: Of Circumstance, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
* Night Hatching, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
In the Making, Juried by Rachel MacKenna, Michelle Thomas, and Kai Peter
Martin, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas
Expo2015, Juried by Susan 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
The Turn, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
Agent Form, Panhandle House, Denton, Texas
2013 Graduate Fall invitational, Lightwell Gallery, Denton, Texas
Intersections, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas
Graduate Spring Invitational, Lightwell Gallery, Denton, Texas
Toulouse Graduate School Exhibition Encore, UNT on the Square, Denton, Texas
Awards
2016 Art Kudos International Juried Competition, Finalist, Artkudos.com
2015 Art Kudos International Juried Competition, Finalist, Artkudos.com
2015 Expo2015, Top5, Juried by Susan and Jordan Roth, 500x Gallery, Dallas
2014 - 2015 Texas Public Education Grant
2014 - 2015 Paul Voertman Scholarship
2013 Toulouse Graduate School Exhibition, Third Place for Visual Arts
2012 - 2014 UNT Academic Achievement Scholarship
Professional Experience
2016 Visiting Artist, Tarrant County College, Forth Worth, Texas
2015 Artist Talk: Night Hatching, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
2015 Workshop: Thread Painting, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
2015 Graduate Open Studio, University of North Texas,, Denton, Texas
Teaching Experience
2015 Adjunct Professor, ART1500: Drawing I, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2015 Group Teaching for various ages, Chungnam, Korea
2015 Teaching Fellow, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2015 Area Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2014 Teaching Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2014 Area Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2013 Teaching Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2013 Area Assistant, ART1510: Drawing II, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2000 - 2012 Private and group Teaching for various ages, Seoul, Korea
Bumin Kim explores the nature of line, and the potential held therein, pushing boundaries between the two-dimensional surface and three-dimensional space. Re-purposing the context of thread and string to emphasize energy, delicacy, and the grace of drawing and painting, she explores the values of the line as thin and singular, and the collection of lines en masse as solid forms.
These works shift, undulate and pulse into our space, promulgating themselves as entities emancipated from the confines of flatland, now poised, vibrating, just above the surface. Drawing has been personified, and is no longer limited to the index of the hand, or the illusion of the flat surface – an echo of a once sorrowful song, whose voice is present, tender, and alive.
These works shift, undulate and pulse into our space, promulgating themselves as entities emancipated from the confines of flatland, now poised, vibrating, just above the surface. Drawing has been personified, and is no longer limited to the index of the hand, or the illusion of the flat surface – an echo of a once sorrowful song, whose voice is present, tender, and alive.
ABOUT RO2 ART
Mother-and-son partners Susan Roth Romans and Jordan Roth operate Ro2 Art, a contemporary fine art gallery in the Cedars neighborhood of Dallas, representing a diverse group of emerging, mid-career, and established artists, many with ties to the North Texas Region. The gallery regularly collaborates with organizations such as The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Downtown Dallas Inc., and The Town of Addison, as well as maintaining a gallery program within the Magnolia Theatre at West Village. Ro2 Art has been named Dallas Observer's “Best Art Gallery” and was presented with the 2012 Obelisk Award for small business by the North Texas Business Council for the Arts. Ro2 Art is a proud member of CADD, the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas and recently exhibited for a third time at the 2016 Dallas Art Fair.
Contact:
Jordan Roth, Ro2 Art
214.803.9575 jordan@ro2art.com
www.Ro2art.com
Mother-and-son partners Susan Roth Romans and Jordan Roth operate Ro2 Art, a contemporary fine art gallery in the Cedars neighborhood of Dallas, representing a diverse group of emerging, mid-career, and established artists, many with ties to the North Texas Region. The gallery regularly collaborates with organizations such as The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Downtown Dallas Inc., and The Town of Addison, as well as maintaining a gallery program within the Magnolia Theatre at West Village. Ro2 Art has been named Dallas Observer's “Best Art Gallery” and was presented with the 2012 Obelisk Award for small business by the North Texas Business Council for the Arts. Ro2 Art is a proud member of CADD, the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas and recently exhibited for a third time at the 2016 Dallas Art Fair.
Contact:
Jordan Roth, Ro2 Art
214.803.9575 jordan@ro2art.com
www.Ro2art.com
