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January 26 - May 20, 2017
OPENING: January 26, 6-8 p.m.

Magnolias: Sous Le Pont
2727 N Harwood St
Dallas, Texas 75201

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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

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.


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 [email protected]
www.Ro2art.com
Ro2 Art Gallery  |(214) 406-8819​| 2606 Bataan St.,  Dallas, Texas 75212 

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12 - 5 PM 

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