BIOGRAPHY
She was born and raised in Seoul Korea
Her dream, which began at the age of five, is to this day through continuous art education in the hope of becoming a wonderful artist.
In order to experience a new world of seeing and feeling things, she graduated from college in Korea and then went on to study in Baltimore, the U.S. After she finished her painting studies, she moved to New York and began to take an interest in a new field.
Thinking that modern art can be reborn as a higher-quality and practical art through mutual harmony rather than separating fine art and applied art, she enters an interior school to study substantive space in addition to painting in the United States.
After graduation, she returned to Korea and worked as an interior designer and art director at a major company, continuing her work activities.
Since 2005, she has been immersed in her work and has mostly expressed through various themes for human internal and external healing.
Meanwhile, after moving to Hawaii in 2020, she is fascinated and inspired by nature in beautiful Hawaii and is working on a new theme of nature with dogs.
She has wanted to create beautiful works in a new beautiful environment and thereby deliver a message of joy and healing to many people.
CV
EDUCATION
1995: Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA), Ewha Women University, Seoul Korea
1997: Postbaccalaureate Degree, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, USA
2000: Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S) Degree, New York School of Interior Design, NY, USA
. AWARD
1997: Grand Prize, KASCON XI PLANNING COMMITTEE, U.S.A
2006: Selected, 14th Christian Art Competition, Seoul, Korea
2006: Selected, 3rd Kyung Hyang Fine Arts Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2007: Invited Artist, Manif International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
2007: Selected, 2nd Korea Women’s Art Competition
2008: Selected, 3rd Korea Women’s Art Competition
2010: Invited Artist, Manif International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
2011: Special Award, 4th Korea Women’s Art Competition
2017: Invited Artist, Manif International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
2019: Selected, Independents International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
2019: Certificate du Membre AIAM, Amities Internationles Andre Malraux
2024: Grand Prize, Art Pick Open Call, Korea
. EXHIBITION
2003: Maryland Institute College of Art Alumni Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2005: Maryland Institute College of Art Alumni Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2007: 2007 Manif International Art Fair, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2009: Kyung Hyang Fine Arts member Cyber exhibition
2009: 4th Contemporary New Art Fair Acros Fukuoka Gallery, Japan
2010: Invitation Exhibit, Goethe Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea
2010: 2010 Manif International Art Fair, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2011: Beautiful mind: 2011 New year’s Concert and Art Exhibition, San Francisco, U S A
2012: Group Exhibition: Galerie Etienne de Causans, Paris
2014: Invitation Exhibit, United Gallery Seoul, Korea
2016: Individual Exhibition: The way of the cross, Chunchon Seokjoo Gallery, Chuncheon, Korea
2017: Individual Exhibition: The way of the cross, 1898 Peace Gallery, Korea
2017: Group Exhibition: Embraced the Sky, Leesoo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2017: Group Exhibition: Able Fine ART Gallery in New York, USA
2018: Group Exhibition: Jeju Art Festival, Jejudo, Korea
2018: Duo Exhibition and Concert: Art and music Therapy (Encountering) –Catholic Art Center, Korea
2019: Group Exhibition: Seoul Art Show, COEX, Korea
2019: Asia Hotel Art Fair, Intercontinental Hotel, Seoul, Korea
2019: European and Asian Artists Independant’s International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
2020: Group Exhibition: Artists of March, Leesoo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2020: Group Exhibition: 3rd Korean Art leader Exhibition
2020: BEXCO Art fair, Busan, Korea
2022: Focus Art Fair, Carrousel Du Louvre, Paris
2023: Focus Art Fair, Chelsea Industrial, New Yourl, U.S.A
2023: Focus Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, U.K
2024: Art 3f, Monaco
2024: REVERIE, Van Gogh Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2024: Barcelona Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain
2024: Gwangju International Art Fair, Gwangju, Korea
2025: Focus Art Fair, Chelsea Industrial, New Yourl, U.S.A
STATEMENT
Jullia Kim gets her inspiration from Waikiki Beach where she walks every morning taking in the sights, smells and sounds of the iconic beach. The aloha spirt—meaning hello, love, friendship, and farewell—sets Hawaii apart from other tourist destinations. During her early morning walks she meets people from around the world, and their dogs of all sizes, colors, fur coats and facial expressions. Dogs are magnets that bring strangers together to pause, chat and make friends.
Kim experimented with different artistic techniques to capture the attractive features of the dogs she encountered on her Waikiki strolls. However, painting dogs on canvas was limited to two dimensional canvases. Adding different colors and shading produced depth, but the features remained fixed and never changing regardless of the angle viewed or lighting.
She turned to experimenting with clay on wooden panels, adding a third dimension that no longer needed shading or multiple colors to give depth. Finally, she discovered a single clear finish produced features and the desired effect—a work of art with a multitude of visual expressions. By merging the qualities of a two-dimensional painting with sculpture she had created a unique work of art. No special effects were needed in Kim’s works of art because the images in relief allowed different visual experiences depending on the angle viewed and subtle changes in lighting.
In this way, Kim’s minimalist art adds a sophisticated touch to any room without detracting from the overall ambiance, no matter what colors and furniture are in the room.
