WansooKim
  • Work
    • Vessels: Wansoo Kim, 2022
    • Table Monsters, 2021
    • Obscure Surroundings: I always welcome you, 2019
    • Bashful Vessels, 2018
    • IN BETWEEN, MFA Thesis show, 2018
    • Subverted Perspective, 2017
    • 2013 - 2017
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EDUCATION
2015 – 2018    Master of Fine Arts​
Studio Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
2013 – 2014    International Exchange Program
Art & Design Dept., Ceramics Emphasis, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2007 – 2012    Bachelor of Fine Arts
Ceramics Arts and Design (Minor: Industrial Design)
Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea 
SOLO/TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION
2022    Wansoo Kim, Jane Hartsook Gallery, Greenwich House, New York, NY 
2022    Bashful Vessels, Joe L. Evins Gallery at Appalachian Center For Craft, Smithville, TN
2022    Table Monsters, Gallery 121, Watkins College of Art at Belmont University, Nashville, TN
2021    Wansoo Kim: Table Monsters, The New Gallery at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
2020    Case Study in Clay, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2019    Obscure Surroundings: I always welcome you., Plug Projects, Kansas City, MO
2018    Bashful Vessels, Northwest Arts Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND
2018    In Between, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln
2018    What You See Is Not Everything, Lee Dam Center for Fine Art, Marysville, KS
2017    Subverted Perspective, Three of Cups gallery, Lincoln, NE
2016    Current works by Wansoo Kim, Medici gallery at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2014    Symbols of Repetition(Two-person show), Padnos gallery at Alexander Calder Art Center, Allendale, MI, USA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Instructor Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN

2021
States of Clay, Buchanan Arts and Elephant Gallery, Nashville, TN 
Sightlines, Space 204 Gallery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 
Tennessee Craft Midstate Exhibition, the Hendersonville Public Library, Hendersonville, TN 
"Art in Isolation”, Curated by HC Huynh, Art School Pedagogy 2.0 Virtual Conference, Teachers College at Columbia University & Maryland Institute College of Art 
The Ceramics Forum: 10 years towards the dialogue, 2021 NCECA(National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) Concurrent Virtual Exhibition

2020
Art + Design Faculty Triennial Exhibition,
The New Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
American Contemporary Craft: A National Juried Exhibition, Juror - Kathryn Gremley, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center For The Arts, Lubbock, TX
NCECA 2020 Annual Exhibition: The burdens of History, Juror – Anna Walker, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
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2019
NCECA 2019 Annual Exhibition: The Form Will Find Its Way: Contemporary Ceramic Sculptural Abstraction
Juror – Elizabeth Carpenter, the Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 
Amalgam: The Annual Red Star Resident Exhibition, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
City of Overland Park 2019 National Juried Art Show, Juror – Johne Richardson, Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, KS 
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Stories of Love and Loneliness, Curated by Anthony Kascak, sUgAR Gallery, the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas (invitational)
Mugshot2, the 2nd Biennial International Ceramic Mug Competition, Juror – Marko Fields, Diego Valles, Mojo Coffee Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Art of Clay National Juried Show, Juror – Douglas Fitch, North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC

2017   
Making History, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery at University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lincoln, NE
DEEP BASE(Three persons show), Tugboat Gallery, Lincoln, NE
GVSU & SEOULTECH Art Student Exchange Exhibition, SEOULTECH Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Americas 2017: All Media, Juror – Greg Blair, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND
Nebraska Touring 2017, Studio K, Grand Island, NE
Nebraska Touring 2017, Prairie Arts Center, North Platte, NE
Nebraska Touring 2017, Warren Opera House, Friend, NE
Graduate Student Biennial 2017, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
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2016   
UNL Ceramics, Master of Fine Arts Candidates, Medici Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
2016 GVSU Summer International Ceramics Workshop, Alexander Calder Art Center, Allendale, MI
Objecthood, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln, NE
The 21st San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, Juror – Christy Johnson, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Small Favors XI , Juror – Jennifer Zwilling, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Mulvane Art Museum Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Juror – Robert Harrison, Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS   
                          

2015   
“Currents”, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Thrown and built, Gallery of Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE,
NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition,  Juror – Ryan Labar, Magdalene Odundo, NCECA at RISD Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
Michigan Ceramics 2014, Juror – Andrea Gill, Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI

2014   
Michigan Ceramics 2014, Juror – Andrea Gill, Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI
Nebraska National Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibition, Juror – Bobby Silverman, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
W International Ceramic Art Exhibition, http://www.withclay2013.com,  Seoultech, Seoul, South Korea
GVSU Student Juried Show, Padnos gallery at Alexander Calder Art Center, Allendale, MI



AWARDS AND HONORS
2017     Best in show, Americas 2017: All Media, Juror – Greg Blair, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND
             Trickey Memorial Fellowship in Studio Art, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
             Hixon-Lied Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
             NCECA Graduate Student Fellowship, The national Council on Education for the Ceramic Art
2015    Othmer Fellowship, Univerisity of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
             NCECA NSJE Awards 2ND Place,
                         NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Juror – Ryan Labar, Magdalene Odundo, RISD Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
2014    Best in show, Michigan Ceramics 2014, Juror - Andrea Gill, Saginaw art museum, MI
             Best in show and Purchase Award, GVSU 2nd annual Juried student Show
​                       Juror - Nayda Collazo-Llorens, Henry Brimmer and Glenn Hansen, Grand Valley State University, MI
2013    Study abroad scholarship, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
2022     Artist Lecture, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
              Hanging Clay: Mixing Sculptural and Functional, taught a week-long workshop, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
              Professional Development Workshop for CMCSS (Clarksville-Montgomery County School System) Art Teachers, Clarksville TN
              Visiting Artist Lecture and workshops, Watkins College of Art at Belmont Univ., Nashville, TN
                     *Three different workshops & lectures for their beginning Ceramics, Intermediate Community Ceramics, and regional K-12 Educators
              Clarksville Academy Winterim Workshop, Clarksville, TN
 
2021     Public Artist Lecture, Table Monsters at The New Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

2020   Visiting Artist Lecture(online),  the Penn State University, State College, PA
            Visiting Artist Lecture(online), Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

           Visiting Artist Lecture, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
             Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
2019   Visiting Critic, participated in a group critique for junior and senior students in the Ceramics Department, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2018   Public Artist Lecture, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
            Visiting Artist Lecture, Minot State University, Minot, ND
            Public Artist Lecture, Richards Hall, the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE
2017    Visiting Artist Lecture, 9th Grand Valley State, University Ceramics Forum, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2016    Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, 2016 GVSU Summer International Workshop, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, 2016
2015    Visiting Artist lecture, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE, 2015
            Visiting Artist Workshop, 2015 International Art Workshop, Olympos, Turkey
                Artists from Turkey, Korea, Japan, USA, Thailand, India, England, Holland, Greece, Romania, Serbia and China

RESIDENCIES
2018 - 19
    Red Star Residency at Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
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EXPERIENCE
Kiln and pottery wheel Technician
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, August 2016 – May 2018
Assistantship for Joe Girandola (Sculptor, MFA Director at University of Cincinnati)
2014 Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI, 2014
Assistant for Contemporary Ceramic Art Education Center
Seoul, South Korea, 2013
Representative student for senior council
Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea, 2012
Assistant for throwing at Kids & Education expo 
Kids & Education expo at Coex hall, Seoul, South Korea, 2012
Assistant for Japanese ceramist Morino Akito workshop
 Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea, 2012        
Student Assistant
The department of Ceramic Arts and Design, Seoul National University of Science and Technology,
Seoul, South Korea, 2011-2012
Military Service,
Armored Cavalry battalion, The 11th Mechanized Infantry Division, Hongcheon, South Korea, 2008-2010


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  • Work
    • Vessels: Wansoo Kim, 2022
    • Table Monsters, 2021
    • Obscure Surroundings: I always welcome you, 2019
    • Bashful Vessels, 2018
    • IN BETWEEN, MFA Thesis show, 2018
    • Subverted Perspective, 2017
    • 2013 - 2017
  • Statement
  • Resume
  • Contact
  • Instagram