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
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
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
2024
Dance In The Waterfall, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN
Fahrenheit 2024, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
Commingled Narratives, Shockoe Bottom Clay, Richmond, VA
2023
Time Is A Circle: Generational Craft Practices, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
Correspondences, curated by Emily Weiner, White Space Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Seven Surfaces, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN
Here and There: Navigating the Cultural In-Between, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Northen Kentucky University, Highland Height, KY
2022
Instructor Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Collaborative New Canons: Selections from Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts’ Permanent Collection, Curated by Kelli Fisher, Sandra J. Blain Galleries at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
New Arrivals: Recent Acquisitions to the Belger Collection, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO
2021
Facing the fear, Iowa Ceramic Center, Iowa City, IO
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
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
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
2024
Dance In The Waterfall, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN
Fahrenheit 2024, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
Commingled Narratives, Shockoe Bottom Clay, Richmond, VA
2023
Time Is A Circle: Generational Craft Practices, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
Correspondences, curated by Emily Weiner, White Space Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Seven Surfaces, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN
Here and There: Navigating the Cultural In-Between, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Northen Kentucky University, Highland Height, KY
2022
Instructor Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Collaborative New Canons: Selections from Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts’ Permanent Collection, Curated by Kelli Fisher, Sandra J. Blain Galleries at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
New Arrivals: Recent Acquisitions to the Belger Collection, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO
2021
Facing the fear, Iowa Ceramic Center, Iowa City, IO
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
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
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
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
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
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
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