Overview

Education

B.A. in Applied Fine Arts, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025

• 31st Solo Exhibition, City Museum, Seoul, Korea

2021

• Invitational Solo Exhibition, ArtRie Gallery, Bundang, Korea
• Invitational Exhibition, Hanjeon Art Center, Seoul, Korea

2020

• Invitational Solo Exhibition, Heliens Seonmaeul – Hyocheon Gallery, Hongcheon, Korea Invitational Exhibition, Club MOW, Hongcheon, Korea

2019

• Invitational Solo Exhibition, Art Plus Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• Invitational Solo Exhibition, Insa Art Plaza Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• Invitational Solo Exhibition, DH Gallery, Ilsan, Korea

2018

• Invitational Solo Exhibition, MayJune Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• Invitational Solo Exhibition, Kunst Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2016

• Invitational Solo Exhibition, Asan Gallery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

2015

• Invitational Solo Exhibition, ArtRie Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2014

• Invitational Solo Exhibition, Helio Art Space Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2013

• Invitational Solo Exhibition, ArtRie Gallery, Pyeongchon, Korea
• Invitational Solo Exhibition, United Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Selected from more than 30 solo exhibitions.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS

• KIAF – Korea International Art Fair
• KIAF PLUS
• BAMA – Busan Annual Market of Art
• Oxford Art Fair, UK
• New York Affordable Art Fair, USA
• Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
• Shanghai Art Fair, China
• Hampton Art Fair, USA
• Fountain Art Fair, New York, USA
• SOAF – Seoul Open Art Fair
• Korea Galleries Art Fair
• Busan International Art Fair
• Busan Art Show
• Beauty in Grace Global Art Fair
• San Francisco Consulate General Special Exhibition, USA
• Korean-German International Contemporary Art Festival
• AFDU Triennale, France
• Mesh Project, 4-Person Exhibition × 3
• Yegi Gallery, Two-Person Exhibition
• Bundang Artists Association Exhibition
• Aju Gallery, Five-Person Exhibition
• Numerous other domestic and international group exhibitions and curated exhibitions.

SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITION

• EMPATHY – Artistic Souls Beyond Borders
  September 12–13, 2025
  DDP Design Lab, Seoul, Korea
• Participating artists included Myung Hee Kim, alongside Han Hong Su, Kwun Sun Cheol, Man Chul Oh, So Lee, Won Sang Ho, and Mayowa Lawal. The exhibition was presented in connection with Art Plus Gallery Korea, Art Plus Company USA, and CGAM Verse. (Africa Festival)

COLLECTIONS

Her works are held in collections including Seoul National University Hospital, Asan Medical Center, Hanil Cement, Heesung Chemical, UNI-Tech, Unite Pharmaceutical, Four Seasons, Jamsil Forest Oriental Medicine Hospital, Notix Investment, System R&D, SFC, and hotels in Jeju. (Arts N Culture)

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Special Selection, Korea Figurative Art Grand Exhibition, 2009
• Special Selection, Seoul Art Grand Exhibition
• Selected Artist, LG Group Calendar, 2019
• Member, Korea Fine Arts Association
• Director, Seoul Fine Arts Association
• Member, KAMA

Her paintings are primarily characterized by richly layered colors and lyrical representations of trees, flowers, and natural landscapes, with the recurring series “Beautiful Moment” forming an important part of her body of work. 

Artist’s Statement

My paintings begin with a quiet observation of nature and the fleeting moments of beauty that surround us.

Trees, flowers, and landscapes appear repeatedly in my work, not simply as representations of the natural world, but as images through which I explore memory, emotion, and the passage of time. I am particularly interested in the moments that are easily overlooked—the changing light, the rhythm of branches, the presence of flowers, and the subtle atmosphere of a particular place.

Color is central to my practice. Rather than reproducing nature literally, I use layered and expressive colors to transform familiar scenes into emotional landscapes. Through the accumulation of color, texture, and gesture, the visible world gradually becomes a space of inner experience.

My ongoing “Beautiful Moment” series reflects this approach. The works seek to preserve a moment that cannot actually be held: a brief encounter with beauty, a remembered landscape, or a quiet feeling that remains after the moment has passed.

For me, painting is therefore a way of slowing down and looking again. It is a process of translating ordinary experiences of nature into a personal visual language—one that invites the viewer to pause, remember, and discover their own beautiful moments.

Biography

Myung Hee Kim is a contemporary painter based in Korea whose practice explores the beauty of nature through color, texture, and lyrical imagery. She studied Applied Fine Arts at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.

Throughout her career, Kim has presented more than 30 solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions, curated exhibitions, and international art fairs in Korea and abroad. Her exhibitions have been held at galleries and cultural institutions in Seoul and other cities in Korea, as well as in the United States, China, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and France.

Her artistic practice is particularly recognized for her evocative depictions of trees, flowers, and landscapes. Through expressive color and layered surfaces, she transforms familiar elements of nature into poetic spaces of memory and emotion. Her ongoing “Beautiful Moment” series reflects her interest in capturing fleeting moments of beauty and translating them into a personal visual language.

Kim has participated in major art fairs and exhibitions including KIAF, KIAF PLUS, SOAF, BAMA, Korea Galleries Art Fair, New York Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair, Shanghai Art Fair, and other domestic and international art events.

Her works are held in institutional and corporate collections, including Seoul National University Hospital, Asan Medical Center, Hanil Cement, Heesung Chemical, UNI-Tech, Unite Pharmaceutical, and other private and corporate collections.

Kim continues to develop her painting practice, exploring the relationship between nature, color, memory, and the emotional experience of everyday life.

Works