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Korean-Australian multi-disciplinary artist and curator Jonathan Kim was born and raised in South Korea, and spent time in China before settling in Adelaide. Kim’s artworks are inspired by various cultural elements from the countries he has called home. Since 2017, Kim has presented solo exhibitions around Australia including: PASSAGE, St Paul Creative Centre, Adelaide (2021); Encounter, Linden New Art, Melbourne (2020); and Reciprocity, NEXUS Art Gallery, Adelaide (2020). Kim’s work has been included in numerous group exhibitions including: Spazi Aperti XVII, Accademia di Romania in Roma, Rome (2019); Paper Contemporary, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair (2019); and Abstract Now, West Gallery Thebarton, Adelaide (2021). In 2021 Kim curated 東風_East Wind, NEXUS Art Gallery, Adelaide and PASSAGE: The fifth door of the 12 Doors, 예술공간+의식주, Seoul; and Pendulum, OzAisa Festival (2022). Across 2019 Kim participated in the British School in Rome Residency, supported by the Helpmann Academy, as well as the Sauerbier House Cultural Exchange Artist in Residence program and Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) Studio Residency.
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Korean-Australian multidisciplinary artist
Born in Yongin-si/South Korea
On a nomadic journey spanning over a hundred cities across the planet
Currently staying and working in Melbourne/Australia
Education
▪ University of South Australia, Adelaide, B.A.(HONS.), Art and Design, 2018
▪ University of South Australia, Adelaide, B.A., Visual Art(Sculpture), 2017
▪ Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, B.A., International Trade and Economy, 2004
Publication
▪Book chapter
Lee, B., & Kim, J. (2023). Decolonizing blood, body, and brain: From the visual practices of Jonathan Kim. In M. Sharma & A. Alexander (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Decolonizing Art, Craft, and Visual Culture Education (pp. 323-333). Routledge.
Prizes and Awards
▪ City Rural Emerging Artist Award (Finalist), SALA Festival, Adelaide, 2020
▪ KAAF Art Prize (Finalist), Korean Australian Art Foundation, Sydney, 2019
▪ Linden New Art Award, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, 2019
▪ British School at Rome Residency Award, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, 2019
▪ Guildhouse Office Space Award, Guildhouse, Adelaide, 2019
▪ KAAF Art Prize (Judge’s Commendation), Korean Australian Art Foundation, Sydney, 2018
▪ University Merit Award, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2018
▪ The Constance Gordon-Johnson Sculpture Prize, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2017
▪ UniSA Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2016–2017
Grants and Scholarships
▪ Project Grant, Australian Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2023
▪ Arts and Culture Grants Program – Projects (Independent Artists and Groups), Arts South Australia, 2020
▪ Creative Investment Fellowship (Creative Investment Fund), Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, 2020
▪ Creative Stimulus Grant (Creative Development Fund), Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, 2020
▪ National Assistance Program for the Arts, Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation, 2020
▪ Emerging Artist Development Grant, Arts South Australia, Adelaide, 2019
▪ Vacation Research Scholarship, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2018
▪ UniSA Participation Support Scholarship, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2016
Residencies and Mentorships
▪ Guildhouse Catapult Mentorship Program, Guildhouse, Adelaide and Sydney, 6 months, 2022–2023
▪ Helpmann Academy Elevate Mentorship Program, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide and Sydney, 6 months, 2022
▪ Studio Residency, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE), Adelaide, 18 months, 2020–2021
▪ Sauerbier House Culture Exchange Artist-in-Residence Program, City of Onkaparinga, Port Noarlunga, SA, 3 months, 2019
▪ British School at Rome Residency, The British School at Rome (BSR), Rome, Italy, 3 months, 2019
▪ Vacation Research Program – Studio Project, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2 months, 2018
Curatorial Projects and Initiatives
2024
▪ Founding Artistic Director, MIU Artist-in-Residence (MIU AIR) Program, Mongolian International University, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2022
▪ Curator, Pendulum, OzAsia Festival 2022, Nexus Arts, Adelaide
2021
▪ Co-Director (with Sun Young Lee), Yeon (연: 聯, 戀, 緣), performance by 29dong Dance Theatre, Mukri 459, Yongin, South Korea
▪ Project Director and Funder, Coexistence: 門 and 們, international art collaboration between Australia and South Korea, Seoul and Adelaide
▪ Curator, 東風 (East Wind), Nexus Arts, Adelaide
▪ Curator, PASSAGE: The Fifth Door of the 12 Doors, Art Space + Euisikju (예술공간+의식주), Seoul, South Korea
2020
▪ Co-Director (with Sun Young Lee), 12 Doors, performance at Sogang University (Mary Hall), Seoul, South Korea; film screening at Mercury Cinema, Adelaide
Solo Exhibitions
2021
▪ PASSAGE: The Fourth Door of the 12 Doors, St Paul Creative Centre, Adelaide
2020
▪ Reciprocity, Nexus Arts, Adelaide
▪ Inner via Outer, West Gallery Thebarton, Adelaide
▪ Encounter, Linden New Art, Melbourne
▪ Density, FELTspace, Adelaide
2019
▪ The Inbetween, Sauerbier House, Port Noarlunga, SA
▪ Office Space, Guildhouse, Adelaide
Group Exhibitions
2023
▪ A Selection of Works on Paper, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
▪ Loose Ends, Post Office Projects, Port Adelaide
2022
▪ Paper Contemporary, Australian Galleries (Online Group Exhibition), Melbourne
▪ Two Life-lines, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
▪ New Energy, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney
▪ BEYOND, The Main Gallery, Adelaide
2021
▪ Studios: 2021, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE), Adelaide
▪ 12 Doors, screening, Mercury Cinema, OzAsia Festival, Adelaide
▪ BRIDGE, The Main Gallery, Adelaide
▪ Kaleidoscope, Praxis ARTSPACE, Adelaide
▪ Abstract Now, West Gallery Thebarton, Adelaide
▪ Contact, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Adelaide
2020
▪ S P A C E S, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
▪ On Being an Artist, Praxis ARTSPACE, Adelaide
2019
▪ KAAF Art Prize Exhibition, Korean Cultural Centre, Sydney
▪ Paper Contemporary 2019, Sydney Contemporary, Sydney
▪ Extra Virgin, West Gallery Thebarton, Adelaide
▪ A Place Where Things Join, Studio 127, Adelaide
▪ June Mostra 2019, The British School at Rome (BSR), Rome, Italy
▪ Spazi Aperti XVII 2019, Accademia di Romania in Roma, Rome, Italy
▪ HATCHED: 2019, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Perth
▪ The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
2018
▪ KAAF Art Prize Exhibition, Korean Cultural Centre, Sydney
▪ FAÇADE, SASA Gallery, Adelaide
2017
▪ A Walk in the Park – and Other Calamities, Kaurna Building, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Press
▪ “Jonathan Kim.” Studios: 2021, ACE Open, 2021, pp. 51–69.
▪ Christina Massolino, “Imagine – Jonathan Kim.” Verse, Edition 36, 2020, pp. 8–15.
▪ Liv Spiers, “Jonathan Kim.” Artist Profile, Issue 52, September 2020, p. 166.
▪ “Profile: Jonathan Kim.” The Adelaide Review, Volume 472, June 2019, p. 39.
▪ “Fresh Eyes.” SALife, Vol. 16, No. 5, May 2019, pp. 162–163.
▪ “Jonathan Kim.” Helpmann Academy 25th Anniversary Magazine, 2019, pp. 4–5.
Online Press
▪ Steph Cibich, “Interview: Spotlight – Jonathan Kim on ‘S P A C E S’.” Guildhouse In Focus, 19 January 2021. https://guildhouse.org.au/spotlight-jonathan-kim-on-s-p-a-c-e-s/
▪ “Interview: June Mostra 2019 – Meet the Artists: Jonathan Kim.” Life at the BSR, 11 June 2019. https://britishschoolatrome.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/june-mostra-2019-meet-the-artists-jonathan-kim/
Catalogue
▪ "Jonathan Kim" by Con Gerakaris.
▪ “East Wind” Essay by Katherine Tamiko Arguile.
▪ “Passage” Essay by Sue Michael.
▪ “Reciprocity” Essay by Eleanor Scicchitano.
Voluntary Work
▪ 2013-2019 Graduation Photographer, English Language Centre, TAFE SA, Adelaide
Born in Yongin-si/South Korea
On a nomadic journey spanning over a hundred cities across the planet
Currently staying and working in Melbourne/Australia
Education
▪ University of South Australia, Adelaide, B.A.(HONS.), Art and Design, 2018
▪ University of South Australia, Adelaide, B.A., Visual Art(Sculpture), 2017
▪ Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, B.A., International Trade and Economy, 2004
Publication
▪Book chapter
Lee, B., & Kim, J. (2023). Decolonizing blood, body, and brain: From the visual practices of Jonathan Kim. In M. Sharma & A. Alexander (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Decolonizing Art, Craft, and Visual Culture Education (pp. 323-333). Routledge.
Prizes and Awards
▪ City Rural Emerging Artist Award (Finalist), SALA Festival, Adelaide, 2020
▪ KAAF Art Prize (Finalist), Korean Australian Art Foundation, Sydney, 2019
▪ Linden New Art Award, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, 2019
▪ British School at Rome Residency Award, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, 2019
▪ Guildhouse Office Space Award, Guildhouse, Adelaide, 2019
▪ KAAF Art Prize (Judge’s Commendation), Korean Australian Art Foundation, Sydney, 2018
▪ University Merit Award, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2018
▪ The Constance Gordon-Johnson Sculpture Prize, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2017
▪ UniSA Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2016–2017
Grants and Scholarships
▪ Project Grant, Australian Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2023
▪ Arts and Culture Grants Program – Projects (Independent Artists and Groups), Arts South Australia, 2020
▪ Creative Investment Fellowship (Creative Investment Fund), Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, 2020
▪ Creative Stimulus Grant (Creative Development Fund), Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, 2020
▪ National Assistance Program for the Arts, Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation, 2020
▪ Emerging Artist Development Grant, Arts South Australia, Adelaide, 2019
▪ Vacation Research Scholarship, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2018
▪ UniSA Participation Support Scholarship, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2016
Residencies and Mentorships
▪ Guildhouse Catapult Mentorship Program, Guildhouse, Adelaide and Sydney, 6 months, 2022–2023
▪ Helpmann Academy Elevate Mentorship Program, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide and Sydney, 6 months, 2022
▪ Studio Residency, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE), Adelaide, 18 months, 2020–2021
▪ Sauerbier House Culture Exchange Artist-in-Residence Program, City of Onkaparinga, Port Noarlunga, SA, 3 months, 2019
▪ British School at Rome Residency, The British School at Rome (BSR), Rome, Italy, 3 months, 2019
▪ Vacation Research Program – Studio Project, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2 months, 2018
Curatorial Projects and Initiatives
2024
▪ Founding Artistic Director, MIU Artist-in-Residence (MIU AIR) Program, Mongolian International University, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2022
▪ Curator, Pendulum, OzAsia Festival 2022, Nexus Arts, Adelaide
2021
▪ Co-Director (with Sun Young Lee), Yeon (연: 聯, 戀, 緣), performance by 29dong Dance Theatre, Mukri 459, Yongin, South Korea
▪ Project Director and Funder, Coexistence: 門 and 們, international art collaboration between Australia and South Korea, Seoul and Adelaide
▪ Curator, 東風 (East Wind), Nexus Arts, Adelaide
▪ Curator, PASSAGE: The Fifth Door of the 12 Doors, Art Space + Euisikju (예술공간+의식주), Seoul, South Korea
2020
▪ Co-Director (with Sun Young Lee), 12 Doors, performance at Sogang University (Mary Hall), Seoul, South Korea; film screening at Mercury Cinema, Adelaide
Solo Exhibitions
2021
▪ PASSAGE: The Fourth Door of the 12 Doors, St Paul Creative Centre, Adelaide
2020
▪ Reciprocity, Nexus Arts, Adelaide
▪ Inner via Outer, West Gallery Thebarton, Adelaide
▪ Encounter, Linden New Art, Melbourne
▪ Density, FELTspace, Adelaide
2019
▪ The Inbetween, Sauerbier House, Port Noarlunga, SA
▪ Office Space, Guildhouse, Adelaide
Group Exhibitions
2023
▪ A Selection of Works on Paper, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
▪ Loose Ends, Post Office Projects, Port Adelaide
2022
▪ Paper Contemporary, Australian Galleries (Online Group Exhibition), Melbourne
▪ Two Life-lines, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
▪ New Energy, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney
▪ BEYOND, The Main Gallery, Adelaide
2021
▪ Studios: 2021, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE), Adelaide
▪ 12 Doors, screening, Mercury Cinema, OzAsia Festival, Adelaide
▪ BRIDGE, The Main Gallery, Adelaide
▪ Kaleidoscope, Praxis ARTSPACE, Adelaide
▪ Abstract Now, West Gallery Thebarton, Adelaide
▪ Contact, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Adelaide
2020
▪ S P A C E S, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
▪ On Being an Artist, Praxis ARTSPACE, Adelaide
2019
▪ KAAF Art Prize Exhibition, Korean Cultural Centre, Sydney
▪ Paper Contemporary 2019, Sydney Contemporary, Sydney
▪ Extra Virgin, West Gallery Thebarton, Adelaide
▪ A Place Where Things Join, Studio 127, Adelaide
▪ June Mostra 2019, The British School at Rome (BSR), Rome, Italy
▪ Spazi Aperti XVII 2019, Accademia di Romania in Roma, Rome, Italy
▪ HATCHED: 2019, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Perth
▪ The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
2018
▪ KAAF Art Prize Exhibition, Korean Cultural Centre, Sydney
▪ FAÇADE, SASA Gallery, Adelaide
2017
▪ A Walk in the Park – and Other Calamities, Kaurna Building, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Press
▪ “Jonathan Kim.” Studios: 2021, ACE Open, 2021, pp. 51–69.
▪ Christina Massolino, “Imagine – Jonathan Kim.” Verse, Edition 36, 2020, pp. 8–15.
▪ Liv Spiers, “Jonathan Kim.” Artist Profile, Issue 52, September 2020, p. 166.
▪ “Profile: Jonathan Kim.” The Adelaide Review, Volume 472, June 2019, p. 39.
▪ “Fresh Eyes.” SALife, Vol. 16, No. 5, May 2019, pp. 162–163.
▪ “Jonathan Kim.” Helpmann Academy 25th Anniversary Magazine, 2019, pp. 4–5.
Online Press
▪ Steph Cibich, “Interview: Spotlight – Jonathan Kim on ‘S P A C E S’.” Guildhouse In Focus, 19 January 2021. https://guildhouse.org.au/spotlight-jonathan-kim-on-s-p-a-c-e-s/
▪ “Interview: June Mostra 2019 – Meet the Artists: Jonathan Kim.” Life at the BSR, 11 June 2019. https://britishschoolatrome.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/june-mostra-2019-meet-the-artists-jonathan-kim/
Catalogue
▪ "Jonathan Kim" by Con Gerakaris.
▪ “East Wind” Essay by Katherine Tamiko Arguile.
▪ “Passage” Essay by Sue Michael.
▪ “Reciprocity” Essay by Eleanor Scicchitano.
Voluntary Work
▪ 2013-2019 Graduation Photographer, English Language Centre, TAFE SA, Adelaide
