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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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Artist, Curator and
Artistic Director & Founder of MIU Artist in Residence(MIU AIR), Mongolia International University, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Born in Yongin-si/South Korea
Lives and works in Adelaide/South Australia
On a nomadic journey spanning over a hundred cities across the planet
Currently staying in Ulaanbaatar/Mongolia
Education
University of South Australia, Adelaide, B.A.(HONS.), Art and Design, Adelaide 2018
University of South Australia, Adelaide, B.A., Visual Art, Adelaide 2017
TAFE SA, Adelaide, Diploma of International Business, 2014
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, B.A., International Economy and Trade, Shanghai, China 2004
Creative Experience
2024
Artistic Director, MIU AIR Autumn Jam Day and Concert by Youtuber Marco Holo, Ulaanbaatar (9 Sep - 10 Oct 2024)
Artistic Director, MIU AIR Summer Exhibiton and Closing Event by Jazmine Deng and Lucy Zola, Ulaanbaatar (28 Jul-29 Aug 2024)
2022
Curator, “Pendulum", OzAisa Festival, Adelaide
2021
Curator, “12 Doors”, 예술공간+의식주, Seoul, Korea
Curator, "東風_East Wind", NEXUS Arts Gallery, Adelaide
Workshop lecturer, “Transforming found materials into sculpture”, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE), Adelaide
Project Director & Funder, “Coexistence”, International collaboration project between Australia and South Korea, Seoul and Adelaide
Host and Speaker, “Creative Connection & Disconnection in the Time of COVID-19 Forum”, OzAsia Festival 2021, Adelaide
2020-2021
Co-director, “12 Doors” – Cross-Disciplinary International Collaboration Project, Connect2Abilities, University of South Australia Business School, Adelaide
Exhibition installation specialist, West Gallery Thebarton, Adelaide
2020
Guest lecturer, "Understanding spatiality and the real nature of materials" in Managing Venues and EventScapes Course, University of South Australia Business School, Adelaide
2019
Speaker, Pecha Kucha Night Adelaide Vol #28 at NEXUS Art, SALA Festival, Adelaide
Residency
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) Studio Residency, 18 months, 2020-2021, Adelaide
Sauerbier House Culture Exchange Artist in Residence Program, 3 months, 2019, City of Onkaparinga
British School at Rome Residency, 3 months, 2019, Rome, Italy
Vacation Research Program-Studio project, 2018, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Mentorship
Guildhouse Catapult Mentorship Program, Sep 2022-Feb 2023, Adelaide and Sydney
Helpmann Academy Elevate Mentorship Program, May-Oct 2022, Adelaide and Sydney
Solo Exhibition
2021
St Paul Creative Centre, "PASSAGE: The fourth door of the 12 doors", Adelaide (3-29 May)
2020
NEXUS Arts Gallery, “Reciprocity”, Adelaide (1-30 Oct)
West Gallery Thebarton, “Inner via Outer”, Adelaide (23 Jul-23 Aug)
Linden New Art, “Encounter”, Melbourne (23 Jan-23 Feb)
FELT Space, “Density”, Adelaide (5-25 Feb)
2019
Sauerbier House, “The Inbetween”, Adelaide (14 Dec 2019-8 Feb)
Guildhouse, “Office Space”, Adelaide (12 Jul-13 Sep)
Group Exhibition and Event
2023
Australian Galleries, "A selection of works on paper", Melbourne, (19 Sep-7 Oct)
Post Office Projects, "Loose ends", Port Adelaide (22 Mar-22 Apr)
2022
Australian Galleries, "‘Paper Contemporary", Melbourne (26 Aug-26 Sep)
Adelaide Town Hall, "Two Life-lines", Adelaide (2 Aug-4 Nov)
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, "New Energy", Sydney (4 Jun-24 Jul)
The Main Gallery, "BEYOND", Adelaide (18 Febr-12 Mar)
2021
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE), "Studios: 2021", Adelaide (4-18 Dec)
묵리459 (Mukri 459), “Yeon(연: 聯, 戀, 緣)", Yong-in, South Korea (Performance, 30 Nov)
Mercury Cinema, “12 Doors”, Oz Asia Festival, Adelaide (Screening, 28 and 30 Oct)
예술공간+의식주, "PASSAGE: The fifth door of the 12 doors", Seoul, Korea (11-17 Oct)
The Main Gallery "BRIDGE", Adelaide (1-23 Oct)
Praxis Artspace, "Kaleidoscope", Adelaide (9-25 Sep)
West Gallery Thebartion, "Abstract Now", Adelaide (26 Aug-26 Sep)
NEXUS Arts Gallery, "東風_East Wind ", Adelaide (27 May- 2 Jul)
Travelling exhibitions at three public spaces around Seoul, "공 + 생 - 지구라는 터전에서", Seoul, Korea (1 Feb-10 Apr)
Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, “Contact”, Adelaide (1 Feb-26 Mar)
2020
The Adelaide Town Hall, "S P A C E S", Adelaide (26 Oct-26 Feb)
Praxis ARTSPACE, “On Being an Artist”, Adelaide (30 Jul-21 Aug)
2019
Korean Cultural Centre, “KAAF Art Prize Exhibition”, Sydney (2 Dec-24 Jan)
Sydney Contemporary, Paper Contemporary 2019, Sydney (12-15 Sep)
West Gallery Thebarton, “Extra Virgin”, Adelaide (26 Jul-25 Aug)
Studio 127, “A Place Where Things Join”, Adelaide (3-11 Aug)
The British School at Rome (BSR), “June Mostra 2019”, Rome, Italy (15 Jun-22 Jun)
Accademia di Romania in Roma, “Spazi Aperti XVII 2019”, Rome, Italy (31 May-10 Jun)
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), “HATCHED: 2019”, Perth (4 May-7 Jul)
Helpmann Academy, “The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition”, Adelaide (14 Feb-11 Mar)
2018
Korean Cultural Centre, “KAAF Art Prize Exhibition”, Sydney (25 Nov-27 Jan 2019)
SASA Gallery, “FAÇADE”, Adelaide (5-13 Dec)
2017
Kaurna Building Uni SA, “A Walk in the Park - and other calamities”, Adelaide (6-14 Dec)
Prize and Award
City Rural Emerging Artist Award, 2020, Finalist, SALA Festival, Adelaide
KAAF Prize, 2019, Finalist, Korean Australian Art Foundation, Sydney
Linden New Art Award, 2019, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
British School at Rome Residency Award, 2019, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
Guildhouse Office Space Award, 2019, Guildhouse, Adelaide
KAAF Prize, 2019, Judge’s Commendation, 2018, Korean Australian Art Foundation Art Prize, Sydney
University Merit Awards, 2018, University of South Australia, Adelaide
The Constance Gordon-Johnson Sculpture Prize, 2017, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Uni SA Chancellor’s Letters of Commendation, 2017, 2016, 2017, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Funding, Grant and Scholarship
Event Funding, 2024, Australian Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Arts and Culture Grants Program: Projects - Independent Artists and Groups, 2020, Arts South Australia
Creative Investment Fellowships-Creative Investment Fund Grant, 2020, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
Creative Development Fund, 2020, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
National Assistance Program for the Arts, 2020, Sidney Myer Fund & The Myer Foundation, Sydney
Emerging Artist Development Grants, 2019, Arts South Australia, Adelaide
Vacation Research Scholarship, 2018, University of South Australia Adelaide
Uni SA Participation Support Scholarship, 2016, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Publication
Lee, Boram, and Jonathan Kim. "Decolonizing Blood, Body, and Brain: From the Visual Practices of Jonathan Kim." The Routledge Companion to Decolonizing Art, Craft, and Visual Culture Education. Routledge 323-333.
Magazine article
"Jonathan Kim."Studios:2021, ACE Open, 2021, 51-69.
Christina Massolino, "Imagine-Jonathan Kim." Verse. Edition 36. 2020. 8-15. (https://versemag.com.au/magazine/imagine-jonathan-kim/)
Liv Spiers, “Jonathan Kim.” Artist Profile. Issue 52. September 2020, 166.
“Profile: Jonathan Kim.” The Adelaide Review. Volume 472. June 2019. 39.
“Fresh Eyes.” SALife. Volume 16 no. 5. May 2019. 162-163.
“Jonathan Kim.” Helpmann Academy 25th-Anniversary-Magazine, 2019, 4-5.
Online
Steph Cibich, "Interview: Spotlight: Jonathan Kim on ‘S P A C E S’." Guildhouse in focus, Posted on Jan 19, 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. Posted on June 11, 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
Artistic Director & Founder of MIU Artist in Residence(MIU AIR), Mongolia International University, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Born in Yongin-si/South Korea
Lives and works in Adelaide/South Australia
On a nomadic journey spanning over a hundred cities across the planet
Currently staying in Ulaanbaatar/Mongolia
Education
University of South Australia, Adelaide, B.A.(HONS.), Art and Design, Adelaide 2018
University of South Australia, Adelaide, B.A., Visual Art, Adelaide 2017
TAFE SA, Adelaide, Diploma of International Business, 2014
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, B.A., International Economy and Trade, Shanghai, China 2004
Creative Experience
2024
Artistic Director, MIU AIR Autumn Jam Day and Concert by Youtuber Marco Holo, Ulaanbaatar (9 Sep - 10 Oct 2024)
Artistic Director, MIU AIR Summer Exhibiton and Closing Event by Jazmine Deng and Lucy Zola, Ulaanbaatar (28 Jul-29 Aug 2024)
2022
Curator, “Pendulum", OzAisa Festival, Adelaide
2021
Curator, “12 Doors”, 예술공간+의식주, Seoul, Korea
Curator, "東風_East Wind", NEXUS Arts Gallery, Adelaide
Workshop lecturer, “Transforming found materials into sculpture”, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE), Adelaide
Project Director & Funder, “Coexistence”, International collaboration project between Australia and South Korea, Seoul and Adelaide
Host and Speaker, “Creative Connection & Disconnection in the Time of COVID-19 Forum”, OzAsia Festival 2021, Adelaide
2020-2021
Co-director, “12 Doors” – Cross-Disciplinary International Collaboration Project, Connect2Abilities, University of South Australia Business School, Adelaide
Exhibition installation specialist, West Gallery Thebarton, Adelaide
2020
Guest lecturer, "Understanding spatiality and the real nature of materials" in Managing Venues and EventScapes Course, University of South Australia Business School, Adelaide
2019
Speaker, Pecha Kucha Night Adelaide Vol #28 at NEXUS Art, SALA Festival, Adelaide
Residency
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) Studio Residency, 18 months, 2020-2021, Adelaide
Sauerbier House Culture Exchange Artist in Residence Program, 3 months, 2019, City of Onkaparinga
British School at Rome Residency, 3 months, 2019, Rome, Italy
Vacation Research Program-Studio project, 2018, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Mentorship
Guildhouse Catapult Mentorship Program, Sep 2022-Feb 2023, Adelaide and Sydney
Helpmann Academy Elevate Mentorship Program, May-Oct 2022, Adelaide and Sydney
Solo Exhibition
2021
St Paul Creative Centre, "PASSAGE: The fourth door of the 12 doors", Adelaide (3-29 May)
2020
NEXUS Arts Gallery, “Reciprocity”, Adelaide (1-30 Oct)
West Gallery Thebarton, “Inner via Outer”, Adelaide (23 Jul-23 Aug)
Linden New Art, “Encounter”, Melbourne (23 Jan-23 Feb)
FELT Space, “Density”, Adelaide (5-25 Feb)
2019
Sauerbier House, “The Inbetween”, Adelaide (14 Dec 2019-8 Feb)
Guildhouse, “Office Space”, Adelaide (12 Jul-13 Sep)
Group Exhibition and Event
2023
Australian Galleries, "A selection of works on paper", Melbourne, (19 Sep-7 Oct)
Post Office Projects, "Loose ends", Port Adelaide (22 Mar-22 Apr)
2022
Australian Galleries, "‘Paper Contemporary", Melbourne (26 Aug-26 Sep)
Adelaide Town Hall, "Two Life-lines", Adelaide (2 Aug-4 Nov)
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, "New Energy", Sydney (4 Jun-24 Jul)
The Main Gallery, "BEYOND", Adelaide (18 Febr-12 Mar)
2021
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE), "Studios: 2021", Adelaide (4-18 Dec)
묵리459 (Mukri 459), “Yeon(연: 聯, 戀, 緣)", Yong-in, South Korea (Performance, 30 Nov)
Mercury Cinema, “12 Doors”, Oz Asia Festival, Adelaide (Screening, 28 and 30 Oct)
예술공간+의식주, "PASSAGE: The fifth door of the 12 doors", Seoul, Korea (11-17 Oct)
The Main Gallery "BRIDGE", Adelaide (1-23 Oct)
Praxis Artspace, "Kaleidoscope", Adelaide (9-25 Sep)
West Gallery Thebartion, "Abstract Now", Adelaide (26 Aug-26 Sep)
NEXUS Arts Gallery, "東風_East Wind ", Adelaide (27 May- 2 Jul)
Travelling exhibitions at three public spaces around Seoul, "공 + 생 - 지구라는 터전에서", Seoul, Korea (1 Feb-10 Apr)
Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, “Contact”, Adelaide (1 Feb-26 Mar)
2020
The Adelaide Town Hall, "S P A C E S", Adelaide (26 Oct-26 Feb)
Praxis ARTSPACE, “On Being an Artist”, Adelaide (30 Jul-21 Aug)
2019
Korean Cultural Centre, “KAAF Art Prize Exhibition”, Sydney (2 Dec-24 Jan)
Sydney Contemporary, Paper Contemporary 2019, Sydney (12-15 Sep)
West Gallery Thebarton, “Extra Virgin”, Adelaide (26 Jul-25 Aug)
Studio 127, “A Place Where Things Join”, Adelaide (3-11 Aug)
The British School at Rome (BSR), “June Mostra 2019”, Rome, Italy (15 Jun-22 Jun)
Accademia di Romania in Roma, “Spazi Aperti XVII 2019”, Rome, Italy (31 May-10 Jun)
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), “HATCHED: 2019”, Perth (4 May-7 Jul)
Helpmann Academy, “The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition”, Adelaide (14 Feb-11 Mar)
2018
Korean Cultural Centre, “KAAF Art Prize Exhibition”, Sydney (25 Nov-27 Jan 2019)
SASA Gallery, “FAÇADE”, Adelaide (5-13 Dec)
2017
Kaurna Building Uni SA, “A Walk in the Park - and other calamities”, Adelaide (6-14 Dec)
Prize and Award
City Rural Emerging Artist Award, 2020, Finalist, SALA Festival, Adelaide
KAAF Prize, 2019, Finalist, Korean Australian Art Foundation, Sydney
Linden New Art Award, 2019, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
British School at Rome Residency Award, 2019, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
Guildhouse Office Space Award, 2019, Guildhouse, Adelaide
KAAF Prize, 2019, Judge’s Commendation, 2018, Korean Australian Art Foundation Art Prize, Sydney
University Merit Awards, 2018, University of South Australia, Adelaide
The Constance Gordon-Johnson Sculpture Prize, 2017, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Uni SA Chancellor’s Letters of Commendation, 2017, 2016, 2017, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Funding, Grant and Scholarship
Event Funding, 2024, Australian Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Arts and Culture Grants Program: Projects - Independent Artists and Groups, 2020, Arts South Australia
Creative Investment Fellowships-Creative Investment Fund Grant, 2020, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
Creative Development Fund, 2020, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide
National Assistance Program for the Arts, 2020, Sidney Myer Fund & The Myer Foundation, Sydney
Emerging Artist Development Grants, 2019, Arts South Australia, Adelaide
Vacation Research Scholarship, 2018, University of South Australia Adelaide
Uni SA Participation Support Scholarship, 2016, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Publication
Lee, Boram, and Jonathan Kim. "Decolonizing Blood, Body, and Brain: From the Visual Practices of Jonathan Kim." The Routledge Companion to Decolonizing Art, Craft, and Visual Culture Education. Routledge 323-333.
Magazine article
"Jonathan Kim."Studios:2021, ACE Open, 2021, 51-69.
Christina Massolino, "Imagine-Jonathan Kim." Verse. Edition 36. 2020. 8-15. (https://versemag.com.au/magazine/imagine-jonathan-kim/)
Liv Spiers, “Jonathan Kim.” Artist Profile. Issue 52. September 2020, 166.
“Profile: Jonathan Kim.” The Adelaide Review. Volume 472. June 2019. 39.
“Fresh Eyes.” SALife. Volume 16 no. 5. May 2019. 162-163.
“Jonathan Kim.” Helpmann Academy 25th-Anniversary-Magazine, 2019, 4-5.
Online
Steph Cibich, "Interview: Spotlight: Jonathan Kim on ‘S P A C E S’." Guildhouse in focus, Posted on Jan 19, 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. Posted on June 11, 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
