Hee Ra Kim

When I take a walk in the nature, All my sadness, anger, and worries disappear and finally I find my peace of mind. I feel that nature has the power to heal, even the people in nature, just as it purifies itself. As the sun sets, the darkness of the trees becomes darker and stronger, and it spreads out as if it holds moisture in it. Then the appearance of the night feels like smudging of Meok.(Meok is black ink in the oriental painting.) Meok has its unique warmth, so I was able to express nature in a calm and tranquility.
All my works show I hope nature will flourish like these trees and you will fine your peace of mind in front of my works as I could in nature.

It was my eldest sister who recognised my talent. Actually I was the youngest with a big age difference. My sisters and brother go to school while waiting for them to come back. I was painting the same pictures in their art textbook. She saw them and thought that. She made money by piano lesson and put me in an art college student’s Atelier. After about 4 months there, I took the art middle, and then high school entrance examination. It became an opportunity to major in art. I leaned lot of from my good painting friends and teachers. When I went to the art college of the...

Ewha Womans University graduates of Art College 1990
Sunhwa Arts Middle/High-school graduation 1986

2025 Solo Exhibition as Part of the National Assembly Cultural Space Project (National Assembly Art Gallery, Seoul)
2024 Invited Solo Exhibition, DAMDA Modern and Contemporary History Art Museum (Yongin, Gyeonggi-do)
2023 Publicly Commissioned Solo Exhibition (Government Complex Seoul)
2023 G-art Gallery Planing Invitation Individual Exhibition (G-art gallery Seoul)
2022 Incheun National University Formation Research Institute Contest planning(Art Space In Songdo)
2021 Jindo Hyundai Art Museum Invitational Individual Exhibition Schedule
2020 Nowon Culture Foundation Invitational Individual Exhibition (Nowon Arts and Culture Center Seoul)
Individual Exhibition II ( I Gallery 2019 Seoul)
Individual Exhibition I ( Il Mare Gallery 2011 Seoul)

2023 STAF Secret Town Hotel Art Fair (Joseon Palace Seoul Gangnam)
2023 ASYAAF & Hidden Artists Festival (Hongik University Museum of Contemporary Art 2020 Seoul
2021~2022 Remember HWANGChangBae Exhibition (1st Dongduk Art Gallery/2nd GeumBoseong Art center)
2021 ASYAAF & Hidden Artists Festival (Hongik University Museum of Contemporary Art 2020 Seoul)
2021 Art Busan FAIR (Bexco Busan)
2021 the HWARANG Art Festival (Coex Seoul)
2021 Art Surprise Gangnam (Nonhyeon-dong FURNITURE Street Exhibit...