Kim C Massey

I was born in a small city in rural Korea and I grew up surrounded by nature. My play-things were not toys made in factories but gifts of nature, weaving together persimmon leaves and bamboo twigs, and stringing flowers into chains. Down by the little creek we would gather muddy clay and use it to shape our own sculptures, without the aid of a teacher. An awareness and appreciation for nature still shapes my art.

I want my work to make people think. I want my work to have a spiritual message and human message in addition to the ascetic beauty.

Education
1982 – 1986 Chugye School of Art Seoul, Korea Major in Painting B.F.A. Degree
1994 – 1995 Oakton College, Des Plaines, Ill Study of ceramic and sculpture
1996 – 1999 William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL Study of sculpture in metal and wood
2000 – 2001 Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL Study of print making
2002 - 2003 NIU (Northern Illinois University) Study MFA Student at Large
2008 - 2009 School of the Art Institute Chicago Independent Studies
2012-2014 KyungHee Cyber University BA in Literature
2022 KyungHee Cyber University Degree Master of Art in Literature

Solo Exhibition:
Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts
July 3 - 30, 2025
Gallery open daily 8am to 5pm
201 Schaumburg Ct,
Schaumburg, IL 60193