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(b. 1996)
works in Long Island City, NY


yeejaekimstudio(at)gmail(dot)com



yeejae kim (former: claudia yeejae kim) is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in performance, sculpture, video, and installation, who uses vulnerability to examine the absurdity and inadequacies in beauty standards. Her work has been exhibited at The Jewish Museum, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, theBLANC Gallery, Wallach Gallery, among others. kim was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. She received her BA from the University of California, Davis, and a Post-Baccalaureate from Brandeis University. She is currently an MFA candidate at Columbia University in the City of New York.





education

  • 2024   MFA, Visual Arts, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (Expected)

  • 2021    Post-Baccalaureate, Studio Art, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

  • 2019    BA,  Studio Art and Psychology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

  • 2018   Undergraduate Study Abroad Program: Art Studio in Paris and French Riviera, University of California, Davis in Mandelieu-La Napoule and Paris, France

 

exhibition

2025    Circle 2025, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (expected)
             
              Contemporary Venice, Venice, Italy (expected)

2024    Currents, Columbia MFA Summer Show 2024, SK Gallery, New York, NY

              Columbia MFA Thesis Exhibition, curated by Fawz Kabra, Lenfest Center for the Arts, New York,NY
              D'Est, Waave Foundation, New York, NY

  • 2023   Tu! Gift, Tu! Take, Tutu Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

  •              in medias res 2023, theBLANC Gallery, New York, NY

  •              Stand-outs: Selections from the Columbia MFA program, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL

  •              Prime Time Dime Museum and Lecture Room, Bar Freda, New York, NY

  •               In Response: The Sassoons, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY

  •                First Year Show, Wallach Gallery, New York, NY

  • 2021   Teaching Children about Racial Justice, Unbound Visual Arts, Brighton, MA

  •               TAG Exhibition, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

  •               New Graduate Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

  •                Epstein Faux Gallery Show, Epstein Building, Waltham, MA

  • 2020   New Narratives: Reclaiming Asian Identity Through Story, Unbound Visual Arts, Brighton, MA

  •              Unique Uncertainty: Brandeis Fine Arts and Post-Baccalaureate Class of 2020 Virtual Exhibition, Waltham, MA

  •              The Magnificent Seven, Dreitzer Gallery, Waltham, MA 

  •              5-year Retrospective Exhibit at the UCD Chancellor's Residence, Chancellor’s Residence, Davis, CA

  • 2019   Metamorphosis, Basement Gallery, Davis, CA

  •              Winter Awards Exhibition, Basement Gallery, Davis, CA

 

  • awards, grants, & honors

  • 2023-24   Andrew Fisher Fellowship, New York, NY

  •                     Aaron and Betty Lee Stern Fellowship, New York, NY

  •                     Jacques and Natasha Gelman Fellowship, New York, NY

  • 2023   Dean’s Project Grant, Columbia University in the City of New York, School of the Arts

  • 2019    Department Citation in Studio Art, University of California, Davis Art Department 

  •              Outstanding Performance Citation in Studio Art, University of California, Davis Art Department 

  •              Phi Kappa Phi: The Honor Society Membership, University of California, Davis

  •                Winter Awards Finalist, University of California, Davis Art Department 

  • 2018   Dean’s Honor List, University of California, Davis College of Letters and Science

  •              Study Abroad Aid Award, University of California, Davis

     

  • press

  •              Voyage LA, ‘Check out Claudia Yeejae Kim’s Story” Voyage LA, July 24, 2023

  •              Celina Colby, 'New Narratives’ explores diverse Asian American experiences', The Bay State Banner, September 2, 2020

  •              Wicked Local.com, 'Unbound Visual Arts to present the exhibition', August 4, 2020
  •             Aaron Lafauci, 'The magnificent seven of Post-Bacc 2020', The Brandeis Hoot, March 13, 2020




  • related experience

  • 2024   Studio Production Coordinator,  SoMad, New York  NY (Soraya Zaman, Artist)

  • 2023   Teaching Assistant, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York NY (Sculpture I [Sarah Tortora], Fall 2023)

  •              Teaching Assistant, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York NY (Ceramics I [JJ Peet], Spring 2023)

  • 2021    Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), Arizona State University, Tempe AZ (Beginning Drawing, Fall 2021)

  •                  Teaching Assistant, Brandeis University, Waltham MA (Introduction to Drawing II [Ariel Freiberg], Spring 2021

  • 2020   Teaching Assistant, Brandeis University, Waltham MA(Sculpture Foundation 3-D Design I [Christopher Frost], Fall 2020)

  •              Teaching  Assistant, Brandeis University, Waltham MA (Introduction to Drawing I [Ariel Freiberg], Spring 2020)
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  • 2019    Teaching Assistant, Brandeis University, Waltham MA (Printmaking: Silkscreening [Sonia Almeida], Fall 2019)

  •              Intern, University of California, Davis, Davis CAArt Department [Young Suh], Summer 2019