Shannon Kim is an artist based in California.
About Shannon
Shannon Kim lives and works in Southern California. She attended the University of California, Berkeley with a portion of her studies residing in Rome, Italy and Madrid, Spain as well as in Fullerton, California at Fullerton College. Currently, she uses her Bachelor in Fine Arts to profess the importance of creativity to young artists, and also assists Public Artists write grant letters and project applications.
Shannon's art stems from her theory that all people have the potential to be creative. She uses oil paints and a blend of traditional materials to create her abstracted paintings.
During the covid-19 public health crisis, Shannon is providing donation based art classes online via Zoom. It comes from a need for creative activity to occupy our minds and introduce constructive expression, for a place for children to go and give their parents a rest, for enthusiasts and students to learn or keep on learning in a really accessible way, for a place to have human interaction with strangers and friends, and for financial support in any amount.
You are invited to follow her process on Instagram.
Her present work includes expanding her art practice to what can happen beyond the canvas. She's dreaming of collaborating with creative performers (musicians, playwrights, self-proclaimed entertainers), making public art, and creating space for hungry artists.
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About my work
It's a continual exploration of layer, of line, and of the ocean as a metaphor. The surface expresses movements that change with layers of paint, layers of context, and the lines that draw us in and out of the ocean of emotions, of seasons, and of human understanding. Visual lexicon is my language of choice, one that is unsettled and inquiring analysis. It requires a bit of improvisation and a lot of creative problem solving.
I see art as more than the physical work. It was made for the purposes of viewing, understanding, and discussing; living outside the vacuums of our individual minds. My art practice tests my vulnerability and challenges me to use art as a medium for communication, for transparency, and for empathy. It is my passion to make visual thinking accessible and digestible. The Creative Public was born out of that same seed. It is a podcast aiming to display an image of the art community through conversations about creative thinking and artistic living.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2016
BFA, Art Practice, University of California, Berkeley.
2014
AA Art, Fullerton College
Solo Exhibition
2019
Credible Source, Cathedral Gallery
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
El Segundo Art Walk, Blue Butterfly Coffee Co.
El Segundo, CA
2018
November Art Walk, Sourced. Collective
Laguna Beach, CA
March Art Walk, LoLo, A Boutique
Fullerton, CA
2017
The Unknown Eddy, Doc's Pie Shop
Seal Beach, CA
February Art Walk, Pro Desk Space
Fullerton, CA
2016
Art + Macarons, Share and Do Good Boutique
Fullerton, CA
Making it Home Pop-Up Show, Seilers' Studio
Zanesville, OH
2013
Jesus Te Ama, Share and Do Good Boutique
Fullerton, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
Unconquerable Inertia, Hibbleton Gallery
Fullerton, CA
2017
Grand Opening Group Show at SOLA Art Gallery
South Los Angeles, CA
Teacher Art Show, Alyce's Art Studio
Manhattan Beach, CA
2016
Personal Lens, Artists Television Access
San Francisco, CA
Ellipsis- Three Points in Constellation, Worth Ryder Art Gallery
Berkeley, CA
2015
Prototype- Senior Thesis Show, Worth Ryder Art Gallery
Berkeley, CA
2014
Art and Meditation Exhibition, Kroeber Hall
Berkeley, CA
2013
Fullerton College Centennial: Library Art Contest, William T. Boyce Library
Fullerton, CA
Student Art Exhibition, Fullerton College Art Department
Fullerton, CA
Mural Work
2017
FinAlley - Collaborative Art Installation
Burgess Alley, Zanesville, OH
Swim
SOLA Art Gallery Stairwell, South Los Angeles, CA
2014
Untitled
Elementary Department of Dong Shin Church, Fullerton, CA
Creative Work
2019
Wedding Signs and Escort Name Cards Handlettering, Chang and Lim
San Luis Obispo, CA
Assistant Art Director, Alyce's Art Studio
Manhattan Beach, CA
Project Administrator, Randy Colosky Public Art
Los Angeles, CA
Juror for "In the Waiting" Art Show
Zanesville, OH
Wedding Signs and Escord Name Cards Handlettering, Brandlin and Rockwell
Palm Springs, CA
2018
Wedding Invitation and Envelope Handlettering, Vazquez and Mower
Santa Monica, CA
Project Administrator, Randy Colosky Public Art
Los Angeles, CA
Website Designer, Carla Hoffman Vista|Sotheby's Realtor
Manhattan Beach, CA
Graphic Designer, Alyce's Art Studio
Manhattan Beach, CA
2017
Artist Assistant, Randy Colosky Public Art
Los Angeles, CA
Wedding Venue Chalk Art, Embrace Bliss Weddings
El Segundo, CA
Website Designer, EMAC Loans
Seal Beach, CA
Website Designer, Alyce Vazquez
Santa Monica, CA
Creative Director, Zanesville Art Residency
Zanesville, OH
Graphic Designer, Alyce's Art Studio
Manhattan Beach, CA
Creative Director, South Los Angeles Art Gallery
South Los Angeles, CA
Administrator, Downtown Fullerton Art Walk
Fullerton, CA
2016
In-house Product Design, Asha Tea House
Berkeley, CA
2014
Art Director, Vacation Bible Study-Dong Shin Church
Fullerton, CA
2013
Graphic Design, Dong Shin English Ministry
Fullerton, CA
Artist in Residence
2018
Sourced. Laguna Beach, CA
2016
Zanesville Art Residency, Seilers' Studio, Zanesville, OH
Honors and Awards
2013
Fullerton College Centennial: Library Art Contest, William T. Boyce Library
Fullerton, CA
Bibliography
2018
Los Angeles Times. July 12, 2018. "Downtown Fullerton Art Walk Provides A Forum For Community Expression" by Lou Ponsi.
Los Angeles Times. July 10, 2018. "The Downtown Fullerton Art Walk" by Spencer Grant
The Korea Daily. July 3, 2018. "Korean Artist Opens Abstract Art Exhibition" by Park, NakHee