ABOUT SUZY KIM
BIOGRAPHY
Suzy Kim is a painter and fine artist currently pursuing a BFA in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design. In her abstract body of work, Kim explores the intricate relationship between healing, growth, and the beauty of nature. Intuitive and organic textures guide much of her technique, depicting the abundant healing and reflection one can navigate from the natural world. She invents new ways of working with found natural materials and earth pigments to achieve her loose, organic style. Kim has since expanded this experimental approach to painting, while still bearing the influence of water and oil-based media.
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Suzy Kim
b. 2005 CA
Education
2023
Rhode Island School of Design -- BFA in Painting 2027, Honors
Psychology Minor -- History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences Concentration
Exhibitions / Shows
2025
Dessine Moi Une Blave, Lorenzo de Medici Gallery, Florence, Italy
Harvard Boston-Wide Art Gallery, Harvard Gallery, Boston, MA
Through The Window, Paper Gallery, Providence, RI
Logging the Enchanted Forest, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI
For the Creator Must Find Everything in Themselves, Dye House Gallery, Providence, RI
2024
Painting-a-Day Exhibition, RISD Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence, RI
EFS Charcoal Drawing Exhibition, RISD Waterman Gallery, Providence, RI
EFS Spatial Dynamics Show, RISD Waterman Gallery, Providence, RI
2023
Congressional Art Exhibition, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
San Jose Downtown Doors Exhibition III, Downtown San Jose, CA
Campbell Union High School District Art Show, San Jose, CA
2022
San Jose Downtown Doors Exhibition II, Downtown San Jose, CA
Campbell Union High School District Art Show, San Jose, CA
2021
San Jose Downtown Doors Exhibition I, Downtown San Jose, CA
AP Art Exhibition, Wheelhouse of Willow Glen, San Jose, CA
Awards
2023
1st Place, Congressional Arts Competition, Washington, D.C.
Winner of San Jose Downtown Doors, Downtown, San Jose
Gold Key (Painting) Scholastic Art and Writing Competition
Silver Key (Painting) Scholastic Art and Writing Competition
6x Honorable Mentions (Painting) Scholastic Art and Writing Competition
2022
Winner of San Jose Downtown Doors, Downtown, San Jose,
1st Place, Painting Category, Campbell Union High School District Art Show
2nd Place, Drawing Category, Campbell Union High School District Art Show
2021
2nd Place, Congressional Arts Competition, Washington, D.C.
Gold Key, Painting, Scholastic Art and Writing Competition
Winner of San Jose Downtown Doors, Downtown, San Jose
2020
Encouragement Prize, International Korea Peace & Reunification Art Competition
Publications
2025
Visions Magazine, Brown University, 2025
2020
Korean Fable Collection, Illustrated Picture Book
Collections
Private Collection, Philadelphia, PA