Sungkeun Kim

- 1984 Graduated from the Department of Western Painting, College of Fine Arts, Sejong University

Awards
- Special Selection at the 2nd Grand Art Exhibition of Korea, 15th & 16th (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
- Special Selection at the Figurative Art Exhibition (Seoul Arts Center)

Solo Exhibitions
2026  17th Exhibition (Sejong Museum Gallery, Seoul)
2024  16th Exhibition (United Gallery, Seoul)
2018  15th Exhibition (Invited by Fujimura Gallery, Yokohama, Japan)
2017  14th Exhibition (Insa Art Center, Seoul)
2016  13th Exhibition (Invited by Fujimura Gallery, Yokohama, Japan)
2015  12th Exhibition (Invited by Fujimura Gallery, Yokohama, Japan)
2011  11th Exhibition (Invited by Roc Gallery, Seoul)
2010  10th Exhibition (Invited by Fujimura Gallery, Yokohama) Japan)
2008  9th (Organized by Insa Art Center Art & Culture. Seoul)
2007  8th (Invited by Yokohama Fujimura Gallery. Japan)
2006  7th (Invited by Speedome Gallery. Gwangmyeong)
2005  6th (Invited by Rok Gallery. Seoul)
2004  5th (Yokohama Horizon Gallery. Japan)
2002  4th (Invited by Bongseong Gallery. Daegu)
2001  3rd (Daelim Art Gallery. Seoul)
1998  2nd (Seoul Gallery. Seoul)
1991  1st (Kwanhoon Art Museum. Seoul)

Art Fair& Exhibition
2026    AAF Boston. USA
2026    AAF new york. USA
2025    Singapore Affordable Art Fair (F1 Pit Building)
2024    Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair (Convention Center)
2023    Miami Art Fair (Miami, USA)
2022    Hong Kong Art Fair (Convention Center)
2017    KIAF International Art Fair (COXE)
2015    Korea Affordable Art Fair (DDP)
2015    KIAF International Art Fair (COXE)
2015    Hong Kong Art Fair (Hong Kong Convention Center)
2015    Galleries Fair (COEX)
2014    KIAF International Art Fair (COEX)
2014    Galleries Fair (COEX)
2013    Gapyeong Sculpture Symposium (Jarasum Island, Gapyeong)
2013    KIAF International Art Fair (COEX)
2013    Hong Kong Hotel Fair (Hong Kong Hotel)
2012    KIAF International Art Fair (COEX)
2012    Ideal and Reality of Korean Art: 7-Person Booth Invitation (Seoul Museum of Art)
2012    Beijing CIGA Art Fair (Beijing Trade Center)
2011    Meeting Insadong Traditional Masters (Rock Gallery)
2010    Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair (Shanghai Art Center)
2010    Seoul Modern Art Show (AT Center)
2009    The 2nd Light of the East Korean and Chinese Contemporary Artists
              (Beijing 798 In Gallery, Sejong Cultural Gallery)
2009    The 2nd Light of the East Korean and Chinese Contemporary Artists
2009    Art Daegu Expo (Daegu EXCO)
2008    Busan International Art Fair (BEXCO)
2008    Beijing International Art Expo (Beijing Trade Center)
2008    Asia International Art Fair (Busan Arts Center)
2008    Asia International Art Fair (Busan Arts Center) 2008 Galleries Fair (Busan BEXCO)
2006    Grand Exhibition of Korean Figurative Art (Seoul Arts Center)
2003    Two-Person Exhibition - Nature and Life in Korea (Korean Cultural Center, LA)
2002    Galleries Fair (Seoul Arts Center)
2002    Daegu Art Expo 2002 (Daegu Culture and Arts Center)

artist statement
There's a quiet storytelling in art that happens just by arranging everyday objects, creating a
snapshot diary of ordinary moments.
I wanted to capture those unspoken feelings in the subtle, shifting shape of a cloud—turning a
hidden emotion into a sound you can see rather than hear.
We all need a place to escape the quiet ache of everyday loneliness. I created the 'Out of the
World' series as a reminder that comfort and light can still be found in brief, beautiful fleeting
moments.
Today is yesterday’s future and tomorrow’s past. In a boundless natural world, I exist in all three
at once: living out yesterday, today, and tomorrow in a single breath.
My work is rooted in a commitment to an authentic present. If today is met with honesty, then
the past and the future—however lacking they might be—become parts of a journey to be
honored, not regretted.
To the viewer... I hope these pieces offer you a moment of rest, like a passing cloud, and a
sense of comfort, like coming home. In that quiet space, I hope you find a small glimmer of hope
to take with you."

Review
By elevating the trivial to the status of a monument, the artist constructs a
visual lexicon of the everyday, transforming random debris into a profound
chronicle of lived experience.
The shifting architecture of clouds as a textual canvas, aims to manifest the
unspoken heart as a visual frequency—sound transmuted into sight.
The ‘Beyond the World' series is born from a fierce resolve to navigate
beyond the quiet isolation of the mundane, capturing transient states of
grace.
‘Today’ is the temporal bridge—the future of what has passed, and the
history of what is yet to come.
Immersed in nature, where the artificiality of borders vanish, his existence
becomes a tapestry of collapsed time, living out the past, present, and
future in a single, infinite breath.
Inhabiting the present space, his consciousness continuously dialogues
with memory and anticipation.
His practice is rooted in the belief of an authentic, truthful engagement with
the 'now.
To everyone who engages with his art, he hopes these works offer you a
brief intermission from the world—a soft place to land, filled with the
lightness of clouds and the warmth of safety