WANJIN KIM
www.wanjinkim.com
wkim1216@gmail.com
Education
- Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Master of Fine Arts, Department of Metalsmithing
- Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Sculpture,Four-Year Merit Scholarship
Graduated with High Honor, Dean’s List
- MontgomeryCollege, Rockville, Maryland
Major in Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Graduatedwith Honor, Phi Theta Kappa
TeachingExperience
- 2003-Present Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, Maryland
Teaching Jewelry and Metalsmithing, and Craftsclass which concludes Weaving, Basket making, Mask making, Paper making, Bookmaking, Jewelry making, and Enameling.
Exhibitions and Awards
- 2010 Pleiades Jewelry Show, Bethesda, Maryland
- 2009 Moon Festival Towson University Invited ArtistsExhibition, Towson University, Maryland
- 2008 Special Exhibition, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington DC
*ReceivedConsul-General Kwon Tae Myun's Special Recognition
- 2008 Another Beginning, Korea Monitor Art Gallery, Annandale, Virginia
- 2007 The Space Between (two-person exhibitions), Maryland Hall Center for the Arts,Annapolis, Maryland
- 2007 San Diego Art Institute 49th International Awards Exhibition,
SanDiego Art Institute, Balboa Park, California
*Received Media Services Advertising Merit Award
- 2007 ANew Beginning, Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown, Maryland
- 2007 Small Works, Upstream Gallery, Dobbs Ferry, New York
- 2006 CraftsForms 12th Annual Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Arts
WayneArt Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania
- 2006 Five-Year Restorative, Daimler Chrysler Financial Services, Farmington Hills,Michigan
- 2006 REMIX East West, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia
- 2006 Reinterpreting the Vessel, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
- 2005 Little Prince Exhibition, JoongAng Daily Press, Vienna, Virginia
- 2004 Pratt The Best of the best, The Hammerstein Ballroom, The Manhattan Center, NewYork, New York
*Received The Winner of the Department of Exhibition
Awards
- 2004 FourteenInvited Artists Exhibition, Korean Embassy Cultural Center, Washington DC
- 2003 Juried Small Works Exhibition, Upstream Gallery, Dobbs Ferry, New York
- 2003 Small Works, Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, New York
- 2003 LaPetite XI, Alder Gallery, Coburg, Oregon
- 2003 Post-MC, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland
- 2003 Contemporary Korean Metalwork, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis,Tennessee
- 2002 Degree Show, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
*Received Red Sock Award
- 2002 Animal / Vegetable / Mineral Show, The University of Michigan-Dearborn,Dearborn, Michigan
- 2002 Metals 2002, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan
- 2001 D’arcy-Detroit Exhibition, Detroit, Michigan
- 2001 Michigan Annual XXIX Annual, The Art Center, Mount Clements, Michigan
*Received Michigan XXIX Annual Show Trustee’sAward
- 2000 Jewelry & Object Michigan Silversmiths Guild Exhibition, Ann Arbor ArtCenter, Michigan
*Received Armstrong Tool & Supply Award
- 2000 Niche Award Show, Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Received Niche Student Award
- 2000 Three Rivers Arts Festival, Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Received Three Rivers Arts Festival 3-D Award
- 1999 Washington Guild of Goldsmiths Show, Target Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
Solo Exhibition
- 2012 “Extinction and Rejuvenescence”, Only Gallery, Seoul, Korea
- 2011 “TheTenth Fading Away Treasures in Korea”, SungBo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
- 2010 “Treasures”, Hana Art Galley, Seoul, Korea
- 2008 "Encore Fading Away Treasures", SungBo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
- 2007 “Fading Away Treasures”, Baum Gallery, Seoul, Korea
- 2003 “The First”, Washington Korean Art Center, Virginia
Scholarships
- 2001 Pratt Presidential Merit Scholarship
- 2000 Pratt Grant
- 1998 TopperArt Fund Scholarship
- 1997 Lesterand Behrer Metalsmithing Scholarship
- 1996 Lesterand Behrer Jewelry Scholarship
Activities
- 2007-2008 President of Korean American Artists Association
- 2004-2006 Executor of Washington Korean American Artist Group
- 2000-2002 Member of Michigan Silversmiths Guild
- 1996- PresentMember of Washington Guild of Goldsmiths
- 1996- PresentMember of Society of Northern American Goldsmith
- 1996-1998 Treasure of Korean American Artist Group
Language Skills
Native Korean Speaker
Fluentin English, Japanese, and Chinese