김이재
born in Seoul, Korea.
lives and works in New York, NY
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
2024 D'Est, Waave Foundation, New York, NY
2023 Tu! Gift, Tu! Take, Tutu Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
in medias res: Columbia MFA ‘23+24 Summer Show 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
2023 Teaching Assistant, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York NY (Sculpture I [Sarah Totora], 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)
2019 Teaching Assistant, Brandeis University, Waltham MA (Printmaking: Silkscreening [Sonia Almeida], Fall 2019)
Intern, University of California, Davis, Davis CA (Art Department [Young Suh], Summer 2019