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lives and works in Queens, NY


yeejaekimstudio(at)gmail(dot)com



yeejae kim (former: claudia yeejae kim) is an interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, kinetic installation, and performance. Her practice investigates material systems shaped through repetition, duration, and maintenance, often drawing from domestic tools, fermentation, and heat-based processes. She constructs modular environments that operate over time, incorporating circulating liquids and simple mechanical systems that require ongoing tending. By translating acts of care into material and kinetic forms, she foregrounds waiting, warming, and monitoring as active conditions. Her work examines how care is structured and sustained, revealing the fragility of systems that depend on continuous attention and upkeep.She received her MFA from Columbia University, a Post-Baccalaureate in Studio Art from Brandeis University, and a BA in Studio Art and Psychology from the University of California, Davis. She has been supported by Grant,  fellowships and residencies including the  Queens Art Fund, Vermont Studio Center and Shandaken: Storm King. She is currently based in Long Island City, NY.






education

  • 2024   MFA, Visual Arts, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY 

  • 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

2025    Circle 2025, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (expected)
             
              Contemporary Venice, ITSLIQUID Gallery, Venice, Italy

2024    Currents, 2024, SK Gallery, New York, NY

              Happy Factory, curated by Fawz Kabra, Wallach Gallery, New York, NY

              D'Est, Waave Foundation, New York, NY

  • 2023   Tu! Gift, Tu! Take, Tutu Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

  •               in medias res 2023, theBLANC Gallery, New York, NY
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  •              Taming clouds is at the end of dreams, in collaboration with Sangmin Lee, Modern Fuel, Kingston ON, Canada          

             Stand-outs, 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, curated by Amy Sadao, 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
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  • 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

 

                 

    2026        Queens Art Fund New Work Grant, New York NY

                      ACRE Residency, Steuben, WI (upcoming)

         Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Open Studio Residency, Deer Isle, ME (upcoming)

         Vermont Studio Center VSC Fellowship, Johnson, VT

         Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT

    2025        Shandaken: Storm King Art Center Residency, New Windsor, NY

    2024        Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant Nominee, New York, NY

  • 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
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  •             Study Abroad Aid Award, University of California, Davis

     

  • Selected Teaching, Studio, & Speaking Experience

  • 2025   Instructor, New York Art Studio, New York, NY (current-)

    • Collaborator, SoMad, New York NY (David Aliperti, Artist)
      
    2024   Collaborator, SoMad, New York NY (Soraya Zaman, Artist)  

  • 2023   Teaching Assistant, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York NY (Sculpture I [Sarah Tortora], Fall 2023)

  •              Teaching Assistant, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York NY (Ceramics I [JJ Peet], Spring 2023)

  • 2022    Visiting Artist Talk, University of  California Davis, Davis California (ART  190 - Seminar in  Art Practice [Gina Werfel], Spring 2022)

  • 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)
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  • 2019    Teaching Assistant, Brandeis University, Waltham MA (Printmaking: Silkscreening [Sonia Almeida], Fall 2019)

  •              Intern, University of California, Davis, Davis CAArt Department [Young Suh], Summer 2019