GaYoung Kim, also known as GaGa or Gabong, is a Seoul-based handcraft artist exploring contemporary aesthetics through objects and material experiments. While her early practice was shaped by extensive art education and philosophical inquiry, her current creations exist purely for their aesthetic resonance.
“Hiss… hiss… hiss…”
Beware the rattlesnake—its tail may rattle, but my hands do not.
Rejection, melancholy, despair may strike, yet I keep creating, steady and unshaken.
Beyond her artistic practice, GaYoung also works professionally as a gallery curator, bridging art-making and exhibition-making with equal passion.
contact: Available for any inquiries.
︎ about
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts emphasis in Art and Technology,
Merit-Scholarship Recipient, graduation 2018
Professional Experience:
Curator / Project Manager, Artivist Inc., Seoul, Korea, 2023-2025
Assistant Curator, CDA, Seoul, Korea, 2022-2023
Art Manager, Nodamen, Seoul, Korea, 2020-2021
Gallery Assistant, Roger Brown Collection, Chicago, IL, 2018
* Worked as Gallery Assistant.
* Researched artworks, wrote condition reports, etc.
* Worked as Gallery Assistant.
* Researched artworks, wrote condition reports, etc.
Art Instructor, Koram Senior Housing, Chicago, IL, 2015-16
* Worked as an Art Instructor to seniors every week, created different art programs.
Exhibition:
BFA Show, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2018
ArtBash, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2015* Faculty nominated and selected for year and exhibition.
Languages:
English, Chinese, Korean.
GaYoung Kim, also known as GaGa or Gabong, is a Seoul-based handcraft artist exploring contemporary aesthetics through objects and material experiments. While her early practice was shaped by extensive art education and philosophical inquiry, her current creations exist purely for their aesthetic resonance.
“Hiss… hiss… hiss…”
Beware the rattlesnake—its tail may rattle, but my hands do not.
Rejection, melancholy, despair may strike, yet I keep creating, steady and unshaken.
Beyond her artistic practice, GaYoung also works professionally as a gallery curator, bridging art-making and exhibition-making with equal passion.
“Hiss… hiss… hiss…”
Beware the rattlesnake—its tail may rattle, but my hands do not.
Rejection, melancholy, despair may strike, yet I keep creating, steady and unshaken.
Beyond her artistic practice, GaYoung also works professionally as a gallery curator, bridging art-making and exhibition-making with equal passion.
contact: Available for any inquiries.
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