Sun Kim
Brought up in Brazil, Sun Kim is a Korean potter who moved to the UK in 2004 to begin her assistantship with Edmund de Waal. Having studied ceramics in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Alfred University in America, in 2007 she set up her own studio in London where she continues her practice.
With such a diverse cultural upbringing, Sun Kim explores traditional and contemporary aesthetics within her work, producing a range of functional ware with a distinct visual language. The making process is a continual challenge, and her personal investigation into form, shape and volume.
Education
2003 BFA Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, USA
1999 BFA, Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Work Experience
2004-2007 Studio Assistantship with Edmund de Waal
2004 Watershed Centre for Ceramic Arts, Instructor for Mudmobile mobile classes
Exhibitions
2017
Beaux Arts, Bath – Solo Exhibition
2015
Beaux Arts, Bath – Solo Exhibition
Ceramic Art London
Vanguard Court Open Studios
2014
Made by Hand, Katrina Grahame Art & Antiques, UK
Cloth Clay Wood by Maud and Mabel, Livingstone Studio, London
2013
Beaux Arts, Bath – Solo Exhibition
2010
Ceramic Art London
Ruthin Craft Centre
‘A Living Space’ Contemporary Applied Arts
European Ceramic Context, Bornholm, Denmark
Vanguard Court Open Studios
2009
Vanguard Court, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Cup, The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Devon
Melody, SDC Gallery, London
Ceramic Art London, London
Tableware, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Select, Gallery Top, Derbyshire
2008
Gifted, Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland
Effervescence III, Sussex Barn Gallery, Chichester
Christmas Crackers, Millennium Galleries, Sheffield
Focus, Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Summer Showcase, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
Origin, Somerset House, London
Vessel, Korean Cultural Centre, London
An English Tea Ceremony, Leach Pottery, St Ives, Cornwall
The Art of Dinning, Gallery at Bevere, Worcester
Showcase, Joanna Bird Pottery, London
Ceramic Art London, London, UK
Craft and Design Shop, Aberystwyth Art Centre, Wales
Afresh, Gallery Top, Derbyshire
2007
Christmas Showcase, Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Christmas Crackers, Millennium Galleries, Sheffield Origin, London
Showcase of Craft Council at the V&A Museum, London
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Ceramic Showcase, Middlesbrough
Earth and Fire Ceramic Show, Rufford Ceramic Centre, Nottinghamshire
Ceramic Art London, London, UK
Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, UK
The Clay Art Centre, New York, USA
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2006
Winter Exhibition, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, UK
Origin, London, UK
2005
Chelsea Craft Fair, London, UK
Blackwell, Cumbria, UK
2004
Lillstreet Art Centre, Chicago, USA
The Clay Art Centre, The Watershed Winter Residents &n
Publication
2009 Contemporary Ceramics Book, Emmanuel Cooper
2007 Ceramic Review Magazine (issue 224 March/April)
Awards
Winter Residency, Watershed Centre for Ceramic Arts, ME, USA