Bella Yongok Kim
Selected Exhibitions
2024 BIMA(Bainbridge Island Art Museum) Beacon Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
2024 Juror's Invitational, The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery, Merit Award Invitational Exhibition, SPSCC, Olympia, WA
2024 'Uncommon Threads: A Fiber Arts Experience', Lynnwood Event Center, Lynnwood, WA
2024 The BAC/NWDC Exquisite Ornament Exhibition, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA
2024 Artist Trust’s 2024 Benefit Art Auction, AXIS Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
2024 Sunday Kitchen "From Else, Within here: Women of tomorrow", Bella Yongok Kim, Mixed pantry, Seattle, WA
2024 The 14th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA
2023 Bellingham National 2023 Juried Art Exhibition, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
2023 NWDC Show, Gallery Mack, Seattle, WA
2023 Bellingham National 2023 Juried Art Exhibition, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
2023 The INTERSTATE A national juried exhibit, The Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University,Ellensburg, WA
2023 NSC Art Gallery, North Seattle College, Seattle, WA
2023 "Restructured" Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA
2023 International 'Bojagi Journey 2023', The Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner, WA
2023 Southwest Regional Juried Art Exhibition, SPSCC, Olympia, WA
2023 BIMA Spotlight Juried Show, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, WA
2023 21st Annual Juried Local Artist Exhibition, The Gallery, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
2023 23rd Juried Exhibition, Schack Art Center, Everett , WA
2023 'Arts Explosion', Performing Arts & Event Center, Federal Way, WA
2023 Collectors cabinet, The Gallery, Tacoma Community College, WA
2022 Felt and Fiber, University House Wallingford, Era Living, Seattle, WA
2022 Art on Main, Auburn, WA
2022 Fantasy Footwear, Clarke & Clarke Art + Artifact, Mercer Island, WA
2022 20th Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
2022 KAAW Member’s Show, University House Wallingford, Era Living, Seattle, WA
2022 Itty Bitty Show, Gallery Row, Gig Harbor, WA
2022 REFASHION, Bainbridge Arts &Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA
2022 Experimental Exploration, Columbia city gallery, Seattle, WA
2022 Woolworth window art installation in downtown Tacoma, Spaceworks Tacoma, WA
2022 Pacific Northwest Landscape, The Gallery, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
2021 Fresh Talent, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA
2021 Interdependence, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
2021 22nd Juried Show, Schack Art Center’s Everett, WA
2021 Shifting Tides, ColumbiaCity Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibitions
2023 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Schack Art Center, Everret, WA
2022 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Tacoma Community College Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2021 KAAW Member's Exhibition Online Exhibit, Kaaw.net
2020 KAAW Member's Exhibition Online Exhibit, Kaaw.net
2019 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Tacoma Community College Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2018 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
2017 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2016 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Mercer view Gallery, Mercer Island, WA
2015 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Handforth Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2014 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
2013 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Tacoma Community College Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2012 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Lakewood Library Gallery, Lakewood, WA
2012 17th ‘RAGS’ Juried Wearable Art Show- Gallery division, Tacoma, WA
2012 Gallery 3 member Exhibition, Puyallup, WA
2011 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
2011 16th ‘RAGS’ Juried Wearable Art Show- Market division, Tacoma, WA
2011 Gallery 3 Member Exhibition, Puyallup, WA
2010 KAAW Member's Exhibition, Mercer view Gallery, Mercer Island, WA
2010 Gallery 3 Member Exhibition, Puyallup, WA
2010 Featured Artist, BKB & Company, Tacoma, WA
2009 KAAW Member's Exhibition, the New Dimensions Frame & Gallery, Bellevue, WA
2007 Artist Review Today showcase at Galleria, Cleveland, OH
1995 Exhibition Celebrating The 50th Anniversary of Art and Design, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
1992, 1996 Seoul Fiber Art Festival, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
1990 The 30th Ewha Alumni of Fine Arts Exhibition, Museum of Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
1991-1997 Korea Crafts Council Exhibitions, Seoul, Korea
1986-2000 Cheyeom Fiber Artist Group Annual Exhibitions, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibition
2023 Tacoma Community College, Gig Harbor, WA
Awards
2023 Artist Trust GAP Award 2023, Seattle, WA
2023 Merit Award, Southwest Regional Juried Art Exhibition, SPSCC, Olympia, WA
2023 Juror’s Choice Award, 21st Annual Juried Local Artist Exhibition, The Gallery TCC, Tacoma, WA
2022 Honorable mention, 20th Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition, TCC, Tacoma, WA
2021 People’s Choice & Honorable mention, Fresh Talent, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA
2021 Honorable mention, 22nd Juried Show, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
2011 17th ‘RAGS’ Juried Wearable Art Show- Gallery division, Tacoma, WA
2010 2nd Award ‘Korean Art Show’: Pierce College, Lakewood, WA
1990 National Special Art Award: The Korean Craft and Art Competition, Seoul, Korea
1988 National Art Award: The Korean Craft and Art Competition, Seoul, Korea
Experiences
2023 A project of Korean collection at the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, Seattle, WA
2011, 2021-2022 President of KAAW (Korean American Artist Association of WA)
2002-2005 Painter, McHugh’s Restorations, Richmond, VA
1994-1998 Instructor, Myungji Junior College, Seoul, Korea
1995 Instructor, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea
1994 Instructor, Kunsan University, Kunsan, Korea
1986-1987 Teaching Assistant, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
Education
1986-1988 M.F.A Fiber Art, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
1982-1986 B.F.A. Design & Fabric dyeing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
Links
KAAW (Korean American Artist Association of WA) www.kaaw.net
NWDC (Northwest Designer Craftartists) www.nwdesignercraftsartists.org
BAC (Bainbridge Arts & Crafts) www.bacart.org
Refashion www.refashionbainbridge.org
ArtsWA Public Artist Roster 2023-2025 https://www.arts.wa.gov/list-of-artists/