Meet the Artist
Herry Kim's works explore the human experience, translating journeys through both analogue and digital mediums. Each piece weaves an underlying sense of hope, anticipation, and resilience. Her playful and joyful aesthetic shines through the key figures in her paintings, with colors reflecting the serenity and wonder around us. Her brushstrokes embody a free and whimsical spirit, creating paintings filled with wonder and nostalgia. In her works, viewers inhabit the boundary between dichotomies at play: the imagined and the real, the virtual and physical, the unknown and the familiar. These subjects and canvases pay tribute to life’s dreamers and explorers who navigate our world with curiosity and courage.
Born in South Korea, Herry Kim is based in Los Angeles and Seoul. She holds a BFA in Painting and Sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA in Art and Technology from the California Institute of the Arts. Her works have been exhibited in Seoul, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, and Barcelona.