EDUCATION
M.F.A. Sculpture & Installation, University of California, Berkeley, 1995
San Francisco Art Institute, painting, 1989-1990
San Francisco State University, painting, 1988
B.S. Biochemistry, San Jose State University, 1986
Kyungbook National University Medical School, Korea, 1982-1983


GRANTS, RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS
Pasadena Cultural Affairs Individual Artist Grant, 2003
California Community Foundation Emerging Artist Grant, 2001
Chancellor's Eisner Prize for Creative Achievement, UC Berkeley, 1995
American Association of University Women's Career Development Grant, 1994-95
Susan B. Irwin Graduate Fellowship, UC Berkeley, 1994
Headlands Center for the Arts, Finalist for Artist in Residency, 2004
Kausaustralis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Artist in Residence, 2002


EXHIBITIONS
2004
Headlands Center for the Arts, "Close Calls", Sausalito, CA
Pasadena City College Library, "Blue Eyes: Kyungmi Shin", Pasadena, CA
Carl Berg Gallery, "Digital", curated by Carl Berg, Los Angeles, CA
Vox Populi, "Passerby", curated by Cassandra Coblentz, Philadelphia, PA

2003
Laguna Art Museum, "Whiteness: A Wayward Construction", curated by Tyler Stallings, Laguna Beach, CA
Festival Forfest Kromeriz, curated by Louise Lewis, Kromeriz, Czech Republic Art Church, performances organized by Todd Gray, "Pink Sisters", performance, Los Angeles, CA
Saint Mary' College Art Gallery, "Shouts, Whispers and Cheers", curated by Irina Costache, Los Angeles, CA

2002
Art Affairs, "West Coast", curated by Carl Berg, Amsterdam, Netherlands Kausaustralis, "LA/ Amsterdam" curated by Carl Berg, Rotterdam, Netherlands
At the Brewery Project, "MEDIA", exhibit of video art, curated by Joe Santarommano, Los Angeles, CA
"The Game", curated by Christine Kim, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
Exit Art, "Reactions", New York, NY
I-1 Gallery, "I-Camera", curated by Dimitri, Los Angeles, CA
Cal State Long Beach Art Museum, "Faculty Bienniel", Long Beach, CA
Seoul Arts Center, "Beauty of Diversity: Young Korean Diaspora", curated by Sung Moon Cho, Seoul, South Korea

2001
At the Brewery Project, "Saturation", curated by Kyungmi Shin and Ryan Hill, Los Angeles, CA
JP Getty Museum, Harold Williams Auditorium, California Community Foundation Grant Award Reception and Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
Irvine Art Center, "99 Dollars and 99 Cents", curated by Carl Berg, Irvine, CA
Newspace, "LA-CA", curated by Dimitri Vorvolakos, Los Angeles, CA
Irvine Art Center, "The Mural Show", curated by Carl Berg, Irvine, CA
Gallery 207, "On s'en fout!", West Hollywood, CA

2000
Asian American Art Center "Carpooling from LA", curated by Tam Tran, November, New York, NY
Pasadena City College, "The Cake Show", curated by Jeoffrey Allen, Pasadena, CA
Artsonje Museum, "Koreamericakorea", curated by David Ross of San Francisco Museum of Art, July - Sept, Kyungjoo South Korea
Artsonje Center, "Koreamericakorea", curated by David Ross, May-June, Seoul, South Korea
Decmocratic National Convention Committee Show, curated by Davis and Davis, Los Angeles, CA
KHEIR CENTER/ Korean American Museum, curated by Yong Soon Min, "Spiritual Practices: Rituals, Icons and Faiths," Los Angeles, CA

1999
George's, "Daydreaming", curated by Leonard Bravo, Los Angeles, CA
Pasadena City College Art Gallery, "My First Work: Origins and Experiments", curated by Alex Kritsellis, Pasadena, CA

1998
Museum of Latin American Art at Long Beach, "Day of the Dead Portraits", Long Beach, CA
Magnet 17, Art Exhibit and Auction, Magnet Interactive, Culver City, CA
Phillip and Dorothy Lyon Gallery, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, "Thrills and Spiels", organized by Carrie Ungerman, Los Angeles, CA
JP Getty Museum, "Getty Underground", Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood DMV, "License", curated by Brent Zerger of Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood DMV, "While U Wait", Los Angeles, CA
Farmer's Daughter Motel, LA, CA: "One Night Stand", curated by Leonard Bravo, Los Angeles, CA
Abel Joseph Gallery, "One Night Stand", curated by Leonard Bravo, Brussels, Belgium

1997
Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, California: "Faculty Exhibit" Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California: "Prop", curated by Yong Soon Min, Los Angeles, CA
Farmer's Daughter Motel, LA, CA: "One Night Stand", curated by Leonard Bravo
Watts Towers Arts Center, LA, CA: 1997 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition
Korean American Museum, LA, CA: "Scene 97", juried by Connie Butler of Museum of Contemporary Art, LA, Howard Fox of Los Angeles County Museum, and Yong Soon Min of UC Irvine

1996
Community Arts Gallery:" Dare to be Different", curated by Siman Li and Donna Han, San Francisco, CA

1995
Terrain Gallery, "Thinking of Oscar Wilde", San Francisco, CA
Terrain Gallery "Introductions" , San Francisco, CA
University Art Museum, MFA Thesis Exhibit, curated by Larry Rynder of Berkeley Art Museum Berkeley, CA
Southern Exposure, "LO-CAL", San Francisco, CA
White Room, UC Berkeley, "Hide and Seek", Berkeley, CA

1994
Richmond Art Center, "Measuring Up", Richmond, CA
Ohlone College Art Gallery, "Pretty Little Thing", Fremont, CA
Luggage Store Gallery, "Inquiries", curated by Eungie Joo, San Francisco, CA
Nexus Gallery, "KITTY KLUB" performance, organized by Kevin Radley, Berkeley, CA
SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA : Asian American Women Artists' Association Anniversary Exhibit
Basement Gallery, UC Davis, Davis, CA: "Light, Sound, Spoken Word", Performance Night
Worth Ryder Art Gallery, One Person Exhibit, UC Berkeley, CA

1993
Small Press Traffic Books, One Person Exhibit, San Francisco, CA

1992
Berkeley Store Gallery, Berkeley, CA : Korea American Arts Festival Exhibit Student Union Art Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
ASUC Art Studio Gallery, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

1990
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA: Two Persons Show
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA: "Women's Month"


BIBLIOGRAPHY
"The Last White Art Show", Clayton Campbell, Flash Art, No. 232, October 2003
"Whiteness: A Wayward Construction", Jennie Klein, LA Weekly, July 2003, Bridge Magazine, 2003
"Whiteness: A Wayward Construction' at the Laguna Art Museum", Roberta Carasso, ArtWeek, June 2003
"Whiteness", Frances DeVuene, ArtWeek, Feb. 2003
"White Noise: Where race meets the sand: Laguna Beach", LA Weekly, Holly Myers, April 25, 2003
Orange County Register, Sunday, April 06, 2003, Show Section, page 30
"Whiteness, A Wayward Construction", exhibition cataloque essay, Tyler Stallings, March 2003
RIM, "Excerpts from Notes Taken in Preparation for a Serious Article", Lucy HG, January 2003
New York Arts Magazine, "Mural II, Irvine Fine Arts Center", October
James Scarborough Coagula, "Blood Lust; Orange County likes its vodka too", Rebecca Schoenkopf, September 2001
Los Angeles Times, "As Big as All Outdoors", Vivian Letran, June 18, 2001
Irvine World News, "Artists take to the walls", Peggy Blizzared, June 14, 2001
New York Arts Magazine, "Carpooling from LA at Asian American Arts Center", December, 2000
Downtown News, "Art Imitating Politics: DNC Art Exhibit Paints the Issues", Victoria Looseleaf, June 5, 2000
"Koreamericakorea", David Ross, catalogue essay, 2000
The Art Magazine Wolgan Misool, "Special Feature: Korean American Artists", June 2000
Maison Marie Claire Korea, "Culture/ Art: Koreamericakorea", Hyun-Hee Kim, June 2000
Vogue Korea, "People are Talking About: Koreamericakorea", Chung Gul Lee, June 2000
Hankook Daily, "Finding the Identity, Korean American Artists", Youngjoo Song, May 31, 2000
Jung Ang Daily, "Koreans in America; Contemplations and Wandering", Hyung Ook Cho, May 25, 2000
People's Daily, "Korea-America at Artsonje", Sooho Son, May 25, 2000
Dong-A Daily, "Korean American's Exploration of the America", Myung Chul Oh, May 24, 2000
Los Angeles Times, "Imaginative ŒDaydreaming' Alters Familiar Narratives", Cristopher Knight, August 20, 1999
ArtWeek, "'License' at the Hollywood DMV", Christopher Miles, October 1998
ArtWeek, "PROP at the Korean Cultural Center", Christopher Miles, February
Korea Times, "Cultural Exchange at Korean Cultural Center", 1997
Los Angeles Times, "Art Review: Juried Exhibition Displays Wit and Elegance of LA", William Wilson, July 30, 1997
Tsing Tao Daily, "Dare to Be Different at Community Gallery", 1996
Art Issues, "Faxes: San Francisco: Kyungmi Shin, Laura Dufort, Chris Johanson", Maria Porges, September/October, 1995, number 39
San Francisco Examiner, "Gallery Watch", David Bonetti, July 14, 1995
SF Weekly, "California Sweet", Glen Helfand, April 12, 1995


PUBLIC COLLECTION
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA


CURATORIAL ACTIVITY
"DIS-EMBODY", Juried exhibit at Korean Cultural Center, December 2001
"Saturation", At the Brewery Project, October 2001
"Peripheral Vision", Juried exhibit at Korean Cultural Center, March 2001


LECTURES, PANELS, & WORKSHOPS
Saint Mary's College Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
panel discussion in conjunction with "Shouts, Whispers and Cheers", March & April 2003
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
MOCA Maniacs, Studio Visit and artmaking workshop, August 2002
Otis College of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Faculty Workshops on Diversity and Art, 2002
Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Family Workshop and lecture on my work, March 2002
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Family Workshop based on Liz Larner Exhibit, December 2001
Cal Arts, Valencia, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Photography Department, April 2001
JP Getty Education Department: Los Angeles, CA
Drawing Workshop for Staff, 1999
U.C. San Diego, San Diego, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture, 1998
U.C. Irvine, Irvine, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture and Demo, 1997
Korean American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Panelist, Korean American Art Today, 1996


CURRENT TEACHING POSITION
California State University, Northridge