Memorial Service Honors Artist Eunah Kim's Life and Artistic Legacy
On June 21st, a memorial service took place to commemorate artist Eunah Kim, who passed away in 2010. Eunah Kim, born in 1973 in Sooncheon, Chollanam-do, Korea, obtained her BA in Philosophy from DukSung Women's University in 1997 and later earned a BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2004. She further pursued graduate studies in Art Therapy at the School of Visual Arts, completing them in 2007. Her artistic expression, influenced by her spiritual path, which included being a nun novitiate from 1998 to 2000, featured flags and sculptures. Kim held solo exhibitions in Boston and Cambridge in 2009 and in New York in 2011, and participated in the group show Migration in 2011. She was honored with fellowships from various foundations and remembered for her innovative spirit.
Key facts
- Eunah Kim was born in Sooncheon, Chollanam-do, Korea in 1973 and died in Seoul, Korea in 2010.
- She earned a BA in Philosophy from DukSung Women's University in Seoul in 1997.
- Kim completed a BFA in Painting at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI in 2004.
- She undertook graduate studies in Art Therapy at the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2007.
- Kim was a nun novitiate at the Hwa Gye Sa Buddhist Temple from 1998 to 2000.
- Her solo exhibitions included shows at Won Buddhist Center in Boston and Norfolk Gallery in Cambridge, Mass. in 2009.
- Kim received fellowships from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Artists' Fellowship, Wheeler Foundation, and Capeli d'Angeli Foundation.
- A memorial service was held for her on June 21st, highlighting her artistic and personal legacy.
Entities
Artists
- Eunah Kim
- Joseph Beuys
- Nick Lawrence
Institutions
- DukSung Women's University
- Rhode Island School of Design
- School of Visual Arts
- Won Buddhist Center
- Norfolk Gallery
- Korean-American Association of Greater New York
- Freight + Volume
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation
- Artists' Fellowship
- Wheeler Foundation
- Capeli d'Angeli Foundation
- Hwa Gye Sa Buddhist Temple
Locations
- Sooncheon
- Chollanam-do
- Korea
- Seoul
- Providence
- Rhode Island
- New York
- Boston
- Massachusetts
- Cambridge