Mari Kim
Mari Kim is a South Korean contemporary artist from Seoul, South Korea.
She is well known for the big-eyed, cartoon-like female character in her pop art paintings, called ”EYEDOLL”.
It features a pair of kaleidoscope wormhole eyes.
These eyes invites the audiences to the fantastic world of her ‘inside and outside’, and the ‘imagination to reality’.
Solo Exhibitions
2024
•MAY BE A FINE DAY, JR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2023
•Masterpieces, JR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2021
•Song For Nobody, Gana Art Sounds, Seoul, South Korea
•I, TOO, DIDN’T LIKE STUDYING, Seoul Auction Gangnam Center, Seoul, South Korea
2020
•Masterpiece - Immortal Beloved, Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2019
•Masterpiece - Immortal Beloved, Special Featured Solo Exhibition at LA Art Show 2019, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
•Masterpiece - Immortal Beloved, Pontone Gallery, London, UK
2018
•Synchronicity – When People Meet, JR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2017
••The Romance of the Age of Chaos, Pontone Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
2016
•La Vie Parisienne, Simone 0914 Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
•Synchronicity, Art Basel Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
•Synchronicity, Gallery Bundo, Daegu, South Korea
•Days of Future Past, Pontone Gallery, London, UK
•Days of Future Past, Special Featured Solo Exhibition at LA Art Show 2016, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
•SETI, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2015
•Romance in the Age of Chaos, JR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
•Forgotten Promises, Hakgojae Gallery, Shanghai, China
2014
•Synchronicity, Shine Artists Gallery, London, UK
•Famous Show in Berlin, JR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
•Famous Eye-Doll, AP Contemporary Gallery, Hong Kong
2013
•The Premiere U.S. Solo Exhibition of Korean Artist Mari Kim, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
•Famous Show, LCX Harbour City, Hong Kong
2012
•Famous Show in Dubai, Opera Gallery, Dubai, UAE
•Famous Show in Busan, Gana Art Gallery, Busan, South Korea
•Famous Show, Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2011
•Child Play, Television 12 Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2009
•Eye-Doll Show, LVS Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2008
•Sugar Candy Show, Ssamzie Illu-pop Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
•Nature and Now: Asian Art in Focus, Friedrichs Pontone, New York, USA
2022
•Art Miami with Friedrichs Pontone, Miami, Florida, USA
•DIAF(Daegu International Art Fair) Special Exhibition - K-Pop Art Today, EXCO, Daegu, South Korea
•Intangible Future Group Exhibition - Woman in the Forefront, West Chelsea Contemporary, Austin, Texas, USA
•Art Palm Beach Fair(Presented by WCC Art), Miami, Florida, USA
2019
•KIAF Art Seoul(Presented by Gana Art Gallery), Seoul, South Korea
•Contemporary Art Asia Show, Christie’s, New York, New York, USA
•Now K-Art V.2, Seoul Auction Gangnam Center, Seoul, South Korea
•Now K-Art, SA+ Gallery, Hong Kong
2018
•Thank You for the Music, JR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
•Art Miami(Presented by Pontone Gallery), Miami, Florida, USA
•Art Basel Miami-Wyn 317 Group Exhibition, Miami, Florida, USA
•Pop Art zum Geburtstag, Raab Galarie, Berlin, Germany
•SCOPE Basel(Presend by JR Gallery), Berlin, Germany
•Pioneer Group Exhibition, SM Fine Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2017
•Art Miami, Art Context, Pontone Gallery, London, UK
•The History of Art, JR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
•SCOPE Art Show Basel(Presend by JR Gallery), Berlin, Germany
•SCOPE Art Show New York(Presend by Pontone Gallery), New York, New York
•Art Miami-Art Wynwood(Presented by Shine Artists Gallery), Miami, Florida, USA
2016
•Shine Artists Autumn Show, Pontone Gallery, New York, New York, USA
•Gallery Weekend Korea, KIAF, Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
•Art New York(Presented by Art Miami), Shine Artists Gallery, New York, New York, USA
•London Art Fair(Presented by Shine Artists Gallery), London, UK
•It is all Korean to me., STORE Contemporary, Dresden, Germany
2015
•Autumn Contemporary Collection, Shine Artists Gallery, London, UK
•Utopian days - Fairy Tale, Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2014
•Phantasmagoria, Insa Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2013
•K- Surrogates, Amalgamated Gallery, New York, New York, USA
•Korean Collective, Shine Artists & Albemarle Gallery, London, UK
•Sub Express 2013, Culture Station, Seoul, South Korea
•Gana 30th Anniversary Celebration Exhibition, Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2012
•Festival O! Gwangju International Media Art 2012, Gwangju, South Korea
•Cartoon World, SOMA Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
•My Funny Valentine, KimReeA Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
•Dragon in Your Room, Atelier Aki, Seoul, South Korea
2011
•Black & White, Opera Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
•Character Logue, Gana Art Park, Yangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
•Fun & Toy, Gana Art Gallery, Busan, South Korea
•Clio Box, Insa Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
•Imagination Virus, Jeonnam Art Museum, Gwangyang, South Korea
•A Fantastic Place, Pyo Gallery South, Seoul, South Korea
2010
•IROBOT, Cho Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
•Pop Party, Gana Art Park, Yangju, Gyeonggi,South Korea
•Byul Collection Now, Gallery Hyundai K-Auction, Seoul, South Korea
•Decem Satisfaction, Gallery LEEBE, Busan, South Korea
•Korean Contemporary Art 3-Pop Art, Kimhae Art Center, Kimhae, South Korea
•Korean 50 Contemporary Artists, Gyeonggi Arts Center, Suwon, South Korea
•Wow~! Funny Pop, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Changwon, South Korea
•Korean Pop Art, Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
2009
•Korean Neo-Pop, Gangnam Media Pole, Seoul, South Korea
•Hello Funnism, Shin Han Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
•Beauty Rescues the World, Ssamzie Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
•Fun, K & Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
•Science Meets the Art, KAIST Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
•Korean Cartoon 100 Years, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
2008
•ART IDOL, Gallery Seo Ho, Seoul, South Korea
•Seoul Design Olympic Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
•Busan International Film Festival Selection, Busan, South Korea
2006
•Pictoplasma Art Festival, Berlin, Germany
Collections
•Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
•Gyeongnam Art Museum, Changwon, South Korea
•Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
Other Projects
2016
•Produced the Short Film ‘Eyedoll’ (written, directed by Mari Kim)
2011
•Produced and Directed the M/V for 2NE1’s ‘Hate You’
•Art Direction and Cover Artwork for 2NE1’s 2nd Mini Album With YG Entertainment
2007
•Directed the Short Film “Religulous”, Selected in Mains D’Oeuvres Festival, Saint-Ouen, France
Publications
2008
•Published the Artbook ’EYEDOLL’
Awards
2013
•Winner of “ChungKang Cultural Person” at Women of the Year Awards sponsored by Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Republic of Korea