VALERIE YONG OCK KIM
Valerie Yong Ock Kim grew up in rural Kahalu`u on the Hawaiian island of O`ahu. She has photographed here in Hawai'i and far beyond since the age of 11, when she appropriated her dad’s 1950s Kodak “Brownie” camera. She has been exploring the visual image ever since.
Pursuing work with a wide spectrum of the arts over the years, she has produced slide shows and small films, but has always come back to the still image. She has exhibited solo, and been included in juried exhibits, in Hawai’i, Los Angeles, New York State, Oregon and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 2012, her series, “Light Speed Matter, A Still Place Waiting” was the solo exhibition at Hui No`eau Visual Arts Center on Makawao, Maui. The showing included a seven minute video piece and innovative kiln-fired photographic cast glass pieces.
Ms Kim has worked as a Location Manager on feature films “The Hulk” with Oscar-winning Director Ang Lee, “The Tempest” directed by Julie Taymor and Director Gore Verbinski’s “Pirates of the Carribean” series. By handling the demands of such large scale cinematic projects, Kim has supported her independent artistic vision.
She also wrote and directed “Waging Peace,” a documentary film about Soviet and American children who, struggling against situation and prejudice, become staunch friends at the end of the Cold War.
She has studied with photographers Joel Meyerowitz and Sean Kernan, and learned printmaking in Los Angeles with Mark Berndt and John Paul Caponigro. At the Pilchuck Glass School in Washington, she took up the medium of glass, learning to transform her two dimensional photographic prints into three dimensional kiln-fired forms.
Valerie holds a BA in psychology and a Masters Degree in public health from the University of Hawai'i. During her ten year career in Mental Health work, she employed the still image in therapeutic slide shows and in fund raising and publicity efforts for non-profit enterprises.
Ms Kim is a member of ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers ). She is represented by Photo Resource Hawai'i, The Fine Art Associates, Inc. in Honolulu, The Gallery of Great Things on Hawai’i Island, and in Connecticut by Appleton Art Design. In New York City, she is with Art For Film. Online, she shows at Torus Gallery.
www.vyok.com
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Artist's resume:
Exhibitions:
2015 "The Splendor of Light" 4 Photographers, Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
"On One Foot, Queen's Bath" (archival print)
"New Directions '15," Barrett Art Center; juror. Janet Bishop, Weisel Family Curator of Painting and Sculpture,
the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Poughkeepsie, New York
"Wailea Dark 2013" (archival print)
“Minan Gallery 2015 Call for Artists" Minan Gallery, Los Angeles, at the grand opening
of the new exhibition space; The Brayer, Ventura, California. Nancy Pham. director
2014 "Toward One Tree. Queen's Bath", (archival print)
"Go Figure" Black Earth Gallery; juror, Sean Ulmer, director, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Iowa
"Hapuna 3 Waves", (archival print)
2014 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition, juror Willie Cole, visual artist
2013 "Wailea Swimmers," "Kailua Shore, Oahu," "Chasing Photons", (archival prints)
Hawai'i Photo Expo, Hilo, Hawaii. juror Anne Lyden, associate curator of photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum
"Insideoutside," "Between," "Underwater Forest, Pa'auilo", (archival prints)
Juried Spring Arts Festival, East Hawaii Cultural Center.
juror Allison Wong, deputy director, Honolulu Museum of Art
"Ashley, Kaunaoa Bay" (archival print)
LACDA 2013 Salon, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California
2012 "Light Speed Matter, A Still Place Waiting" (prints, cast glass and video)
Solo Artist Exhibition 2012, Hui No`eau Visual Art Center, Maui, Hawai'i
"Waimea House, Rain & Speed ", "Wet Streets Seattle" (archival prints)
"Beyond the Image, A Celebration of Hawai'i's Fine Art Photographers,"
Donkey Mill Art Center, Ahualoa, Hawaii
"One Kiawe" (archival print)
Juried Volcano Arts Exhibition, East Hawai'i Cultural Center, Hilo, Hawai'i
"Pohakea Mauka Road" (photographic cast glass), "Mio 1, Swiftly" (archival print)
Juried Spring Arts Festival, East Hawai'i Cultural Center, Hilo;
juror Jim Jensen, curator Honolulu Museum of Art
2011: "Sherwood Forest" (cast glass), "Blue Wave, Deep Water," "Mana Road"
Fall Arts Festival Juried Exhibition; juror, Darrell Orwig. East Hawai'i Cultural Council, Hawai'i island
First place award to "Mana Road."
2011: “Light Speed, A Still Place Waiting” solo exhibition; idspace, Kurtistown, Hawai’i island.
2010: "The Chant," "Alealani"
Faces of Hawai'i juried exhibition; juror, Kapulani Landgraf;
HI Art Magazine, idspace, Kurtistown, Hawai'i island.
2010: "Light Speed Matter. A Still Place Waiting," solo exhibition;
W. M. Keck Observatory presents "Catching Photons," Waimea, Hawai'i island.
2007: “Winter Group Show” Bohemia Gallery, Ashland Oregon.
2005: “Recent Work” two-person exhibition with Mark Berndt;
The Reel Thing of California, Santa Monica, California.
2004: “Tails” solo exhibition; Parker Ranch, Waimea, Hawai’i island.
2003: “Elements of Dreams” solo exhibition;
Kahilu Theater, Waimea, Hawai’i island.
2001: “Seen Life” solo exhibition;
Atch-Kotch, Hollywood, California.
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idspace - 2011 |
Education:
2008: workshop with Sean Kernan, Connecticut
2007: Pilchuck Glass School, pate de verre w Deborah Horrell
2006: John Paul Caponigro printing workshops, Los Angeles
2001-2: printing with Mark Berndt, Los Angeles
2000: Tuscany workshops with Joel Meyerowitz
1982: MPH, University of Hawai’I School of Public Health
1975: BA, psychology, University of Hawai’i
Other work by this artist:
Valerie Yong Ock Kim:
http://www.vyok.com/index.html
The Fne Art Associates, Inc.:
http://fineartassociates.com/
Photo Rescource Hawaii:
http://photoresourcehawaii.photoshelter.com/gallery/Val Kim/G0000dcQXJKgNh7g/C0000DSz3x.D41SE
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