YURA KIM
Visual artist
Email yurakimstudio@gmail.com
Bio
Yura Kim is a Korean visual artist based in Japan. Working across painting and installation, she explores themes of environment, perception, and memory through natural elements such as water, fire, and air. Her recent projects reflect on coexistence and transformation within ecological and human systems. She has exhibited in Korea, Japan, Germany, and the United States.
My work begins with observing the subtle connection between humans and nature. The traces we leave behind—visible or invisible—disturb the natural world, yet gradually blend into it, becoming part of its ongoing cycle. Through quiet transformations found in water, fire, and air, I explore the fragile threshold where disappearance and emergence coexist. By combining found marine debris with materials such as fabric and thread, I reconstruct fragments of human presence and nature’s memory, visualizing their intertwined relationship.
Born in Seoul,Korea. Lives and works in Kobe, Japan
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Solo Exhibitions
2026
Upcoming solo exhibition, Metal Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2025
“Invisible Echoes 見えない残響”, Tor Road Gallery, Kobe, Japan
2023
“What have you been missing,” KOBE STUDIO Y3, Hyogo, Japan
2021
“Symbiosis,” KOBE STUDIO Y3, Hyogo, Japan
Group Exhibitions
2025
“Art on Paper”-The J x Hudgen International Exchange Exhibition”/ Hudgens Art Center, Georgia, U.S. (In May)
“Art on Paper”-The J x Hudgen International Exchange Exhibition”/G Gallery, Incheon, Korea
2024
Residency Report Exhibition: “See Saw Seeds Effect 2024- Hamburg,Turku,Kobe”/KOBE STUDIO Y3, Hyogo, Japan.
“Cultural Kaleidoscope- See Saw Seeds Effect 2024″/MOM Art Space,Hamburg, Germany
2023
“Studio Artist Exhibition” 2022–2023/KOBE STUDIO Y3, Hyogo, Japan
Pop-up exhibition/Special for gift Gallery, Hyogo, Japan
2022
“Colorful Art Exhibition with 8 Artists,” /Medium Residence(Kitano Ijinkan), Kobe, Japan
“Nigiwai-no-ie Marugoto Art Museum” /Nigiwai-no-ie, Nara, Japan
“IcasLab; Upcycling Art,” /KOBE STUDIO Y3, Hyogo, Japan
“A good day for Rape Blossoms,” /Hankyu Umeda department store, Osaka, Japan
“Studio Artist Exhibition”/KOBE STUDIO Y3, Hyogo, Japan
2021
“Rest,” /Lotte World Folk Museum, Seoul, Korea
“Rokko Changpong,” Rokko Meets Art Walk (Participated as a member of C.A.P.), /Rokko Ikas Villa, Hyogo, Japan
“Face,” /KOBE STUDIO Y3, Hyogo, Japan
2020
“Nice to Meet You,” /Oudo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2017
“Seoul Illustration Fair W” /Seoul, Korea.
2014
“Call for Artists,” /Corvallis Art Center, Oregon, U.S
“EKPHRASIS 2,” /The Santiam Gallery, Oregon, U.S.
Awards
2018 Grafolio book publishing contest Award; selected by Booknomad (publisher), Seoul, Korea
Residency
2024 – See Saw Seeds Effect 2024 – Hamburg, Turku, Kobe, Exhibition at MOM Artspace, Hamburg, Germany
2020 – Y3 Artist Residency, KOBE STUDIO Y3, Kobe, Japan
2019 –Selected as L’diff’s “Art Label L” Artist, Seoul, Korea – participated in group exhibitions and received promotional and sales support
Publications
2025 “Art, Community, and Sustainability” article on Capsule Art magazine
Collaboration/ Project
2023 Connecting Time and Space, Performance Collaboration with Nishimoto Hiroko (Music), Yangjah(Dance), Yoshino( Florist), Japan
2022 “Every Day is a Good Day,” Photography project, Japan
2021 Art Print Collaboration with L’diff x LX Z:IN (LG Housing), Korea
2021 “Rokko Changpong- Quiz Room Project,” Collaboration with artists from C.A.P x Galerie Herold xVideokaffe, Rokko Meets Art 2021, Japan
2014 “Ekphrasis 2, A Collaboration of Poets & Artists” The Santiam Hall Gallery, Oregon, U.S
Commissions
Marist Brothers International School (Japan), City of Suwon Convention Center (Korea), City of Incheon (Korea), Mrs. Bellflower( Bellflower product company – Korea), CHA Medical Center (Korea), Korean Ministry of The Environment, Samsung Mobile (Korea).
Education
2010 Bachelor of Arts in Product Design, Konkuk University, Korea
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