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Dave Young Kim (Korean: 김재권; born 1979) is a Korean American visual artist and muralist based in Los Angeles, California. His work delves into themes of identity, displacement, and the concept of home, often drawing from cultural history, family narratives, and personal experiences.

Early Life and Education

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Kim pursued his passion for art by earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the University of California, Davis, where he took the last class ever taught by celebrated American painter Wayne Thiebaud. He further honed his craft by obtaining a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Mills College, where he studied under the guidance of renowned painter Hung Liu.^[1]

He started seriously applying himself to mural-making starting in 2007 in Oakland, California, where he had a studio in West Oakland. He worked on close to a dozen murals there during his time living there, and contributed to murals with David Burke's Superheros Mural Project after entering the scene working with Desi Mundo's crew.^[2]

Artistic Career

Kim's artwork engages with the intangible quality of home and explores themes of nostalgia, war, conflict, and displacement. By incorporating cultural motifs into personal and broader histories of struggle, he examines the universal search for belonging across diverse conditions.^[3]

His work has been exhibited at various prestigious venues, including the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, Descanso Gardens, Vessel Gallery, Berkeley Art Center, SFAC Main Gallery, Kang Collection, Walter Maciel Gallery, Ewkuks, Yangban Society, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

In 2020, Kim co-founded the Korean American Artist Collective (KAAC), a group dedicated to building community around work rooted in the Korean American experience.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

In 2021, the mural he created for the Eureka Street Art Festival centered around a mandarin duck and Ben Chin, the first Chinese American to open a business in Eureka in 1955, 70 years after the mass expulsion of Chinese people from the town. The Eureka Chinatown Project used mural as an vehicle for the creation of Charlie Moon Way, re-naming the alley where the mural exists to honor one of the Chinese residents who resisted the expulsion and remained in Humboldt County. The Eureka City Council approved the name change at the November 2021 meeting.^[8] ^[9]

Awards and Recognition

Throughout his career, Kim has received several accolades, including the Asian Pacific American Heritage Award in 2015, as well as grants from the California Arts Council and the City of Oakland.^[10] ^[11] ^[12]

In 2023, he helped propel KAAC to become a winner of the Gold Futures Challenge.^[13]

He was a featured speaker for the Chautauqua Institute Interfaith Lecture Series, closing Week Six and the theme of “The Arts: Expressions from the Soul” in the Hall of Philosophy.^[14]

Recent and Upcoming Projects

As of 2024, Kim is preparing for a solo exhibition titled "A Momentous Moment in Time of Passage and Landing" at the University of Southern California-Pacific Asia Museum. Additionally, he is working on a landmark mural in Koreatown, Los Angeles, further contributing to the city's vibrant public art scene.^[15]

He completed a large-format mural for the SeAH Besteel Building of Safety in Gusan, South Korea in November 2024. The mural depicts an ancient turtle ship--a legendary symbol of military ingenuity and national protection in Korean culture.^[16]

References

External Links

Official website: https://www.daveyoungkim.com/

Instagram: @daveyoungkim https://www.instagram.com/daveyoungkim/

Facebook: Dave Young Kim https://www.facebook.com/daveyoungkim/

"Passage: A Mural by Artist Dave Young Kim" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6FjpZk96uA&feature=youtu.be

[1] ttps://www.daveyoungkim.com/about

[2] ttp://loca.wiki.org/oakland/Dave_Young_Kim

[3] ttps://www.daveyoungkim.com/about

[4] ttps://www.daveyoungkim.com/about.com

[5] ttps://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/jakhodo-today/

[6] ttps://www.descansogardens.org/visit/sturt-haaga-gallery/2024-exhibitions/

[7] ttps://www.einnews.com/pr_news/667226371/signs-of-passage-nostalgia-and-new-beginnings-by-dave-young-kim-opens-at-the-reese-bullen-gallery

[8] ttps://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2021/11/07/heading-for-charlie-moon-way

[9] ttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-12/la-me-eureka-chinatown-history

[10] ttps://www.daveyoungkim.com/about

[11] ttps://apasf.org/awards/#toggle-id-28

[12] ttps://abc7news.com/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month-kgo-tv-abc7-celebrates-events/693178/

[13] ttps://goldfutureschallenge.org/2023-winners/

[14] ttps://chqdaily.com/2024/08/artist-dave-young-kim-to-discuss-intangible-quality-of-home-to-close-ils-week/

[15] ttps://pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu/exhibitions/a-momentous-moment-in-time-of-passage-and-landing-2024/

[16] ttps://www.instagram.com/daveyoungkim/reel/DDsUGfHtdXb/

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