Jean Jinho Kim’s colorful and playful sculptures explore the embodied experience of womanhood. Working in metal, Kim transforms rigid material into forms that carry a sense of nostalgia, recalling childhood, mothers, home, and femininity. Through bright colors and organic shapes, her work constructs a visual narrative that reflects the mythos and lived experience of womanhood. 

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Kim holds a BFA in painting from West Virginia University and an MFA in studio art from American University. She has participated in residencies in Berlin, Germany, and Seravezza, Italy. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the U.S., Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, and South Korea, with solo and group shows in major art spaces. A former president of the Han-Mee Artist Association of Greater Washington, she is an active member of the Washington Sculptors Group. Her work has been reviewed in The Washington Post, The Korean Times, Korea Daily, Modern Luxury DC, and Washington ABC7. 

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Jean Jinho Kim has been the subject of one-artist exhibitions at Knot Gallery, Seoul, Korea (2024); Incheon Open Port Museum, Incheon, Korea (2023); GeumBoSong Gallery, Seoul, Korea (2023); Korean Community Center, Tenafly, NJ (2022); Studio Gallery, Washington, D.C. (2020); VisArts 355 Pod Space, Rockville, MD (2020); Gilchrist Museum of the Arts, Cumberland, MD (2018).

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Significant recent group exhibitions include Ecriture with the Body, IA&A at Hillyer & Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, Washington DC (2025); Soaring (Narsha), Katzen Museum, Washington DC (2025): The 2nd Seoul Han River Biennale, Seoul, South Korea (2024); Interlude, Kreeger Museum, Washington DC (2023); Soft Power, Pazo Gallery, South Kensington, MD (2022); Boundless, Korean Culture Center, Washington DC (2022); Inside Outside, Upside Down, The Philips Collection, Washington DC (2021); Deep Flash, Vis Arts, Rockville, MD (2018).

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Jean Jinho Kim has been the subject of one-artist exhibitions at Over the Rainbow, GeumBoSong Gallery, Seoul, Korea (2023); Lightness and Heft, Incheon Open Port Museum, Incheon South Korea (2023); Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Platforms, Le Bliss Gallery, Daegu, South Korea (2023); Thinking Out Loud, curated by Judy Southerland, Studio Gallery, Washington, D.C. (2020); Big Leap, curated by Susan Main, VisArts 355 Pod Space, Rockville, MD (2020); Overlooked Perspective, Gilchrist Museum of the Arts, Cumberland MD (2018)

 

Significant recent group exhibitions include Interlude, Kreeger Museum, Washington DC (2023); Soft Power, Pazo Gallery, South Kensington, MD (2022); Boundless, Korean Culture Center, Washington DC (2022); Inside Outside, Upside Down, The Philips Collection, Washington DC (2021); Deep Flash, Vis Arts, Rockville, MD (2018)