EDUCATION
2015-2016: MA Fine Art, The Chelsea College of Arts - University of the Arts London, London, England
2013-2015: Advanced Diploma & Graduate with High Honours and Silver Medal in Ceramics program, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada
2009-2010: Diploma in Patisserie, Le Cordon Bleu, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2000-2001: School of Visual Art, Design, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea
1994-1997: Advanced Diploma & Graduate with Honours in Graphic Design, George Brown College, Toronto, ON, Canada
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024: Jury Panelist for NCC’s In-House Selection Panels, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2024: Artist Talk & Workshop, Korean Cultural Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2023: Artist Talk & Symposium, Between Horizons, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2022: Artist Amplified Event, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, USA
2022: Workshop & Artist Talk, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, USA
2022: Workshop & Artist Talk Presenter, Cross Cultural Reflections - Fusion Annual Conference, FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, Toronto, ON, Canada
2022: Collection Committee for Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON, Canada
2022: Jury for Career Catalyst: Project Grants for New Generation Artists, Ontario Art Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2022: Artist Talk, Toronto Potters Guild, Toronto, ON, Canada
2022: Artist Talk, Burlington Potters Guild, Burlington, ON, Canada
2020-22: Part-time Faculty, Sheridan College, Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design, Ceramics Dept., Oakville, ON, Canada
2021: Jury for the 2021 Craft Awards, Craft Ontario Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2021: Artist Talk, Hill Potters Guild, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
2020: Jury for Saidye Bronfman Award, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2019-20: Artist Talk & Workshop, Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Ceramics Dept., Oakville, ON, Canada
2019: Artist Talk, Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Jury for Craft Projects, Ontario Art Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2019: Artist Talk, Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Ceramics Dept., Oakville, ON, Canada
2017: Technical Assistance, Ann Agee's Ceramics Workshop, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME, USA
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
2026: Visual Arts: Banff Artist in Residencey, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, AB, Canada
2025: Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Residency, Shigaraki, Japan
2024: McKnight Artist Residency, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2022: Archie Bray Foundation Summer Residency, Helena, MT, USA
2019: Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei - Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem Residency, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Zentrum für Keramik Residency, Berlin, Germany
2018: Banff Clay Revival Residency, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, AB, Canada
2018: Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Residency, Shigaraki, Japan
2017: Canadian Craft Biennial 2017- One of Six Selected Artist for Maker Residency, Burlington, ON
2017: Open Studio Residency 2017, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME, USA
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2025: Grant for Arts Abroad: Residencies Program, Canada Council for the Arts, ON, Canada
2025: Artist Project Fund 2025, The Oakville Arts Council, ON, Canada
2025: William and Mary Corcoran Award for Excellence in Functional Craft, Craft Ontario Council, ON, Canada
2025: Luxembourg Art Prize 2025 - Certificate of Artistic Achievement, Pinacothèque museum, Luxembourg City
2024: Artist of the Year 2023 Winner, Itsliquidgroup, Venezia, Italy
2024: Grant for Explore and Create: Concept to Realization, Canada Council for the Arts, ON, Canada
2024: McKnight Artist Residency Grant, McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2024: Grant for Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour, Ontario Arts Council, ON, Canada
2024: Grant for Arts Abroad: Residencies Program, Canada Council for the Arts, ON, Canada
2024-26: Grant for Exhibition Assistance: 2024-2025, Ontario Arts Council, ON, Canada
2023: Honourable Mention - Third Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON, Canada
2023 Grant for The Travel Component of the Arts Abroad Program, Canada Council for the Arts, ON, Canada
2023: Grant for Visual Artists Creation Projects, Ontario Arts Council, ON, Canada
2022: Grant for Arts Abroad: Residencies Program, Canada Council for the Arts, ON, Canada
2022: Rochefort Scholarship, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, USA
2022: Grant for Craft Project, Ontario Arts Council, ON, Canada
2021: Grant for Explore and Create: Research and Creation, Canada Council for the Arts, ON, Canada
2021: Grant for Visual Artists Creation Projects, Ontario Arts Council, ON, Canada
2021: Grant for Arts Response Initiative: Project Grants for Individuals, Ontario Arts Counci, ON, Canadal
2020: Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics, National Award, The Clay & Glass Gallery, ON, Canada
2020: Grant for Craft Project , Ontario Arts Council, ON, Canada
2020: Grant for Market Development Travel Assistance, Ontario Arts Council, ON, Canada
2020: Tuckers Pottery Supplies inc. Clay Supply Grant, Craft Ontario Council, ON, Canada
2019: Helen Copeland Memorial Award, Craft Ontario Council, ON, Canada
2019: Honourable Mention - Ceramics, supported by Pottery Supply House, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, ON, Canada
2019: Grant for Arts Abroad: Residencies Program, Canada Council for the Arts, ON, Canada
2019: FUSION: Scholarship Award, The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, ON, Canada
2018: Grant for Arts Abroad: Residencies Program, Canada Council for the Arts, ON, Canada
2018: Craft Ontario Fusion Design Award, Craft Ontario Council, ON, Canada
2018: National and International Residency Grant, Ontario Arts Council, ON, Canada
2018: Best in Clay the Tucker’s awards, Breakthrough, The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, ON, Canada
2018 Juried Exhibition by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, ON, Canada
2018: Frelyn Memorial Endowment Award, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, AB, Canada
2018: Best of Ceramics, supported by Aaron Milrad & Brenda Coleman, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, ON, Canada
2017-18: Best of Craft and Design, supported by Extrudex Aluminum, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, ON, Canada
2018: The New Artisan Scholarship, Toronto One of a Kind Show, #OOAKX18, ON, Canada
2017: Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Emerging Professional Award, Craft Ontario Council, ON, Canada
2017: Craft Ontario '17 Juried Member Exhibition Award of Excellence, Craft Ontario Council, ON, Canada
2017: Luxembourg Art Prize 2017 - Certificate of Artistic Achievement, Pinacothèque museum, Luxembourg City
2017: Technical Assistant Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME, USA
2017: Windgate Partial Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, NC, USA
2016: The Graduate Art Prize 2016 Shortlist from Herbert Smith Freehills, England
2016: Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Award from Craft Ontario Council, ON, Canada
2016: Ceramics - Sculpture Student Finalist, Niche Awards from Niche Magazine, USA
2015: Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee Undergraduate Award from Craft Ontario Council, ON, Canada
2015: Best of Exhibition, Marie Collins Memorial Award for Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, ON, Canada
2015: Cecil Lewis Sculpture Scholarship 2015/2016 from University of the Arts London, England
2015: FUSION Emerging Artist Award from FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, ON, Canada
2015: William & Mary Corcoran Craft Award from Ontario Arts Foundation, ON, Canada
2014: Student Honorable Mention Award for Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, ON, Canada
2014: Crack Pot Ceramic Student Award, Sheridan College, ON, Canada
2013: Joan Bennett Award in recognition of outstanding achievement in program, Sheridan College, ON, Canada
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026: The Shape of Being Near grew - KOURI + CORRAO Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2024-25: The Colours’ Colour - Harbourfront Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
2024: You, Me, Us - KOURI + CORRAO Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2024: The Shape of Life - Craft Ontario Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2024: The Authentic Self - Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON, Canada
2020: Will you be there? - Featured in the Gardiner museum Shop, Toronto, ON, Canada
2019: The Eye of the Beholder - John A. Pollock Family Courtyard, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2019: Featured Artist at Craft Ontario Shop, Toronto, ON, Canada
2018: My Eyes Are On You - Dan Lawrie Family Courtyard, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON, Canada
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026: ZonaMaco Sur Art Fair, Booth ZMS7, Mexico City, Mexico
2026: Six McKnight Artists Exhibition, The Edward J. & Hellen Jan Morrison Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2025: Feminine Lived Experience, The Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre, Medicine Hat, AB
2025: Six McKnight Artists Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2025: IDS - Interior Design Show: Proto Type, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
2025: Six McKnight Artists Exhibition, Talley Gallery, Bemidji State University, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2025: Nuit Blanche Toronto 2025, 401 Richmond, Toronto, ON, Canada
2025: Craft Award Group Exhibition, Craft Ontario Gallery, Craft Ontario Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2025: DesignTo Festival - Guest Designers, Harbourfront Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
2025: Gardiner Museum Shop - Ingram Gallery, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2025: Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail Exhibition, Burlington, ON, Canada
2024: Contemporary Venice - 14th Edition, Palazzo Dolfin Bollani, Venezia, Italy
2024: Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail Exhibition, Burlington, ON, Canada
2024: Kaleidoscopic K-Lifestyle Exhibition, Korean Cultural Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2023: Juried Show of Visual Arts, The Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada
2023: Between Horizons, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2023: Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail Exhibition, Burlington, ON, Canada
2023: The ART COMP, 100 Kellogg Lane, London, ON, Canada
2023: Juried Exhibition Fire Works 2023 by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association- Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
2022: 2022 Bray Resident Artists Exhibition, Helena, MT, USA
2022: Bray Resident Artists Exhibition, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA, USA
2022: Gardiner Museum’s annual International Ceramic Art Fair (ICAF), Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
2022: Upon Reflection: Portraits of Personal History, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON, Canada
2022: The Myths & Realities, National Exhibition, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2021: Art Toronto, University of the Arts London, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
2021: Natured Inspired, Permanent Collection Exhibition, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2021: Virtual Artist Studio Visit Series, Korean Cultural Center, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2020: Ceramic Art London, Stand 10, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
2020: Winifred Shantz Award 2020 - National Exhibition, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2020: Toronto ONLINE Art Fair, http://torontooutdoor.art, Toronto, ON, Canada
2020: Annual Exhibition Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem 2019 - Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Salon des Métiers d’Art du Québec, Booth W5, Montreal, QC
2019: Craft Ontario ’19: Biennial Juried Member Exhibition, Craft Ontario Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2019: Winifred Shantz Award 2019 - Finalist, National Exhibition, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2019: Ceramic Artist Exchange Residency - Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei Exhibition, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Nathan Phillips Square, Booth A113, Toronto, ON, Canada
2019: What We Take, Juried Exhibition, University of Toronto, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2016-2018: Selected Artist for the Made in Arts London 2016 - 2018, London, England
2018: One of a Kind Show : Christmas, Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, #OOAKX18, Toronto, ON, Canada
2018: Breakthrough Juried Exhibition by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, Robert Langen Gallery, Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2018: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Booth A113, Toronto, ON, Canada
2018: IDS - Interior Design Show: Studio North, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
2017: Craft Ontario Provincial Exhibition: Nothing is Newer than Tradition, Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Canada
2017: The Citizens of Craft Exhibition: Excellence in Contemporary Craft, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON, Canada
2017: Juried Exhibition Carnegie Craft, The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON, Canada
2017: Fifty Anniversary Sheridan Alumni Exhibition, Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, ON, Canada
2017: Craft Ontario '17 Juried Member Exhibition, Craft Ontario Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2016: MA Summer Show 2016, UAL:Chelsea College of Arts, London, London, England
2016: The Graduate Art Prize 2016 Shortlist Exhibition, Herbert Smith Freehills, London, England
2016: Materialize Juried Exhibition by Craft Ontario Council, Art Gallery of Burlington’s Perry Gallery, Burlington, ON
2016: Craft Ontario 40th Anniversary Exhibition - John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2016: Parallax Art Fair London July 2016, London, England
2016: Group Exhibition, Chelsea Foundry at Punctum - Punctum Gallery, London, England
2016: Group Exhibition, Immortal Glory - The Crypt Gallery, London, England
2016: Group Exhibition, The Rear - Core Gallery, London, England
2016: Juried Exhibition 21st San Angelo National Ceramic Competition 2016, TX, USA
2015: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition – Nathan Philips Square – Booth J04, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015: Materialize Juried Exhibition by Craft Ontario Council, Craft Ontario Council Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015: Juried Exhibition Fire Works 2015 by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association - The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON, Canada
2015: Sheridan Crafts & Design Ceramics, WUNDERKAMMER - The Super Wonder gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015: Juried Exhibition Carnegie Craft 2015 - The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON, Canada
2015: Double Take - Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015: Sheridan-Tyler Collaborative Exhibition - Tyler School of Art and Architecture, PA, USA
2015: Best of 2014 Award Winners - Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015: Slow Burn - Sheridan College: Crafts & Design Ceramics, Oakville, ON, Canada
2014: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition - Nathan Philips Square - Booth C07, Toronto, ON, Canada
2014: Trans-Form/Function - Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, ON, Canada
2014: Intimate | Immediate - Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, ON, Canada
SELECTED MEDIA PUBLICATION
2025: Artist Featured Article - Joon Hee Kim’s Story, Korea.net, Republic of Korea
2025: Exhibition Featured Article - The Colours’ Colour, ArtToronto.ca, Toronto, ON, Canada
2025: Artist Featured Article - Joon Hee Kim, Ceramics Now Magazine
2025: Craft & Craftivism - A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Ceramic, Fibre, and Glass Artists in Canada, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada
2024: Exhibition Featured Article - You, Me, Us, Ceramics Now Magazine
2024: Artist Featured Article - The Shape of Life, Ceramics Monthly Korea
2024: Artist Exhibition Feature Article - The Authentic Self, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, ON, Canada
2024: Artist Feature Article, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Seoul, Korea
2024: Exhibition Gallery Round-Up - The Colours’ Colour, Ceramicreview, London, England
2023: Exhibition Feature Article - Between Horizons: Korean Ceramic Artists in America, Ceramics Now Magazine, Philadelphia, USA
2022: Artist Feature Article, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Seoul, Korea
2022: Exhibition Feature Article-The International Ceramic Art Fair, Ceramics Now Magazine, Toronto, ON, Canada
2021 :The Journal of Australian Ceramics, article for the Befriending Clay-Why Does It Matter?, Alexandria, Australia
2021: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair; Feature Article, Toronto, ON, Canada
2020: Ceramics Art+Perception Magazine #115, Joon Hee Kim: Who Am I ?, NSW, Australia
2020 KitchenerToday, The Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics, Feature Article, Kitchener, ON, Canada
2020: Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag, Von Keramikpulver bis 3D-Drunk, Feature Article, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Kieler Nachrichten, Holsteinischer Courier, Zwei im Ständigen Austausch, Feature Article, Neumünster, Germany
2019: Freies Radio Neumünster, Artist in Radio, Neumünster, Germany
2019: The Toronto Star, Five Canadian Women Ceramic Artists on Their Passion for Clay, Feature Article, Toronto, ON
2019: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair; Award Winner Digital Take Over, Toronto, ON, Canada
2018: Fusion Magazine, Breakthrough 2018 Juried Exhibition Review, Fall 2018 Volume 42 No. 2
2018: The Hamilton Spectator, My Eyes Are On You Exhibition, Feature Article, Hamilton, ON, Canada
2016: Hausmac by Hausie, The Chelsea College of Arts - University of the Arts London, London, England
2015: The Hamilton Spectator, Fireworks Exhibition, Review Article, Hamilton, ON, Canada
2015: Fusion Magazine, Featured Artists Column, Fall 2015, Vol. 39 No. 3, ON, Canada
2015: UAL: University of Arts London Scholar Stories, London, England
2015: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair; Award Winner Digital Take Over, Toronto, ON, Canada
COLLECTIONS
2024: Tia Collection, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2023: The Dan Lawrie International Sculpture Collection, Royal Botanical Garden, Burlington, ON, Canada
2022: The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, USA
2021: The Centre for Canadian Contemporary Art, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada
2020: The Clay & Glass Gallery Permanent Collection, The Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2017-20: II By IV Design, Private, Toronto, ON, Canada
2019: Joan Bennett Collection, Private, Toronto, ON, Canada
2019: Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei - Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem Residency, Neumünster, Germany
2018: Dentons Canada LLP, Aaron Milrad, Private, Toronto, ON, Canada
2018: Richard North & Patrick Doust, Private, Columbus, USA
2016: Manor of Broughton Hall Estate, Private, Yorkshire Dales, England