Min Kim Park (South Korea)

Min Kim Park
www.minkimpark.com

Born in South Korea, Min Kim Park has been exploring the issues revolving around gender, ethnicity and identity using performance, video, photography, sound and video installation. Her work draws much from her experience as a journalist in Korea News Daily and Korean American Broadcasting Co. in Chicago. She has been exhibiting nationally and internationally. Her recent video work, ‘Perfect Asian Woman’ is included in ‘ArtDisk’ a DVD magazine, which was screened at two venues; Miami MOCA at Goldman Warehouse and Artificial Light 2006 during Art Basel Miami 2006. In addition she has exhibited a collaborative interactive video installation in a group exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe in Spring 2007. In addition she has exhibited her work at Arizona State University, University of Houston, Sam Houston State University, Emory University in 2009-2010 and her new work, I ma My friends was screened at White Box, New york City in 2010. She is also a recipient of artist in residency in Bemis Center for Contemporary art and Rosenquist residency at North Dakota State University in 2009. She received a MFA degree in Photography from University of New Mexico in 2007 She has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University. Currently she is a visiting assistant professor at St. John’s University.