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Kim, Jung Soo

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Artwork : @kimjungsoo_studio
Founder & Director of @dynamicnature_art
Co-founder & Artist of @hong23_3

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It’s been a while since I began working with abstract visuals that resist clear explanation.
I hope this ongoing project eventually finds its place.

Kim by @clearwater__00

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8 months ago

We’re thrilled to announce our pop-up exhibition at Mana Contemporary Studio 447 on October 17, as part of Mana Contemporary’s Open Studio Day!

Chapter I: A Known New Beginning
Initiated by Creative Director Rongzhang Cao
Curated by Kim, Jung Soo

How does a new material change in the hands of an artist?

Newness can begin by seeing what has been beside us all along from a different perspective. At the heart of this exhibition is a material that draws on structural color, a phenomenon found in nature, where color emerges through the interaction of light and microscopic structures rather than conventional pigments.

The first chapter of an exhibition series brings together five artists working across printmaking, painting, ceramics, and installation. Through different surfaces, forms, and spaces, they explore how one material can become many expressions. Each experiment offers a new discovery and a new way of using something known.

Participating Artists

Christina Bohyun Lee @c.bleee
Hannah Huike Zhou @pastellimezee
Leonardo Gabriel Do Amaral @leomaybeleo
Xiaohan Jiang @____mooner____
Xilin Wei @weixilin3

Join us for this first chapter. See you there! taken in Mana Contemporary by @clearwater__00

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4 days ago

What We Carry Forward
June 19th 2026 - July 10th, 2026
3314 S Morgan st Chicago, Storefront Gallery
curated by Kim, JungSoo @clearwater__00 @kimjungsoo_studio

As a part of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts OH Art Foundation produced this special group exhibition curates visual stories of community members who’ve participated in OH Art Foundation’s APAFA community-based workshops centered on memory, grief, healing, and transformation.

Documented by @yuna_n_steve

Inquiries- info@ohartfoundation.org

Art and cultural programs 2026 sponsored by @elevated_chi @thechicagocommunitytrust @illinoisartscouncil @ilhumanities Metro Bank, MacArthur Foundation, and Zhou B Group

#ohartfoundation #ohartevents #aapiartists #communityworkshop #healthroughart taken in Oh Art Foundation by @clearwater__00

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4 months ago

In celebration of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts, OH Art Foundation is proudly anounce “Before It Settles: What Passes, What Appears” a duo exhibition featuring the work of Daun Suh @daunsuh and Kim, Jung Soo @clearwater__00 @kimjungsoo_studio

On view @ohartfoundation until July 12th, 2026, 1029 W 35th Chicago 3rd floor gallery space 308A inside of the Zhou B Art Center.

Inquiries- info@ohartfoundation.org

Documented by @yuna_n_steve

Art and cultural programs 2026 sponsored by
@elevated_chi @thechicagocommunitytrust @illinoisartscouncil @ilhumanities

#ohartfoundation #aapiartists #saicalumni #localartists #ohartevents taken in Oh Art Foundation by @clearwater__00

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4 months ago

In celebration of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts, OH Art Foundation is proudly announce
“What We Carry Forward”
curated by Kim, JungSoo @clearwater__00
June 19th 2026 - July 10th, 2026
3314 S Morgan st Chicago, Storefront Gallery

Highlighting Local Artists
Diane Lee
Walter Li
Linye Jiang
Magic feifei
Julian Wang(Performer)

Produced by OH Art Foundation, this special group exhibition curates visual stories of community members who’ve participated in OH Art Foundation’s APAFA community-based workshops centered on memory, grief, healing, and transformation.

The exhibition brings together documentation and artworks created through Community Workshop 1- Luminous Remains and Community Workshop 2- Alchemy of Memory, where participants were invited to engage deeply with personal histories—honoring what has been lost, and releasing what no longer serves them. Through photo transfers, writing, mixed-media practices, and acts of collective ritual, participants transformed intimate experiences into shared visual and material forms.

Inquiries- info@ohartfoundation.org

#ohartfoundation #ohartevents #morganfest #localartists #communityproject taken in Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois by @clearwater__00

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4 months ago

In celebration of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts, OH Art Foundation is proudly anounce Before It Settles: What Passes, What Appears, a duo exhibition featuring the work of Daun Suh and Kim, Jung Soo.
On view from June 19h to July 12th, 2026
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, June 19th, from 7-10pm on the 3rd floor gallery space, 308A inside of the Zhou B Art Center.

Perception does not arrive fully formed. It emerges in motion, before recognition, before interpretation, before meaning stabilizes. Before It Settles: What Passes, What Appears brings together two artists who attend to this unstable threshold, where experience is still forming and the visible remains provisional….

Learn more visit www.ohartfoundation.org

Be a proud sponsor for 2027 OH Art Festivals
Inquiries - info@ohartfoundation.org

2026 OH Art Festivals sponsored by @elevated_chi @thechicagocommunitytrust @illinoisartscouncil @ilhumanities MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

#ohartfoundation #ohartevents #aapiartists #localartists taken in Oh Art Foundation by @clearwater__00

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4 months ago

Celebrating the 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts (APAFA 2026)
Produced by OH Art Foundation

This year’s festival will feature over 100 work of arts by 58 Asian Pacific American creative professionals, with programs designed to engage more than 2,000 community members through exhibitions, performances, workshops, and cultural gatherings across over two months, May 1 – July 12, 2026

Still After: Threads of Remembrance
Opencall group exhibition curated by Yi Cao

Sarcasm
Group exhibition curated by KSA from SAIC

Phototaxis
New media opencall group exhibition curated by Ian Kang and Yun Lee

What Remains
Solo exhibition of Diane Lee curated by Yue Ren

What We Carry Forward
Community group exhibition curated by Kim, JungSoo

Before It Settles: What Passes, What Appears
Duo exhibition by Daun Suh and Kim, JungSoo

Follow us: @ohartfoundation
Join us: www.ohartfoundation.org
Inquiries & support: info@ohartfoundation.org

APAFA 2026 programs are made possible with the support of our partners and sponsors @elevated_chi @illinoisartscouncil @thechicagocommunitytrust @ilhumanities @zhoubartcenter MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group
And Youth Volunteer @alinazmedia
#ohartfestivals #ohartfoundation #asianpacificamerican taken in Chicago, IL by @clearwater__00

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6 months ago

A random resident from the old building I used to live in once came up to me and said,
“You seem to be living a very interesting life. You should write a book about yourself.”
And I think I kinda do.

Right before the New Year, I moved to a new place, but the gas was shut off for a week.
Well, I decided to create a memory. Something to remember my old place by.

It was interesting cause I felt I have free will to control my sleep schedule and to do whatever I want.

Happy New Year Everyone

Love, Kim :-) taken in Chicago Downtown by @clearwater__00

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9 months ago

For three months in 2025,
I participated in the Bridge Program at Hyde Park Art Center as an artist.
I met so many incredibly gifted artists, and I’m truly grateful to have been part of this community.

Terry was an inspiring instructor who guided us with such depth and care.
Thank you so much :-)
I won’t forget this experience and hope to see you all again. taken in Hyde Park Art Center by @clearwater__00

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10 months ago

It’s been a year and a half after I was in Reykjavík, Iceland.
I’ve held those memories close because that time felt so special, something I carried as a core memory quietly on my own.

Most of the time I was in trip with friends, and even though I wasn’t in the best condition then, they took such good care of me. I still feel deeply grateful for them. (Thank you, guys :-)

Iceland feels alive.
When I encountered that landscape, it felt like it was just me and the environment, resonating together as if I became part of the land for a moment.

I’m so grateful for the time I spent there, and I hope someday I can return to become part of that environment again.

*Written while organizing old photos.* taken in SÍM Residency, Reykjavík by @clearwater__00

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10 months ago

Little Traveler has been on my mind for a few weeks. This work is inspired by the glacial erratics found in the state of Maine—massive rocks that were relocated by glaciers from distant parts of the world. As an international artist who has relocated many times myself, these enormous stones standing in the middle of nowhere deeply resonate with me. I wanted to portray one of these rocks as a “little traveler.” This piece functions as a sound instrument when placed in water—especially in the sea—where the movement of the waves rolls small ceramic components inside the hollow, 3D-scanned form of the glacial erratic.

Here’s some of my process I’d like to share. taken in Maine , USA by @clearwater__00

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a year ago

It was such a wonderful time in Haystack for 2 weeks, Feels like I found another home in Maine. I could have a chance to experiment on ceramic 3D printer which I always wanted to by many helps from @tomospots @tom.k.doyle and @bradewillis Thank you so muchhhhhh!!!!Also people at the Haystack was the greatest artists, friends and family, I really want to send them my love and care. Hope to see you again one day. taken in Haystack Mountain School of Crafts by @clearwater__00

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a year ago