Selected Exhibitions and Series
land·scape Series: 2015 to Present
Bumin Kim acknowledges the transformative power of materiality at play, and has repurposed the context of thread and string to emphasize the energy, delicacy, and grace of painting. Both the weight of the line as thin and singular, and the collection of lines en masse, as solid form, are tools which Kim uses to build complex forms that vibrate just above the surface. Kim’s intricate manipulation of materials highlights her ability to challenge the traditional model of what a painting should be. Brushstrokes become thread and string, and the flat surface is liberated to breathe into three-dimensional space. This echoes the charged expanse between the earth and skies in North Texas, where subtle hues and solid forms dissolve into immaterial prisms of flowing color.
Landscape 56, 40x40in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Landscape #9, 2022
Landscape #2, 2021
Landscape 68, 60×40in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2025
Landscape #4, 2021
Landscape #3, 2021
Landscape 55, 42x42in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Lingering Light 1, 36x36in, thread and acrylic on canvas wrapped wood panel, 2024
Lingering Light #3, 53×48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
(Diptych) Landscape 71, 42×65in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2025
Voice of Color #2, 48x36in, 2023
Landscape #23, 36x68in, 2023
(Left) Summer Rainy, 48x41in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
(Right) In a Long Time, Fall, 48x 41in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Ballade #2, 48x48in, 2023
Ballade #1, 48x36in, 2023
Voice of Color, 36x48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2022
Emerald Isle #2, 50 x 50 in, Thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Meadow #4, 48x48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2022
Meadow 6, 48x72in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Into the Sky #1, #2
Cosmos, Into the woods
Into the Woods
Meadow
Aurora
Carmellia, 36×36in, thread and acrylic on canvas, 2017
Silva, 48×36in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2017
Mauve
Houston TX, 2025
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“In Lingering Light, each piece explores the quiet, captivating qualities of light as it lingers, shifts, and fades. This collection delves into the essence of light; its ability to shape moods, reveal textures, and evoke emotions beyond words. Through nuanced layers, threads, and textures, the works invite viewers to experience light as more than illumination: as a living presence that transforms space, leaving traces of both memory and resonance. The show offers a meditative pause to witness light’s subtle beauty and its power to connect us to the present moment”
Video Tour: Bumin Kim: Lingering Light at Anya Tish Gallery
Vertical Horizons #1 and #2, 8.5x7, thread and wood, 2024
Landscape 59, 35x35in, thread and acrylic on canvas wrapped wood panel, 2024
Lingering Light 1, 36x36in, thread and acrylic on canvas wrapped wood panel, 2024
Lingering Light #2, 40×40in, thread and acrylic on canvas wrapped wood panel, 2024
Lingering Light #3, 53×48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Windblown Sky, 48×48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Meadow #7, 48x60in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Landscape #60 (The Transition of a Day), 36x50in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Landscape 55, 42x42in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Winter Night, 35x35in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Spring Shadows, 35x35in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Meadow 5, 53x48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Landscape 53, 48x48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
Landscape 54, 38x77in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
(Left) Summer Rainy, 48x41in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
(Right) In a Long Time, Fall, 48x 41in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2024
(Left) Moon Fragment #7, 20×10×9in, thread and wood, 2021
(Right) Moon Fragment #6, 20×10×7in, thread and wood, 2021
Vexillum #1 (2023), 20×12×6in, thread and wood, 2023
Vexillum #2 (2023), 20×12×6in, thread and wood, 2023
Houston TX, 2022
View the full article: Review by Chris Becker
Voice of Color, 36x48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2022
Forgotten Melodies #1, 36x36in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2022
Forgotten Melodies #2, 36x36in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2022
Landscape #12 (the sky, seasons passing by) , 40x40in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2022
Meadow #4, 48x48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2022
Meadow #3, 48x48in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2022
Consolation (after the rain), 42x65in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2022
2015 - present
Moon Fragment Series
Vexillum Series
San (Mountain) Series
Niveo nocte
San#2
Starry Night, 14×12in, thread and wood, 2018
Dallas TX, 2023
Vexillum #2, 20x12x6in, 2023
Vexillum #1, 20x12x6in, 2023
Nocturne #1, 36x48in, 2023
Ballade #2, 48x48in, 2023
Ballade #1, 48x36in, 2023
Nocturne #2, 48x48in, 2023
Landscape #30, 48x48in, 2023
San Francisco, 2021
View the full article: Review by Richard Speer
Landscape #1, 50x50 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Landscape #4, 50x50 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Moon shadow #1, 29x47 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Moon shadow #2, 27x 45 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Landscape #2, 36x36 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Landscape #3, 36x36 in, thread and acrylic on wood panel, 2021
Moon Fragment #7, and #6, 20x10x9 in, and 20x10x7 in, thread and wood, 2021
Starry Night #1, 14x12 in, thread, acrylic, and wood, 2018
Vexillum
Dallas, Texas, 2020
Fuchsia, 14x29ft, Facebook Austin, 2020
Installation titled Fuschia, is an exploration of the transformative power of nature’s materiality and color. Bumin combines painting and thread to simplify the landscape into geometric forms that transform the space. Through these materials, the artist references the organic movement of nature, and specifically, the dancing multi-colored blossoms of fuschia flowers which hang and droop beautifully. -review by Facebook Artist in Residence Program
Fort Worth, Texas, 2016
