‘I paint from my immediate surroundings using bold colour and lively brushwork to capture the essential character of my subjects. The modest scale of the paintings allows the subject matter to become the focus for painterly exercises in colour, form and style moulding them into my vision of heightened reality.’
Kim studied drawing and painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee before completing The Drawing Year at The Royal Drawing School in 2008. Her work has been exhibited widely, including the BP Portrait Award, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Lynn Painter Stainers Prize, the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Competition, ING Discerning Eye and the Scottish Portrait Awards and is held in many private collections. She has been awarded several prizes for her work including the Aspect Prize and the Anna Miller Trust Scholarship supporting young female Scottish artists.