Intae Kim
Intae Kim was born in Moonsan, Korea, in 1947, place and time at which Mother Nature seemed more radiant and magnanimous. Intae Kim has espoused her beauty since his young age, and his aspirations to capture it in his work grew stronger far beyond his technical training at Seorabul Art College in Seoul, Korea where he received his degree in photography in 1967.
His unwavering commitment to the goal of his life, to capture nature at its finest moments, has brought him global recognition. Intae Kim's work has been featured at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's "Landscape Photography After Ansel Adams: Selections from LACMA's Permanent Collection" (2003), and "Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity 1900-2000" (2000) exhibitions. His work has been exhibited on countless occasions in Seoul, Korea, and Tokyo, Japan, and in 1993 and 1995, he was featured in Graphis Photo of Switzerland. Intae Kim has received numerous awards, including recognition from the Royal Photography Society, in Great Britain, for his work featured in South Shield's 41st and 42nd Pictorial Photo International Exhibitions in 1981 and 1982.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and two sons. Intae Kim's ambition to be in harmony with Mother Nature through his work frequently takes him to many U.S. National parks where he spends countless weeks looking for the perfect moment to seize her beauty and grandeur.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition
2008 Topohaus Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2006 Topohaus Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2004 White Room Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
1995 Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1992 Seoul Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1991 Prism Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1990 Prism Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1987 Pinehill Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1985 Sierra Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1982 Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1981 Sam-il Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibition
2004 “Landscape Open Image Competition Showcase” The Waterloo Gallery, London, U.K.
2003 “Landscape Photography after Ansel Adams” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
2000 “Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
1999 “Contemporary Korean Photography” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
1998 “The Nature of Curves by Intae Kim, E.F Kitchen, and Leonard Nimoy” Louis Stern Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996 “Who’s Afraid of Freedom” New Port Harbor Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1995 “Landscape: The Continuum” Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1995 “Photography Los Angeles Now” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
1995 “Contemporary Artists Exhibition” G-ray Hawkins Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1994 “The 30th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition” Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
1994 “New Acquisition/ New Works/ New Directions” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA
1981, 1982 "South Shield International Exhibition of Pictorial Photography" (41st, 42nd), South Shields Photographic Society, U.K.
1980-2000: Southern California Korean Artist Show Los Angeles, CA
1965-1980: Korea National Exhibition (6 times), Seoul, Korea
Awards
2004 Second Place, Third Biannual International Competition, Direct Art Magazine, New York, U.S.
2004 International Open Image (IOI) 2004 Competition Showcase, U.K.
1979 Gold Medal, Nature Protection Photo Contest, Korea
1966 Special Award, Korean American Photo Contest, U.S.
1965-1980 Selected for non-professional annual exhibitions (Photo Dept.), Korean National Exhibition, Korea
Publications
2004 Direct Art Magazine, Volume 10, Fall 2004, USA
2004 B&W Magazine, May/June 2004, USA
1995 Graphis Photo ’95, Swiss
1994 30th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, Chung-Ang University, Korea
1994 50 Years of Korean Photography, Korea
1993 Graphis Photo ’93, Swiss
1990 Photo, Pinehill Gallery, Korea
1987-1993 Dong-A Magazine, Shin Dong-A, Korea
Collections
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
Color House, Burbank, California
Sae Han Bank, Los Angeles, California
First Bank, La Palma, California
Unique Construction, Los Angeles, California