Sook-Cha Kim (Korean-American, b. 1940), Journal

Acrylic on canvas, 1990, signed and dated at lower left, framed.

Stretcher size 35 3/4 x 24 in.; Frame dimensions 37 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.

Sook-Cha Kim was born in Korea and immigrated to the United States in 1973. Originally from Choong-Joo in central Korea, where she began painting at age 5, Sook-Cha Kim became a registered nurse and midwife in Seoul. While studying anatomy and autopsy at the Seoul National University School of Medicine, she earned a B.F.A. and a M.F.A. in oil painting (with emphasis in anatomy for art) from the Hong-Ik University School of Art, After immigrating to the USA in 1973, Sook-Cha Kim continued her study of oil painting at the Corcoran School of Art. She also added to her experience by copying masterpieces at the Smithsonian art galleries. Sook-Cha Kim was awarded the Gold Medal-Art Addiction International Prize at the Most Talented Artist Competition in Stockholm, Sweden. She is currently an Artist in the New Art International 1997 Edition by Book Art Press. Sook-Cha Kim owns a studio and a gallery in Washington D.C. where she has had 11 exhibitions of her works.
Bio courtesy of the artist's website.

Good estate condition.