Education
1989
Pilchuck Glass School, USA
B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, Glass, USA
1988
M.A.E., Rhode Island School of Design, USA
1983
M.F.A., Hong-Ik University, Ceramics, Korea
1981
B.F.A., Hong-Ik University, Ceramics, Korea
Professional Experiences
1999- Present
Professor of Glass Art & Design Program, Graduate School of Design, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
2005- 09
Glass Art Society Board of Directors
2008
Invited Speaker, 21 Niijima International Glass Art Festival, Niijima, Japan
2007
Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2007, Cheongju, Korea
2005
Invited Speaker, GAS Conference, Adelaide, Australia
2003
Invited Speaker, RIT, Rochester, USA
Glass Art Festival Competition Juror, Seoul, Korea
2002
Foundations of Gold Cultural Exchange Program, Melbourne, Australia
2000-01
Invited Speaker, RISD, Providence, USA
1995
Invited Speaker, Ausglass Conference, Adelaide, Australia
1994
Invited Speaker, Gas Conference, Oakland, USA
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Glass Art & Living Object Story, S Gallery, Misari, Korea
2007
Ki-Ra’s Glass Vessels, Seomi & Tuus, Seoul, Korea
2003
Kim, Ki-Ra Glass Show, Craft-House, Seoul, Korea
Kim, Ki-Ra Glass Show, Seomi Art, Seoul, Korea
1999
Kim, Ki-Ra Glass Show, Art Museum of France In, Kangwha, Korea
1997
Kim, Ki-Ra Glass Show, Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996
Kim, Ki-Ra Glass Show, Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1991
Kim, Ki-Ra Glass Show, Gallery Bing, Seoul, Korea
1989
Kim, Ki-Ra Glass Show, Growrich Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
"3 Nations : Asian Contemporary Glass Art", touring exhibition - Korea (Sklo Gallery), Japan, Hong Kong(Koru Contemporary Art)
2006
5199 miles Journey, SIU Univ. Museum, Baseline Gallery, Pilchuck glass auction USA
2006-93
Glassworks Korea Ⅴ,Ⅵ,Ⅶ,Ⅷ, Seoul, Busan, Kwangju, Korea and Seto, Japan, Adelaide, Australia
2005
World glass Today, Aptos Cruz Gallery, Adelaide, Austraila
2004
The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2004, Kanazawa, Japan
Seoul International Contemporary Fair, Seoul, Korea
New Glass Review 25, Corning, USA
2003
The 30th Korean Crafts Council Exhibition, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Hot and Cold with Glass, Craft Space Mokkumto. Seoul, Korea
The Beautiful Rainbow Arisen In Mongolian Steppe, Mongol Art Museum
Glass in Summer, Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea
International Glass Collectors Exhibition, Global Art Venue, Seattle, U.S.A
Morning Calm & Lake Effect, NTID Dyer Arts Center, Rochester, U.S.A
2002
Glass Artists Show for Glass Art Festival, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Living Furniture, Stone & Water, Anyang, Korea
Junju Craft Center Opening Show, Junju Craft Center, Junju, Korea
2001
Hsinchu International Glass Art Festival, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Horizon of Craft, Korean Craft museum, Cheongju, Korea
An Exhibition of Eight Leading Japanese and Korean Artists, Fujiyoshita, Japan
Foundations of Gold, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Korea Glass Show, Corning, USA
2000
For Flower, Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1999
’99 Hsinchu International Glass Art Festival, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju Art Center, Cheongju, Korea
Glass ’99 in Japan, Odaku Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
Sense of Beauty in Life, Sunggok Museum, Seoul, Korea
Hot and Cold with Glass, Craft Space Mokkumto, Seoul, Korea
1998
New Glass Review 19, Corning, USA
1997
“Seoul and Fuji: The Horizontal and vertical lines”, Ilmin Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
1995
SOFA Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Chicago, USA
The 23rd Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Pontiac, USA
New Glass Review 16, Corning, USA
1994
World Glass Now ’94, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan
1990
New Glass Review 11, Corning, USA
1987
American Craft Council Show, W. Springfield, USA
Collections
Han Glass, Seoul, Korea
Nippon Airways, Tokyo, Japan
Melbourn City Council, Melbourn, Australia
Cheongju Craft Museum, Cheonju, Korea
