About

Hello, my name is Kaylee Kim and I am currently based in Los Angeles County studying for my BFA in Illustration at ArtCenter College of Design.

As a child, I never belonged to one place and moved from city to city and sometimes state to state. Although my lack of identity challenged me in the beginning, I began to embrace my uniqueness through exploration in my work. One of my goals has always been to find the niches and truths of experiences and emotions and to be in a search of authenticity. I have particular interests in the beauty of nostalgia, art history, philosophy, humor, education, literature, and culture. 

My work's results are heavily reliant on my interaction with a piece. Cutting paper, articulating lines, using multimedia, collecting strange imagery from manuals and catalogues, and learning new subjects often are all part of my practice and contribute to the way that I work. By using classic stories or mundane life happenings in combination with my own perspective, I add complexity with collage, color, and texture.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & AWARDS

Society of Illustrators New York Selected Award for "Golden Afternoon" 2024
ArtCenter UG Scholarship
ArtCenter 3rd Floor Gallery showcase of Specimen Guide 

EXPERIENCE

Teacher's Assistant for David Tillinghast's Illustration Design Lab at ArtCenter College of Design
Teacher's Assistant for David Tillinghast, Eric Nyquist, Dawn Yamazi, and Louis Police's Portfolio Design Lab at ArtCenter College of Design
Teacher's Assistant for Gayle Donahue's Head and Hands at ArtCenter College of Design

Cover art for Bird Photos's "Cinema" 
Cover art for Bird Photos's "Tomorrow"