Kyoungho Isaac Kim (b. 1998) is a Baltimore-based artist whose painting practice explores identity, migration, and belonging across national and cultural borders. Born in Minnesota and shaped by his Korean heritage, Kim works through figurative painting, assemblage, and material experimentation, incorporating Hanji, oil paint, and acrylic to create layered narratives where memory, mythology, and lived experience intersect. His practice draws from personal experience, historical research, post-imperial discourse, and the history of painting.. He received his MFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2025 and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in 2026. He is also a co-founder of Flying House Arts Collective, through which he supports exhibitions, workshops, and collaborative opportunities for emerging artists. His work continues to consider painting as a space for negotiating cultural histories, relationships, and the complexities of belonging.
Both Wings Touch the Sky; Talk to the Hand, 96 x 72 in., Oil on canvas, 2025
What Does the Boy See; Freudian Growth within Japonisme, 96 x 72 in., Oil on canvas, 2025
Grass Is Greener, 7.5 x 6 in, Korean pigment and acrylic fluid on watercolor paper, 2024
Battle on the Mountain, Battle in the Ocean, 53 x 72 in., Acrylic, acrylic pigment, oil, oil pastel, charcoal, and chalk on canvas, 2024
Modernism, 48 x 72 in., Acrylic, acrylic pigment, Korean paper, charcoal, and oil pastel on canvas, 2024
Couldn’t See You Coming, 12 x 12 in., Oil on pastel, 2025
Hear No Evil Speak No Evil, 18 x 18 in, Oil on canvas, 2025