WOO SEO BO





BIO
bocmkim@gmail.com
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WOO SEO BO is Bo Kim, a Korean American artist from Los Angeles County, California. Trained in Korean folk performing arts from a young age, they primarily work in performance and sound, often engaging their performative and acoustic lineage. This work has culminated in the form of live performances, experimental films, and multimedia installations, most recently as solo exhibition “Bo Kim: BURN” (Sept 11-18, 2025) at the Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum. They are the recipient of artist grants from nonprofits Long Beach Arts Council and Arts in Action.

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Education
University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts, BA Media Arts, American Studies & Ethnicity
2024

Lee JaeEun Korean American Youth Performing Artists
2018-2020

Joo MyungSook School of Korean Dance
2012-2018


Exhibitions
Bo Kim: BURN
SOLO EXHIBITION
Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum
Erin Stout, Chief Curator
Sept 11-18 2025

From the Outside In
THESIS EXHIBITION
School of Cinematic Arts Gallery
May 6-9, 2025

Advanced Sound Art Showcase
GROUP EXHIBITION
School of Cinematic Arts Gallery
Mar 26, 2024

Advanced Techniques of Spatial Representation Showcase

GROUP EXHIBITION
School of Cinematic Arts Gallery
Dec 10, 2023

Sonic Media Art Showcase
GROUP EXHIBITION
School of Cinematic Arts Gallery
May 11, 2022


Grants, Awards, & ScholarshipsAAM Scholar
American Alliance of Museums
May 2025

Kundiman & Rowan Scholar
University of Houston
May 2025

Mobilize! Grant Recipient
Arts in Action
2024

Ninfa Sanchez Memorial Scholar
Honors, USC American Studies & Ethnicity
2024

Project Microgrant Recipient
Long Beach Arts Council
2023-2024

Dornsife Continuing Scholar
USC Dornsife
2023

Innovation Scholar
Chinatown History Project
2021

First Place in Dance
5th Competition of Korean Traditional Performing Arts
Oct 2019



Contributions & Collaborations Irrational Exhibits 13
Power of the Powerless, Kim Zumpfe

PARTICIPANT PERFORMER
The Bendix Building
October 26, 2024

Speculative Ecologies Intensive
Suzanne Lacy, Lauren Bon
STUDENT ARTIST
Metabolic Studio
Mar 2024

Where You Stand: Chinatown 1880 to 1939 with Metro Art
Old Chinatown Prototype
CONTRIBUTING DESIGNER
Union Station, Los Angeles
2021-2022


Curatorial & Museum WorkAssistant Director
Defunkt Press
“Chapbook Contest”
2025 - Present

Director
The Night Aquarium
“Staging Subjectivity” Sept 20 & 27
2025 - Present

Guest Curator
Voidwave Radio
“Alan Nakagawa” Mar-April 2025
“Kai Kubota-Enright” Jan 2026

Museum Educator
Pacific Asia Museum
“Spotlight Tours” 2023-2024

Getty Marrow Curatorial Intern
Hammer Museum
“Symposium: An Encounter with the Korean Avant-Garde” Apr 12, 2024
“Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living”
“Hammer Projects: Vamba Bility”

Getty Marrow Curatorial Intern
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
“HOBOLLYWOOD: Thinh Nguyen” Feb 2023 
“Beatriz Da Costa: (un)disciplinary tactics,” Sept 2024 – Jan 2025




Last Updated  12.05.2025