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Sungmi Kong
Rainbow Studio Gallery owner, artist, art teacher.
Member of
Ontario Society Art (OSA)
Burlington Fine Arts Association (BAFF)
Korean Artists Society of Canada (KASC)
Colour and Form Society's (OJE)
Exhibitions and Awards
Present : Rainbow Studio Gallery owner, artist and art instructor.
2023 "Lightness" Duo show with Dominique at Propeller gallery
'Moment' Show with Vanessa Cross at Rainbow studio
"Together' show the 60th anniversary of Diplomatic Canada & South Korea QEPCCC
'The Collaborative Experience' documentary project with pianist Charles Cozens
Colour and Form Society's OJE Nelson Park Community center
Peel district high school board "Minhwa" classes on-line & off line
2022 Received Queen Elizabeth II's 70th Platinum Jubilee award
Colour and Form Society's OJE Josept D art gallery Annual show
Korean Healing "Minhwa art Documentary" Film instructor and one of artists
KASC annual show in Paper-mill gallery,
BAFF annual juried show in Burlington mall
2020-2021 Selected Colour and Form Society's OJE 2021
Selected Artist mark Juried show AGB ON, Canada.
Joshua Creek art Gallery selected Juried show Oakville, ON, Canada.
FUSION ART GALLERY AWARDED 'HONORABLE MENTION'
2019 AGB Kaleidoscope show Fine art guild 1st award.
Healing portrait project documentary. One of the three selected artist shows.
2018 Hub Show One of 30 selected Juried artist shows at Burlington mall
AGB Kaleidoscope show Fine art guild Honorable mention award.
Healing portrait project documentary starting.
Solo Show in Oakville.
2016,2018 AGB Kaleidoscope Group show.
2000 Graduated Dong-duck University Fine art.
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2019 AGB Kaleidoscope show Fine art guild 1st award
2018 AGB Kaleidoscope show Fine art guild Honorable mention award.
2019 Healing portrait project documentary showcase in Burlington art gallery. One of the three selected artist shows. |
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I harbored just one singular dream – to be an artist. My mother, dubbing it a precarious profession, often warned that being a painter meant embracing a life of destitution. Yet, not engaging in the act of drawing felt akin to a slow demise. I felt like a fish stranded out of water, gasping for life. This was the impetus that initiated my journey into art. I've strolled through life, focused on this solitary dream, taking measured steps.
In my haste, I feared exhaustion might lead me to abandon my artistic pursuits, so I deliberately took moments to look around, finding joy in the journey. Now, having experienced the happiness art brought me, and the solace and comfort it provided, I aspire to share the beauty of the art world with my modest abilities.
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2022 Received Queen Elizabeth II's 70th Platinum Jubilee award
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Sungmi Kong, Korean artist and owner of Rainbow Studio in Oakville since 2018, has had a great impact on the local community through her many art activities. In 2022 she was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Her desire to support, share and show diverse artistic practices brings us together. Her goal is to create new relationships and exhibit an enjoyable and engaging experience that will enrich the entire community. She is looking forward to discovering the threads that connect us all!
She is best known for her unique Korean traditional folk-art paintings, which have often been exhibited throughout the Greater Toronto Area for the past few years and getting well recognized.
As an active member of the Burlington Fine Arts Association (BAFF) and Korean Artists Society of Canada (KASC) where she is continuously involved with, through their major art events often by exhibitions and workshops. If you attended one of these workshops and demonstrations you could be easily impressed with her wonderful artistry.
In February 2018, one particular painting that she portrayed her youngest daughter
riding a bike in the fascinating Korean folk-art style garnered an "Honorable Mention"
from the Burlington Fine Art Centre in Ontario.
Children, bird cage and flowers especially peonies are common objects in her paintings that could be representing her life literally or figuratively.
She perfectly captures precious moments from ordinary daily lives and recreates in her own unique style of painting on Korean traditional paper called "Hanji-paper" using special techniques. Many of art lovers are fascinated by her mastery of skills and knowledge of this unknown style of painting and her art works are getting more and more recognized among her peers and patrons of galleries.
She would like to continue working to introduce and establish this unknown Korean traditional art form not only to art communities but also to general public by sharing her profound knowledge and talent. She also hopes someday to be known as a great portrait artist specializing Korean traditional folk-art in Canada.
She was one of three artists chosen to be part of the CEMA(CANADIAN ETHNIC MEDIA ASSOCIATION) award winning television documentary in Canada, Healing Portraits Project.
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