EDUCATION09/2018- Royal College of Art, MA Ceramics & Glass03/2013-02/2018 Hongik University, BFA Metal Art & Design-Dual degree in BFA Ceramic & Glass-Minor in Industrial DesignTEACHING & WORK & EXPERIENCE2020 University of Sunderland _ Visiting tutor2019 London glassblowing gallery _ Internship: Assisting hotshopPilchuck glass school, Seattle, Session 4 and 5Cumbria crystal _ Crystal designer2018 Meet the hot glass festival, Icheon, South Korea2017 Niijima, Tokyo, Glass FestivalMeet the hot glass festival, Icheon, South KoreaNami Island, South KoreaHongik University _ TutorHongik University _ Office Assistant: Equipment managementSolux (a lighting company) _ Internship: Research & Development teamAWARDS2021 Shortlist _ 2021 Cheongju International Craft Competition2020 Shortlist _ International KOGEI Award in Toyama2020 Finalist _ Malamegi Lab 15 International Art Contest2019 Finallist _ International Competition MilanoVetro-352019 Shortlist _ 2019 Lexus Creative Masters2019 Merit _ Dissertation at the Royal College of Art2015 3rd place _ Mies Container Design Awards2015 Shortlist _ AMOREPACIFIC Marketing ContestSCHOLARSHIPS2019 Pilchuck glass school scholarship2013-2017 Hongik University (GBP 9,120)EXHIBITIONSUpcomingToyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design _ International KOGEI AwardUgly Duck, London _ Cluster crafts (partnership with London craft week)2021 Hejian City Museum，HeBei Province，China _ The Craft Glass Creation & Design International Competition and Exhibition2020 Hejian City Museum，HeBei Province，China _ The Craft Glass Creation & Design International Competition and ExhibitionShinsegae Department Store Culture Hall _ Evolution in Korean Contemporary GlassMalamegi Lab 15 exhibitionPalazzo Loredan, Venice _ The Venice Glass WeekGlass Art Society student exhibitionThe museums of the Sforza Castle _ MilanoVetro - 35SW5 0JN _ 24:4 Royal College of Art Group exhibition2019 The World of Glass Museum _ Glorious glassContemporary Glass Society Online Gallery _ Digital distance Royal College of Art WIP show2017 Gallery Yuni _ RepackagingHongik Univ. Ceramic & Glass Graduate ExhibitionHongik Univ. Metal Art & Design Graduate Exhibition2016 Hongik Univ. Ceramic & Glass Exhibition _ RappingHongik Univ. Metal Art & Design Exhibition _ Greeting Spring2014 Hongik Univ. Ceramic & Glass Exhibition _ 1250℃Hongik Univ. Metal Art & Design Exhibition _ WunderkammerPRIVATE COLLECTORSLondon, United KingdomSouth Jakarta, IndonesiaHejian, ChinaSeoul, South Korea — **EDUCATION**
2018-2022
Royal College of Art, MA Ceramics & Glass
2013-2018
Hongik University, BA Fine Arts Metal Art & Design
-Dual degree in BA Fine Arts Ceramic & Glass
-Minor in Industrial Design
**TEACHING & WORK & EXPERIENCE**
2024
HongIK University, Korea _ Visiting Artist
2023
Southern Illinois University, US _ Artist in Residence
2022
North Lands Creative, UK _ Invited Artist in Residence
Vezzini &Chen studio, UK _ Working at Coldshop
Michael Ruh glass studio, UK _ Working at Hotshop
2020
University of Sunderland, UK - Visiting Artist
2019
London glassblowing gallery, UK : Assisting at Hotshop
**AWARDS**
2023
Finalist _ 2023 Cheongju International Craft Competition
2022
Winner _ The Glass Society Award for Best Newcomer, The British Glass Biennale
Winner _ Royal Over-Seas League Award
Graduate Prize _ Royal College of Art School of Arts and Humanities
2nd Prize _ Glass Seller’s / CGS Graduate Glass Prize
Finalist _ Charlotte Fraser Ceramics & Glass Prize
2021
Highly commended _ Bullseye Glass Artists
Finalist _ 2021 Cheongju International Craft Competition
2020
Finalist _ International KOGEI Award in Toyama
Finalist _ The Venice Glass Week Hub
Finalist _The 5th session of Craft Glass Creation&Design
International Competition and Exhibition 2020 China
Finalist _ Malamegi LAB 15 International Art Contest
2019
Finalist _ International Competition MilanoVetro-35
Shortlist _ 2019 Lexus Creative Masters
Merit _ Dissertation at the Royal College of Art
**SELECTED EXHIBITIONS**
2024
KCDF Gallery, Seoul, Korea _ Waves of Color (Solo Exhibition)
2023
Somerset House, London, UK _ COLLECT 2023
Vergette Gallery, Illinois, US _ NATURE (Solo Exhibition)
Cheongju Culture Factory, Korea _ Cheongju International Craft Biennale
2022
British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge, UK _ 2022 British Glass Biennale
London Glassblowing Gallery, London, UK _ Earth/Sea/Sky
Ugly Duck, London, Uk _ Cluster Crafts 2022 Fair
Glass Art Society student exhibition, Tacoma, US _ Evolution 2022
2021
Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design, Japan _ International KOGEI Award in Toyama 2020
Culture factory, Cheongju, South Korea _ 2021 Cheongju International Craft Biennale
Oxo Tower Wharf, London, UK _ Soil, Surface, Sky
Hejian City Museum,Hebei Province, China _ The Craft Glass Creation & Design International Competition and Exhibition
2020
Palazzo Loredan, Venice, Italy _ The Venice Glass Week Hub
Shinsegae Department Store Culture Hall, South Korea _ Evolution in Korean Contemporary Glass
The museums of the Sforza Castle, Milan, Italy _ MilanoVetro - 35
**SCHOLARSHIP**
2022
RJ Washington Bursary 2022
ISGNE Bursary Awards _ The power of glass symposium
2019
Pilchuck glass school scholarship
2013-2017
Hongik University

**PUBLICATIONS**
2024
“Microcosm painted on transparent drawing” _ Naver design press
2022
“Winners of Glass Seller’s/CGS Graduate Glass Prize announced” _ Contemporary Glass Society
“Graduate Prizes in the School of Arts and Humanities” _ Royal College of Art
“ROSL RCA Ceramics & Glass Award” _ Royal Over-Seas League
“Cassandra wright receives 2022 AMC Overseas Award” _ Royal Over-Seas League
“The Bursary” _ The Washington Foundation UK
“9 Exquisite Design Pieces by South Korean Designers” _ The artling

**COLLECTORS**
North Lands Creative, UK
Hejian City Museum
**PRIVATE COLLECTORS**
London, United Kingdom
South Jakarta, Indonesia
Hejian, China
Seoul, South Korea

**MAIN WORKS**
Glass blowing, Kiln forming

STATEMENT

Celestial bodies in space, the aurora borealis in the night sky, and the topography of the earth… Geoscience and the world of space has always evoked my curiosity. ‘How would it be formed?’ This question fascinates me in the moments when materials are being shaped and coloured.

My work changes according to various factors such as the concentration, temperature, direction, and angle of the materials. It resembles the world of space and earth sciences, where every constituent affects one another. Expectations are possible but not accurately predicted.

The process of imagining beyond the landscape and at the same time capturing the moments of reaction between materials evokes the feeling of showing a huge universe through a small lens. Clear glass works as a magnifying lens enabling us to observe closely - microscopically replacing a macro object with an object in front of us.

Focusing on energies acting upon materials, provides a spontaneous working method and creative mindset. An exploration into the phenomena of material allows the material itself to create its own narrative. This opens up diverse interpretations from viewers and evokes their curiosity in turn.

ABOUT

Sogon Kim received a BFA in Metal art and design while she double-majored in Ceramics & Glass and minored in industrial design from Hongik University in Seoul. Having a sincere interest in glass, she started to attend as many glass festivals as she could. Meeting various glass artists all over the world inspired her to study abroad. She embarked on the MA in Ceramics & Glass in 2018 to work more with glass and deepen her knowledge of art. She won a graduate prize from the Royal College of Art School of Arts and Humanities in 2022 when she graduated.

Her works are being exhibited internationally including in the 2022 British glass biennale, the 2021 Cheongju international craft competition in Korea, and the International KOGEI award in Toyama 2020 in Japan by being the finalist of competitions. Sogon is open to conversations, collaborations, and commissions with glass companies and museums, as well as for exhibitions and residencies.