EDUCATION

2014 Master of Fine Arts, MFA, Mills College, Oakland, California
2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA, University of California, Davis

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Untitled. Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 On the Move: Migration/Emigration/Immigration. Gualala Art Center, Gualala, CA

2021 All American. Ewkuks, Los Angeles, CA

2020 Carried Places. Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA

2018 Great Hope. Union Gallery, Amherst, MA
A Reckoning. Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA 

2017 With Liberty and Justice for Some. Berkeley Art Center,
Berkeley, CA
Excuse me, Can I See Your ID. Vessel Gallery, Excuse me, Oakland, CA
With Liberty and Justice for Some. SFAC Main Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Asia Week New York Contemporary, Korean art: Now and Then. Kang Collection, New
York, NY
With Liberty and Justice for Some. Walter Maciel Gallery, Culver City, CA

2016 Caution May Be Hot. Long Weekend, Oakland, CA
J’ouvert. SPARC, J’ouvert, Oakland, CA 

2015 Art Night SF. UN Plaza, San Francisco, CA
Strike Away. Paxton Gate, San Francisco, CA
Converge. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Brother Moon and Sister Sun. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
Interlaced. Banjul, Seoul, South Korea
Interlaced. Center for Recharge, Seogwipo, Jeju-do, South Korea
Knock Off Biennale. Bernal Hill, San Francisco, CA
Green and Grey. Sothebys, San Francisco, CA 

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

2022 Statewide and Regional Networks program grant, California Arts Council

2018 Oakland Individual Artist Grant, City of Oakland
Creative CA Communities Grant, California Arts Council
Painted Deserts Residency, Tonealo, AZ
Mariposa Co. Residency, Mariposa, CA

2017 Studio Residency, Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA

2015 Asian Pacific American Heritage Award, San Francisco, CA

MURALS

2022 Passage. APASS, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Flowers. Facebook, San Francisco, CA
Nori. Yangban Society, Los Angeles, CA
Home: Mercy Housing. Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
Respect: Mercy Housing. Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
Justice: Mercy Housing. Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA

2021 Yangban. Yangban Society, Los Angeles, CA
Fowl. Eureka Chinatown Project, Eureka, CA
From Land and Sea. West End Arts District, Alameda, CA 

2019 Year of the Pig. 4505 BBQ, Oakland, CA
The Beginning. Turbo Tires, City of Oakland, Oakland, CA 

2018 Home: Navajo Nation. Crossroads Post, Inscription House, Navajo Nation, AZ
Han. 200 Webster St, Oakland, CA
Place. SQ – Mariposa Co. Arts Council, Mariposa, CA 

2017 Comfort. Reno Mural Expo, Reno, CA
Do As I Say. KES Fitness, SPARC, Oakland, CA
Summit. Asian Pacific American Heritage Assoc., City of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
West Oakland Legacy. 30th St and Market St, Oakland, CA 

2016 Play. 62nd St and Shattuck Ave, Bay Area Mural Festival, Oakland, CA
Human Condition: Minneapolis. Cru Innercity headquarters, Minneapolis, MN
Home: Todd Siri. Soi Four, Oakland, CA
Seeking. 46th St and MLK Jr Blvd, Oakland, CA
Nieces. Busan, South Korea
Future Past. Seoul, South Korea
Fisherman. Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea 

2014 Checkers. Freedom, Miami, Fl
You're Gone Soon. Ohgane Restaurant, Oakland, CA
Winston Signs. Cannery Park, Hayward, CA
Victoria. Langgata 2, Stavanger, Norway
Eye of the Beholder. Touscene, Stavanger, Norway
Zodiac. New Tin’s Market, Oakland, CA 2013
New Years. Bowl'd II Restaurant, Oakland, CA
Iconic. Oakland Fire Department Station 4, Oakland, CA
Grace Like Rain. Shalom of Oakland, Oakland, CA 

TALKS, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS

2023 Speaker. Asian American Journey. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, San Francisco, CA
Speaker. Place Making. Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt, CA

2019 Speaker. 100 Years of March 1st. Korean American Heritage Podcast, Los Angeles, CA

2017 Workshop. Steps to Large Scale Paintings, Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA
Speaker. “Art as the Human Condition.” Alloy Collective, San Francisco, CA 
Speaker. “Art in the Context of our Current Reality.” Korean American Student Association,
UC Santa Cruz, CA

2016 Artist Talk. Journey to Now: Mural 1 Presentation. Oakland, CA, California College of the
Arts
Workshop. Grace and Justice. Creating Options Together Conference, Minneapolis, MN

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2019 Chang, Julia, “Muralist Dave Young Kim uses art to tap into his Korean roots” Oakland
North. May 2019

2017 Frank, Priscilla, “Dismantling Stereotypes About Asian-American Identity Through Art,”
Huffington Post. April 2017
Burke, Sarah, “An Expanded Approach to Asian-Americanness at Vessel Gallery,”
KQED.org. April 2017
Whalen, Kelly, “Portraits of an Immigrant Filled Nation,” KQED.org. February 2017

2016 Hicks, Sally. “Dave Young kim: Living out a calling as a Muralist.” Faithandleadership.com.
Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. 23 February, 2016. Web.

2015 Hirai, Tomo, “Three Honored at S.F. APA Heritage Awards”, Nichi Bei Weekly. May 2015
Kim, Danny, “Traditional-Contemporary Cultural Experience Carries the Day”, The Korea
Times, September 22 
Kim, Danny, “Mural Contains the Soul of Korea”, The Korea Times, May 5
The Korea Times Staff, “Opening Ceremony of Asia Pacific Heritage Month”, The Korea
Times, May 5
Soo Rak Son, “Muralist Dave Young Kim honored by Asian Pacific American Heritage
Foundation”, The Korea Times, May 7
Yoo, Reera. “Artist Dave Young Kim Wins 2015 Asian Pacific American Heritage Award.”
Iamkoream.com. KoreAm, May 14
Dosono, Bryan. “Art in Action.” Lambdaphiepsilon.com. Lambda Phi Epsilon, May 6 
Kim, Danny, "I Like to Illustrate the Spirit of Korean Heritage on Walls", Korea Times, May 5
Vigna, Paul, The Age of Cryptocurrency, St. Martin’s Press 2015, p. 93