C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
Sophia Kim Reeves
EDUCATION
2025 — M.F.A., Visual Arts, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
2015–2021 — Fine Art, Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA
2005 — A.S., Early Childhood Studies, Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA
1996–1997 — Fashion Institution Kolon, South Korea
1994 — B.A., Social Work, The Songsim Women's College, South KoreaSOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 — Light Shines Through, Heritage Gallery, Azusa, CASELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 — US- Immigrant Diaspora in the USA, Juried Exhibition (Juror: Peter Frank, Art Critic & Historian), Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), Santa Ana, CA, July 2026 (forthcoming). 2026 — Threshold, OCFA Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
2026 — Stations of the Cross – Raised from the Dead, Mariners Church, Irvine, CA
2026 — Juried Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2025 — Coastal Vistas, Marriott International Hotel, Costa Mesa, CA
2025 — Moments Between Memories Shared, Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
2024 — Group Exhibition, SOLOSHOW Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2024 — Sacred Living, Sasse Museum of Art, Pomona, CA
2024 — Group Exhibition, Brenda and William Davis Center, Norco, CA
2023 — Group Exhibition, Darling Gallery, Azusa, CA
2016 — Group Exhibition, Quad Art Gallery, Riverside, CARESIDENCY
2024 — Brehm Residency, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CAPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025–Present — Visual Artist, Mariners Church, Irvine, CA
2023–2026 — Lead Artist & Community Arts Director (Volunteer)
Church Outreach Community Art Program, Conceived and directed process-based participatory art projects / Designed community weaving and collaborative mixed-media works / Facilitated artist-led public art experiences. 1997–1998 — VISUAL MERCHANDISER | Kolon / Lacoste, South Korea WORKSHOPS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2025 — Artist Talk & Hanji Workshop, Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
2025 — Guest Artist Speaker, Mixed media with Hanji Workshop, Hebrew Academy, Huntington Beach, CA
2024 — Women’s Painting Workshop, Irvine, CASELECTED PROJECTS/COMMISSIONS
2026 — Today, Creative Art Collaboration, Numbers Magazine, Mariners Church, Irvine, CA
2025 — Light of Hope Community Art Series, UCI Medical Center / St. Joseph / City of Hope, Irvine, CA 2023 — Present - Seasonal Community Art Projects, San Marco Park / Plaza Park/ Onnuri Church, Irvine, CA
2012 — Mural Installation, The Grove Church, Riverside, CAAFFILIATIONS
2026 — Juried Artist Member, Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA)
2025 — Juried Artist Member, Orange County Fine Arts Association (OCFA)AWARDS & CREDENTIALS
2005 — President’s Volunteer Service Award, United States
2005 — Site Supervisor Permit, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
2005 — Certificate of Achievement, Early Childhood Studies, Riverside Community College
1998 — Social Worker Certificate, South Korea (Presidential Recognition)
1998 — Social Education Instructor Certificate, Korea Social Education CenterCOLLECTIONS
Private Collections
Southern California, United States Riverside, California