BIOGRAPHY

Sophia Kim Reeves is a Korean American contemporary artist whose work engages with the emotional and material language of the Korean diaspora. Born on Jeju Island, South Korea, and now based in Riverside, California, Reeves creates layered abstract compositions that weave nature, culture, and faith into textured surfaces—spaces where personal history meets universal questions of belonging and resilience.

Working primarily with Hanji (traditional Korean mulberry paper), graphite, oil pastel, and thread, Reeves employs a slow, meditative process of layering, scratching, and tearing that transforms material into a site of healing and reflection. The interplay of fragility and strength in Hanji becomes a metaphor for resilience, as she deconstructs and reconstructs its fibers to hold the imprint of natural memory, cultural experience, and spiritual renewal.

Reeves earned her MFA in Visual Art from Azusa Pacific University in 2025 and has exhibited widely in Southern California. Her recent solo exhibition, Light Shines Through (Heritage Gallery, 2025), and group shows including Sacred Living (Sasse Museum of Art, 2024) and Waves (SOLOSHOW Gallery, 2024) highlight her growing presence in the contemporary art scene. She has also participated in the Brehm Residency at Fuller Seminary (2024) and serves as Community Art Director at Onnuri Church in Irvine, California.

Her works are held in private collections across the United States, Korea, and India.