Kyungmin Park is a South Korean-born ceramic artist. Her work explores themes of introspection, diversity, societal expectations, and illuminating human connections across cultures and languages. After two decades in South Korea, she moved to the United States, seeking greater creative opportunities. Experiencing a new language and culture and the many challenges she faced as an immigrant made her realize that figurative sculpture is more than a personal passion. It is a powerful tool to communicate emotions, experiences, and ideas without the limitations that words and customs can impose.

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Kyungmin earned her BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2008 and her MFA from the University of Georgia in 2012. She currently lives and works in Boston and is an Associate Professor at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. She has conducted over 40 workshops and lectures at various art institutions.

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Kyungmin was selected as a 2025 National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Demonstration Artist and has received numerous awards, including the 2016 NCECA Emerging Artist of the Year, the 2015 Emerging Artist Award from Ceramics Monthly Magazine, and the Matsutani (2014-2015) and Windgate (2015-2016) Fellowships while at the Archie Bray Foundation. She has participated in artist residencies at AIR Vallauris in France (2011 & 2022), Jingdezhen International Studio in China (2017), Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana (2018), and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Maine (2016).

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Park’s work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, most notably at Aqua Art Miami Basel, SOFA Chicago, The Clay Studio in PA, Scripps College Ceramic Annual in CA, Penland School of Crafts in NC, Arrowmont School of Arts in TN, Fuller Craft Museum in MA, Museum of Arts and Science in GA, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Canton Museum of Art in OH, and Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art in AL, along with a multitude of galleries, including Abel Contemporary, Abmeyer + Wood, Belger Arts Center, Cerbera, Companion, Duane Reed, Eutectic, Kolva-Sullivan, Lacoste, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Lillstreet Art Center, Morean Art Center, and various Signature galleries, among others.

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Her work has also been featured in The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times, highlighting her impact on contemporary ceramic arts and her ability to bridge cultural narratives through sculpture.