For her entire life, she has had two key passions: art and nature. She majored in landscape architecture in college in Korea. However, it didn’t satisfy her expressive yearning, so she came to America to study painting. Kim earned her BFA at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. As a member of Philadelphia Art Connection, she has had a group show every year. She is also a member of the Plastic Club, the Sketch Club, and the Manayunk Roxborough Art Center and takes part in many shows.