Golumba Kim

After obtaining her bachelor of applied arts degree, and receiving a teaching certification in Seoul, South Korea, Golumba was City Art Co-ordinator at the Women’s Welfare Centre in Seoul. Subsequently she opened, and for nine years managed her own art school where she taught students from elementary to adults. In 1997 she arrived in Canada and since then has devoted most of her artistic time to painting, although she has given a number of technical watercolor workshops and classes to local artist groups. She has also taught art classes at junior high school level in the Bedford Academy.

Golumba constantly strives to integrate Korean with Canadian traditions to broaden her artistic horizons. Delighting in the scenery around her and the details of nature, she captures te beauty of Nova Scotia in a unique style, combining the best of eastern and western painting traditions. In 2006 she was elected as a member of The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Color (CSPWC). Most recently her artistic interests have moved towards oil and acrylics, incorporating mixed media in a more abstract style.

For five years she operated an art gallery at Black Point, St. Margaret’s Bay. She has exhibited at the Jo-Beale Gallery in Peggy’s Cove and at the Edge mere Gallery, Wolfville as well as in China and Korea. She has participated in many group shows.

Solo Exhibitions:

2008, Dancing Fish - Jo-Beale Gallery, Peggy’s cove
2006, Glory of the Seasons - Craig Gallery, Dartmouth
2003, Golumba’s Watercolor - Craig Gallery, Dartmouth
2002, Glory of Summer - Pier 21 Gallery, Halifax
2001, Reflections on a New Land - The Truro Art Society Gallery, Truro
2000, Grand Opening Golumba Art Gallery - Black Point, St. Margarets Bay
1999, Immigration Artist Show Case - Westin Hotel and Spring Garden Place, Halifax
1998, Belonging - The Multicultural Art Resource Centre Gallery, Halifax