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EDUCATION

BFA in Communication Arts and Design with a focus in Illustration, from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (2003)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Trader Joe Artist (2003-2016)

• Self Employed Artist 2016-present

• Mentor at Visual Arts Passage 2022-present

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2025​​

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• "Ladies of Leisure" solo show at LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, LA

• "Restore the Wild" art exhibition through the Virginia Department of Wildlife at The Gallery at Main Street Station, Richmond, VA

• "Younger Days" group show at Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

• "Year of the Snake" group show at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

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2024

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• "Guardians of Feral Land II" group show at Kuehl's Fine Art in the A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO

• AQUA Miami group show in booth with Arch Enemy Arts, Miami, FL

• "Small Works of Whimsey" group show, Flying Horse Gallery, Sisters OR

• "Ultra Wonder" group show at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK

• "20th Anniversary Show" Robert Lange Studio, Charleston, SC

• "The Hum of Everything" group show at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK

• "Imaginary Menagerie" group show at Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA

• "Spectrum V" group show at Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA

• "Kindred Spirits" group show at Robert Lange Studio, Charleston, SC

• "Portrait Show 12:Myth" group show at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco 

• "Glorious Euphoria" group show through Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK 

• "Salut! 9 Coaster Show" group show at Nucleus Portland Gallery, Portland, Oregon

• "The Rise of the Rescuers" solo exhibit at Revolution Gallery in Buffalo, NY

•  "Welcome to the Jungle" group exhibit at the Vendue Art Gallery, Charleston, SC

• "Microvisions 7" group show at Wow x Wow Online gallery, UK

• "River City Rails" group show curated by Noah Scalin & Curtis Grimstead at Gallery 5, Richmond, VA                                                     

• "Restore the Wild" art competition through the Virginia Department of Wildlife at Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center, Richmond, VA

• 'Year of the Dragon" group show at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

• "Paired" group exhibit at Robert Lange Studio, Charleston, SC

• "Small Works" group exhibit at Glave Kocen Petite, Richmond,

• "Surreal Salon 16" guest juror Beth Cavener at Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA

2023

• "Rare in Virginia" Solo show at Glave Kocen Consulting, Richmond VA 

• "Guardians of the Feral Land" Group show at Kuehl Fine Arts, Trinidad, CO                                                                                         Group Show at Aqua Miami with Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA

• "2023 Online Holiday Show," Le Mieux Gallery, New Orleans,LA                                                                                                            

• "Versus" Group exhibit at Robert Lange Studio, Charleston, SC

• "Courtside 2" Group exhibit at Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                    "The Eclectic Majestic" Group exhibit at Wow x Wow, Online Gallery, UK.                                                                                          ​"Covers" Group exhibit at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA                                                                                                       "Portrait Show 11, Beyond the Original" Group Exhibit at Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA

• "New Blood" Group Exhibit at Robert Lange Studio, Charleston, SC

• "Microvision 6" Group Exhibit at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK 

• "House of Many Tales" Group Exhibit at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK 

• "Playing Favorites" Group Exhibit at Robert Lange Studio, Charleston, SC

• "Year of the Rabbit" Group Exhibit at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA  

• "Small Works" Group Exhibit at Glave Kocen Consulting, Richmond, VA     

• "Surreal Salon 15" Juried Group Exhibit at Baton Rouge Gallery curated by Marco Mazzoni, Baton Rouge, LA   

2022​

• ​​"Yule" Group Show at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA      

• "Mystical Rhythms" Group Exhibit at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK      

• "Cornucopia" Group Exhibit at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK

• "Between Spellbook Pages" Group Show at Gristle Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

• "Cult of Meow VI" group show at Gristle Arts Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

• Richmond Folk Festival, Art Booth, Richmond VA October 7-9, 2022

• "The Birds and The Bees" Group Exhibit at Robert Lange Studio, Charleston, SC

• "Danse Macabre" Group Show at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

• "Beautiful Creatures" 2 person show at Revolution Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY

• "EBTKS 2022" group show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

• "Strange Paradise: A Window into Surrealism" a juried group exhibit at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD 

• "Some Fun Now" Little Shop of Horrors Tribute Group Show at SugarMynt Gallery, South Pasadena, CA

• "The Portrait Show X" Group Exhibit at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

• "Echo All the Worlds" Group Exhibit at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK

• "Microvision 5" Group Exhibit at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK

• "100 Trees" Group Exhibit at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

• "The Listening Room" Group Exhibit at Robert Lange Studio, Charleston, SC

• "Familiar Strangers" Group Exhibit at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK

• "Within the Static" Group Exhibit at Wow x Wow Online Gallery, UK

• "Size Doesn't Matter" Group Exhibit at Glave Kocen Consulting, Richmond, VA

• "Surreal Salon 14" Group Exhibit at Baton Rouge Gallery curated by Carrie Ann Baade, Baton Rouge, LA

• "Homeward Bound: Juried Triennial" Group Exhibit at Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA

 

2021

• "Labyrinth of Dreams" Group Exhibit at Wow x Wow Online Gallery

• "Salvaged Renaissance" Solo Show at Glave Kocen Consulting, Richmond, Va

• "Lore" Group Exhibit at Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA

• "Outwit the Monster" Group Exhibit at Wow X Wow Online Gallery, UK

• "I Love Hue" Group Exhibit at Robert Lange Gallery, Charleston, SC

• "Cult of Meow V" Group Exhibit at Gristle Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

• "Monochromagic 4" Group Exhibit at Wow X Wow Online Gallery, UK

• "The Portrait Show IX" Group Exhibit at Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA

• "Toadstools" Group show at Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

• "Ruffly Painted Animals" Mini solo at Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

• "Put a Bird On It" Group show at Glave Kocen Consulting, Richmond, VA

• "Small Works" Virtual Group Exhibit at Glave Kocen Consulting, Richmond, VA

• "Surreal Salon 13" Group Exhibit at Baton Rouge Gallery curated by Thinkspace Projects, Baton Rouge, LA

• "The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing" Group Exhibit, Immersive SCOPE Miami Beach Art Fair, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

• "Trading Card Art Show IV" Group Exhibit at Gristle Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

• "What Would Heironymus Do?" Group Show, The Secret Gallery, Astoria, OR

• "Cordial Creatures Portraits" Solo Show, Curly Tale Fine Arts, Chicago, IL

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2020

• "Cult of Meow IV" Group Exhibit at Gristle Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

• "Painting for the Puppies" Charity Auction,The Secret Gallery, Astoria, OR

• John Henley "Artists" Group Exhibit at Glave Kocen, Richmond VA

• ​"No Pants Required" Group Exhibit at Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

• "We Will Survive" Group Exhibit and Fundraiser at Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA

• "Knights and Monsters" Group Exhibit at Gristle Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

• "Bird of Paradise" Group Exhibit at Gristle Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

• "From Me to You" Group Exhibit at Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA

• "Size Doesn't Matter" Group Exhibit at Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA

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2019

• “Under The Rafters: New Work by Cassandra Kim” solo show at Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA

• Current Art Fair, Group Exhibition, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA

• “Configurations: a curatorial project” group show at Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA

• “Summer Splash” group show at Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA

• “Hear Me Roar” group show at Eclectic Gallery, London, England

• “Hung Juried” group show at Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA

• “All Media Show” group show at Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA

 

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

• Chilkoot Trail Artist in Residence- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park & Parks Canada Chilkoot Trail National Historical Site, Skagway, Alaska and Yukon, Canada
  (July 2013)

 

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS/TV

• Winner of Best Artistic Expression in "Restore the Wild" art competition through the Department of Virginia Wildlife, 2024

•  Rare in Virginia, captures endangered animals in classic portraiture, produced by Linsey West, ABC 8 News, aired December 21st, 2023 https://www.wric.com/community/positively-richmond/rare-in-va-exhibit-captures-endangered-animals-in-classic-portraiture/

• Rogers H., "A Rare in Virginia, art exhibit preview" Department of Conservation and Recreation, posted November 28, 2023, https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/insights/

• Rega, K.,"A Virginia Menagerie" Virginia Living Magazine, December 2023, page 25

• Scott C, Upcoming Show Preview "New Blood,"American Art Collector, Robert Lange Studios, Issue 212, June 2023 

• 2nd Grand Prize in the 2022 Surrealize Art Prize

• Parrish V.,featured in "Made in Virginia Awards", Animal Greeting Cards, Virginia Living Magazine, December 2022

• The Huts Magazine, artist feature,"Cassandra L. Kim, Animals with tradition" Issue 6

• Curran, C., "Richmond artist designs Folk Festival Poster," Richmond Times-Dispatch, Saturday, September 24, 2022

• Trekell Pet Portrait Competition, Winner of the “The Greg Simkins Award” for Acrylic (Sept. 2019)

• Pikchur Magazine: Blog featured Artist: “Replacing People with Animals in Classic Portraitures-Artist Cassandra Kim” (May 2019)

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*represented by Glave Kocen Consulting and Guest Artist at Robert Lange Studios

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