Newswise — The Department of Visual Arts at North Dakota State University, Fargo, has announced that Min Kim Park, Chicago, Ill., has been named the 2009 James Rosenquist Artist in Residence at NDSU. Ms. Park will work spring semester 2009 in the studio dedicated for the program at NDSU's Downtown Visual Arts Department, interacting with students, holding public lectures and opening her studio to visitors.
Born in South Korea, Min Kim Park focuses on exploring the issues revolving around gender, ethnicity and identity using multimedia performance, video, photography, and video and sound installation. "I am committed as an artist to create innovative work," stated Ms. Park, "that is at the same time relevant to current social, political, and theoretical concerns."
At NDSU, Ms. Park will teach a seminar course that focuses on the history and theory of photography, new media, web art, film and video, installation and performance. Her international background will enhance the students' cultural background and offer them a global perspective on the creation of art. Her residency will culminate with an exhibit and donation of a piece of artwork to the James Rosenquist Artist Residency Collection. Additional information about Ms. Park can be found online at www.minkimpark.com.
"Ms. Park is a quintessentially American artist, whose globalism shows itself in her work. It is this melding of American and international insights that is inspiring for us at NDSU," said Thomas Riley, Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at NDSU.
Ms. Park received her master of fine arts degree in photography from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. She holds a bachelor of art degree in communication and journalism from Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo. She has taught at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; the School of the Art Institute, Chicago; and Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. In addition to the James Rosenqiust Residency award, Ms. Park has been the artist in residence for the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Neb. Ms. Park has exhibited her work in galleries both nationally and internationally. The James Rosenquist Artist in Residency Program for Visual Arts at NDSU honors James Rosenquist. Born in Grand Forks, N.D., Rosenquist is considered one of the greatest living artists of the Pop Art movement of North America. His work and career are internationally known. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from North Dakota State University in May 2005.
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