LA-based artist Soo Kim opening (Returning) Curated by students at The Archer School for Girls

The Eastern Star Gallery at Archer, a unique art exhibition space located on the campus of The Archer School for Girls, is proud to present (Returning), an exhibition of original work by Los Angeles-based visual artist Soo Kim.

The gallery opening and reception will be held on Thursday, January 29 at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

The exhibition was conceived, planned, and will be executed entirely by students as part of Archer’s distinctive Gallery Management program.

“I think the uniqueness of Kim’s art drew the class to her work,” said student curator Shelby Mumford. “Her pieces are a combination of simplicity and intricacy.”

Kim reinterprets photographs using cutting and layering techniques, narrative elements and literary references.

Kim received her MFA from California Institute of Arts – School of Art, Critical Writing, Film and Video, Valencia, California. She has previously had exhibitions at the Getty Museum and Angles Gallery in Los Angeles, DCKT Contemporary in New York, Steven Wolf Fine Arts in San Francisco, and the Pasadena Museum of California Art.

Kim’s (Returning) exhibit is free to the public at the Eastern Star Gallery at Archer from January 30 to March 13, 2015 by appointment only. To make an appointment, please contact Director Chad Attie at 310-873-7000. The Archer School for Girls is located at 11725 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049.

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About the Archer School for Girls

Founded in 1995, The Archer School for Girls is an independent school that provides a 21st-century college preparatory program for students in grades 6 through 12 in an environment that explores and refines the ways girls learn best. The cultivation of a strong sense of individuality, personal identity, independence, a sense of global engagement, and an array of leadership opportunities defines each student’s experience. For more information, please visit our website at www.archer.org or 310-873-7000.

ABOUT THE GALLERY

The Eastern Star Gallery at Archer is more than a unique space to view contemporary artwork: it is the center of a vital dialogue between artists, students, teachers, collectors, gallery directors, curators and other art-lovers who are drawn to the Archer campus. Students with an interest in curating, exhibition planning, and museum and gallery management receive an introduction to the business aspects of fine arts through off-campus excursions and visiting guest lecturers and panels of experts.

GALLERY HISTORY

By definition, the Eastern Star Gallery at Archer is a place of transformation. The space originally served as a chapel in the 1930s, offering residents a place of worship for more than six decades. During its subsequent metamorphosis, the 300-square-foot room served as a classroom and theater staging area before assuming its current life as an art gallery in 2006. Since then, this space has housed some of the most prestigious contemporary art in Southern California. In 2013, students renamed The Gallery at The Archer School for Girls as the Eastern Star Gallery at Archer, honoring the building’s historic roots as the Eastern Star Home for Women.