Genie Ghim

About the Artist

Genie is a visual artist born in Seoul, South Korea, and is a first-generation American. She attended the Corcoran School of Art and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Genie holds a (BA )in East Asian Studies from the University of Maryland and a Masters of Fine Art (MFA) in Studio Art from American University in Washington, D.C. where she received the Ruth Meixner-Bird Scholarship, the Robyn Rafferty Mathias Research Grants, and The Wolpoff Award. She is an awardee of the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) Artists & Scholars Project Grant. Her work has been shown internationally in South Korea, Spain, Qatar, and the United States. Exhibitions include museums and galleries throughout the DMV area, such as Strathmore Arts, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, The Universities at Shady Grove, Frederick Arts Council, McLean Project for the Arts, American University Museum, Transformer DC, Touchstone Gallery, and IA&A at Hillyer, among others. In November 2024, Genie completed an artist residency at JOYA: arte + ecología, located in the Almería region of Andalucía, Spain, further expanding her engagement with cross-cultural themes and interdisciplinary practices.