1/1, 2025, Mixed media on inkjet print, 18 1/2” x 24” inches

June Kim makes paintings, photographs, videos and installations that are inspired by the human and animal connection. She is best known for her performative photographs and videos of herself and her wolf-like dogs. The dogs appear in ways that are metaphorical as well as diaristic, and provide a portal to the mythical, mystical and primal. In addition, Kim conveys the concept of equity as it pertains to all living beings, promoting a greater understanding and empathy for the interconnectedness of life. Most recently, she has been working on documenting her mother who has Alzheimer’s. Kim received her MFA at Pratt Institute, and has exhibited in NY, LA, Paris, Seoul and Busan. She has been featured in magazines such as BOMB, Crush Fanzine, Fanzine, and VUU. Kim is faculty at the College of the Atlantic and splits her time between Maine, New York and California with her four huskies.

Alien Dog - a photo of Pono with his head sticking out of the car window. Simply put, he is our weird dog - he's like a gazelle in the savannah, always on high alert and seems like this is his first time on the planet - everything is new and can be scary when not understood. Like an alien discovering new civilization. What if aliens came to our planet disguised as dogs? - June Kim