Dr. Minso Kim

Visiting Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of IADS - Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies

(940) 369-5248

Email: minso.kim@unt.edu

Education

PhD, University of Colorado, 2024

Major: Emergent Technology and Media Art Practice
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013

Major: Studio Arts

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary

Part-Time Lecturer, University of Colorado Boulder. University of Colorado Boulder. (2022 - 2024).
Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado Boulder. University of Colorado Boulder. (2018 - 2022).
Part-Time Lecturer, Seoul Women's University. Seoul Women's University. (2015 - 2017).
Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (2012 - 2012).

Licensures and Certifications

ACUE Certificate in Teaching Effectiveness, Faculty Success. (2025 - 2099).
Certificate in College Teaching, University of Colorado Boulder. (2024 - 2099).
Certificate of Excellence for Teaching Online (CETO), Division of Strategic Educational Alliances. (2025 - 2025).

Development Activities

Workshop, Early Career Faculty Funding Series, Division of Research and Innovation. United States of America. (October 2025).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas

ART 2020 - Digital Tools and Technologies for Creative Practice, 8 courses.
ART 3030 - Digital Communication for Art and Creative Entrepreneurship, 3 courses.
ART 4660 - Seminar in Design Management, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

Dissertation Committee Member, "TBD," Art Education. (November 14, 2026).
Internship Advisor, "Internship position," IADS - Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies. (February 28, 2026 - March 31, 2026).

Awards and Honors

Cornerstone Award, College of Visual Arts and Design. (March 28, 2025).
Rookie Award, ATLAS Institute. (March 21, 2021).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Conference Proceeding

Kim, M. (2025). Hybrid design approach: Expanding the concept of Naturoid to contemporary arts.
Kim, M. (2024). When the past technology comes to the future wearable technology: Speculative art project Lock at first sight (2020). https://www.isea-archives.org/isea-2024/
Kim, M. (2022). Biophilic prototypes: Sensory experiences of the speculative interior architecture.
Kim, M. (2021). Ivy Curtain: An Alternative-plant Robot.
Kim, M. (2019). Being close to nature while in indoor spaces.
Kim, M. (2019). Blurring Borders Between the Real and Digital Worlds.
Kim, M. (2017). Does Ritual Disappear as Walter Benjamin Describes in ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’ in the Age of Digital Technology?.

Journal Article

Kim, M., Jeon, J. (2025). A Medical Error of Saints Cosmas and Damian: Reflections on Fallibility and Medical Education From a Medieval Miracle. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 40 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2025.40.e229
Kim, M. (2018). Newly generated ritual in the age of digital technology.

Poster

Kim, M. (2019). Aura of daylight.

Presentations Given

Demonstration

Morin, T. (Other), Kim, M. (Other), CVAD Celebrates, Risograph Demonstration, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).

Paper

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), 30th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA), Hybrid design approach: Expanding the concept of Naturoid to contemporary arts, Seoul, South Korea, Korea, South. (2025 - 2025).
Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), When the past technology comes to the future wearable technology: Speculative art project Lock at first sight (2020), International Symposium on Electronic Art, Australia. (2024 - 2024).

Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits

Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Kim, M., "In-and-Out", Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX, United States of America. (October 29, 2025 - November 7, 2025).
Art - Affiliations and Collections. Kim, M., "Solar Arcade/ Earth's Favorite Star", Fiske Planetarium, Boulder, CO, United States of America. (February 1, 2018 - November 30, 2023).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Kim, M., "B.E.A.T.|Boulder Experiments in Art and Technology", Climbable Museum-Junkyard Social Club, Boulder, CO, United States of America. (October 14, 2023 - October 14, 2023).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Kim, M., "Convivial Machines", B.E.A.T|Boulder Experiments in Art and Technology, Museum of Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States of America. (October 14, 2021 - February 14, 2022).
Art - Art Works in Publication. Kim, M., "Bunny", U.K., United Kingdom. (August 29, 2020 - August 29, 2020).
Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Kim, M., "Joy-Sorrow", Minso Kim, Gallery Knot (Exhibition Center), Seoul, South Korea., Korea, South. (February 20, 2018 - February 26, 2018).
Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Kim, M., "Nuance x Nuance", Cy Art Space, Seoul, Korea, Korea, South. (August 22, 2017 - August 28, 2017).
Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Kim, M., "Subtle Tone", Seoul Women's Univeristy Museum, Seoul, Korea, Korea, South. (February 22, 2017 - March 31, 2017).
Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Kim, M., "Empathy and Numbers", Sun Art Space, Seoul, Korea, Korea, South. (February 3, 2016 - February 16, 2016).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Kim, M., "Creative Healer", Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea, Korea, South. (November 4, 2015 - November 8, 2015).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Kim, M., "Think It Over, Think It Slow", Korean Cultural Service of New York, New York City, NY, United States of America. (June 10, 2015 - July 22, 2015).

Media Contributions

Internet

"Installation," CU Boulder Today. (January 30, 2020).

Radio

"Art," KYRS Thin Air Community Radio. (October 1, 2015).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

Fellowship

Kim, M., "Playa Winter/Spring 2014 Fellowship Residency," sponsored by Playa Artist Residency, Other, Funded. (2014 - 2014).

Grant - Research

Kim, M., "Cornerstone," sponsored by College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, $608 Funded. (2025 - 2026).
Kim, M., "Beverly Sears Grant," sponsored by University of Colorado Boulder, Other, $1000 Funded. (2019 - 2020).

Service

University Service

Attendee, Graduation, Commencement. (December 12, 2025 - Present).
Committee Member, Chair Search. (September 30, 2025 - Present).
Member, University service. (August 15, 2025 - Present).
Member, student recruitment event. (August 2025 - Present).
Attendee, Graduation, Commencement. (May 10, 2025 - Present).
Member, CVAD Celebrate. (March 21, 2026 - March 21, 2026).
Committee Member, Onstead Dissertation Award Committee. (August 2025 - November 2025).
Other (Juror), Exhibition. (August 2025 - September 2025).
Committee Member, Onstead Institute Dissertation Award. (September 2024 - December 2024).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Conference Paper, Design Research Society. (January 2026 - January 2026).
Session Chair, International Symposium on Emerging Art. Seoul, Seoul. (May 28, 2025 - May 28, 2025).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Architecture, Media, Politics, and Society. Bercelona, Spain. (September 2024 - October 2024).

Consulting

Academic, Fiske Planetarium, Boulder, CO, United States of America. (July 1, 2025 - July 11, 2025).