Yoonmi Nam Sculptures
Korean
Yoonmi Nam, born in Seoul, South Korea, is a professor of printmaking at the University of Kansas. Her work has appeared in national and international exhibitions, including 2023’s “Found in Translation: Explorations by 8 Contemporary Artists” at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and on the Block Artspace Project Wall in 2022-23.
Yoonmi Nam is an artist born in Seoul, South Korea, and has studied in Korea, Canada, US, and Japan. Yoonmi is interested in the observation and depiction of everyday objects and occurrences, especially when they subtly suggest contradictions - a perception of time that feels both temporary and lasting and a sense of place that feels both familiar and foreign. Growing up as an only child with working parents, she often engaged in quiet observations of things around her. Experiences of living in disparate cultures with different people and their histories allowed her to notice what often is unobserved in one’s own familiar spaces. She works in traditional printmaking processes such as mokuhanga (Japanese-style water-based woodblock printing) and lithography to make imagery as well as explore other materials such as clay, glass, and paper to make three-dimensional still lifes.
Yoonmi received her MFA degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and BFA degree from Hong-Ik University in Seoul, Korea. She was awarded residencies at Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory in Japan three times (2004, 2012, 2019) to study traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques and is the recipient of the Keiko Kadota Award for Advancement of Mokuhanga. She has participated in artist residencies at Brandywine Workshop and Archives in Philadelphia, Frans Masereel Centrum in Belgium, Kala Art Institute in California, Vermont Studio Center, and a 3-year studio residency at Studios Inc. in Kansas City. Her work is in the collections of the RISD Museum, RI; Spencer Museum of Art, KS; and the Hawai’i State Art Museum, HI; among others, and has shown her work in over 25 solo exhibitions and 200 group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Yoonmi is a professor of printmaking at the University of Kansas.to
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Artist: Yoonmi Nam
"Cairn #2 (5 Stack)" Stacked Takeout Containers Porcelain Sculpture
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Cairn #2 (5 Stack)" is an original green ceramic sculpture by Yoonmi Nam made from directly slip casting the negative space of precariously stacked takeout containers and finishing ...
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"Remains (Stack of Cups)", wood fired sculpture of balanced to-go cups
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Remains (Stack of Cups)" is an original ceramic sculpture by Yoonmi Nam made from directly slip casting the negative space of precariously stacked to-go cups in a tray and wood firi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoonmi Nam Sculptures
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Porcelain, Glaze
"Take Out", Takeout Container Sculpture Cast in Porcelain with a Celadon Glaze
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Take Out "is an original free-standing sculpture by Yoonmi Nam as part of the artist's ongoing "Cairn" series. To create the work, the artist the slip casts the ceramic by pouring ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoonmi Nam Sculptures
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Porcelain
Cairn Vase (small #1)
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vase sculpture titled "Cairn Vase (small #1)" is an original artwork by Yoonmi Nam made of ceramic and clear glaze. This piece measures 6.75” x 4.5” x 4.75”.
Yoonmi Nam’s work ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoonmi Nam Sculptures
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Take Out (Csirke-Fogo)
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Take Out (Csirke-Fogo)" is an original lithograph on Gampi paper, and glazed porcelain artwork by Yoonmi Nam measuring 5”h x 13”w x 16”d (variable).
Yoonmi...
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2010s Contemporary Yoonmi Nam Sculptures
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"Take Out (Thank You Thank You Thank You)", Glass and Lithograph Sculpture
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This white and red sculpture titled "Take Out (Thank You Thank You Thank You)" is an original artwork by Yoonmi Nam made of lithograph on Gampi paper, and ca...
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2010s Contemporary Yoonmi Nam Sculptures
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Cairn Vase (large #2)
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vase sculpture titled "Cairn Vase (large #2)" is an original artwork by Yoonmi Nam made of ceramic and white glaze. This piece measures 10.5” x 4.5” x 4.75”. Flowers not included. Main image photographed by Zane Smith...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoonmi Nam Sculptures
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Ceramic, Glaze
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Yoonmi Nam sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Yoonmi Nam sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Yoonmi Nam in ceramic, glaze, lithograph and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Yoonmi Nam sculptures, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Wi Taepa, Steve Buduo, and C.T. Whitehouse. Yoonmi Nam sculptures prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $450 and tops out at $2,800, while the average work can sell for $1,200.









