A sampling of the works from “Scene ’05: Contemporary Korean American Artists” now showing at KAM.

KAM will present an exhibit of the works of eight Los Angeles-based Korean American artists — some of the most vibrant artists on the scene. The exhibit, which opened on Thursday, April 21 with a reception held at the museum from 6 to 9 p.m., is called: “Scene ’05: Contemporary Korean American Artists.” The artists will present paintings, sculptures, photos, videos and time-based improvisational performance/installation that combine digital and new media technologies. The artists have a wide variety of training and experience as expressed in the innovative variety of their work. Their commonality is ethnic origin and present residence, although there is no common “ethnicity” present in their work. Although these artists have successfully presented their work in contexts devoid of any ethnically located vocabulary, it is important for people from any minority group to share their accomplishments with their communities and make their communities more visible to show what progress and contributions have been made. The exhibited artists are as follows:

> Yunhee Min received a B.F.A. from the Art Center College of Design and pursued additional training at the Kunstakademie in Duesseldorf, Germany.
> Kungmii Shin received a M.F.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. in biochemistry from San Jose State University. She studied at the Kyungbook National University Medical School in Korea before pursuing painting at the San Francisco Art Institute and San Francisco State University.
> Koh Byung Ok received a B.F.A. from Otis College of Art and Design.
> Carole Kim received a M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts, a M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and a B.A. from Brown University.
> Wongju Lim received a M.F.A. from the Art Center College of Design and a B.S. from Woodbury University.
> Young Chung received a M.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago and a B.A. from the University of California, Irvine. He also studied American Photography at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
> Andre Yi received a M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and a B.F.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.
> Soo Kim received a M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts and a B.A. from the University of California, Riverside.

A sampling of the works from “Scene ’05: Contemporary Korean American Artists” now showing at KAM.

The exhibit will include artist lectures for students of the Los Angeles Unified School District as well as tours and workshops. It is scheduled to close on Aug. 18. It can be seen at the Korean American Museum, located at 3727 West Sixth Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles. Gallery hours are Wednesdays to Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is free.