Cecilia Kim

Cecilia Kim is an Assistant Professor of Film Production at the University of Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television, and Theatre. She holds concurrent faculty status in Art, Art History, and Design, and is a fellow at the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, the Nanovic Institute, and the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society. Her work bridges video art with academic research, focusing on transnational identity, women's labor, and East Asian cinema.

Kim earned her MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her research explores invisible labor spaces and mechanized cultural production, using nonfiction narratives to connect personal and collective memory.

• Affiliations: Concurrent Faculty in Art & Design, Fellow at Liu/Nanovic/Lucy Institutes
• Education: MFA (VCU), BFA (SAIC)
• Key Awards: Hamiltonian Artists Fellow (2021-23), WPA Wherewithal Grant (2023), Trawick Prize (2021)

Her creative works have been exhibited globally, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, The Anderson Gallery, and Pluripotent Art Space (Seoul). Recent exhibitions include Circle 2024 (CICA Museum) and Future Landscapes (Venice International Art Fair).

• Research Themes: Transnational nomadism, linguistic barriers, diasporic identity
• Teaching: Courses in video production, experimental film, and critical theory