Cheolyu Kim is an experienced drawer and painter born in 1968 in Goseong and is currently based in Paju-si, South Korea. He holds an MFA in Sculpture from Brooklyn College-University of New York and a BFA in Sculpture from Chung-Ang University of Seoul.

He renders surreal dreamscapes to understand his very real childhood anxieties growing up near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. By drawing with fine pens on largely birchwood surfaces, he explores the cosmic horror and sheer force of the DMZ as his works venture into an interdimensional hyperreality. 

His artistic excellence has earned him international acclaim, with exhibitions across South Korea, the United Sates, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia. With Redbase Art Sydney, Kim has exhibited five solo shows and participated in major international art fairs such as Sydney Contemporary, Art Jakarta, and Aotearoa Art Fair. His art is in major international collections, including Museum MACAN, Indonesia; Portland Art Museum, United States; Gwangju Museum of Art, and Yangpyung Art Museum, South Korea; and TWT Property Group, Australia.