CV
b. 1999
AMANDA YIM
Education
2023 BA Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
CV Solo & Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 - “8 x 8,” group exhibition, Tamper Room Cafe & Gallery, Fremont, CA
2025 - “ROOTED,” group exhibition, Ruth’s Table, San Francisco, CA
2025 - “10 x 10,” group exhibition, Faultline Art Space, Oakland California
2024 - “Landscapes & Handscapes 2024,” group exhibition, JKR Gallery, Provo, UT
2024 - “Hide & Seek,” group exhibition, Two Cats Gallery, El Cerrito, CA
2024 - “A New Page 2024,” group exhibition, JKR Gallery, Provo, UT
2023 - “Prague, Berlin, Basel,” group exhibition, The Weight Room, Provo, UT
2023 - “Tiny,” group exhibition Two Cats Gallery, El Cerrito, CA
2023 - “Stories of Egress,” group exhibition, West Valley Arts, West Valley, UT
2023 - “Handscapes,” group exhibition, JKR Gallery, Provo, UT
2023 - “Annual Student Show,” group exhibition, Brigham Young University, The Weight Room, Provo, UT
2023 - “Food is How We Say ‘I Love You’,” Solo Exhibition, The Weight Room, Provo, UT
2023 - “A New Page,” group exhibition, JKR Gallery, Provo, UT
2023 - “ The Love Art Show,” group exhibition, JKR Gallery, Provo, UT
2022 - “Brigham Young University Art Department Open Studios,” West Campus Building BA Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2021 - “We Are BYU, group exhibition,” B.F. Larsen Gallery, Provo, UT
Awards/Scholarships
2023 - BYU Experiential Learning Grant, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2022 - BA Open Studio Award, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2021 - BYU Experiential Learning Grant, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
I am a Cambodian-American artist from Castro Valley, California. I was born and raised in the Bay Area then relocated to Provo, Utah to attend Brigham Young University in 2017. I graduated from BYU in 2023 with a BA in Art and am now currently working out of Fremont, California.
In my work, I depict the mundane and routine moments in life and shift them into a softer lens. I primarily work in oil and acrylic, but also dabble in a bit of mixed media and video. The main subjects of my work are centered mostly around family and what it means to be a child of immigrant parents.
As a first-generation Cambodian-American, I find it difficult at times to relate to my Cambodian heritage. Throughout my journey as an artist I’ve been searching for the balance in my identity between being Cambodian and American. I found the strongest bridge between the two cultures for me had always been food, and the same can be said for many children of immigrant parents. Food can speak for itself as another language, common interest, or just a reason to gather. By using food as my subject matter, it opens up this whole other subculture that is shared through so many people. I am working to further embrace the power of food and how it relates to the inner workings of society.