Roger Kim is a multidisciplinary artist working with music, text, interactive electronics, images, and sculpture. His work explores issues related to the Korean diaspora, including the evolution of traditional practices, the drive to find belonging, and effects of history and intergenerational trauma. He has performed and exhibited at ICA San Jose, Mills College Art Museum, ICA San Francisco, REDCAT, the YBCA New Frequencies Festival, CultureHub LA, Re-Fest, and the California Institute of the Arts. He has received grants and awards from UC Berkeley, CultureHub LA, ICA San Francisco, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, and the California Institute of the Arts.
Roger earned a BA in music at UC Berkeley under Myra Melford and an MFA in music performance and composition from the California Institute of the Arts under Eyvind Kang, and has studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Roger studied traditional Korean music in South Korea with Ji Soonja, Scarlett Choi, Kim Dongwon, Moon Soohyeon, and Yeon Jeho. Roger publishes puri zine about Korean history, is the leader of Kkiri Kkiri Samulnori, and facilitates workshops exploring Korean diasporic rage as part of Hwa Records artist collective.