The Rehoboth Art League hosts Gallery Talks as a free opportunity for the public to delve deeper into the arts and humanities content of our exhibitions. A wide range of presenters—including exhibition judges, jurors, art historians, and artists themselves—provide unique perspectives on fine arts, their historical contexts, and how the arts contribute to the human experience.
FROM THE JUDGE WITH JINSOON OH
Saturday, June 14, 2025 (10am)
Join the Rehoboth Art League for a conversation with judge of the 52nd Annual Members' Fine Craft Exhibition, Jinsoon Oh, who will discuss her award decisions, and speak to her experience as an artist.
Salisbury-based artist and poet Jinsoon Oh was born in Seoul, South Korea and came to the United States in 2016. She had three solo exhibitions in Korea and five solo exhibitions in the US, including at the Salisbury University Downtown Gallery. She has actively participated in regional, national, and international group exhibitions since she resided in the United States. Throughout her life, Oh has always been fascinated by images of the natural environment and being around them. Her evolution into poetic narratives allowed her to discover a newer language in painting and ceramics. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting in Seoul. She has been expanding her studio practices in the ceramics and sculpture programs at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, since she arrived in the US. She has exhibited in many art venues, including several art fairs. Oh has also trained as an art teacher, specializing in secondary and high school art education. Her recent series of works, the Soundless Poem, centers around erasing the symbolic images from the painting surface and filling it with conceptual yet subtle colors through overlapping repetitive marks. She wants to convey more intimate, sublime and intuitive narratives by reconstructing images. She lives and works in Salisbury, Maryland.
FROM THE JUDGE WITH JINCHUL KIM
Saturday, July 19, 2025 (10am)
Join the Rehoboth Art League for a conversation with judge of the 87th Annual Members' Fine Art Exhibition, Jinchul Kim, who will discuss his award decisions, and speak to his experience as an artist.
Jinchul Kim was born in South Korea and came to the U.S. in 1989. He earned a BFA and MFA from King Se-Jong University in Seoul Korea, concentrating in painting. In 1993 he earned another MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He exhibits his work internationally, including shows in Korea, Japan, France, Spain and the U.S. He has had over 20 solo exhibitions in New York, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Seoul and over 300 invitational group exhibitions. He was selected as the Artist of the Year in 1986 by Art Journal magazine in Seoul. In 1995 he received the Phyllis H. Mason Grant from Art Students League of New York. In 2005 he was awarded a grant from the George Sugarman Foundation in Novato, California. He has received the Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award twice, in both 2006 and 2013. Kim is a professor at Salisbury University and teaches Senior Exhibition, Painting and Drawing classes as head of the painting and drawing areas. In 2008 he earned the University System of Maryland’s highest faculty honor: The Regents Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The same year he also received the Salisbury University Distinguish Faculty Award in Teaching.
