Minjung Kim (b. 1962) is a contemporary Korean artist renowned for her ink paintings that merge transparency with subtle formal compositions on layered paper. Her work, often colorful and rhythmically vibrant, reflect her emotional state and reinterprets traditional Korean aesthetics through a meticulous, process-oriented approach. Kim was born in Gwangju, South Korea and was inspired to follow her artistic dreams at a young age. She trained under a number of instructors, including the renowned watercolorist Yeongyun Kang, and she became quite proficient in Oriental calligraphy between the ages of thirteen and twenty-nine. Kim then enrolled at Hongik University in Seoul, where she completed a comprehensive study of Oriental painting. Driven by a curiosity about Italian Renaissance art, she moved to Milan and graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Art in 1991. There, she was influenced by Western artists like Paul Klee and Franz Kline.

Kim has exhibited her work globally for over thirty-five years, including prominent shows at the Princeton University Art Museum, Langen Foundation in Germany, Gwangju Museum of Art in Korea, and Musée des Arts Asiatiques in France. She gained notable attention during the 2015 Venice Biennale with her exhibition "The Light, The Shade, The Depth" at Palazzo Caboto. Her work is featured in numerous prestigious public collections worldwide, such as the British Museum in London, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, the Musée des Arts Asiatiques in Nice, and the Asia Society Museum in New York.