Kim Cogan

It’s evident that I’m constantly drawn to painting what’s around me and what catches my eye. A lot of my work is grounded in my experiences in and around cities, especially San Francisco, where I live…I’m witnessing the city changing and developing, and I can’t help thinking about all the memories I have of these places. – Kim Cogan 

Kim Cogan is a Korean-born, American painter living and working in San Francisco. His work explores the boundaries between realism and memory. Cogan’s rooftop panoramas and composed city scenes are grounded in explorations of place and characterized by an atmospheric intentionality. His work captures the passage of time and vanishing landscapes, the relationship between structured and natural forms and the iconography of our memories. Along with exhibiting his paintings nationwide, his work has appeared in ARTnews Magazine, ART FORUM, the San Francisco Chronicle, American Arts Quarterly, Harper’s Magazine, Playboy and American Art Collector Magazine.