A Poetic Gaze: The World of Mihee Nahm Mihee Nahm, a Korean-American artist based in Austin, Texas, crafts a world of quiet contemplation through her oil paintings. Born in Jeonju, South Korea, in 1982, and later transplanted to the United States at sixteen, Nahm’s artistic journey is intrinsically linked to themes of displacement, memory, and the poignant beauty found within everyday landscapes. Her formal training—an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin (2012) and a BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati (2008)—provided her with a strong technical foundation, but it’s her deeply pers…