Kim Yik Yung, born in 1935 in Chongjin, Hamgyong, is a South Korean ceramic artist.
She studied chemical engineering at Seoul National University and then went to the USA, where she studied ceramics at Alfred University, New York State.
After returning to Korea, she worked as a researcher in the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, South Korea.
Kim was co-winner of the 2004 "Artist of the Year" award from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art for significant contribution to the development of Korean contemporary ceramic art.
Her work has been shown in major exhibitions in Korea, Japan, the United States, and Europe.