Esther Kim (b. 1995, South Korea), also known by her artistic moniker DOË, is a Korean-Canadian artist currently based in Toronto. Her artistic journey began in Vancouver, where she was surrounded by the breath-taking beauty of nature. Eventually, she found her way to Toronto, Ontario, and deepened her passion for painting while attending OCAD University (Ontario College of Art and Design University). Hailing from South Korea, she has traversed through Vancouver, and now calls Toronto her creative home, where her artistic talents continue to flourish.
Her works illuminates the profound beauty inherent in life’s simplest moments. Her artworks, reminiscent of painted pages in her private notebooks with grids and lines, reveal the essence of universal connections: the bonds of family, the concept of home, the enchantment of the natural world, and the shared experience of anxiety that permeates our lives. Kim’s recent works delve into the universal human struggle with anxiety, emphasizing the notion that fears are often illusions, moulded by our perceptions, and capable of dissipating like balloons in an instant.
ESTHER
DOË KIM
EDUCATION
2020
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS : Drawing & Painting, OCAD University | Toronto
AWARDS
2022
The POWER PLANT EMERGING ARTIST AWARD, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, TOAF61 : Toronto Outdoor Art Fair | Toronto
2021
BEST OF PAINTING AWARD, Judged by Daniel Faria & Gallerist, TOAF60 : Toronto Outdoor Art Fair | Toronto
2020
FOURTH YEAR AWARD, ANNE ADLER KAGAN AWARD, OCAD University | Toronto
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023
THE DRAKE HOTEL, Solo Exhibition | Toronto
EXHIBITIONS
2023
CEDAR CREATIVE CENTRE GALLERY, Radiant Resilience Group Exhibition | Scarborough
PAPERMILL GALLERY, KASC Exhibition “HAN-SOOM-GYEOL”- Group Exhibition | Toronto
ART COMP 2023 (100 Kellogg Lane), Art Competition & Group Exhibition | London
THE ARTIST PROJECT, Contemporary Art Fair | Toronto
2022
THE RED HEAD GALLERY, Immersed In Bliss, Group Exhibition | Toronto
TOAF 61 : TORONTO OUTDOOR ART FAIR, Contemporary Outdoor Art Fair | Toronto
CHANCELLOR JAIME WATT'S GALLERY, Creative Resilience & Resilient Creativity, Partnership with OCADU GradEX | Toronto
ARTIST PROJECT, Contemporary Art Fair | Toronto
GALLERY 1313, Winter Emerging Artist Exhibition | Toronto
2021
TOAF60 : TORONTO OUTDOOR ART FAIR, Contemporary Outdoor Art Fair | Toronto
VISIONARY PROJECT, The Era Of Change, Group Exhibition | New York
PARTIAL SHOWCASE & RBC CENTRE, Emerging Artists & Designers | Toronto
OCAD UNIVERSITY EXHIBITION, Narratives Through Digital Space, Online Exhibition | Toronto
PROPELLER ART GALLERY, 2020 Drawing and Painting, Grad EX 105 Show, Graduation Exhibition | Toronto
2020
ADA SLAIGHT GALLERY, Festival of the Body, OCADU Exhibition | Toronto
2019
OCAD UNIVERSITY EXHIBITION, Pop Down, Group Exhibition | Toronto
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2023
ART COMP 2023 (100 Kellogg Lane), Selected as Final 100 Artists - Art Competition| London
2022
THE POWER PLANT CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY, One-Year Artist Membership &TPP Publications Opportunity | Toronto
TOAF 61:TORONTO OUTDOOR ART FAIR, Featured and Published in Curated Collection -"Honest! COLOURFUL! Personal! LOOSE!" Curated by Tiffany Pratt | Toronto
TOAF 61:TORONTO OUTDOOR ART FAIR, Featured and Published in Curated Collection "Still, In Isolation" Curated by Hangama Amir | Toronto
2021
COLLECTIVE ARTS & OCAD UNIVERSITY, Beer Package Label selected as Special Edition Series "Pursuing Happiness” | Toronto
TOAF60 : TORONTO OUTDOOR ART FAIR, Featured and Published in Curated Collection "Visual Voices” Curated by Alex Garant | Toronto
2020
AKIN STUDIO CAREER LAUNCHER & PARTIAL GALLERY, Selected as a Recipient of Partial Gallery - Membership | Toronto
CONTACT
TORONTO BASED
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