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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

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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

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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

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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

To inquire about paintings please contact:

doekim.art@gmail.com

 

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