Esther Kim

Esther Kim is a South Korean Canadian raised in Vancouver, currently a Toronto-based artist. She majored in a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University (Ontario College of Art and Design University).

Kim's works scrutinize the idea of gratitude on mundanity, delivering a sense of picturesque happiness—a celebration of a tedious moment. She explores simple, flat forms to encompass expressive, whimsical, calm, and joyous moments with her vibrant and pastel colour palettes. Her art practice is instinctive, schematic, almost childlike, represented by her simplified yet precise forms, shapes, and lines. To the simplification and abstraction in her art-making, Kim adds soft colours to bring a sense of tranquillity and vibrant colours to deliver a sense of energy and power. She shares her genuine gratitude for life and surrenders contemplation and tension, exploring the idea of family, home, and nature. Her works are an outlet of comfort, an undemanding space of serenity.

B.F.A. Drawing & Painting:
OCAD University - Toronto, ON, Canada

2021 TOAF 60 - Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
Contemporary Outdoor Art Fair - Toronto ON

2020 The Era of Change, Visionary Project
Visionary Project - New York

2020 Partial Showcase & RBC Centre
Emerging Artists & Designers - Toronto ON

2020 Narratives Through Digital Space
Online Exhibition - OCADU - Toronto ON

2020 Drawing and Painting,
GRADEX105 - Graduation Exhibition
Propeller Art Gallery - Toronto ON

2020 Festival of the Body - OCADU Exhibition
Ada Slaight Gallery, OCAD University - Toronto ON

2019 Pop Down
OCADU Exhibition - Toronto ON