KERRY KIMKerry Kim is a Canadian figurative artist that explores human emotions and identity. Working with both oil and watercolor, his artwork captures the structural movement of the human form, offering a unique perspective on chaotic visual realities.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Ontario College of Art and Design 1993-1995
Dundas Valley School of Art 1988–1995
Centennial College 2002-2003
Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning 1995-Present
Art Gallery of Ontario 1987-2024
Mississauga School of Art and Design 2003-2019

EDUCATION:

1987 George Brown College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto, Cabinet Making
1982 Assistantship, General Studies, Ontario College of Art
1981 Graduate, Ontario College of Art and Design, A.O.C.A. Honours, Fine Arts
1980 British Institute of Florence, Italy, Art History

DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS:

2019 Life Drawing Demo and Workshop, Early Rubens, Art Gallery of Ontario
2019 Life Painting Workshop, Baxter Centre, Prince Edward County, Ontario
2019 Life Drawing Workshop, Baxter Centre, Prince Edward County
2017 Watercolour Demo, David Milne Study Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario
2016 Printmaking Workshop, Massey Street Public School, Brampton, Ontario
2011 Life Drawing Workshop, KSAC, Dosan Gallery, Toronto
2010 Life Drawing Demo and Workshop, N Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2010 Life Drawing Demo, G 20 Artist Festival, Seoul, Korea
2009 Portrait Painting Workshop, Toronto Watercolor Society
2007 Watercolor Portrait Demo, Toronto watercolor Society
2006 Portrait Demo, Shadow Ball, Art Gallery of Ontario
2006 Life Drawing Workshop, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
2005 Life Drawing and Watercolor Workshop, Clarkson Society of Artists
2004 Portrait Demo for the Modigliani Exhibition, Art Gallery of Ontario
2003 Life Drawing Demo, the Degas Exhibition, Art Gallery of Ontario
Video, Art Documentary
1998 Life Drawing Demo, Art Gallery of Ontario
1998 Watercolour Workshop, Art Gallery of Cambridge, Cambridge, Ontario
1998 Watercolour Demo, Don Valley Art Club, Toronto, Ontario
1997 Life Drawing Demo, Don Valley Art Club, Toronto, Ontario
1997 Life Drawing Workshop, Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington, Ontario
1997 Life Drawing Workshop, Central Art Association, Geneva Park, Orillia, Ontario
1996 Watercolour Monoprinting Workshop, Central Art Association, Geneva Park
Orillia, Ontario
1996 Watercolour Monoprinting Workshop, Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio
Peterborough, Ontario
1995 Life Drawing Workshop, Central Ontario Art Association, Orillia, Ontario
1994 Watercolour Demo for Lucius O’Brian Exhibition, Art Gallery of Ontario
1994 Watercour Monoprinting Demo, Central Art Association, Orillia, Ontario

ACCOLADES

2024 Juror, Kim Hong Do Gallery competition, Ansan, Korea
2019 Juror, Forest Hill Art Club Annual Exhibition, Toronto
2008 Honorary Drawing Master, The Drawing Society of Canada
2003 Aboveground Lowdown, Issue 3, Fall (AR, TW)
2003 Figure Drawing Demo, “Line Dancing”, Art Gallery of Ontario
1999 Juror, Watercolour Category, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit
1998 Juror, Watercolour Category, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit
1994 Pantazzi Travel Grant, Art Gallery of Ontario
1979 Dorothy Stevens Scholarship, Ontario College of Art and Design

EXHIBITIONS:

2023 Drawn Together, Gallery 1313, Toronto
2021 Dae Kyoung Museum Invitation, Seoul, Korea
2019 Drawn Together, Gallery 1313, Toronto
2018 Annual Exhibition, Project:Art, Toronto
2017 Scene Not Herd, Gallery 1313, Toronto
2016 Annual Exhibition, Project:Art, Toronto
2014 ART en CAPITAL, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2014 K-Art Project Exhibition, Seoul, Korea, Catalogue
2012 5th Seoul Art Fair, Invitation: Seoul Convention Centre ,Korea, Catalogue
2012 The Big Art Show, Twist Gallery, Toronto
2011 International Drawing Exhibition, Invitation: Seoul Art Centre, Korea, Catalogue
2011 Twice in a Blue Moon/ 5 Lovely Guys, Blue Moon Pub, Toronto
2011 KASC Spring Show: Gathering, Dosan Gallery, Toronto, Catalogue
2011 2nd Seoul International Drawing Exhibition, Invitation:
Seoul Arts Centre, Hangaram Gallery, Korea, Catalogue
2010 G20 World Artist Festival, Invitation:
Korea Press Centre, Seoul, Catalogue
2010 Seoul International Drawing Exhibition, Invitation:
Seoul Arts Centre, Seoul, Korea, Catalogue
2009 World Artist Festival, Invitation: Sejong Centre, Seoul, Korea, Catalogue
2009 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Dosan Gallery, Toronto
2008 World Artist Festival, Invitation: Sejong Centre Seoul, Korea, Catalogue
2008 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Lennox Contemporary
Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2007 World Artist Festival, Invitation: Sejong Centre, Seoul, Korea, Catalogue
2007 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Korean Consulate
2006 First World Artist Festival, Invitation: Sejong Centre, Korea, Catalogue
2006 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Lennox Contemporary
Toronto, Ontario
2005 Group Exhibition, Invitation, Yorkville Galleries, Toronto
2005 Discovery 2005, Invitation: Korean Consulate, Toronto
2004 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Korean Consulate
2003 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Korean Consulate
2002 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Korean Consulate
2001 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Korean Consulate
2001 Group Exhibition, Mississauga Valley School of Art, Mississauga, Ontario
2000 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Korean Consulate
1999 Solo Exhibition, Dofasco Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
1999 Annual Exhibition, Korean Artist’s Society of Canada, Korean Consulate
1998 Group Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
1996 Solo Exhibition, Gallery Plus, Oakville, Ontario
1995 Yoo Kyung International Exhibition of Drawings, Invitation: Yoo Kyung
Gallery, Seoul, Korea, Catalogue
1995 Third International Watercolour Exhibition, Pingtung, Taiwan, Catalogue
1994 Painterly Prints, Invitation: Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
1993 International Watercolour Exhibition, Invitation: Hyundai Art Gallery, Seoul
Korea, Catalogue
1992 The 9th Annual Exhibition of Shin Jak Jeon, Invitation: Seoul Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, Catalogue
1991 Seoul International Watercolour Exhibition, Invitation: Lotte Gallery, Seoul
1991 The 8th Annual Exhibition of Shin Jak Jeon, Invitation: Seoul Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, Catalogue
1990 Roundup 90, Invitation: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Catalogue
1989 Painting and Poetry, Wayside Gallery, Thornhill, Ontario
1987 Three Person Show, Bridgestone Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1984 Group Exhibition, Bridgestone Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1983 Two Person Show, Wayside Gallery, Thornhill, Ontario
1982 Group Exhibition, Wayside Gallery, Thornhill, Ontario
1980 Three Man Show, Gallery 76, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario