Education
York University, BFA in Visual Arts (Studio) 2015 - 2020
Exhibition Work
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Solve et Coagula, Solo Exhibition, Co-curation & Graphic/Book Design by Nima Salimi, Special Projects Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
Group Exhibitions
2020 Fresh Paint/ New Construction , Juried Exhibition, 16th edition . Art Mûr Montréal, 5826 St-Hubert, Montreal, QC.
2020 FACTT 2020: Festival of Art and Science Exhibition featuring Marta De Menezes. Gales Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2020 Coalition, Open House Exhibition. Gales Gallery/Special Projects Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2020 Print Area Show, Special Projects Gallery & Gales Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2020 Sculpture Area Show, Special Projects Gallery & Gales Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2020 Undergraduate Research Fair & Art Walk, Juried Exhibition, Scott Library Collaboratory (2nd floor), York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON.
2020 Liminal: Interstices Between and Betwixt. The Six Hundred Juried Exhibition, Beaver Hall Gallery, 29 McCaul St, Toronto, ON.
2020 Ephemeral. Vasa x Gallery 1313. Juried Exhibition, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON.
2020 Casted. Group Exhibition with Kristen Donoghue-Stanford, Rebecca Garcia, and Allison Garrity, Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, North York, ON.
2019 Open Gallery. Group Exhibition, Curated by VASA, Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, North York, ON.
2019 The Absence of. Duo-Exhibition with Alaa Asim, Gales Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2019 The Met Gala: Reign. Group Exhibition, Curated by Winters College Council, 15 Library Ln, North York, ON.
2019 Mind Over Matter: Art for Alzheimer’s. Charity Event, 1 Delisle Ave, Toronto, ON.
2019 I’MOTIV. Group Exhibition, Samuel J. Zack’s Gallery, North York, ON.
2019 Sculpture Area Show, Gales Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2019 Juried BFA Exhibition, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON.
2019 Open House Exhibition. Gales Gallery/Special Projects Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2019 the Collective @ Gallery 1313, Group Exhibition, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON.
2019 the Collective. Group Exhibition, Gales Gallery/Special Projects Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2019 Thrive. Curated by VASA, Group Exhibition, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON.
2018 Open Gallery. Group Exhibition, Curated by VASA, Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, North York, ON.
2018 Embodied Thought. Duo-Exhibition with Rebecca Garcia, Samuel J. Zack’s Gallery, North York, ON.
2018 Bam/ Boozled. Curated by VASA, Gales Gallery and CFA 130, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2018 Strength in Diversity. Charity Exhibition. Burton Auditorium, 94 York Blvd, North York, ON.
2016 Toronto Art Blast, Group Exhibition. Lotus Yoga Centre, 699 College St, 2nd Fl. Toronto, ON.
2016 Toronto Art Blast, Preview Exhibition. Artscape Wychwood Barns, Toronto, ON.
2015 Open Gallery. Curated by VASA, Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, 76 Winters Ln, North York, ON.
2015 Fundamentals Group Exhibition, Gales Gallery, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON.
Collections
Private Collection New York, NY.
Private Collection Toronto, ON.
Private Collection Scarborough, ON.
Publications and Media
2020 Greenwood UTM, Time Out, www.GreenwoodUTM.com August.
2020 AMPD York University, “Five of Our Artists Set to Graduate this Spring.” April.
2020 Miriam El Abbassi - Arts Editor: Excalibur Publications, “The inevitability of change as an exhibit” March.
2020 Miriam El Abbassi - Arts Editor: Excalibur Publications, "The Art of Printmaking" March.
2020 Je-an Cedric Cruz - Staff Writer: Excalibur Publications, "An Artistic Collaboration" March.
2020 The Six hundred - Liminal, "Here Am I" March.
2020 Je-an Cedric Cruz - Contributor: Excalibur Publications, "Breaking the stereotypes using bronze as an art medium" January.
2020 Je-an Cedric Cruz - Contributor: Excalibur Publications, "Artist Spotlight: Esther Kim" January.
2020 Miriam El Abbassi - Arts Editor: Excalibur Publications, “‘Solve Et Coagula’: taking apart the physical body” January.
2020 Nima Salimi - Solve Et Coagula Exhibition Catalogue, January.
2019 Je-an Cedric Cruz - Contributor: Excalibur Publications, “Visual abstraction of life and death” October.
2019 Artoronto - “The Collective @ 1313.” https://www.artoronto.ca/?p=42383 March.
2018 Kimber, N.A. “Review: Embodied Thought by Esther Kim and Rebecca Garcia.” www.nakimber.blogspot.com/ November.
2018 Golnaz Taherian - Arts Editor. Excalibur Publications, “Artistic Exploration of the Body.” November.
2018 AMPD York University, “Defining their Creativity: students share video artist statements” November.
2018 The Six Hundred Vol. 2. “Heavy Heart” July.
Professional Affiliations
2020 Poster Presenter, Experiential Education Symposium, York University, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building Room 1014, North York, ON.
2019 Student Juror, TO. Canvas Competition, Canadian Contemporary School of Art, Toronto, ON.
Scholarships, Grants and Awards
2020 Sculpture Honorarium Award
2020 YUFA Bursary
2020 The Louis Odette Sculpture Award
2020 Laya Liberman Memorial Scholarship
2019 Senior Media Award, York University
2019 School of Art, Media, Performance & Design Merit Award, York University
2019 Harry Rowe Bursary, York University
2019 Jack Bush Scholarship Fund, York University
2018 Senior Media Award, York University
2016 The Louis Odette Sculpture Award, York University