Statement

Paper constitutes the form and material of experimentation in the mixed media collages of Toronto-based artist Christine Kim. Paper is not only a surface for graphite, ink and watercolours, but Kim explores the act of drawing by interrogating its materiality through drawing, painting, cutting and folding.

In these cut paper collages, Kim explores her fascination with fleeting shadows, permeable fences, and forest canopies.  All act to reveal or obscure figures. Kim presents visual metaphors inspired by fashion and architecture to speak of the relationship between exterior surfaces and introspective landscapes. The paper is used as surface, screen, and shadow to speak of shelter and intimacy.

Biography

Christine Kim is a Toronto-based artist who works primarily in cut paper art, carving away the boundaries between illustration, sculpture, and installation. She received a BFA at Queen’s University where she received the Margaret Craig Scholarship.

Her work has been exhibited at the Artist Project (Toronto), Love Art Fair (Toronto), Affordable Art Fair (New York), Come Up to My Room (Toronto), the Toronto Design Offsite Festival, and Nuit Blanche (Toronto 2013 and Ottawa + Gatineau 2014).

Her work has been included in Paper Play, Paradise of Paper Art and Alchemy: The Art and Craft of Illustration.

Curriculum Vitæ

Education

2010 Master of Art Education, University of Victoria
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Queen’s University

Solo & Dual Exhibitions (selected)

2016 Glisten Dark, Site-specific installation for Come Up to My Room, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
2015 Paper Installation, Indiana Design Center, Carmel, Indiana
2014 Paper Orbs. Interactive Installation for Nuit Blanche Ottawa+Gatineau, Ottawa
2014 Cutting Edge. Collaborative Exhibition with Jane Geary, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora
2014 Daniel’s Spectre. Collaborative Installation with Marcin Kedzior. Daniel’s Spectrum, Toronto
2014 Lithikos. Solo Exhibition. Galerie Youn, Montreal, Quebec
2014 Confessional. Site-specific installation for Come Up to My Room. Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
2014 Accumulation. Site-specific installation for Toronto Design Offsite Festival, Toronto
2013 At the End of All this Language. (Solo). Graven Feather Gallery, Toronto
2013 Paper Orbs. Interactive Installation for Nuit Blanche, curated by Patrick Macaulay, Toronto
2011 Show Off Exhibition. Collaborative Installation curated by Mason Studio, Toronto
2010 Silence. Interactive Performance. Wilfred A. Johns Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
2003 Distribution. Collaborative Performance Installation with Vanathy Ganesharajah. Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre. Kingston ON 

Group Exhibitions

2016 Paper Artist Collective Group Exhibition. Mines D’Art Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2016 Paper Artist Collective Group Exhibition. Oslo, Norway
2013 Splash. Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2012 AWOL 10th Annual Square Foot Show. Twist Gallery, Toronto, ON
2010 Constellation. Wilfred A. Johns Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
2004 Yaksu. Thesis Exhibition. ON Hall, Kingston, ON
2004 BFA on View ‘04. Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON
2004 Distant Apparitions. Union Gallery, Kingston, ON
2003 Heart-to-Heart. Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston, ON
2003 Ummah. Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston, ON 

Art Fairs

2014 New York Affordable Art Fair. New York, NYC
2013 The Artist Project Toronto. Toronto, ON
2012 The Artist Project Toronto. Toronto, ON

Publications (selected)

“Intricate, Layered Mixed Media Collages by Christine Kim”. Interview with Jantine Zandbergen for Beautiful Bizarre. May 11, 2015. 
“Christine Kim Infuses Paper-Cut Sculptures and Installations with Illustration”. Article by Victoria Casal-Data for Juxtapoz magazine. September 4, 2014
“Enchanting Compositions with Christine Kim”. Interview with Kwesi Adjin for Style No Chaser. 
Alchemy: The Art and Craft of Illustration. Sandu Publishing, China. 
Highlike. SESI-SP Publishing, Sao Paolo, Brazil. 
Monocle Radio Interview for Toronto Design Offsite Festival for Section D with Christopher Frey (February 11 2014) 
Revelation. Video Interview for Making Art series by Brass Brothers Film Co. 
Paper Play. Sandu Publishing, China. 
Paradise of Papercraft. Designerbooks, Beijing, China. 
“Adding another Dimension”. GridTO Interview with Mike Doherty. 
“A World of Light and Shadow”. Baited Hook Handmade Interview with Sasia Van Kampen. 
“One Artist’s Mantra of Keep Calm and Cut On”. Plaid Magazine Interview with Kate Fane. 

Online Features (selected)

Hi-Fructose - Daylight Curfew - 2dots - StyleNoChaser - Juxtapoz - Hermann & Audrey - moco loco - notcot - colossal - Illustration Served - Strictly Paper - Looks like Good Design - Design Wreck 

Workshops & Presentations

Artist Talk & Workshop, A Handmade Assembly, Struts & Faucet Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
Artist Talk for Nuit Blanche Ottawa+Gatineau ART/SPEAK(S)
Artist Talk for Cutting Edge Exhibition, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora
Artist Talk, Earl Selkirk Gallery, Toronto
Cut Paper Workshop, ARTiculations, Toronto