Biography

 Photo of Kim-Lee Kho, visual artistPhoto: Kim-Lee Kho
Kim-Lee Kho is a multidisciplinary Canadian artist and former graphic designer/art director. As a teacher, speaker, and consultant, she leads people on adventures in art. Kho is a member of The Red Head Gallery collective. Her first solo exhibition with the group, Heartspace, will debut at their gallery space in the 401 Richmond arts hub, in downtown Toronto, October 30–November 23, 2019.

Based in Brampton, Kho was a feature artist in both the 2016 and 2018 In Situ multi-arts festivals, developing large-scale installations in multiple media and live drawing performances for the event, held at an old factory building in Mississauga, ON. She has shown widely at public art galleries, including her solo exhibition Chains Unlinked, a multi-layered immersive installation exploring internal and external barriers through temporary mural drawing, video, textile, and sculpture for the XIT-RM space at the Art Gallery of Mississauga.

Kho has participated nationally in exhibitions, residencies, and mentorships including at Renann Isaacs Contemporary Art (RICA) in Guelph ON, You Me Gallery in Hamilton ON, the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga ON, Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam BC, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby BC, and as part of a two-year travelling exhibition for the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie in Alberta.

In addition to her creative practice, Kho is a popular and knowledgeable arts instructor. She teaches in various programs at Fleming College’s Haliburton School of Art + Design, Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke, and periodically at Visual Arts Mississauga. She also teaches workshops, gives talks, live demonstrations and critiques, and juries exhibitions, at the invitation of numerous community art groups in Ontario.