CORONA VIRUS UPDATE 
Due to the ongoing pandemic situation, all of my in-person events for spring have been cancelled or postponed until the situation normalizes at least somewhat. Please visit my online offerings page here for more information. 

Happy New Year & New Decade!
Here are my art courses and event listings for 2020, including one new topic, one revival (by popular demand), week-long intensives, live demos (some free & open to the public, some members-only), jurying, short courses and intensives. Please check back periodically for further updates.
WINTER
★ JURYING
BURLINGTON FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION, Burlington
Opening at The Hub Friday, January 24, 2020, 7:00–9:00 pm
The Artist’s Mark 2020 Juried Exhibition
Details are not yet available online but will be in the fall.
Click here for more information.
Click for Facebook Event.

★ EXHIBITION
GLADSTONE HOTEL, 3rd Floor, Toronto
Saturday, January 25–March 5, 2020
Opening reception January 31, 2020, 7 to 10pm
'Heartspace Hotel' Solo Exhibition
A thrilling last-minute addition to my winter schedule! The Gladstone is a very different setting for my heart-based work. Includes pieces not seen at my recent Red Head Gallery show, and two pieces never before shown.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, February 5–26, 2019, 1:00–4:00pm)
Gel Plate Monoprints: Fast, Fun & Sophisticated​
Monoprinting with gel plates is a creative and playful process that can lead to stunning results. Using acrylic paints along with everyday items and art materials, we’ll play with colour and design, create rich visual textures, patterns and layered effects. Techniques include: adding, removing, masking, stencilling and mark-making.
Level: Suitable if you're new or more experienced with this process, as long as you have some art-making experience.
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

★ TALK & DEMONSTRATION
OSHAWA ART ASSOCIATION
Art Resource Center, 45 Queen Street, Oshawa
Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 7:00–9:00 pm
Layered Thinking: Multidisciplinary + Mixed Media Approaches
Multidisciplinary artist Kim-Lee Kho will share her recent solo exhibition Heartspace, a wide-ranging installation exploring the human heart, which featured large and small scale work, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture and mixed media along with giant photo-digital image transfers on handmade scrolls. She will also demonstrate some of her favourite mixed media approaches, working on paper to create a small artist’s book.
Click here for more information.

SPRING
★ DEMONSTRATION
THE JAPANESE PAPER PLACE, Etobicoke
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 12:30–4:00 pm
POSTPONED: Washi Wednesdays – Mixed Media: Thinking In Layers
Kim-Lee Kho will demonstrate some of her favourite mixed media techniques, building up layered, multi-surface artworks, combining: digital prints, drawing, painting, texture and image transfers, on a variety of Japanese papers. She will also demonstrate how she fastens multiple layers together.​ 
Click here for more information.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, April 1–22, 2020, 9:30–4:00pm)
Acrylic Mediums for Painting & Mixed Media
The mediums aisle at the store is confusing but if you understand what you’re looking at, mediums are what makes acrylics the most versatile paint, because you can alter its properties so widely and combine in so many ways. We will explore a variety. Bring your questions. Level: Some art-making experience required; also suitable for very advanced painters. $25 materials fee payable to the instructor.
Course is not yet listed on the NPCC website.

★ JURYING
THE GUILDS at the ART GALLERY OF BURLINGTON, Burlington
(April 3–5, 2020)
CANCELLED: Kaleidoscope of the Arts 2020
I will be acting as one of two adjudicators for the annual all-guilds show & sale event presented at the Art Gallery of Burlington.
Click here for more information (currently has last year's details).
Click for Facebook Event.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, May 6–27, 2020, 9:30–4:00pm)
Creative Approaches to Painting from the Model
A clothed model will be our springboard to explore different artistic approaches each week (including materials, process and concept) using a combination of exercises and open painting. Art history, contemporary art and physical samples will provide a basis for our investigations. Level: Intermediate to advanced. $15 materials fee payable to the instructor.
Course is not yet listed on the NPCC website.

SUMMER
WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE
One of my most popular courses
Monday July 13 – Friday July 17, 2020
9:00am to 4:30pm
​​Haliburton School of Art + Design
Acrylics – Explore, Express, Experiment
The most versatile of all paint media, acrylics can do almost anything you want. 
      Through the magic of acrylic mediums you can change the appearance, behaviour and characteristics of acrylics in surprising ways, from pourable glazes to texturized and transparent impasto, layered encaustic-like effects to sculpted surfaces. 
      In this intensive, materials and process-based course, a variety of acrylic mediums, physical processes and techniques will be explored. These may include drip, scrape, scratch, scumble, tickle, pour, squeeze, sculpt, roll, collage, layer, making skins and embedding objects. You will also investigate tools – how to select, use and customize them, with particular emphasis on unconventional choices. Materials fee and list. 
      All levels and abilities are welcome (including advanced or pro), the only prerequisite is an open mind and an adventurous spirit.
2020 courses are not yet listed on their website.

WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE
Another popular course
Monday July 27 – Friday July 31, 2020
9:00am to 4:30pm
​​​Haliburton School of Art + Design
Acrylic Glazing & Encaustic Effects
​From the Old Masters to cutting-edge contemporary artists, the use of transparent paint glazes is a tradition that has come a long way. In this process and materials-based course you will learn the language of transparent colour in acrylics, how to mix and work with glazes, which mediums to use when, and the importance of dilution, sheen and thickness. 
      Glazing will be complemented with the rich surfaces and translucent depth of encaustic effects in acrylics. In structured exercises and your own creative explorations you will work with layering, blending, painterly marks, impasto surfaces and combine acrylics with other media to create depth and invite light into your paintings. Materials fee and list. 
      Suited to anyone interested in enriching their acrylic painting with mediums, focussing in-depth on transparency, translucency, texture, through glazing and encaustic-like effects, understanding their technical aspects and exploring their creative potentials. Also to students who have taken the other acrylics course.
2020 courses are not yet listed on their website.

FALL
★ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Sunday, September 15, 9:30am–4:00pm)
Contemporary Drawing:
Markmaking and More with Tools You Make Yourself
Make your marks truly unique by making your own truly unique mark-making tools! Using a combination of man-made and foraged natural materials, you’ll explore mark-making approaches, create visual textures, layered effects and extend your "vocabulary". Exercises balance personal exploration with structured design prompts to harness the vitality of your new marks. You’ll leave with a quiver of new techniques plus a journal of your discoveries!
Registration is now open: Click here for more information + materials list.

★ TALK
THE RED HEAD GALLERY, 401 Richmond St. West, Toronto
(Saturday, November 2, 2:00pm)
Artist Talk:
Heartspace Solo Exhibition
Heartspace is a multimedia exhibition, continuing my ongoing exploration of the human heart: as repository for emotions, as metaphor, as physical structure; using it as a gateway to what our hearts mean to us.
      In this talk I will provide some insights into the ideas, methods, materials and sources for the work included in the show, probably peppered with anecdotes and humour. I will also take questions.
      This will be my first solo show as a member of The Red Head Gallery collective. The exhibition runs October 30–November 23, 2020.

Click here for more information.


MARKHAM GROUP OF ARTISTS
Varley Art Gallery, Markham
(Saturday, October 5, 2019, 10:00am–noon)
Members’ Group Critique
Click here for more information.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, November 6–December 11, 2019, 9:30am–12:30pm)
Traditional into Digital Studio
Make layered surfaces and patterns using paint, paper and various tools. Digitize those elements in the ‘digital studio’ (using Adobe Photoshop), combining and layering with photography and other digitized visuals. Each session is divided between hands-on traditional and digital studio time. Previous experience with Photoshop is required. $15 materials fee payable to the instructor.
Registration is now open: Click here for more information + materials list.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, November 6–December 11, 2019, 1:00–4:00pm)
Contemporary Mixed Media
Each week includes contemporary art history, physical samples and/or a technique or material. Mostly you'll focus on your mixed media projects, which can include painting, drawing, collage, transfers, embedding etc. One-on-one consultations and group discussion. Those wishing for more guidance regarding projects and approaches need only ask. $20 materials fee payable to the instructor.
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

WINTER
★ JURYING
BURLINGTON FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION, Burlington
Opening at The Hub Friday, January 24, 2020, 7:00–9:00 pm
The Artist’s Mark 2020 Juried Exhibition
Details are not yet available online but will be in the fall.
Click here for more information.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, February 5–26, 2019, 1:00–4:00pm)
Gel Plate Monoprints: Fast, Fun & Sophisticated​
Monoprinting with gel plates is a creative and playful process that can lead to stunning results. Using acrylic paints along with everyday items and art materials, we’ll play with colour and design, create rich visual textures, patterns and layered effects. Techniques include: adding, removing, masking, stencilling and mark-making.
Level: Suitable for those new or more experienced with this process.
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

SPRING
★ TALK & DEMONSTRATION
OSHAWA ART ASSOCIATION
Art Resource Center, 45 Queen Street, Oshawa
Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 7:00–9:00 pm
Topic TBD
Details to come.
​Click here for more information when it becomes available. 

★ DEMONSTRATION
THE JAPANESE PAPER PLACE, Etobicoke
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 1:00–4:00 pm
Washi Wednesdays
We are still working out the details but I will be giving live demonstrations of some of my favourite mixed media techniques incorporating a variety of Japanese papers... sounds fun already! 
Click here for more information.

WINTER
MARKHAM GROUP OF ARTISTS, Markham
(Saturday, January 5, 10:00–noon)
Critique Session for Members
Get some insight, feedback or advice on selected work.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, Jan 16–Feb 27, 2019, 9:30am–12:30pm)
Contemporary Portraits (It’s Not About the Likeness)
Working with a model, we will combine artistic thinking, process, and sometimes unusual materials to create creative, adventurous and contemporary portraits. We will look at how key anatomical structures can prove useful and how to make them silly putty in our hands. Various media, some included in the $20 materials fee payable to the instructor on the first day. 
Level: adventurous, whether intermediate or advanced
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, January 16–Feb 27, 2019, 1:00–4:00pm)
Figurative Art: Drawn & Beyond
I'm working on some new ideas for this term of working from the model...
Not a classical life drawing class! Work with a model as a doorway to exploring artistic thinking, design, tools, processes and surfaces, plus ways of seeing. Get more out of your tools and materials and try interesting combinations. Each term is different, each week stretches your creative muscles and build your skills. Drawing-based but includes mixed and other media. Materials fee $15, payable to the instructor in the first class.
Level: adventurous, whether beginner, intermediate or advanced
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

★ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
MARKHAM GROUP OF ARTISTS, Markham
(Saturday, January 19, 10am–3pm)
Adding Dimension to Your Painting: 
Creating Texture and Impasto in Acrylics​
Enrich your paintings by pushing the paint out from the flatness of the canvas or panel into delicious relief surfaces we can feel with our eyes, (like work by post-impressionist Vincent Van Gogh through l’automatiste Paul-Émile Borduas to contemporary painter Kim Dorland). 

In this two-day workshop, build vivid surfaces in acrylic paint by developing your skills to create rich and varied textures, sculpt the paint and build up impasto marks. Also learn how to extend the open time so you can work back into the existing paint layer.

Instructor Kim-Lee Kho will guide you through creative and technical – and fun! – aspects of working with and modifying acrylics to enhance the third dimension in your work.

Check the materials list to see if you have the acrylic mediums you’ll need for this workshop, and if not, Kim will have some available at a discount from retail pricing.
Materials fee $10, payable to the instructor.
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

★ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
ARTEMBASSY, Toronto
(Friday, February 8, 10am–4pm)
Working in Layers with Contemporary Mixed Media Techniques​
In a combination of structured exercises and personal exploration, you’ll layer, distress, work into, and interfere with your mixed media and images to integrate and reveal contrasting visual material which can include painting, drawing, collage, transfers, embedding etc. Be inspired and informed by physical samples and images, supported by one-on-one consultations and group discussion.
Level: adventurous, whether beginner, intermediate or advanced.
Materials fee $15, payable to the instructor, covers a variety of prepared materials and tools you will need for the projects (in addition to those you will bring).
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

EXHIBITION
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Main Gallery, Etobicoke
( January 7–27, 2019)
Take Two Exhibition
Instructors-paired-with-students exhibition. 
I will be exhibiting five pieces with Helen Jones.
Closing reception: Sunday January 27, 2–4pm.
   
​Click here for more information.

EXHIBITION
LIVING ARTS CENTRE, Mississauga
( January 20–March 17, 2019)
Rock, Paper, Scissors Exhibition
A group exhibition curated by Katie Micak.
I will be exhibiting 6–8 works on paper.
Opening reception: Thursday January 17, 7–9pm.

More information: at the gallery website.

SPRING

SOLO EXHIBITION
CEDAR RIDGE CREATIVE CENTRE GALLERY, Scarborough
(March 9–21, 2019)
Kim-Lee Kho: A Full Heart
Starting with the anatomical structures of the heart as a way into examining states of the human heart, with a special interest in vulnerability and empathy. My largest, most in-depth solo exhibition ever, focussed on the work I've been doing for the past three years, including brand-new work.

Location information and more in my blog post about preparing for the show.

★WORKSHOP 
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Sunday mornings, March 31 & April 7, 9:30–12:30)
Photoshop for Beginners
A Very Basic Introduction to Photoshop. An artist's approach to Photoshop, which serves as a preliminary introduction for those interested in general or as preparation for my Traditional into Digital Studio course, which combines digital and regular art studio approaches to create hybrid forms and contemporary mixed media.

Click here to register or for more information

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, 5 FULL DAYS, Apr 17–May 15, 9:30am–4:00pm)
Traditional into Digital Studio:
Creating and Combining Layers and Elements 
Level: intermediate or advanced; introductory Photoshop OR advanced computer experience required
Working with paint, paper and various tools we’ll make elements, layered surfaces and patterns; we will digitize and work with those in our “digital studio” (your laptop with Photoshop already installed), combining and layering with photography and other digitized visuals.

Each day is divided between hands-on traditional and digital studio time, working at a reasonable pace for creative development and technical learning.

Suited to students who have previous experience with Photoshop (you don’t have to be an expert!) or are computer mavens. Please note the Photoshop for Beginners workshop I am offering before this one for anyone who wants to take this but has no Photoshop experience. Adobe Photoshop CS 5.5, CS6 or CC software is required (more experienced users have managed with Elements, but you have to be familiar with it). $15 materials fee payable to instructor at the first class.

Click here to register or for more information

★LECTURE PRESENTATION 
(Sunday, April 28, 2:00–4:00pm)
​NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE Gallery, Etobicoke
Taking a Look at Contemporary Portraiture
In this heavily-illustrated talk, Kim-Lee Kho will take you on a tour looking at some of the fascinating and sometimes surprising ideas, approaches, influences and media being used and combined in contemporary portraiture. Ranging from exquisite to outrageous; representational to rejections of it;  the imaginary to photo-based; and working with interference, disruption, flux and complexity; the range and diversity reflects the complexity of our contemporary world.
 
My upcoming weekend workshop at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Contemporary Portraits: Beyond Likeness, will focus trying a variety of approaches that are suitable for a workshop format. 

Call 416-622-5294 for registration information.

★WEEKEND WORKSHOP (Sat & Sun May 4 & 5, 9:30–4:00)
Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke
Contemporary Portraiture (It’s Not About the Likeness)
Working with a model, we will combine artistic thinking, process, and sometimes unconventional tools and materials can be used to create creative, adventurous and contemporary portraits. Treating portraiture as our artistic playground we will put art ahead of likeness.
Various media, some included in the $10 materials fee payable to the instructor on the first day. 
Level: adventurous, whether intermediate or advanced

Click here to register or for more information

​★LECTURE PRESENTATION 
(Friday May 10, 7–9:30pm)
​DON VALLEY ART CLUB / FOREST HILL ART CLUB, Toronto
Contemporary Painting:
Extending the Vocabulary of Paint
Many contemporary painters are working with an expansive vocabulary of paint, using (and pushing) the properties of the material and its application in ways that can really surprise us, offering us: rich tactile experiences, a vivid sense of the artist’s hand as well as fascinating optical effects. 

See lots of gorgeous examples from artists working today – many of them Canadian! – focusing on their painterly vocabulary and unique ways of working. This presentation relates closely to Kim-Lee Kho’s own approach to painting and she has taught numerous popular courses and workshops on related topics. She will bring some physical samples of selected processes for you to take a closer look at.

For more information about DVAC, visit their website

★4-DAY INTENSIVE 
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(All day, Mon–Thur, June 3–6, 9:30–4:00pm)
Image Transfer and Contemporary Mixed Media
Image transfers have become a common element in contemporary mixed media. During this 4-day course we will look at a variety of transfer approaches, including some tried and true plus (I hope!) a couple of new techniques I am currently testing in my studio. Work with layering and combining them with other media to experiment and build new work (or revive old!). Classes will include a combination of live demo, physical samples, examples from contemporary art and some materials for you to work with.
Click here to register or for more information

SUMMER

WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE
One of my most popular courses
Acrylics – Explore, Express, Experiment
Monday July 22 – Friday July 26, 2019
9:00am to 4:30pm
​​Haliburton School of Art + Design (link)
The most versatile of all paint media, acrylics can do almost anything you want. 

Through the magic of acrylic mediums you can change the appearance, behaviour and characteristics of acrylics in surprising ways, from pourable glazes to texturized and transparent impasto, layered encaustic-like effects to sculpted surfaces. 

In this intensive, materials and process-based course, a variety of acrylic mediums, physical processes and techniques will be explored. These may include drip, scrape, scratch, scumble, tickle, pour, squeeze, sculpt, roll, collage, layer, making skins and embedding objects. You will also investigate tools - how to select, use and customize them, with particular emphasis on unconventional choices. Materials fee and list. 
All levels and abilities are welcome (including advanced or pro), the only prerequisite is an open mind and an adventurous spirit.

WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE
Another popular course
Acrylic Glazing & Encaustic Effects
​Monday July 29 – Friday August 2, 2019
9:00am to 4:30pm
​​​Haliburton School of Art + Design (link)
From the Old Masters to cutting-edge contemporary artists, the use of transparent paint glazes is a tradition that has come a long way. In this process and materials-based course you will learn the language of transparent colour in acrylics, how to mix and work with glazes, which mediums to use when, and the importance of dilution, sheen and thickness. 

Glazing will be complemented with the rich surfaces and translucent depth of encaustic effects in acrylics. In structured exercises and your own creative explorations you will work with layering, blending, painterly marks, impasto surfaces and combine acrylics with other media to create depth and invite light into your paintings. Materials fee and list.
​
Suited to students who have studied acrylics with me in the past, and anyone interested in enriching their acrylic painting with mediums, focussing in-depth on glazing and encaustic effects, exploring their technical aspects and creative potentials.

If we haven't met yet, you might like to know that I teach workshops, give talks, live demonstrations and critiques as well as jury exhibitions at the invitation of numerous community art groups in Ontario. I also teach more regularly at: Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke,  in various programs for Haliburton School of Art + Design, (part of Fleming College), and at Visual Arts Mississauga.  

Through demonstration, presentation, examples from contemporary art history and physical samples you can see up close and even touch, I strive to create a rich and stimulating learning environment where it’s safe to experiment and take risks.

In the studio, whether teaching or doing my own work, I am interested in how technical knowledge combined with experimental process can lead to new ideas and generate fresh, inventive results!

FALL
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
Wednesdays (all day), Oct 3–Dec 12, 2018 (10 weeks)
Contemporary Mixed Media Studio
Set up once and work all day!
Each week includes contemporary art history, physical samples and/or a technique or material, with an opportunity to try and explore that starting point. Mostly you’ll focus on your own mixed media projects, in consultation with me, which can include painting, drawing, collage, transfers, embedding etc. One-on-one consultations and group discussion. Those wishing for more guidance re: projects and approaches need only ask. Materials fee $20, payable to the instructor.
Level: adventurous, whether beginner, intermediate or advanced
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

TALK/PRESENTATION FOR THE ART GUILD OF SCARBOROUGH
(October 11, 2018, 7:30–9:30pm)
This Is Not Photography:
The expanding (and sometimes surprising!) use of photos by contemporary artists 
[This talk is about the ways artists use photography and the emergence of photo-based mixed media as an important form in contemporary art.] 
Using photographic material and playing with how to use it, is a deeply contemporary way to work with imagery and perception and the way we experience the world now. Starting with photography’s development, we will move into the uses of photography by contemporary artists, including in visual artworks that are not “photography”. While not well-understood, photography’s role in contemporary art is rich, diverse and can be surprising – even hidden! 
As a multidisciplinary artist, presenter Kim-Lee Kho works in various photo-based mixed media forms herself including prints, video, sculpture and textile. Kim also teaches popular courses and workshops in photo-based mixed media, exploring the various technical challenges as well as the vast creative possibilities.

JURYING FOR THE TORONTO WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY
October 2018, Etobicoke Civic Centre

FEATURED ARTIST
In Situ II Multi-Arts Festival
(Thursday November 8–Saturday November 10, 2018, evenings)
At the Small Arms Inspection Building in Mississauga
(Lakeshore at the foot of Dixie Rd.)
Currently in the planning stages for my installation and possible performance for my second time at this biennial arts festival. It was an exceptional experience for everyone who came and who participated back in 2016 and it will be again – don't miss it!
More details to come, stay tuned.

DEMONSTRATION FOR THE TORONTO WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY
(Wednesday November 14, 2018 at 7:30pm, North York Civic Centre)
A Layered Approach to Contemporary Mixed Media

WEEKEND WORKSHOP 
​(November 17 & 18, 2018, 9:30am–4:00pm)
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
The Art & Science of Image Transfers
Kim guides you through two days of techniques, inspiration and encouragement in your personal creative exploration, with physical samples, images of contemporary artists’ work and demonstrations. Step-by-step instruction in her favourite image transfer methods (each with pros and cons); how to integrate with other media; and what makes good source material.
Materials fee $25, payable to the instructor on the first day.
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

WILLOWDALE GROUP OF ARTISTS TALK 
(November 20, 2018, 7:00–9:30pm)
North York Senior Centre
5430 Yonge St, Toronto
Contemporary Painting: An Extended Vocabulary of Paint
Many contemporary painters are working with an expansive vocabulary of paint, using (and pushing) the properties of the paint and its application in ways that can really surprise us, offering us rich tactile experiences, a vivid sense of the artist’s hand as well as fascinating optical effects. See lots of gorgeous examples from artists working today – many of them Canadian! – focusing on their painterly vocabulary and unique ways of working with paint. This presentation relates closely to Kim-Lee Kho’s own approach to painting and she has taught numerous popular courses and workshops on related topics.

WINTER
MARKHAM GROUP OF ARTISTS, Markham
(Saturday, January 5, 10:00–noon)
Critique Session for Members
Get some insight, feedback or advice on selected work.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, Jan 16–Mar 6, 2019, 9:30am–12:30pm)
Contemporary Portraits (It's Not About the Likeness)
Working with a model, we will combine artistic thinking, process, and sometimes unusual materials to create creative, adventurous and contemporary portraits. We will look at how key anatomical structures can prove useful and how to make them silly putty in our hands. Various media, some included in the $20 materials fee payable to the instructor on the first day. 
Level: adventurous, whether intermediate or advanced
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, January 16–March 6, 2019, 1:00–4:00pm)
Figurative Art: Drawn & Beyond
I'm working on some new ideas for this term of working from the model...
Not a classical life drawing class! Work with a model as a doorway to exploring artistic thinking, design, tools, processes and surfaces, plus ways of seeing. Get more out of your tools and materials and try interesting combinations. Each term is different, each week stretches your creative muscles and build your skills. Drawing-based but includes mixed and other media. Materials fee $15, payable to the instructor in the first class.
Level: adventurous, whether beginner, intermediate or advanced
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

MARKHAM GROUP OF ARTISTS, Markham
(Saturday, January 26, all day)
Workshop TBD
Still working out details on this workshop for the Markham Group of Artists. I will update as soon as I can!

EXHIBITION
LIVING ARTS CENTRE, Mississauga
( January 20–March 17, 2019)
Rock, Paper, Scissors Exhibition
Numerous works on paper. Exhibition includes Philip Hare, who is my colleague at The Red Head Gallery.
More information not yet available, but it will be: click here.

SOLO EXHIBITION
CEDAR RIDGE CREATIVE CENTRE GALLERY, Scarborough
(March 9–21, 2019)
A Full Heart Exhibition (working title)
Starting with the anatomical structures of the heart as a way into examining states of the human heart, with a special interest in vulnerability and empathy.
More information not yet available, but it will be: click here.

WINTER
MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY
DISCUSSION & FILM EVENING 
(Monday, January 15, 7:00–10:00pm)
Visual Arts Mississauga
Drawing From Life: Incorporating Your Life into Your Art​
Join artists Kim-Lee Kho and Kal Honey for an evening of film and group discussion about the creative process and the artist’s life.
Click here for more information.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, 6 FULL DAYS, Jan 24–31 and Feb 21–Mar 14, 9:30–4:00)
Contemporary Mixed Media Studio with Kim-Lee Kho 
Level: adventurous, whether semi-beginner, intermediate or advanced; some previous art-making experience
Set up once, work all day! Each session begins with contemporary art or physical examples and/or demonstration. Mostly you'll be focused on your own mixed media projects: drawing, painting, collage, image transfers, embedding objects, etc. augmented with group discussions and individual consultations. Individual projects can be assigned if desired.
CLASS IS FULL: Click here to be added to the waiting list.

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP (March 11, 9:30–4:00)
Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke
The Dynamic Figure
Level: adventurous adult (or mature teen), at whatever level, but no absolute beginners (experience can be in any form of art, not necessarily figure or drawing)
Movement, depth, direction, progression, continuity: there are many ways of working with the human figure to achieve dynamic effects, whether lyrical or dramatic, whether expressed on the model stage or strictly on the easel. Bring some energy and motion to your figurative work!
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

SPRING
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, 4 FULL DAYS, Apr 11–May 2, 9:30–4:00)
Traditional into Digital Studio:
Creating and Combining Layers and Elements 
Level: intermediate or advanced; introductory Photoshop OR advanced computer experience required
Working with paint, paper and various tools we’ll make elements, layered surfaces and patterns; we will digitize and work with those in our “digital studio” (your laptop with Photoshop installed), combining and layering with photography and other digitized visuals.

Each day is divided between hands-on traditional and digital studio time, working at a reasonable pace for creative development and technical learning.

Suited to students who have previous experience with Photoshop (you don’t have to be an expert!) or are computer mavens. Adobe Photoshop is required. $15 materials fee payable to instructor at the first class.
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

★LECTURE PRESENTATION 
(Sunday, April 15, 2:00–4:00pm)
​NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE Gallery, Etobicoke
Contemporary Painting: the Vocabulary of Paint
Originally scheduled for Fall 2017, it was postponed due to illness, so here's the new date!

Many contemporary painters are working with an expansive vocabulary of paint, or a distinctly contemporary language, using (and pushing) the properties of the paint and its application in varied and unexpected ways. The results can really surprise us, offering us rich tactile experiences, a vivid sense of the artist’s hand as well as fascinating optical effects. 
 
See lots of gorgeous examples from artists working today – many of the Canadian! – focusing in on their painterly vocabulary and unique ways of working with paint. 
 
This presentation relates closely to my own approach to painting and I have taught numerous popular courses and workshops on related topics. 
 
My upcoming weekend workshop at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Contemporary Painting: Transparent Glazes in Acrylics, will focus on creating the gorgeous depth, lustre and complexity of layered transparent glazes. Call 416-622-5294 for registration information.

★WEEKEND WORKSHOP (May 5 & 6, 9:30–4:00)
Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke
Contemporary Painting: Transparent Glazes in Acrylics
Transparent glazed colours have a unique depth and lustre, increased by layering, that can be addictive! Acrylic mediums expand your options and effects. This introduction will include a mix of technical and creative, physical samples, demos, contemporary art examples, directed skill-building exercises and open working time for creative exploration.
Registration is not yet open: Call 416-622-5294 for more information.

★WEEKEND WORKSHOP (Sat & Sun May 26 & 27)
Visual Arts Mississauga
Design and Bind Your Own Creative Journal
Intermediate–Advanced (or anyone who has taken a course with me)
After painting pages so they’re rich with colour, texture, and pattern, on Japanese and other papers, we’ll bind blank notebooks using beautiful paper you have painted for the covers. On day two we’ll try additional surface treatment techniques then bind together painted and blank pages using the elegant Japanese technique of stab stitching. Involves some hand stitching, but made easy, and no sewing skills required! When complete you will have an inspiring journal ready for your thoughts, drawings, photos or collections. Materials fee (TBD) includes some, not all, tools and materials.
Click here for more information, when available.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, May 9 to 30, 9:30–12:30)
The Expressive Portrait: Drawn & Beyond 
Level: adventurous, whether semi-beginner, intermediate or advanced
Working from a model, we'll review key structures in the head, face and hands before tackling various concepts and approaches to expressive portraiture. With drawing and other media, we'll explore getting more from your tools, materials and surfaces – trying some you haven't used before, or in ways you haven't tried.
Call 416-622-5294 to for registration information.
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NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, May 9 to 30, 9:30–12:30)
Figurative Art: Drawn and Beyond 
Level: adventurous, intermediate or advanced
Not a classical life drawing class! Work with a life model as a doorway to exploring artistic thinking and approaches, design, expression and ways of seeing. Learn how to get more out of your tools and materials and combine them in interesting ways. Each term is different, each week looks to stretch your creative muscles and build your skills. Drawing-based but includes dry, wet and mixed media. Materials fee $10, payable to the instructor at the first class.
Call 416-622-5294 to for registration information.

LECTURE PRESENTATION (Thursday, May 10, 7:30-9:15pm)
The Art Guild of Scarborough, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
Contemporary Painting: the Vocabulary of Paint
Many contemporary painters are working with an expansive vocabulary of paint, or a distinctly contemporary language, using (and pushing) the properties of the paint and its application in varied and unexpected ways. The results can really surprise us, offering us rich tactile experiences, a vivid sense of the artist’s hand as well as fascinating optical effects. 
 
See lots of gorgeous examples from artists working today – many of the Canadian! – focusing in on their painterly vocabulary and unique ways of working with paint. 
 
This presentation relates closely to my own approach to painting and I have taught numerous popular courses and workshops on related topics. 
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For more information about the organization: Click here.

SUMMER
WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE
In downtown Toronto (OCADU campus)!
Mixed Media with Photos & Image Transfers
Monday June 11 – Friday June 15, 2018
9:00am to 4:30pm
​Haliburton School of Art + Design (link)
Re-energize your painting and mixed media, and give it a more contemporary flavour by exploring methods of integrating photography and image transfers. 

Working directly with photographs, learn various image transfer methods – what they're good for, when to use which, and how to work with them creatively. 

In a combination of structured exercises and personal exploration, you'll layer, distress, work into, and interfere with your mixed media and images to better integrate and reveal contrasting visual material. Work with and against the rectangle, enriching your work with meaning and association. Materials fee and list. Suited to most levels, including advanced, but some previous art-making experience is required.

WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE
One of my most popular courses
 Acrylics – Explore, Express, Experiment
 ​Mon July 23 – Friday July 27, 2018
9:00am to 4:30pm
​​Haliburton School of Art + Design (link)
The most versatile of all paint media, acrylics can do almost anything you want. 

Through the magic of acrylic mediums you can change the appearance, behaviour and characteristics of acrylics in surprising ways, from pourable glazes to texturized and transparent impasto, layered encaustic-like effects to sculpted surfaces. 

In this intensive, materials and process-based course, a variety of acrylic mediums, physical processes and techniques will be explored. These may include drip, scrape, scratch, scumble, tickle, pour, squeeze, sculpt, roll, collage, layer, making skins and embedding objects. You will also investigate tools - how to select, use and customize them, with particular emphasis on unconventional choices. Materials fee and list. 
All levels and abilities are welcome (including advanced or pro), the only prerequisite is an open mind and an adventurous spirit.

WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE
In its second year (last year the class was full!)
Acrylic Glazing & Encaustic Effects
​Mon July 30 – Friday August 3, 2018
9:00am to 4:30pm
​​Haliburton School of Art + Design (link)
From the Old Masters to cutting-edge contemporary artists, the use of transparent paint glazes is a tradition that has come a long way. In this process and materials-based course you will learn the language of transparent colour in acrylics, how to mix and work with glazes, which mediums to use when, and the importance of dilution, sheen and thickness. 

Glazing will be complemented with the rich surfaces and translucent depth of encaustic effects in acrylics. In structured exercises and your own creative explorations you will work with layering, blending, painterly marks, impasto surfaces and combine acrylics with other media to create depth and invite light into your paintings. Materials fee and list.
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Suited to students who have studied acrylics with me in the past, and anyone interested in enriching their acrylic painting with mediums, focussing in-depth on glazing and encaustic effects, exploring their technical aspects and creative potentials.

Welcome to my new teaching page(s)!

If we haven't met yet, you might like to know that I teach workshops, give talks, live demonstrations and critiques as well as jury exhibitions at the invitation of numerous community art groups in Ontario. I also teach more regularly at: Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke,  in various programs for Haliburton School of Art + Design, (part of Fleming College), and at Visual Arts Mississauga.  

Through demonstration, presentation, examples from contemporary art history and physical samples you can see up close and even touch, I strive to create a rich and stimulating learning environment where it’s safe to experiment and take risks.

In the studio, whether teaching or doing my own work, I am interested in how technical knowledge combined with experimental process can lead to new ideas and generate fresh, inventive results!

UPDATE: I’ve made a short video to help preview my November weekend workshop in acrylic glazing. Scroll down until you see it.
FALL
★NEW! LECTURE PRESENTATION  
(Sunday, October 29, 2:00–4:00pm)
​NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
Contemporary Painting: the Vocabulary of Paint
Many contemporary painters are working with an expansive vocabulary of paint, or a distinctly contemporary language, using (and pushing) the properties of the paint and its application in varied and unexpected ways. The results can really surprise us, offering us rich tactile experiences, a vivid sense of the artist’s hand as well as fascinating optical effects. 
 
See lots of gorgeous examples from artists working today – many of the Canadian! – focusing in on their painterly vocabulary and unique ways of working with paint. 
 
Kim-Lee Kho is an actively exhibiting multidisciplinary Canadian artist and recovering graphic designer/art director. As a teacher, speaker and consultant, she leads people on adventures in art. This presentation relates closely to her own approach to painting and she has taught numerous popular courses and workshops on related topics. 
 
Her upcoming weekend workshop at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Contemporary Painting: Transparent Glazes in Acrylics, will focus on creating the gorgeous depth, lustre and complexity of layered transparent glazes. Click here for more information.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, October 4 to December 6, 9:30–12:30)
The Expressive Portrait: Drawn & Beyond 
Level: adventurous, whether semi-beginner, intermediate or advanced
Working from a model, we'll review key structures in the head, face and hands before tackling various concepts and approaches to expressive portraiture. With drawing and other media, we'll explore getting more from your tools, materials and surfaces – trying some you haven't used before, or in ways you haven't tried.
Registration is FULL: Call 416-622-5294 to register or be added to the waitlist.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, October 4 to December 6, 1:00–4:00)
Figurative Art: Mostly Wet Media 
Level: adventurous, whether semi-beginner, intermediate or advanced
Work from a life model, primarily with paints and ink, with some dry drawing media.Explore artistic thinking and extract more expression from your materials through varied methods and approaches. Each week looks to stretch your creative muscles, build your skills and abilities, help you see in new ways. Materials fee $20, payable to the instructor, covers special tools and surfaces but not core supplies.
Registration is FULL: Call 416-622-5294 to register or be added to the waitlist.

★ONE-DAY WORKSHOP  (Saturday, October 15, 10:00–4:00)
Quest Art School, Midland, ON
Acrylic Painting: Thick & Thin
With the remarkable range and versatility of acrylic paints, you can enrich the visual and tactile qualities of your paintings by pushing out from the flatness of your canvas or panel and making delicious relief surfaces or working thinly and transparently. Best of all, you can combine the effects to create the richest results! 
      In this workshop we will discuss ways to thin and thicken the paint, (trying out some of the most useful and reliable), technical considerations, and look at some of the creative possibilities as well, through a combination of recent and contemporary art history, show & tell, demonstration, hands-on exercises and “playtime” (aka open exploration).
      Instructor Kim-Lee Kho will provide some materials so you can fully enjoy the content of this workshop and benefit from it. A basic materials fee of $10 will cover that. The necessary acrylic mediums will also be available at a cost of $3 per 4oz for acrylic polymer gloss; $5 per 4oz for gloss gel (prices subject to change depending on supplier costs of course). We will work with both. Please read through the materials list to make sure you are fully equipped!
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

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★WEEKEND WORKSHOP (November 11 & 12, 9:30–4:00)
Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke
Contemporary Painting: Transparent Glazes in Acrylics
Transparent glazed colours have a unique depth and lustre, increased by layering, that can be addictive! Acrylic mediums expand your options and effects. This introduction will include a mix of technical and creative, physical samples, demos, contemporary art examples, directed skill-building exercises and open working time for creative exploration.
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.
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★WEEKEND WORKSHOP (December 2 & 3, 10:00–4:00)
Visual Arts Mississauga
Glorious Surfaces!
Intermediate–Advanced (or anyone who has been in an acrylics course with me)
Layer up colour, pattern, shape, marks and visual texture to make rich, exciting surfaces on paper (mostly), canvas and even objects. We’ll dive into many ways of working with acrylics (stamp, print, stencil and roll, in addition to brushes) to create variety and contrast and to make it more fun! You’ll leave this workshop with a pile of surfaces you can use in collage, home decor, gifts and cards. $30 materials fee includes a lot of tools and things to play with but not basics such as paints (see list for clarification).
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

WINTER
DISCUSSION & FILM EVENING (Monday, January 15, 7:00–10:00pm)
Visual Arts Mississauga
The Artist’s Life: Incorporating Your Life into Your Art​
Short videos featuring three different artists, followed by a discussion led by me as well as Kal Honey.
More details upcoming: Click here for more information (when available).

​NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, May 9 to 30, 9:30–12:30)
Figurative: Drawn & Beyond
Not a classical life drawing class! Work with a model as a doorway to exploring artistic thinking, design, tools, processes and surfaces, plus ways of seeing. Get more out of your tools and materials and try interesting combinations. Each term is different, each week stretches your creative muscles and build your skills. Drawing-based but includes mixed and other media. Materials fee $15, payable to the instructor in the first class.
Level: adventurous, whether beginner, intermediate or advanced
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE, Etobicoke
(Wednesdays, 6 FULL DAYS, Jan 24–31 and Feb 21–Mar 14, 9:30–4:00)
Contemporary Mixed Media Studio with Kim-Lee Kho 
Level: adventurous, whether semi-beginner, intermediate or advanced; some previous art-making experience
Set up once, work all day! Each session begins with contemporary art or physical examples and/or demonstration. Mostly you'll be focused on your own mixed media projects: drawing, painting, collage, image transfers, embedding objects, etc. augmented with group discussions and individual consultations. Individual projects can be assigned if desired.
Registration is now open: Click here for more information.

SPRING
LECTURE PRESENTATION (Thursday, May 10, 7:30-9:15pm)
The Art Guild of Scarborough, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
To be announced...
I will update this space when I have a topic and description.
For more information about the organization: Click here.