Courses, Workshops & More: Fall-Winter 2018/19

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.