DAHYE KIM IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, RESEARCHER, AND EDUCATOR. KIM'S WORKS EXPLORE THE IDEA OF TIME, MEMORY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SCIENTIFIC THEORY THROUGH VARIOUS DIGITAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INTERMEDIA UTILIZING COLOR, LIGHT, GRAPHIC DESIGN, MOVEMENT, AND INSTALLATION. SHE RECEIVED THE MYERS ART PRIZE FOR HER VIDEO INSTALLATIONS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN 2016, 2018, AND 2019. IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, SHE HAS ALSO CURATED AND ORGANIZED DIVERSE THEMES OF CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AND ART EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. SHE ORGANIZED A COLLABORATIVE ART EVENT IN 2018 AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TO DISCUSS AND SHARE STUDIO ART TEACHING PREPARATION, PEDAGOGY, AND PRACTICE BETWEEN FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY. IN 2019, SHE ALSO CURATED AN EVENT THAT COMBINED THE TECHNOLOGY-INFUSED ART EXHIBITION AND THE SYMPOSIUM FOR DISCUSSION AROUND ART, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

 

KIM EARNED A DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ART AND ART EDUCATION FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK CITY, A MASTER OF FINE ARTS FROM ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. 

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SHE IS PROFESSOR OF DIGITAL ARTS AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION AT FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE. HER PEDAGOGICAL INTERESTS INCLUDE NEW WAYS OF VISUAL ART TEACHING WITH THE COLLABORATION OF FINE ART, DESIGN, AND TECHNOLOGY. SHE PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S TEACHERS COLLEGE, BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, AND HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NEW JERSEY. 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS (Pedagogical) 

CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART TEACHING AND PEDAGOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

INTERDISCIPLINARITY IN CLASSROOM WITH THE COLLABORATION OF ART, DESIGN, AND TECHNOLOGY

COLLEGE TEACHING PREPARATION IN MFA PROGRAMS​

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DEVELOPED COLLEGE ART CURRICULA: 

COLLEGE TEACHING PREPARATION CONCENTRATION IN MFA (CTPM) WITH 7 THEORY-BASED COURSES

FOUNDATION OF VIDEO ART IN THE AGE OF YOUTUBE

CONTEMPORARY VIDEO AND TIME-BASED EXPERIMENTATION

COMPUTER-BASED FOUNDATIONAL ART 

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PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE:

KIM. D. (2025). BIRDS SINGING UNDER THE MOON. IN CICA ART NOW 2025 (PP.175-180). CICA PRESS.

KIM, D. (2021). PREPARATION OF FUTURE COLLEGE TEACHERS WITHIN MFA VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS. [DOCTORAL DISSERTATION. TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.] PROQUEST DISSERTATIONS AND THESES DATABASE. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.7916/D8-NA82-N852

KIM, D. (2016). REFLECTIONS ON THE ART SCHOOL CRITIQUE 2.0 SYMPOSIUM. IN R. JOCHUM (ED.), ART SCHOOL CRITIQUE 2.0 (PP.157-160). TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

THE ART AND ART EDUCATION JOINT CONFERENCE: KIM, D. (2022) "(CONTEMPORARY TEACHING) THROUGH VIDIEO ART APPRECIATION"

FOUNDATION IN ART, THEORIES & EDUCATION (FATE)'S 18TH BIENNIAL: SESSION CHAIR: KIM, D. (2021) "LINKING: PEDAGOGIES AND STRETEGIES FOR MFA ARTISTS"

ART EDUCATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE (AERI): KIM, D. (2020) "COLLEGE ART TEACHING PREPARATION" 

FATE'S 17TH BIENNIAL: KIM, D. (2019) "FOUNDATIONS OF VIDEO ART IN THE AGE OF YOUTUBE"

COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (CAA): KIM, D. (2019) "PREPARING MFA STUDENTS TO TEACH COLLEGE ART"

FATE'S 16TH BIENNIAL: KIM, D. (2017) "MAKING NEW TIME: RETHINKING THROUGH RESKILLING"

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EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE:

REDLINE CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER; PANSACOLA MUSEUM OF ART, FLORIDA; MACY GALLERY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY; CROSSROAD GALLERY, KANSAS CITY; KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE; ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, PASADENA, CA; GALLERY 825, LOS ANGELES; PHYLLIS GILL GALLERY, RIVERSIDE, CA; CROSS MEDIA GALLERY,  COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S TEACHERS COLLEGE; INTERNATIONAL VIP ART FAIR, NEW YORK; SMITH  LEARNING THEATER, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK; DNA GALERIE, BERLIN; FATA MORGANA  GALERIE, BERLIN; BENHADJ & DJILALI GALERIE, BERLIN; MANHATTAN BRIDGE, NEW YORK

 

COLLECTIONS INCLUDE:  

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, TEACHERS COLLEGE 

LEO KUELBS COLLECTION 

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HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS 

2022 PD FUND, BALL STATE UNIVERSITY 

2020 AHL-CHUN FAMILY CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP, AHL FOUNDATION

2019 & 2018 & 2016 MYERS ART PRIZE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S TEACHERS COLLEGE

GOLD SCHOLARSHIP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S TEACHERS COLLEGE

PROVOST'S GRANT, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S TEACHERS COLLEGE

ART CENTER MFA SCHOLARSHIP, UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA REGENT SCHOLARSHIP 

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Contact: dahyekimstudio@gmail.com

 

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