Selected Teaching

I have devised and taught undergraduate and foundation level courses at institutions including Emily Carr University of Art and Design; the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki; the University of Victoria; the University of Alberta; the Royal College of Art; and the University of the Creative Arts, Surrey in subjects including contemporary art writing, curating, theory, 20th-century art history, Modernism, Postmodernism, and social practice. A sample of recent course offerings are noted here.

  • History and Theory of Contemporary Art, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

    Visiting professorship to contemporary art theory undergraduate students as part of the international programme of Helsinki’s largest art school. Enrolment: 26. Semester: Winter 2024.

  • Visual Arts, University of Victoria, Canada

    An upper-level seminar course exploring curating as an activist, critical practice. Enrolment: 18 (online). Semesters: Fall 2020 -Winter 2021. Course code: Art 380.

  • History of Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Alberta

    A workshop course in which we read work by contemporary artists and writers engaging with experimental writing in and around contemporary art practice, and in which students will develop writing in response to prompts and workshop their writing each week. Material will be informed by intersectional feminist theory, queer theory, and theories of decolonisation and how we put those theories in practice in writing. Enrolment: 20. Semester: Fall 2022. Course code: HADVC311.

Testimonials

She was a fantastic instructor who is obviously passionate about the material… She explained concepts well, and encouraged discussion among students.

She provides clear explanations of concepts and is always willing to listen to students' comments and questions.

We covered more theory in this one course than all 4 years of my art history courses combined…Through our in class discussions Kim allowed us to explore our ideas while still pushing us to formulate well rounded/well thought out critiques and ideas.

[The course] was very inspiring and really brought my hope back for academia. It was the first time for me to be reading Indigenous literature in our school and it felt so important and made me feel seen… I really loved your pedagogy and way of facilitating the lessons.

I found myself excited to attend her class.

Kim makes art history feel relevant to contemporary art today.