I write art criticism, essays, creative nonfiction, and poetry. I’m the author of Counter-Texts: Language in Contemporary Art (Reaktion Books, 2022). Across genres, my work explores written language as a tool of power, oppression, and liberation, particularly as it is used in visual art. I have a PhD in Critical and Historical Studies from the Royal College of Art, London; an MA in Curating from Goldsmiths College, University of London; and a BA in Cultural Studies and Art History from McGill University, Montreal. From 2012 to 2017, I collaborated with Andrea Francke on the project Invisible Spaces of Parenthood, which included exhibitions and events at the Showroom, the Serpentine, the Whitechapel, and CCA Glasgow and Glasgow Women’s Library, exploring the visibility of parents in art infrastructures and legacies of second-wave feminism. In 2024, I am Visiting Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki. I also own an indie micro bookstore, Brentwood Bound, which is located in a pizza cafe in Brentwood Bay, BC. I’m currently working on a novel. I live on the traditional and unceded territory of the Malahat and W̱SÁNEĆ nations on Vancouver Island with my husband and three children. In my free time, I run on trails and try to swim a kilometre a day.

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kimsukie[at]gmail[dot]com