David Kim

David Kim cultivates digital, biological and social systems for catharsis and community empowerment as a queer, first-generation, Korean-American artist and educator. His interdisciplinary work and collaborations have been featured in Wired, Smithsonian, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, Art in America and the 2013 Venice Biennale. Kim's curatorial practice includes exhibitions at RISD, Brown University, Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance, International Print Center New York and MU Artspace in Eindhoven.

Formerly a cancer and genetics research scientist, Kim returned to school for Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts at UCSD and for the Digital+Media MFA program at RISD. In 2014, he was brought on to launch RISD's Co-Works Research Lab program; as a director within RISD’s Research and Strategic Partnerships division, Kim guides the development of experimental courses, external collaborations and co-curricular strategies for emerging technologies.

Kim is faculty in the RISD Sculpture department and has taught at various other institutions including Brown, Brandeis and SVA. He currently serves as a member of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and on the boards of directors for Providence-based arts nonprofit organizations Queer.Archive.Work and The Steel Yard.