Education
2008 MDesS AP, Architectural History & Theory, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
2007 MFA, Photography, Concordia University, Montréal, QC
2001 BFA (hons), Photography, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2008 Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall
2007 Continuous Structures, Studio 528, Centre d'art Belgo, Montréal, QC
2007 Jeanie Riddle & Esther Choi (Two-person show), Galerie Thérèse Dion, Montréal, QC
2007 Commission for Relative Space, Toronto, ON
2006 Gemini (In collaboration with Leigh Davis), Bourget Gallery, Montréal, QC
2001 Running with the Devil, Esther Choi, & Katia Taylor, Ryerson Gallery, Toronto, ON
2000 Untitled: Storefront Window Installation, Rotate This, Toronto, ON
Group Exhibitions
2009 Elektra Digital Arts Festival (10th edition), Usine-C, Montréal, QC
2007 Mois de la Photo, Galerie Thérèse Dion (Espace 2), Montréal, QC
2006 Ignition, Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery, Montréal, QC, Curators: Marie-Josée Jean and Michèle Thériault
2006 Lucid, FOFA Gallery, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Curator: Geneviève Cadieux
2005 Décalage, The Parisian Laundry, Montréal, QC, Curator: Jeanie Riddle
2002 Will Munro: Window Installation, Spin Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001 Maximum Exposure, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
1999 Three Minute Rock-Star Festival, The 360, Toronto, ON, Curators: Jane Farrow and Allyson Mitchell
Grants & Awards
2008 Harvard GSD International Student Grant
2007 Toronto Arts Council Media Arts Grant
2007 International Council for Canadian Studies Graduate Scholarship
2007 Harvard GSD International Employment Award
2007 Ontario Student Opportunity Grant
2005/2007 Centre Interuniversitaire des Arts Médiatiques Project Grant
2001 Canada Millenium Bursary
Selected Publications
Esther Choi and Marrikka Trotter, eds. Architecture at the Edge of Everything Else. Cambridge: Work Books Inc.; The MIT Press, 2010. (Forthcoming)
Esther Choi, "Peceptual Toxins: Towards a Poltiics of Sensation." In View. Cambridge: Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2008. 20.
Catalogues
Décalage, The Parisian Laundry, April 8-30, 2005.
Function, Ryerson University, 2000.
Selected Periodicals
Mavrikaki, Nicolas. "Flux perpétuel." Voir. April 20, 2009.
Lindsay, Janice. "Why walls are made for murals." Globe and Mail. February 2, 2008.
Dick, Terrance. “Three Short Essays On Growing Up.” Fuse Magazine. Vol. 25, No. 2, 2002.
The Toronto Star, September 15, 2001
Eye Weekly. “Best Bets.” September 13, 2001.
Commissioned Photography
2001- 2008. Clients have included Bruce Mau Design, Another Magazine, Another Man, Dazed & Confused, Jane, Report on Business, Report on Small Business, Nuvo,Canadian Art, Eye Weekly, Vice Records.
Lectures and Panels
2009 Artist Talk. International Marketplace for Digital Arts Conference, Cinémathèque Québécoise, Montréal, QC.
2008 Artist Talk. Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON.
2007 Panelist for Post-Baccalaureate seminar, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
2006 Artist Talk. Concordia University, Photography Dept., Montréal, QC.
1996 Fanzines and Feminism: DIY Activism. Lecture: York University, Dept. of Women’s Studies, Toronto, ON.
Academic Appointments
Current - Assistant Professor of Criticism & Curatorial Practices; Photography. Ontario College of Art and Design, Faculty of Art.
2007 - 2008 Research Assistant, Harvard University, Visual and Environmental Studies Dept. (Prof. Giuliana Bruno).
2007 - 2008 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design. (Prof. Eve Blau).
2004 - 2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Concordia University, Faculty of Art, Photography Dept. (Prof. Genevieve Cadieux)