Esther Choi’s research, writing, and artistic practice are centered on issues of sensory aesthetics and spatial representation in art and architecture. She holds a MFA in Photography from Concordia University and a MDesS in Architectural History and Theory from Harvard University. She is co-editor of Architecture at the Edge of Everything Else (with Marrikka Trotter, The MIT Press/ Work Books). Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Art at OCAD University and teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.
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, October 2010)
Esther Choi, “How Does It Feel to Feel?” in Architecture at the Edge of Everything Else. Eds. Esther Choi and Marrikka Trotter. Cambridge: Work Books,Inc. and The MIT Press, 2010.
--, “Airtight: A Conversation between Philippe Rahm and Esther Choi” in Architecture at the Edge of Everything Else. Eds. Esther Choi and Marrikka Trotter. Cambridge: Work Books, Inc. and The MIT Press, 2010.
--,, "Peceptual Toxins: Towards a Poltiics of Sensation." In View. Cambridge: Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2008. 20.
Catalogues
Elektra Festival International Arts Numériques, (10th edition), Montréal, QC, 2009
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.
Lectures and Panels
2010 Presenter, Celebration of Research and Creative Activity, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2010 Presenter & Panelist, Artists Research Round Table, moderated by Rebecca Duclos, OCAD University, Toronto,ON
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 Universi ty, Dept. of Women’s Studies, Toronto, ON
Academic Appointments
Current - Assistant Professor,. OCAD University, Faculty of Art, Departments of Criticism and Curatorial Practices; Photography; Interdisciplinary Masters Program in Art, Media and Design
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
2004–2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Concordia University, Faculty of Art, Photography Dept.