Kakim Goh

Kakim Goh is a Singaporean-born Montreal-based visual artist, curator, and cultural worker who creates interdisciplinary painting, performance and video installations.Kakim has been exhibiting in Quebec and Mexico since 1993. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from Concordia University.He has a long history of community engagement helping to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in the education, arts, and culture sectors. Kakim served as Curator of the Visual Arts Program at Festival Accès Asie from 2014 to 2016 and was Vice-President on the festival’s Board of Directors from 2014 to 2019. From 2019 to 2021, he lead The ABILITIES Project in inclusive practices that provided adapted training, professional development and accommodation for an artist with cerebral palsy to help her integrate into the professional arts community in Montreal. He is Treasurer of the Board of Directors at MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) and an appointed Member of the Evaluation Committee for New Artistic Practices and Multidisciplinary Sector at the Conseil des arts de Montréal. Kakim is active as an Executive Member of the Board of Directors (Treasurer 2019 – 2020 / Vice-President 2020 – 2021) and Co-chair of the Inclusion Committee at the English-Language Arts Network (ELAN) since 2018.