Kimura Byol

Kimura Byol (also written kimura byol lemoine, kimura*lemoine) is a Montréal-based conceptual multimedia feminist artist, activist and archivist. Their work uses calligraphy, painting, digital media, video and photography to explore identity, diaspora, ethnicity, immigration and gender. They completed a residency at Ada X (Studio XX) in 2016 with Project #6261 Montréal, a non-linear interactive film made with the Korsakow software. The project drew on their adoption number and the city's street address system. Their awards include the Prix Powerhouse (2016) and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec. They have also worked as a curator and as an archivist for the Adoptees Cultural Archives.