Staff

Co-Works and its staff are part of the Office of the Associate Provost of Research & Strategic Partnerships.

David Kim • Director
dkim20@risd.edu

 
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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, 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 the Division of Research & Strategic Partnerships, Kim guides the development of experimental courses, external collaborations and co-curricular strategies for emerging technologies.

Kim is faculty in the RISD Sculpture program 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.

Brynn Trusewicz • Senior Academic Technologist
btruse01@risd.edu

 

Brynn Trusewicz is an educator, designer and collector of hobbies and things. They received their Masters in Industrial Design at RISD after completing degrees in Sculpture and Mathematics/Computer Science at Purchase College, SUNY.

Through adornment, social interactions and writing, Trusewicz's work explores the tension between identity and appearance, especially as it relates to queer identities and the bodies that carry them. Topics of interest include: trans embodiment; queer knowledge, resource sharing and support; gay pop culture; craft store art; stage and everyday performance; counterfeit books, anthologies and objects; surveillance and intimacy. Currently, their work takes the form of gift giving.

Trusewicz works as the Senior Academic Technologist & Lab Manager at Co-Works Research Lab where they design learning resources and lead the training of Grad Instructors and Peer Tutors. Trusewicz has designed and taught courses in departments across RISD including Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Apparel Design and Textiles.