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Dr. Joanna Hyeyoung Kim-Doyle, Steinway Artist, is Associate Chair and Professor of Piano at the University of North Georgia, where she leads the keyboard area and serves as Collaborative Pianist Coordinator across multiple campuses. A native of Seoul, South Korea, Dr. Kim-Doyle began her piano studies at age four, gave her first recital at seven, and won the National Young Artists’ Competition at age nine. She later received top honors at competitions worldwide, including the McDonald’s Young Artist Festival in Sydney, the American Protégé International Piano Competition, and was a national finalist in the Yamaha High School Piano Competition.

Her career as a concert pianist has taken her across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, with performances in celebrated venues such as Carnegie Hall (New York), Rachmaninov Hall (Moscow), Haydnsaal Hall (Vienna), Spivey Hall (Atlanta), and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.). She has appeared as a concerto soloist with major orchestras including the Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra (Korea), Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (Texas), North Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Australia), Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, UGA Symphony Orchestra, WVU Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra, and the North Georgia Chamber Orchestra.

In addition to her performing career, Dr. Kim-Doyle is a nationally certified teacher of music (NCTM) and a noted specialist in piano pedagogy and group piano instruction. Her students have won numerous competitions, performed at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Spivey Hall, David Geffren Hall, and the Kennedy Center, and continued their studies at leading conservatories and graduate schools.

A respected leader in the profession, she has served as Vice President of Competition for Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Piano Division Chair for Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), Program Chair for the Atlanta Steinway Society, Chairwoman  for Collegiate Piano Competition for Georgia Music Teachers Association (GMTA) and Executive Board Member for the Georgia Music Teachers Association (GMTA). At ÌìÃÀÉçÇø, she has been recognized with the Presidential Innovation Award, Professional Engagement Award, and Fostering Engagement Award for her contributions to teaching, service, and community outreach. In 2022, she was honored with the Steinway & Sons Top Music Teacher Award for her national impact on piano education.

She holds both Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Piano Performance from the University of Georgia, where she studied with Dr. Evgeny Rivkin and minored in Vocal Performance and Collaborative Musical Arts. She also studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney with Elizabeth Powell and earned an Honorary Performance Diploma from West Virginia University, where she studied under Dr. James Miltenberger.