Jay Lee
Curriculum Vitae
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Art Fairs
| 2026 | Memories of Corn and Rice, Solo Booth with KOIK Contemporary, Salon ACME no.13 Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2026 | Group Booth with Casa Lü, CLAVO 8th Edition Mexico City, Mexico |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2026 | Mnemosis: Memory and Form, KOIK Contemporary Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2025 | Atmospheres, SoulMate Seoul, South Korea |
| 2025 | Hacer un Bosque (Making a Forest), Residencia Corazon Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2024 | Unrolled, Arthereistanbul Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2023 | Home of Emotions; Moving Home, Moving Emotions, El Sur Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2023 | Dreams, KOIK Contemporary Mexico City, Mexico |
Three-Person Exhibitions
| 2024 | Someone's ( ) Stories, Samseyoung Seoul, South Korea |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2026 | Held/Hidden, The Canopy Program Chelsea, New York, United States |
| 2025 | The Two Faces of History — Heritage Days, L'AiR Atelier 11 Cite Falguiere Paris, France JEMP 2025 — the only living contemporary artist in the show, exhibited alongside modern artists who have passed |
| 2025 | The Material Way, Space House, Material Matters, London Design Week 2025 London, United Kingdom |
| 2025 | Residencia Groupal TEXERE, Don Gregorio Oaxaca, Mexico |
| 2024 | The Summer Project, The CUT Halesworth, Suffolk, UK |
| 2024 | At Different Speeds, UA Gallery Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| 2024 | The Material Way, Oens Have, 3 Days of Design Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2024 | Observe and Obsess, UA Gallery Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| 2024 | Threads of Tomorrow, Museu Textil Virtual |
| 2024 | Perspectives 2024, CICA Museum Seoul, South Korea |
| 2023 | Lichtspiele des Westens 2023, West Leipzig, Germany |
| 2023 | Say - Sweet, Silence, Alte Handelsschule Leipzig, Germany |
| 2023 | Smoking Materials, Pilotenkueche Leipzig, Germany |
| 2023 | Meals on Different Tables, Gallery Is Seoul, South Korea |
| 2023 | The Flap of Wings; Flight, Gallery La Mer Seoul, South Korea |
| 2022 | RAF: Rising Artist Festival, Ccollabohaus Mullae Seoul, South Korea |
| 2022 | Arte Local: Casa de la Cultural Tulum, Terrenos de la Expoferia Tulum Tulum, Mexico |
| 2022 | My First Painting, Gallery M Seoul, South Korea |
Open Studios / Public Events
| 2025 | Memories of Corn, KOIK Contemporary Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2025 | National Artists' Days at Atelier 11, L'AiR Atelier 11 Cite Falguiere Paris, France |
| 2025 | Open Studio, Residencia Corazon Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2025 | Open Studio (Oaxaca Dreams), Texere Oaxaca, Mexico |
| 2024 | Open Studio (Ordinary, Daring), GlogauAIR Berlin, Germany |
| 2024 | Open Studio — June, Uncool Artist Brooklyn, NYC, United States |
| 2024 | Open Studio — May, Uncool Artist Brooklyn, NYC, United States |
| 2024 | Open Studio — April, Uncool Artist Brooklyn, NYC, United States |
| 2023 | Open Studio, Pilotenkueche Leipzig, Germany |
Residencies
| 2025 | KOIK Contemporary Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2025 | The Gramounce Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2025 | L'AiR Atelier 11 Cite Falguiere Paris, France |
| 2025 | The Arctic Circle Svalbard, Norway |
| 2025 | Residencia Corazon Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2025 | TEXERE Oaxaca, Mexico |
| 2024 | GlogauAIR Berlin, Germany |
| 2024 | Arthereistanbul Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2024 | The CUT: Summer Project Residency 2024 Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
| 2024 | Uncool Artist Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| 2024 | A Position on Retreat Vancouver Island, Canada |
| 2023 | Pilotenkueche International Art Program Leipzig, Germany |
| 2023 | El Sur Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2023 | KOIK Contemporary Mexico City, Mexico |
Bibliography / Press
| 2026 | Cosechas de la memoria (Harvests of memory) Critical Essay for Salon ACME by Fernanda Ramos Mena, Curator and writer |
| 2024 | Meet the Artist: Jay Lee, GlogauAIR |
| 2024 | Exhibition Interview, Gazete Kadikoy in Turkish |
| 2024 | 101 Floral Artbook, Arts to Heart Project |
| 2023 | Honorable Mention — Interview: Wishful Moments, Innovate Grant |
| 2023 | Winter Exhibition Catalog, A Ball Court, Crocodiles, I Like Your Work |
| 2023 | Lessons in Letting Go, Pilotenkueche |
Talks / Events
| 2026 | Members Meeting with Guest Artist, Land Art Agency & Collective London, United Kingdom (online) |
| 2025 | Artist Talk, Uncool Artist Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| 2025 | Artist Talk, The Gramounce Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2025 | Artist Talk, The Arctic Circle Svalbard, Norway |
| 2024 | Artist Talk, GlogauAIR Berlin, Germany |
| 2024 | Artist Talk, Uncool Artist Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| 2023 | Artist Talk, Third Room Leipzig, Germany |
| 2023 | Artist Talk, Pilotenkueche Leipzig, Germany |
| 2022 | Solo Live Painting, RAF: Rising Artist Festival, Ccollabohaus Mullae Seoul, South Korea |
Workshops Led
| 2024 | Bioplastic Making Workshop, Abode Studio Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2024 | Bioplastic Making Workshop, GlogauAIR Berlin, Germany |
Education
| 2025–27 | The Gramounce Food and Art Alternative MA, Global (based in Spain) |
| 2010–12 | KDI School Master in Public Policy and Management in Economic Development (MPP/ED), South Korea |
| 2006–09 | Hanshin University Bachelor in International Relations, South Korea |
Continuing Education
| 2025 | Alternative Photography, Alternative Processes Tuscany, Italy |
| 2025 | Ecological Practice, ZHdK Summer School Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2025 | Photographs As Structural Form, Cliche Verre, Chemical Painting, Making Photographs on Glass & Metal, Penumbra Foundation New York, United States |
| 2025 | Glass Blowing, Casting, UrbanGlass New York, United States |
| 2025 | Mycelium Sculpture Making, Genspace New York, United States |
| 2025 | Adrienne Elise Tarver Cohort, The Canopy Program, NYC Crit Club New York, United States |
| 2025 | Local Bio-Based Materials, The Material Way Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2025 | Photography Workshop Uruguay |
| 2025 | Historical Pigment, Polke Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2024 | Shoot, Develop, Print Workshop, Darkroom Fiasco Berlin, Germany |
| 2024 | Glass Casting, Flaming, Blowing, Berlin Glass Works & Berlin Flaming Studio Berlin, Germany |
| 2024 | Local Bio-Based Materials, The Material Way Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2023 | Pigment Workshop, London Pigments London, United Kingdom |
| 2023 | Historical Binding Medium, Polke Mexico City, Mexico |
Projects
| 2022 | Material Memory Studio Founder — Place-based studio for art, reflection, and interdisciplinary workshops exploring materiality, memory, and meaning. Seoul, South Korea |
| 2024 | Reviewed by Artists Founder — International artist residency review platform |
| 2022 | Colorful Life: Huam Seoul, South Korea Curator & Artist — 8 different local places, 41 artworks |